The Weekly Round-Up for April 6, 2013

Baseball returned this week and our Cleveland Indians broke from the gate with two convincing wins over the highly favored Toronto Blue Jays. Hope springs eternal but was soon dashed with two losses that probably, more likely, showed the true character, and make-up, of this year's team. Even at .500, it is still great to hear the "crack of the bat", a fast ball "popping" the catcher's glove, and the voice of Tom Hammond calling a game on the radio. Nothing like baseball.

The Weekly Round-Up begins now....

Commentary: "American Winter" Families Struggle to Survive Fall from Middle Class (npr.com)

Commentary: Courting Cowardice on Same-Sex Marriage (New York Times)

Commentary: The Top 8 Ways To Be "Traditionally Married" According to the Bible - Not What You Think (upworthy.com)

Commentary: Freedom Loses One (New York Times)

Commentary: Jimmy Carter vs. the SBC/Driscoll/Victoria’s Secret: A Sea Change? (sojo.net)

Inspirational: Food Is A Sacred Gift, Not A System (TEDtalk)

Inspirational: 9 Power Quotes for Times of Struggle (marcandangel.com)

In Memoriam: Rabbi Herschel Schacter - He Cried to the Jews of Buchenwald "You Are Free" (New York Times)

Technology: Computers and Quantum Mechanics

Literature: Eighteen Words that Should Never Have Gone Out of Style (deathandtaxesmag.com)

Education: A Teacher's Open Letter About His Retirement and the State of Education in America (syrcause.com)

Maps: What Your State Is Good At and What It Is Lame At (upworthy.com)

Music: Orchestra Musician: It's Not A Cush Job (brianlauritzen.com)

Music: 11 Facts About Music Education (dosomething.org)

Music: Opera and Elitism (thebitingpoint.com)

Music: The Case for Active Practicing (ovationpress.com)

Parenting: The Camp Counselor vs. The Intern (New York Times)

Sports: We Need More Courageous Voices Like Dean Smith (Winston Salem Journal)

Pope Francis: "I'll Stay at the Guesthouse" (sojo.net)

Pope Francis: Foot Washing Final Straw for Traditionalists (yahoo.com)

Religion: All Is Quiet on the God Front (sojo.net)

Religion: This Week in God (Rachel Maddow)

Religion: Resurrection as Metaphor (huffingtonpost.com)

Religion: The Communal Resurrection of Jesus (huffingtonpost.com)

Religion: Easter is Coming (youtube.com)

Religion: A Relentless Faith (sojo.net)

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