Saturday, June 22, 2019

In the news, Friday, June 14, 2019


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from the Christian Century

Everyone in ministry gets their feelings hurt
Congregations aren’t paradise. They’re communities in which we constantly hurt each other’s feelings. 

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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany

Is NATO's future at risk over US-Turkey rift?

No one is arguing against Turkey's right to buy an air defense system anywhere it wants. But the price of the Russian S-400 may be higher than Ankara anticipated — and could cost all NATO allies.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Rent Control Returns to New York
The latest policy, proposed by the state's Democrats, will likely have unintended consequences. New York Democrats want to "abolish rules that let building owners deregulate apartments and close loopholes that permit them to raise rents," the New York Times reports.

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Technology, Not Alarmism, Will Help Tackle Climate Change
People are likelier to accept the fact of climate change when told the problem is solvable with innovations. In 1970, North Texas State University philosopher Peter Gunter wrote, “By the year 2000, 30 years from now, the entire world, with the exception of Western Europe, North America, and Australia, will be in famine.” Fortunately, food is now far more abundant worldwide.

Heroes of Progress, Pt. 20: David Nalin
Introducing the man who developed the precise formula for oral rehydration therapy and helped to spread its use around the world, David Nalin.

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from National Catholic Register

Why Philosophy is Crucial to Understanding Theology
A basic understanding of philosophy is needed in order to really understand theology. This may sound like a terrifying prospect, especially if you have ever had to take a class in philosophy that seemed like “navel gazing,” being all too abstract, but it is essential. Philosophy is the handmaid to theology. It provides theology with the concepts, the “skeleton,” if you will, upon which we can hang our understanding of Divine Revelation. Philosophy helps us understand God, the human person, the world and our relationships with them. Philosophy influences people and culture. For example, people may not be able to express a specific a philosophy of relativism, but, as is apparent in so many conversations with people today (just go to any blog!), many are relativistic in their attitudes and practice.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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