My pic is Fairfield, CT's Greenfield Hill Congregational Church. Timothy Dwight was once pastor there. This back country congregation was gathered in 1725. History of the church here. Always must remember that a church is the people, not the building.
The sun unleashed a monster eruption of super-hot plasma Friday
Long Island Residents Dealing With Sandy-Related Garbage Nightmare
Lincoln: A review
65% of the 392 top colleges surveyed maintain speech codes and other restrictions on expression that violate First Amendment principles
How Free Speech Died on Campus - A young activist describes how universities became the most authoritarian institutions in America:
A 2010 survey by the American Association of Colleges and Universities found that of 24,000 college students, only 35.6% strongly agreed that "it is safe to hold unpopular views on campus." When the question was asked of 9,000 campus professionals—who are more familiar with the enforcement end of the censorship rules—only 18.8% strongly agreed.
Fordham v. Coulter week
Ranchers, farmers brace for 'death tax' impact
View from the Left: Obama Won. Now It's Time to Change the System
Sultan:
The Democratic Party is defined by the broken family in the same way that the Republican Party is defined by the family. It is a refuge for minority groups where fatherlessness leads to single mothers and government dependency and for white middle-class Julia types who use government dependency as a substitute for parental dependency.
Take away the family and millions of seniors have no recourse for their needs and even their survival, but to turn to the government.
Why are Hispanics a privileged minority when Irish aren't?
Adultery: Medieval Barbarism — It Wasn’t All Bad
Hunch: Obama doesn’t want a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff
FEMA: Welfare Masquerading as Disaster Relief - FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
An Unusually Stupid Court Ruling on race in schools
The New York Times Sides With Hamas
Real Racism And Hatred In America
Is the Muslim Brotherhood Behind Protests for a Change in Jordan?
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