Category Archive: Culture

May 01

A Phone Call From The President

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What would it take to get a phone call from the President of the United States? For Neil Armstrong it took flying to the moon on Apollo 11.  President Nixon actually called and congratulated him while he was on the moon. For Hank Aaron, it took 715 home runs.  After breaking Babe Ruth’s long standing …

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Apr 03

Winning Takes Care Of Everything

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No sooner than Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and regained his #1 Ranking on the PGA Tour, Nike came out with a new ad.  The ad was a picture of Tiger lining up a putt with the words, “Winning Takes Care of Everything.” Whether you’re a fan of golf or …

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Mar 19

The Bible: The Mini-Series

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The highly publicized mini-series on the Bible has been airing on the History Channel for the past three weeks.  Roma Downy, the former star of “Touched by an Angel” and her husband, Mark Burnett, a renowned Hollywood producer are responsible for this mini-series. Whenever Hollywood attempts to retell stories from the Bible, I must admit, …

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Mar 06

Snubbing the President

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Wade Webster wrote an excellent article here that is responsible for my article below.  Thanks, Wade. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln had a rather rocky relationship with his General-in-chief of the Union army, George McClellan.  Lincoln thought he was frequently too slow to act on the offensive. It is said that on one …

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Feb 18

Unprejudiced Racism

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I’m not prejudiced, really.  That’s just the way I was brought up.  I don’t mean anything by it. I’m not prejudiced, really.   I just don’t want them moving next door. I’m not prejudiced, really.  I just think they could thrive better if they had their own church. I’m not prejudiced, really.  I don’t mean …

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Feb 12

The Pope Resigns

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With the recent announcement of “Pope Benedict’s” resignation, a maxim came to my mind which states, “if you say something long enough, whether it’s true or not, people will believe it.”  That maxim is nowhere better illustrated than when one affirms that the apostle Peter was the first Pope.  It is assumed by millions of …

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