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by adam anderson

Cleveland boy killed by police shot once, death declared homicide

I’ll be curious to see what happens here, because you almost have all of the issues that have caused concerns in other cases answered – there is video showing exactly what happened, the child had an airsoft pellet gun and wasn’t breaking the law, and an autopsy that notes homicide.

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6 Reasons Millennials Aren’t at Your Church

After reading this article, it helps me make sense as to why we’re starting to see more folks my age in our church – I think we’re a church that demonstrates real community in an honest, unscripted kind of way. But, that being said, you want to know from my perspective the #1 reason why Millenials aren’t in your church? Because this generation is scrutinized and treated like a foreign object in a way that is unnecessarily. How about love God and serve people? That attracts me to church. That will attract everyone. Millennials are not a prize to be won; they’re broken people that need to hear the Gospel. And last I knew, that’s a description indicative of everyone.
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A Long Obedience

A wonderful essay by David Brooks, and I think is a great reminder that “freedom” as a concept is not the ultimate end for humanity, but that freedom is bound by the commandments (in the OT) and the Holy Spirit (in the NT, Gal 5).

That willing binding (as much as an oxymoron as it is) is what gives me a sense of richness, and a reassurance that I am not the be-all-end-all navigator of my own existence.
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by adam anderson

The Money Behind the Shutdown Crisis

“…Brian Walsh, a longtime Republican operative, recently noted in U.S. News and World Report that the right is now spending more money attacking Republicans than the Democrats are. ‘Money begets TV ads, which begets even more money for these groups’ personal coffers,’ he wrote. ‘Pointing fingers and attacking Republicans is apparently a very profitable fund-raising business.'”

So two things:

1. I thought we all thought of cannibalism as something that is not ideal, and;
2. Did the GOP not realize what this did in ’08 and ’12?
via Facebook http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/opinion/the-money-behind-the-shutdown-crisis.html?smid=fb-share

by adam anderson

These Songs Could Have Changed Your Life: The Best Rejected Songs of the Millennium

For anyone who have some degree of sentience between 2000-2010 (Not included: anyone that has posted #yolo or #swag to twitter un-ironically), enjoy this great set list of songs that didn’t make the songs of the millennium list. The shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
via Facebook http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/84949/these-songs-could-have-changed-your-life-the-best-rejected-songs-of-the-millennium

by adam anderson

What a TV Show Can Teach Us About Capitalism

After some of the conversation yesterday regarding capitalism, I thought this would be a good follow-up article. And I love “Orange Is The New Black”, anyway.

Especially read page two if you get a chance. Very interesting thoughts.
via Facebook http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/what-a-tv-show-can-teach-us-about-capitalism.html?smid=fb-share

by adam anderson

Controlling Health Care Spending, Revisited

“Employees who worry about keeping their jobs or unemployed workers desperately seeking jobs are more likely to accept limits on their health insurance, along with higher levels of cost sharing, including reference pricing.”

So how much of the economic recovery we are plodding along is a result of people accepting less-than-ideal circumstances? This is where I struggle with deregulation – the whole point of government in my mind is to protect its citizens from less-than-optimal situations through thoughtful saving in more-than-optimal times.

Unfortunately, it’s only a statistic until it happens to you or someone close to you.
via Facebook http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/controlling-health-care-spending-revisited/?smid=fb-share

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The Deduction for State and Local Taxes

I didn’t see this thought there, but I’ve always felt that state and local governments are better suited to address the needs of people (the needs of 25,000 are better managed than 25,000,000, and those better managed than 250,000,000). So by creating larger state and local systems, we become more effective in identifying and serving, and leave the federal government to work towards the national interest.

I know it’s not the most “liberal” perspective, but it’s just common sense.
via Facebook http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/the-deduction-for-state-and-local-taxes/?smid=fb-share