Christian doctor FIRED, and other links

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• Adam’s Original Sin -- "Many of my friends that I call brother and sister still hold to the traditional calvinistic understanding of Adam, his sin, and the imputation of sin.  I’m ok with that.  This is what we were all taught, and for some reason or another, God has given me the understanding that I have, and not the rest."
• Black pastor tells CNN’s Lemon that Trump doesn’t ‘just attack black people.’ -- "President Trump does not pick the people he attacks because of color. He attacks anybody he feels needed."
• Boys Today Aren’t Getting Enough Time Around Men -- "And if you want your boy to grow up to be a good man, he should spend a large portion of his childhood years around good men."
• Christian doctor FIRED for saying gender is determined at birth… the anti-science assault on biological reality goes ballistic -- "I believe that gender is defined by biology and genetics, and that as a Christian the Bible teaches us that God made humans male or female."
• Feel free to hate Briles and Baylor, but make sure to do your homework on the subject -- "As critical as we [media] are to your community and a democracy, we can be a lazy judgmental pack of self-important blowhards."
• Geronimo in San Antonio -- "Midday, September 10, 1886, a special train from Fort Bowie, Arizona, arrived at San Antonio’s Sunset Depot."
• Kentucky tells church giving away used glasses to homeless it is breaking law -- "For 16 years, a Kentucky church member has been giving away prescription glasses to the poor."
• ‘Major distraction’: school dumps iPads, returns to paper textbooks -- "Teachers also found the iPads were distracting and did not contribute to students’ technology skills..."
• Native Soil -- "How a simple bag of Texas dirt connects distant newborns to a beloved land."
• The First Hamburger -- "Amid uncertainty over the sandwich’s origin, Athens, Texas, holds firm to its claim."
• Trump hosts African American pastors and faith leaders at the White House -- "I have been here five different times in four or five months, so it was not damage control."
• What Lies Beneath -- "To understand Houston, one must understand Buffalo Bayou. This muddy waterway flows through the heart of the city and once drove Houston’s economy. Simply put, without Buffalo Bayou there would be no Houston."
• Yes, American Religious Liberty Is in Peril -- "Today’s administrative state is on a collision course with traditional religious communities, and the key battleground is sexual morality."
• ‘You Always Have a Friend at the White House’: Trump Sits Down With Faith Leaders -- "President Donald Trump met with inner city pastors Wednesday to discuss prison reform, workforce development and partnering with the faith-based community."
• 16 Things You Should Do To Save Money In July -- "If you’re paying more than $63 per month for auto insurance, this auto insurance comparison tool can help you check to see if you’re overpaying in a few minutes."
• 10 Cemeteries to See Before You Die -- "You know, I actually really like going to cemeteries. I know that sounds strange, but I do."