Blogaround

1. Esther Hamori, God’s Monsters (April 30, via) "It may make you uncomfortable, but that is because the portrait of God and God’s army of henchmen has been so sanitized and domesticated that hearing someone speak about it so honestly and clearly is at times shocking." This is a review of the book "God’s Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible." Wow I really want to read this!

2. China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft lands on far side of the moon to collect samples (June 2) Cool!

3. California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students (May 27, see also the Slacktivist's comments about it here) Fuller Theological Seminary is considering possibly maybe changing their policies and *not* expelling any students found to be in a same-sex relationship. I mean, it's a step in the right direction, I guess, but it just shows how behind evangelicals are. Like why is this even an issue? 

4. Biden's new immigration order restricts asylum claims along the border. Here's how it works. (June 4, via) "President Biden on Tuesday unveiled new executive action authorizing U.S. immigration officials to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims, announcing what is arguably the most restrictive border policy by a Democratic president in recent history." Wow, not cool.