(1) Ben Seewald writes, ‘No Room for Racism’ in the life of a Christian: Refuting the idea that racism can be a permanent part of a Christ follower
(2) Why Some Christians Are Upset at Starbucks’ New Holiday Cups (TIME) (GROAN!) Trump Suggests Starbucks Boycott (AP) For a better response, The Problem With Red Cups & The Problem With Having a Problem With Red Cups, by Pete Santucci
(3) Many non-religious people still believe in God – what is that all about? (The Guardian)
“Even if America never becomes a majority-atheist country, the growth of religious diversity and disaffiliation is a good thing. A wider diversity of faiths will help everyone appreciate the importance of secularism and church-state separation. It will also temper the theocratic ambitions of politicians: the more different factions we have, the more likely it is that they’ll cancel each other out so that no one has the power to impose its doctrine on others. For skeptics, it means that debunking popular superstition will be aiming at a moving target, but I’ll take that over religious hegemony any day.”
(4) Should America Export Religious Freedom?, by Peter Berger (The American Interest)
(5) Married people tend to be wealthier – so why give them tax breaks? (The Guardian)
Marriage can help reduce economic inequality when it serves as a vehicle for people to cross class boundaries. But if wealth marries wealth, as it often does, it serves as a mechanism to accumulate capital and redistribute it upward. That’s just one reason why the state subsidization of marriage in the United States makes so little sense. Conservatives often say that married couples and their children fare better than their counterparts in a variety of measures – and thus the US government should continue to promote marriage. As Senator Marco Rubio put it, marriage is “the greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty”. But is it?
(bonus) Sen. Claire McCaskill would like men to ‘just shut the hell up’ on the following issues [Video] ***Her attempt at humor, but really just a reminder that Senators should do more of what we elected them to do and less of…this stuff.
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