What music do you listen to when you are sad? When the world overwhelms you? When there is death around you?
If you are able, comment on what kind of music will be performed at this week's Christian services? It is some of the most beautiful and moving music written for the church.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Current events March/April
Suicide
‘Buddy Check on 22!’ Veterans Use Social Media to Fight Suicide - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/veterans-suicide-22-social.html?emc=edit_th_20160424&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
Geography’s Role in the Life Expectancy of the Poor -
NYTimes.com‘Buddy Check on 22!’ Veterans Use Social Media to Fight Suicide - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/veterans-suicide-22-social.html?emc=edit_th_20160424&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High - NYTimes.com
Public Health/Demographics
This analysis is really interesting.
Life Expectancy for White Americans Drops Slightly; Analysts Cite Drug Overdoses - NYTimes.com
Natural Disasters
Ecuador Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Huge Wave of Collapses - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/world/americas/ecuador-earthquake-deaths.html?emc=edit_th_20160418&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
Earthquake Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Ecuador - NYTimes.com
Please compare the destruction in Ecuador with that in Japan.
I275 Bridge Accident last week
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/03/23/afraid-driving-off-bridge-you-are-not-alone/82124556/
Right to Die in CanadaAid in Dying in Canada - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/opinion/sunday/aid-in-dying-in-canada.html?emc=edit_th_20160424&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
Right to Die in Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/manitoban-granted-right-to-die-with-help-from-doctors-1.3492663 Justin Trudeau Seeks to Legalize Assisted Suicide in Canada - NYTimes.com
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globalnews.ca
The Liberal government has released details
of a new federal assisted-dying law. Here's a rundown of what it says.
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Other
Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism - NYTimes.com
Food plays an important role in our rituals and in reinforcing family ties and building community. This story is about Nowruz, which you've recently read about. What examples do you have of important and/or meaningful practices or rituals that involve specific foods? What does that say about human nature?
What I Learned From Tickling Apes - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/opinion/sunday/what-i-learned-from-tickling-apes.html?emc=edit_th_20160410&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
Death on Facebook
Terrorism
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-35869266
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/brussels-attacks-manhunt-suspect-airport-video-160323032248510.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/brussels-attacks-manhunt-suspect-airport-video-160323032248510.html
Thoughts? Is the world more dangerous or just more visibly so? Do the terrorist attacks make you live your life any differently? Should they?
Obituaries
Hilary Putnam, Giant of Modern Philosophy, Dies at 89 -
NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/arts/hilary-putnam-giant-of-modern-philosophy-dies-at-89.html?emc=edit_th_20160318&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=
Dr. Holbrook Kohrt, Hemophiliac Who Made the Condition a
Crusade, Dies at 38 - NYTimes.com
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