Author: D. J. Moore

Good News Friday

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  • Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone. BBC.
  • Eastern and Southern Africa have nearly achieved gender parity in primary education, with 25 million more girls enrolled in primary school today than in the early 2000s. The World Bank.
  • Twenty-two states increased their minimum wages in January. The Washington Post.
  • Hennepin County, Minnesota, has reduced its homeless population by almost 36% in just two years. Bloomberg.
  • 2023 was one of aviation’s safest years on record with zero jet aircraft crashes. Simple Flying.
  • The scimitar horned oryx has been brought back from the brink of extinction. ZSL.
  • Deforestation rate of the Amazon rainforest halved in 2023. BBC.
  • Global annual renewable capacity additions increased by almost 50% to nearly 510 gigawatts in 2023, the fastest growth rate in the past two decades. IEA.
  • Renewables hit 55% of German electricity mix. ReNews.

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Good News Friday

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  • Nearly 100,000 fewer people died in wars and armed conflicts during 2023 compared to 2022. Warp News.
  • Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023. Reuters.
  • Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. The Guardian.
  • Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria. The Guardian.
  • Wage growth is beating inflation. Axios.
  • Ten inspiring signs of progress from the past year. Greater Good Magazine.

For more good news, check out Future Crunch and The Progress Network.

The Origins of Early Christian Literature by Robyn Faith Walsh

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Because many people today believe in Christianity, studies of ancient Christian texts are handled differently than studies of ancient Greek or Roman religious writings. The field of classics is more strict with regards to what counts as evidence, while religious studies is more lenient. In this volume, Walsh applies the same standards used for studying classics to Christianity.

New Testament scholars often invoke oral history (for which there’s no evidence) or make appeals to the gospel writer’s religious community (for which there’s no evidence). They claim the gospels are unique and ignore the literary tradition they belong to. They claim Jesus is unique and ignore his similarity to Aesop, the Cynics, and the heroes of Greek novels.

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My Story in Factor Four Magazine

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I’m a few days late in announcing this, but I’ve just had a new story published in Factor Four Magazine Issue 31 titled “Warm as Stone” that’s free to read. It’s a flash fiction piece, so saying anything about it would probably give too much away. I was inspired to write this story after reading Priya Sharma’s story, “Pearls”, so if you’re familiar with that story, you’ll have some idea what my story is about.

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Good News Friday

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  • Even though 3 in 4 Americans think crime rose this year, 2023 featured one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the United States in more than 50 years, as well as one of the largest national declines in murder on record. Jeff-alytics.
  • In 2023, US states have passed 103 gun safety laws for a total of 620 since 2012. Giffords.
  • Canada is promoting child care for $10 a day. Vox.
  • The number of U.S. electric school buses has more than doubled since last year. US Department of Energy.
  • Power generated by wind and solar in the US is slated to eclipse coal-fired electricity next year. Axios.
  • More than a third of power consumed in Delhi is green. The Times of India.
  • Since 2010, road traffic deaths have fallen by 5%. World Health Organization.

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Good News Friday

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  • FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR. AP News.
  • Australian EV sales have increased by 185% since 2022. The Guardian.
  • Electric vehicles and hybrids grow to a record-high 18% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales. EIA.
  • Forecast warns when sea life will get tangled in nets — one year in advance. Nature.
  • November jobs report shows labor market is flourishing in US. Axios.

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Good News Friday

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  • Detroit is close to recording its fewest homicides in nearly 60 years. Detroit Free Press.
  • Egypt wiped out hepatitis C. Now it is trying to help the rest of Africa. New York Times.
  • Murders due to gender violence in Spain have decreased by 29% in the last 20 years. Ministerio Del Interior.
  • Since 2016, 25 million people in eastern and southern Africa have gained access to electricity. World Bank.
  • Child and teen cancer deaths fell 24% in the last 2 decades in the US. NBC.
  • Deforestation across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago. Reuters.
  • The world’s solar capacity has doubled in the last 18 months. PV Magazine.
  • Detroit’s newest road can charge electric cars as they travel on it. Axios.

For more good news, check out Future Crunch and The Progress Network.