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Jefferson wrote to Adams on June 27, 1813: the summum bonum with me is now truly Epicurean, ease of body and tranquility of mind; and to these I wish to consign my remaining days. He did a lot of Epicurean pursuits in his older age, but he did not completely retire from…
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It certainly appears that Beck meant his remarks to be taken seriously. Watch: [youtube]http://youtu.be/g3tKEVq0ENA[/youtube] The transcript of the interview is here with the relevant section below: GLENN: Bless you too. David Barton. President of Wall Builders. You know, we should call him Dr. Barton. You know, he has his PhD…
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In the most anticipated decision of the term, the Supreme Court this morning ruled that The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed…
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Later in his life, Thomas Jefferson became more candid about his religious beliefs in his correspondence. During the presidential years, Jefferson’s view were similar to those expressed in this letter but he was reluctant to give his opponents material to use to criticize him. Thus, it was not uncommon for…
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That didn’t take long. Today, the jury in the sexual orientation change case in NJ said Jews Offering New Alternatives to Healing (JONAH) was guilty of consumer fraud by claiming sexual orientation can be changed. According the report, the jury found that JONAH founders Arthur Goldberg and Elaine Berk and life coach Alan…
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Here is the title of the post: David Barton Ruined Conservative Christianity for Me: A Call for Stories. A sample: By Shaney Lee, HARO Board Member Recently, a group of homeschool alumni were sharing stories of their “lightbulb moment”: a moment when we realized that we had been taught an…
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If the Institute on the Constitution leaders can’t get these easy quotes right, then how can they be trusted to teach the Constitution? This time it is Jefferson again. IOTC has Jefferson saying, “That government is best which governs least.” According to the ever reliable Anna Berkes at Monticello, Jefferson…
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I’ve been watching the Supreme Court blog a bit today. One of the bloggers there just wrote the following in response to this question “So – at the end of tomorrow’s session we’ll find out if there will be opinions or just orders on Monday?” Tejinder We’ll definitely know for…
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Subtitle: Esta es la razón por Donald Trump nunca será presidente His swaggy speech announcing his run for president included some offensive remarks about Mexicans and so Univision said,”you’re fired” to Trump and his Miss USA pageant. They aren’t going to carry the broadcast slated for July 12. “Estás despedido!”…
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On June 25, 1819, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Ezra Stiles Ely about his religious views. In the letter he famously said: I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know. The entire letter is below. Jefferson distinguishes himself from Calvinists and Jews and tells Ely that he…
