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Category Archives: Religion
Religious Freedom Day: A Humanist Activist Mystic Christian Philosopher
Religious Freedom Day was established on January 16th by the U.S. Congress in 1992. It celebrates the enactment in 1786 of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, who asked that his tombstone recognize that he was … Continue reading
U.S. Religious Freedom Day – Mother Ann Lee and the Shakers in America
The Thomas Jefferson statue at Williamsburg, Virginia 1786 – The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, was signed January 16, 1786, and is commemorated each year on National Religious Freedom Day. Thomas Jefferson’s landmark statute became the basis … Continue reading
TCS: Tis the Gift to Be Simple
Good Morning! ___________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Religion, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, Hands to Work Hearts to God, Joseph Brackett, Mother Ann Lee, Simple Gifts, Tis the Gift to Be Simple
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Trump’s total commitment to whole cloth
By ann summers Trump continues to claim that the media covered protests of his Pittsburgh visit as riots. Nobody covered the protests as riots. The reality is that Trump deliberately tried to incite violence in Pittsburgh on Tuesday by forcing … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Free Speech, History, Hypocrisy, Judaism, Media, Murder, News, Pennsylvania, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged antisemitism, Domestic Terrorists, Donald Trump, Journalism, Politics, Religion
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The Celtic Lassie is home. Her memorial is forever.
Landscape Architect’s rendering by Kenneth Soergel, ASLA. This is the Brandi Nicole Stanley Memorial Rose Garden, St Thomas Episcopal Church.
Trump’s southern border wall seems more like Nehemiah’s Dung Gate
By ann summers The travails of Prexy Nehemiah Dennison are many, but his minions certainly built enough roads to Moscow during the election, and his golf-day yesterday with Sean Hannity brought perhaps more advice about spinning more southern border wall … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Christianity, Countries, Foreign Policy, Fundamentalism, Government, History, Immigrants, Judaism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged border, DACA, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics, Religion, trump
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TCS: A Dangerous Silence in Public Schools – Thoughts for Religious Freedom Day
Good Morning! ________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Religion, SCOTUS, The Coffee Shop
Tagged A Dangerous Silence in Public Schools, National Religious Freedom Day, Sandra Day O'Connor, TCS, Thomas Jefferson
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Oh look, moving the US embassy will make them forget about everything else …Not
By ann summers Since November, the accidental president has been trying to escape having won by the perfect storm of Russian intervention, voter suppression, covert sexism/racism, and strategic dirty tricks. #TrumpRussia continues its dogged march, with Mike Flynn’s deal with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, CIA, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Islam, Judaism, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Biglygate, Donald Trump, donaldtrumpjr, Israel, jared kushner, Media, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, trumprussia
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Lets talk about social media
Social media is a handy way to communicate with family and friends, and a way to share precious moments with others. The applications that provide these services are many, and I will not attempt to list them all. They all … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Christianity, Corruption, Democracy, Free Speech, Propaganda, Tribalism
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Stephen Miller: demography sans democracy
By ann summers Stephen “dont call me Space Cowboy Maurice” Miller has shrewdly used his time to feather his own WH nest by controlling immigration policy while his noisier counterpart Steve Bannon was fighting with everybody else. One can … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Anti-Semitism, Celebrity, Civil Rights, DHS, DOJ, Germany, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Holocaust, Immigrants, Immigration, Media, Nazis, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Uncategorized, United States, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Holocaust, Media, Nazis, Politics, stephen miller, Steve Bannon
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