Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 72 (September 2014)

Sacred Treasure

• Cranmer has been on form: 1. None dare call it evil, except Justin Welby; 2. I have forgiven Islamic militants
• Interesting stuff here from Tyndale House on Simon Gathercole’s work on the Gospel of Thomas
• “Your liberal and democratic principles are worth nothing here…” from the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul
• The stigma of being an atheist in the USA…

• Vicky Beeching comes out in the Independent; Ed Shaw helpfully responds. Ian Paul has an interesting perspective, as does Sarah Pulliam Bailey here Gay, Christian… and celibate; Wesley Hill makes an important appeal.
• 4 reasons why Intelligent Design falls flat…??
• Does the Bible get it wrong…? Promises to be an interesting series…

Topical Treasure

• Why I took off my headscarf… only to put it back on – by BBC journalist Shaimaa Khalil
• Very powerful piece by pianist James Rhodes about Robin Williams and depression. One of the few constructive things written about this tragedy
• The economics of Ebola
• Photographs asPowerful Agents from Ferguson, Missouri.
• I love maps so this looks fab: An Atlas of Alternative Maps

Quirky Treasure

• Hilarious from the Poke: 13 reasons not to ask Chinese Photoshoppers to ‘improve’ your image
• I love Tom Gauld’s cartoons (and even have a signed print of one of his). This one from July is great (right)
• A John Crace classic digested read: this time Andy McNabb gets the treatment.
• The Solomon Islanders who saved JFK
• Well, this was worthwhile… the biggest ever scarecrow gathering… hmm
• If you are going to photoshop your house-sale pictures, make sure you’re consistent…
• What once was lost, now is found: the Tasmanian sheep with the heaviest coat
• Cyclonic Pictures by Martin Kimbell: twirls, tosses and hurls LED sticks then uses long-exposure techniques to capture them. The result is stunning.