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1. The saddest graph you'll see today (posted January 7) :(
And, since that graphic condenses a ton of statistics into an overly simple form, there's some criticism: This Rape Infographic Is Going Viral. Too Bad It's Wrong. (posted January 8)
The basic idea is true though, and that's horrible.
2. 16 Tons and bricks without straw: Christianity Today wants to bring back the company town (posted January 8) "Christianity Today is required by law to provide every member of its staff access to booze and porn."
3. Drug or Pokemon? (sporcle quiz) I got 21/40. And I was a pokemon nerd back in the day.
4. Why I don't believe in grace (posted January 9) "The truth is, grace is offensive."
5. Where Christians Get Environmentalism Wrong (posted January 9) "Because Jesus holds this world together, oil spills are an insult to His design."
6. Roe at 40: New Infographics Illustrate Key Facts About Abortion in the United States (posted January 8)
7. just shut up. (posted December 27) "I don’t know about you, but when I was a child, nobody sat down with me after I watched Beauty and the Beast and said, 'Okay, this is a movie, and it’s okay to enjoy this movie! It’s okay to think this movie is great! But just so you know, if someone in real life did to you the things the Beast does to Belle, that wouldn’t be okay. That wouldn’t be right.'"
8. The Gay Community and That One Time Jesus Called Me the ‘N-word’ (posted January 7)
9. “you’re a pretty good speaker for a woman” and other wacky memories (posted January 7)
10. new year, new self-control (posted December 2011) "So, would it have been better to live during a time when well-fed women were hailed as beauties? I doubt it. Because the issue is not 'fat versus thin' – it is 'perfect versus imperfect'. There has never been a time when women have not defined themselves by (enslaved themselves to?) some ideal of physical beauty."
11. Telling God’s Story, Not the Old Testament’s (posted January 4) How do we teach kids the (completely bizarre) bible stories in the Old Testament?
12. 'Smart power': Army making cultural training a priority (posted January 12) This is super-important.
13. Killing My Voice Mail (posted January 3) "Hi, this is John Scalzi. I will never ever ever ever listen to the voice mail you’re about to leave, because voice mail is a pain in the ass."