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“We are arriving at a purely emotional stage of thinking. In order to begin reacting intellectually, we need the stimulus of an image. Bare information or an article or book no longer have any effect on us.”
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What 160 Million People Searched Scripture For in 2015
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“Bible Gateway offers year-end analysis of the most-popular verses and chapters, and whether anyone finished their Bible-in-a-year reading plans.” CT
Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving . . . but Not to God
(From The Center for Vision & Values, Grove City College. Used by permission.)
By Dr. Paul Kengor
In 1789, America’s first president proclaimed a “day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” George Washington implored the heavens to “pardon our national and other transgressions” and urged the citizenry to practice “true religion and virtue.”
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln urged his countrymen to set aside the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.”
Subsequent presidents continued this civic-religious tradition. “More than three centuries ago, the Pilgrims, after a year of hardship and peril, humbly and reverently set aside a special day upon which to give thanks to God,” said John F. Kennedy in his first Thanksgiving proclamation. “They paused in their labors to give thanks for the blessings that had been bestowed upon them by Divine Providence.” Quoting the Bible, President Kennedy affirmed: “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.”
Happy birthday, culture war!
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“Monday is the 90th anniversary of a day significant both in the rise of America’s culture war and the fall of American journalism.” WORLD
"[I]n this culture of relative morals, profanity is quickly becoming quite prevalent everywhere."
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“Our reluctance to restrain our impulses and to make the effort to be polite is contributing to a coarser, less civil society.” The Prevalence of ‘Trashy’ Talk
WORLD’s 2014 anti-science list
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“The Daily Beast …gave WORLD a distinguished third place on a list of ‘top 10 anti-science salvos of 2014’ for our November coverage of The BioLogos Foundation….for daring to question the scientific orthodoxy of Darwinism. … we want to contribute to the effort to keep research on the straight and narrow. Here’s our own list of seven unscientific claims from the past year.”
ABS Reveals 2014 List of "most Bible-minded cities"
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“Chattanooga jumped two places since last year to take over the top spot in the rankings, according to a press release. The title was previously held by Knoxville, which is now ranked 10th on the list.” CPost
