11/7/16 Highlights

Amy Sherman on Immigration

17 minutes but she is always worth listening to:

http://qideas.org/videos/seeking-prosperity-of-our-neighbors/

Especially good in the section on Perry Bigelow and his work in building affordable housing in Chicago area!

She's Having a...Fetus?

Excellent post on the way words change things:

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/shes-having-a-fetus

Is the Internet Loosening Our Grip on the Truth?

Fascinating, especially in light of the source:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html?emc=edit_th_20161103&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=33343369&_r=0

More on the Impact of Poverty on Kids, and on Childcare

Better, more affordable childcare--commendable goal, but how do we deal with the big problem of low, low wages for childcare workers?

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/11/07/npr-poverty-wages-child-care-workers-turnover 

Are we lying when we say "just work hard for success" to poor kids?

http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/06/03/telling-poor-smart-kids-takes-hard-work-successful-wealthy-peers-blatant-lie/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=kw&kwp_0=265399

Why Russell Moore hates the word "evangelical"

Written before the election, but still (or even more) relevant.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/02/29/russell-moore-why-this-election-makes-me-hate-the-word-evangelical/

Self-righteous and/or arrogant liberals

Some of the most vigorously critical post-mortems are coming from the left, against their own kind. For example:

http://theweek.com/articles/660989/liberals-think-history-side-couldnt-more-wrong

https://www.heatherrosewalters.com/new-blog/open-letter-to-liberals

The following was written before the election, but it fits right in with the rest of this:

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/11/6/pre-election-thoughts?utm_content=buffer334ec&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer