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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

“Our tendency to concentrate power in the hands of a few men deeply concerns me. We can be conquered by bombs or by subversion; but we can also be conquered by neglect — by ignoring the Constitution and disregarding the principles of limited government.“ — Barry Goldwater

On the assessment of political violence, from The Economist Sep 17th 2025. Republican and Democratic respondents' percentages differ, with points for both groups moving higher or lower depending on the event and its partisan context.

I've known a lot of single people - especially people engaged to be married - who earnestly prayed the rapture would delay until after their honeymoon because they wanted to experience sex before they went to heaven.

Part of my reading today Viking Hardcover, originally published 1941, this eighth printing is 1958

Part of my reading today

“The church…is a gathering, but is not therefore marked by a ’fascist’ binding—a homogeneous exclusion of otherness… The church does not exist for its own sake; it is not predicated on its own perpetuation, as is the state. Its discipline is a constant dying to itself for the sake of others.”

Thanks, Jack 👇

Found a story that includes background and links to clips👇

I can't find it online, but friend said he just heard on an NPR program how some Evangelical churches in the US are using AI to reproduce what Kirk would say after his death.

An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt. nyer.cm/6ApBXER

Charlotte Area Friends : My Davidson College students invite the broader community for an event Nov 5th 6pm @ Carolina Inn on Main Street. Light refreshments. All are welcome.

On the Creativity of David Bowie Provides a glimpse of his processes using artifacts from the extensive archive he left behind 👇

Wow I love this as a prompt

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1963: Four little girls are killed when a bomb explodes in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. The victims were Addie Mae Collins (14), Carol Denise McNair (11), Carole Robertson (14) and Cynthia Wesley (14). /1

Concluding assessment: “Mulder & Martí’s narrative & analysis are astute in examining the story of Schuller’s ministerial practice, while preparing the ground for the inevitable need for future accounts of how churches grow and perish in the US & further afield.” 👉 open.substack.com/pub/gerardom...

Mormon retail catalog features “Mission-Ready Ties” — a gift suggestion that features decorative tipping of a bicycle

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Prayer Intensifies Political Violence "…rather than de-escalating conflict, prayer functions to intensify political struggle by framing it as a divinely mandated battle, lowering the moral barriers to violence, and embedding political aggression within a sacred framework." 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954...