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  • Thanksgiving According to the Founding Fathers

    Thanksgiving According to the Founding Fathers0

    Although the Pilgrims came in 1620 and held the First Thanksgiving shortly thereafter, the national holiday which we celebrate didn’t come into existence until 1863. But America was not without Thanksgiving celebrations in the intervening years. As the quotes below demonstrate, days of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving became a frequent part of American life, particularly

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  • Even the Left is Getting Tired of PC Thanksgivings

    Even the Left is Getting Tired of PC Thanksgivings0

    You know that political correctness has gone too far when those who are its biggest proponents are mocking it. That was the case the other night on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. In honor of the upcoming holiday, Kimmel featured the kid-acted, first Thanksgiving skit which has long been a staple in many elementary schools. And while

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  • Couple Blocked From Adopting After Saying Kids Should Have a Mum and a Dad

    Couple Blocked From Adopting After Saying Kids Should Have a Mum and a Dad0

    A British Christian couple has been blocked from adopting their foster children, after expressing views based on their belief that children should have a mother and a father wherever possible. Social services will not consider the husband and wife’s offer to adopt the children, after they aired “concerning” views about the possibility of a same-sex couple adopting

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  • Can America Revive the Idea of a Day of Rest?

    Can America Revive the Idea of a Day of Rest?0

    I was a bit of a workaholic in college. I studied hard, got my assignments in on time, and did my best to get the highest grades possible. But at the beginning of college, I instituted a practice which seemingly went against my hyper-intensive approach to school: I took a weekly day of rest. No

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  • A Brief Philosophy of Feasting

    A Brief Philosophy of Feasting0

    In one of my favorite books — In Tune With the World: A Theory of Festivity — German philosopher Josef Pieper takes up the question: What is a feast? On this, Thanksgiving Day, it seems worth looking at his answer… Pieper acknowledges that feasts are typically associated with “having a good time.” And what is

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  • 3 Reasons We Don’t We Feel More Gratitude for Our Bounty

    3 Reasons We Don’t We Feel More Gratitude for Our Bounty0

    It is easy to overlook how much we are supported by the world; how little we give and how much we get. My local organic farmer gambled this year with late plantings, and the weather cooperated. In mid-November he picked for us bushels of kale, mustard greens, and bok choy. He took the risk; he

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