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Bullet Points 09/13/07

by Phil Gons on September 13th, 2007

bullet-points-091307.jpgHere are today’s bullet points:

Resources on Race: Timmy Brister provides a host of links to resources dealing with the subject of race.

New X-ray Makes Ancient Texts Readable: Formerly unreadable manuscripts are now decipherable (HT: Engadget).

The hidden content in ancient works could be illuminated by a light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun. The technique employs Britain’s new facility, the Diamond synchrotron, and could be used on works such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or musical scores by Bach.

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9Marks Tackles the Race Issue

by Phil Gons on August 29th, 2007

9marks-tackles-the-race-issue.jpgThe September/October 9Marks eJournal (PDF) tackles the issue of racism and does so very helpfully.

Here are the articles, interviews, reviews, and discussions that it contains:

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Thabiti’s Top Ten Tips for Talking About Race

by Phil Gons on April 16th, 2007

Thabiti AnyabwileThabiti Anyabwile, pastor of First Baptist Church in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, shares ten helpful tips for dealing with the subject of race.

  1. Don’t talk about race.
  2. When you do talk about race, don’t tell people you’re “color blind.”
  3. When you do talk about race, be sure to empathize wherever you can.
  4. When you do talk about race, be sure to call injustice injustice.
  5. When you do talk about race, be honest.
  6. When you do talk about race, be patient.
  7. When you do talk about race, please fight against the tendency to stereotype.
  8. When you do talk about race, accept legitimate responsibility but refuse illegitimate guilt.
  9. When you do talk about race, go ahead and offend.
  10. When you do talk about race, root the conversation in the Gospel.

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