Links to places where the gospel meets culture
Does religiosity encourage teen pregnancy? Some folks have used this recent report to say it does. As you would probably guess, quite a debate has emerged on the matter. To follow along, you should check out this piece from our friends at the Her.meneutics blog.
Atheist Richard Dawkins is on quite a tear regarding evolution. Check out this caustic interview he did with Newsweek's Lisa Miller. You'll find him raging on and on in this excerpt from his newest book, in which he insists that "it would be so nice if those who oppose evolution would take a tiny bit of trouble to learn the merest rudiments of what it is that they are opposing." The title of that second piece is "The Angry Evolutionist." Honestly, he's sort of an angry dude in general.
Abby Ellin of TheDailyBeast.com points out how love has trumped money in marriages that many thought would never survive the recession.
While most marriages have survived the economic downturn, organized religions of all types have been hit really hard.
But going in the opposite direction again, you know who seems to be doing okay? McDonald's. At this rate, there will be more McDonald's than religious organizations. (HT: Justin Taylor's Between Two Worlds)
And one final economy-related link: As we make our way into what some are calling "The New Frugality" (after "The Age of Excess"), writer Adam Sternbergh wonders if thriftiness is inherited rather than learned.
Nearly one-in-five U.S. drivers surveyed have engaged in text messaging even though nearly all of the respondents consider such activity unacceptable.
What a random-but-interesting poll from the folks at 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair.
Remember when the Egyptian government killed all the pigs in an attempt to combat swine flu? Not a good idea.
Posted by Brian Lowery at 8:03 AM on September 30, 2009
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