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  • Why Chesterton Despised Thanksgiving Day

    Why Chesterton Despised Thanksgiving Day0

    Did you know that England also has a Thanksgiving Day?  Well, actually it doesn’t. But G. K. Chesterton did propose such a day for his England. And therein lies a tale, or at least a few thoughts for a Thanksgiving Day conversation.  Chesterton’s thoughts on thanksgiving with a small “t” are not at issue here.

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  • Why Chesterton Appreciated Paganism

    Why Chesterton Appreciated Paganism0

    For more than thirty years G. K. Chesterton wrote a weekly essay for the Illustrated London News. In a 1932 piece, now known as “The Loss of True Paganism,” Chesterton took note of a phenomenon that is still very much with us today. The phenomenon in question was the decline of religious belief and religious practice

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  • Why Charles M. Schulz Added a Black Character to the Peanuts Gang

    Why Charles M. Schulz Added a Black Character to the Peanuts Gang1

    On April 15, 1968, Harriet Glickman, a schoolteacher and mother of three, wrote a short letter to cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated less than two weeks before. Much of the momentum of the Civil Right Movement seemed lost. Glickman explained to Schulz that she felt a need to

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  • Why Censorship Doesn’t Really Work

    Why Censorship Doesn’t Really Work0

    If it was up to the devotees of political correctness, we should never utter certain words or phrases. Why? Because according to postmodern philosophy words are as powerful as fists and guns; they are tools of pain and oppression. Let’s leave aside for a moment the issue of whether words are really weapons. Let’s also

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  • Why Celebrities Have a Problem With Monogamy

    Why Celebrities Have a Problem With Monogamy0

    If I were Dax Shepard I might be a bit worried right now. His wife, Kristen Bell, of Frozen fame, recently said in an interview, “I’m quite positive we are not meant to be monogamous.” Yikes. She went on to say that her point was that monogamous relationships are hard because they require “a lot

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  • Why care about Pope Francis’ new document on marriage and family?

    Why care about Pope Francis’ new document on marriage and family?0

    We can all agree that stable, reasonably happy marriages and families are not just luxuries for the fortunate few. Having a good number of them is important for the health of society and individuals. Chaotic, abusive, or broken families lead to all kinds of problems. Some people bravely work through such problems, and others don’t

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