Speech by Abbie Hoffman, taped by photojournalist Charles Harbutt
I can't find a date on this thing, but it's really fascinating. Lots of cussing.
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Shaul Magid, "Pariah or Charmed Hero: America's Obsession with Jews and Israel," ReligionDispatches (Oct. 21, 2008)
A thought-provoking piece on the deeper (and darker) meaning of America's unwavering support for Israel.
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Lisa Miller, "The Gospel of Prothero: Are Americans Ignorant About Religion?," Newsweek (2007)
Not sure of the actual date.
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R. Scott Appleby, "When They Say Jesus, Which Jesus Do They Mean? [review of Prothero, American Jesus]," New York Times (Jan. 8, 2004)
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More atheists are sharing their views | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
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Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1 - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army Times
From the Army Times -- the first ever active-unit assignment to the US Army Northern Command. A brigade combat team will be deployed to Georgia (under a command in Colorado Springs) presumably as part of a permanent domestic mission. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this is just ever-so-slightly unnerving.
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John Gray: A shattering moment in America's fall from power | Comment is free | The Observer
Thoughts on the broader meaning of the U.S. financial meltdown.
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Steve Padilla, "Former New York Times reporter looks at growth of interfaith movements," Los Angeles Times (Aug. 30, 2008) - on Gustav Niebuhr
Niebuhr (the grandson of the late H. Richard Niebuhr and grandnephew of Reinhold) now teaches at Syracuse. Sounds a little fluffy to me.
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Tony Perry, "Symbolism of the cross widens with judge's ruling in Mt. Soledad case," Los Angeles Times (Sept. 13, 2008)
From the page: "Two years ago, the contentious cross atop the San Diego mountain was deemed part of a war memorial. A recent judicial opinion supports that, saying crosses have significance beyond religion." The judge who ruled in favor of leaving the cross as is commented that "the cross may evoke no particular religious impression at all" -- a bizarre claim in my view.
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Richard Cimino, "9/11’s spiritual effect found to be short-lived among American young adults," Religioscope (Aug. 27, 2008)
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Bruce Lincoln, "The other war: the one of words," Kansas City Star op-ed (2002)
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America in the 1930's. COLOR photographs! - NoNewbs
A very cool little collection of historical photos. A wide variety. Originally posted by a Daily Kos blogger at http://snipr.com/3h95w
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American Rhetoric: William C. Faulkner - Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature
Text and audio of Faulkner's Nobel banquet address, originally delivered Dec. 10, 1950, in Stockholm.
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"Modern Ruins": Photo-essays by Shaun O'Boyle
Photos of (mostly) abandoned industrial-age landmarks. Mainly black-and-white, done in a very understated, documentary style. Poignant and often beautiful.
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Suburban kids are more messed up than inner-city ones (2005)
A 2005 study showed that the average suburban, well-off white teenager is more likely to engage in substance abuse or suffer from depression than kids living in poverty or in the inner city.
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The Black American West Museum
A museum dedicated to the often-forgotten African American men and women who helped shape the American West.
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New blog on religion in american history [2]
A pretty diverse bunch of academics blogging on religious themes in American history from a variety of perspectives. Worth checking out. The clip is just a taste of the type of material covered.
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