Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
SOCIETY
White Supremacy Versus the Gospel in Charlottesville
On Friday, I traveled to Charlottesville, Va., to bear witness. What I saw there deeply unsettled me. White supremacists, gathered for a rally at a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, boldly manifested the evil legacy of America’s original sin. Unfolding in streets throughout the city, the heritage of whiteness was revealed in full display. Perhaps most disturbing was the unashamed nature of this hate-filled display: In 2017, white supremacists wear no hoods…Read Full Article
From soujourners
SCIENCE
What Brilliant Psychologists Like Me Are Learning About Humility
For many decades psychologists have studied what goes wrong with people and how to help repair the damage. In contrast, positive psychology—the science of virtue—looks at what goes right with people and how to help them flourish and thrive. Many of today’s leading scholars in positive psychology are Christians studying topics such as forgiveness, gratitude, hope, wisdom, grace…Read Full Article
From Christianity Today
ANIMALS
Woolly Mammoths Are Long Gone, But The Hunt For Their Ivory Tusks Lives On
As a substitute for coveted elephant ivory, mammoth tusks can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. A rush is underway to dig them out of the frozen earth in Siberia and sell them, mostly to China. The hunt is making millionaires of some men living in this impoverished region — but it’s also illegal…Read Full Article
From npr
NEWS
Stray dogs turn BLUE
Handfuls of blue dogs are turning heads on the streets of Mumbai, local animal protection officers report. Their change in appearance has been linked to the pollution of a local river where the animals swim and look for food…Read Full Article
From Mail Online
ENVIRONMENT
Greenland, the land of ice and snow, is burning
This is going to sound weird, but there’s a wildfire right now in west Greenland. You know, that huge island of mostly ice? Part of it is on fire…Read Full Article
From grist
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