Christianity: Relevant reports that Christians are the most persecuted people in the world.
Sojourners has extracted excerpts from speeches from soon-to-be-ex-president Obama, on his faith.
Benjamin L. Corey points out that God didn't demand the death penalty for the murder of Abel. (I don't always approve of Mr. Corey's language, but his posts are always thought-provoking.)
Corey also points out that, even if you don't believe in Christianity, it's wrong to dismiss the Bible as a fairy tale.
Education: Listverse points out some troubling facts and trends in higher education.
Finance: The Associated Press reports that eight men are, in combination, as rich as half of the people in the world.
Health: Apparently, President-elect Trump is listening to the anti-vaccine movement, in spite of the lack of scientific evidence that vaccination is linked to autism, and may be going to do something about what he hears, according to Scientific American.
Scientific American also reports on warnings against cleaning out your earwax.
History: I don't expect this will change any holocaust denier's mind, but ListVerse has 10 facts that prove that the holocaust really happened.
Humor: (or something) Listverse reports on 10 surprising lost objects, including a city, a spaceship, and thousands of shipping containers.
An amazing construction of marbles, and other items. (Video, about 2 minutes.)
Politics: FiveThirtyEight points out that, barring unforeseen events, soon-to-be-ex-vice-president Joe Biden will be the only veep who served for two terms, and never cast a tie-breaking vote.
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