Saturday, August 11, 2012

The Weekly Update for August 11, 2012

The Olympics are wrapping up.... Political Conventions are on the horizon.... Chick-Fil-A is still making news.... Another shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin.... An Exciting Adventure to Mars.... The First Anniversary of the Imposed Exile.... and some blessed rain came to Northeast Ohio this week. Much to reflect on and be in dialogue with each other. The Weekly Round-Up begins below.

The Best Editorial of the Week
Amy Goodman, The Guardian

How Many Killings Will It Take for the US to Get Serious About Gun Control

Best Reflection on the Sikh Shootings in Wisconsin
Varied Writers and Sites

Standing As One With The Sikhs of Oak Creek Wisconsin

Sikh Temple Shooting: Of Martian Rovers and Terror in the Holy Spaces

Tone Deaf on Religion

After the Wisconsin Attack, I Refuse to Live in Fear

Introduction to Sikhism

We Are All Sikhs Now

Best Musical Posts of the Week
Varied Writers and Sites

Bach Choir Celebrates 800 Years

Justice Ginsburg Talks About Arias and the Law

Amazing Adventures in Space
Space and Tech News, National Geographic Society

Seven Minutes of Terror

Like The Mojave Desert

This One Will Make You Think
Jan Resseger, sojo.net

Education and the Wealth Gap

This One Will Make You Think, Too
Shreds and Patches, wordpress.com

Listen to William Temple (1944)

Best Reflections on Parenting
New York Time and BuzzFeed

Raising Successful Children

Are American Parents Too Much Like CEO's?

Best Collection of Church Blogs and Theological Musings for the Week
Varied Sources and Sites

Biblical Standards for Marriage

Do Anglican Churches Really Want to Survive?

Hiroshima and Transfiguration: A Meditation

Why Liberal Christianity Too Often Sucks

Between A Rock and A Hard Place in Today's Church

A Letter from and Exhausted/Exasperated Young Person Who Has A Love/Hate Relationship With the Church

Back to Church Bait and Switch

A Fertile Summer for Violence

I Don't Want to Go Back to Church and Why I Will

Best Photography of the Week
Vimeo

Nocturnal - Scenes of the Southern Night, Western Australia and Chile

The Most Viewed Post at the John 13:34 Blog This Week
Lent 2 - Thursday

The Mustard Seed: A Revolutionary Tale

Always End With Children, Animals or Adults Having Fun
Youtube.com (This is amazing video!)



Love One Another - Brian

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