As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Many of the headlines said the majority-conservative court ‘appeared sympathetic’ to the coach, which I disagree with. The justices appeared more confused by the conflicting narratives…. Breyer plaintively noted at one point: ‘One of my problems in this case, is that the parties seem to have different views of the facts.’” - Get Religion
“Most appeals to discredit Christian Nationalism frame any sort of conservative Christian concern as an identifiable subset of the larger Christian Nationalism category and therefore, disqualified.” - BPNews
“In addition to Center founder Charles Overby, I was joined by three logical voices on this subject.First, political scientist (and GetReligion contributor) Ryan Burge …. Marquita Smith of the University of Mississippi faculty… Daniel Darling” - GetReligion
“Nearly eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (78%) say they have ‘a lot’ or ‘some’ trust in the information that comes from national news organizations – 43 percentage points higher than Republicans and Republican leaners (35%) – according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted June 14-27, 2021.” - Pew
“These tips can be used when evaluating the flood of information and misinformation flowing into your life every day” - C.Post
“Today the Soviet Union is gone but newspeak and a thousand forms of disinformation thrive. I can do frontline reporting … and a reader will email to say I didn’t see what I saw because it doesn’t conform to a political narrative. She and the rest of us can fall prey to platform algorithms and manipulated content disgorged from a news cycle that never sleeps.
“More Americans now say that news organizations are gaining influence than say their influence is waning, a stark contrast to just one year ago when the reverse was true.” - Pew
“Overall, a majority of Americans consider seven of these outlets to be part of the mainstream media.
“The cable-news host has misinterpreted data to support a dangerous strain of vaccine skepticism.” - National Review
I spend at least 40 hours a week working for a non-profit devoted to improving policing—mostly in the U.S. I’m also a former pastor of 13 years and a seminary graduate. That mix shapes how I look at the recently re-ignited controversies surrounding U.S. policing and leads me to four observations.
The Christian worldview recognizes some realities of human nature and society.
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