1+ day, 16+ hour ago (197+ words) Thanksgiving is America's forgotten religious holiday. Not simply a holiday, it was meant to be a true holy day. That it is forgotten as such runs counter to the original Thanksgiving. It also runs... Thanksgiving: America's Forgotten Religious Holiday Posted By: Moritz55, 11/28/2025 2:39:00 PM Thanksgiving is America's forgotten religious holiday. Not simply a holiday, it was meant to be a true holy day. That it is forgotten as such runs counter to the original Thanksgiving. It also runs counter to logic. And it also runs right into those who seek to imbue it with their own cultural causes. America has many holidays that have nothing to do with "holy days," from whence the word came. Labor Day is a holiday but not a holy day. Arbor Day is on the calendar but hardly holy " perhaps, unless you are a druid. "Holiday" has…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago (198+ words) The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1789, George Washington became the first of... For which we give thanks: The Post's Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/27/2025 2:46:00 AM The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1789, George Washington became the first of many US presidents to formally proclaim a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer: I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) "Because I grew up as a religious minority -- a Greek Orthodox kid treading water in the Kelly-green sea of Chicago Irish Catholics -- I was never that keen on hunting down heretics. 'Are you really... ChatGPTJesus And The Greased Road To Hell Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 11/22/2025 8:34:42 PM "Because I grew up as a religious minority -- a Greek Orthodox kid treading water in the Kelly-green sea of Chicago Irish Catholics -- I was never that keen on hunting down heretics. 'Are you really Christian?' a kid from St. Catherine said during our endless theological discussions either at the playground or playing fast pitching on the wall of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church. 'Do you believe in Jesus or the Greek gods? Father Kane doesn't think you're Christians.' Please don't burn me, I cried. I'm a Red Sox fan."...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (98+ words) Listen up, America! The alarm bells are sounding; it's time to let the scales fall from your eyes. A warning against the crescent creep Posted By: Blackbird Deuce, 11/20/2025 5:02:56 PM Listen up, America! The alarm bells are sounding; it's time to let the scales fall from your eyes. Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters....

2+ week, 7+ hour ago (91+ words) Several years ago, my husband Steve and I were watching TV as an American politician of Hispanic descent responded to a challenging question by an antagonistic reporter. The politician gave such an... Guess What: You're Jewish! Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/16/2025 3:54:30 PM Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters....

2+ week, 7+ hour ago (192+ words) Vatican officials cast Pope Leo XIV's meeting Saturday with three dozen Hollywood and Italian A-lister cinema stars as "cultural outreach" by a pontiff who has long had a soft spot for... Pope Leo summons Hollywood to Vatican, Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 11/16/2025 8:58:09 AM Vatican officials cast Pope Leo XIV's meeting Saturday with three dozen Hollywood and Italian A-lister cinema stars as "cultural outreach" by a pontiff who has long had a soft spot for film. But in a papacy barely six months old, even small things can be a cultural Rorschach test " including the conspicuous absence of high-profile conservative stars at Saturday's event. Leo's guest list included Oscar-winning director Spike Lee; two-time Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett; comedy director Judd Apatow; Mad Max director George Miller; Gus Van Sant, best known for directing Oscar winner Good Will Hunting; Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (209+ words) It's been a while, y'all. Since I haven't treated you to a Progressive Christianity Watch column in a while, I figured we were due. I believe that the vast majority of churches in the United... Progressive Christianity Watch: Full-Contact Posted By: Hazymac, 11/14/2025 8:27:26 AM It's been a while, y'all. Since I haven't treated you to a Progressive Christianity Watch column in a while, I figured we were due. I believe that the vast majority of churches in the United Methodist Church are faithful, non-woke congregations that faithfully preach the gospel. And then there's this one. I've never understood the responsive reading. I never liked them growing up in the Christian Church, and I'm glad that the closest thing to it we do in my church is the scripture and creed we recite for Communion every Sunday. In one particular (unidentified) United…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago (91+ words) Chicago's public school bureaucracy has decided that the faith of a Bible college is suddenly disqualifying'and that should chill every freedom-loving American to the bone. In a lawsuit now... Chicago Declares War on Faith Posted By: Hazymac, 11/9/2025 3:25:21 PM Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters....

3+ week, 7+ hour ago (202+ words) The grand opening ceremony of a sprawling 150,000-square-foot "milestone for the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community and a transformative addition to the city's cultural landscape" has opened... Texas: Sprawling 150,000-Square-Foot Islamic Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 11/9/2025 4:09:13 PM The grand opening ceremony of a sprawling 150,000-square-foot "milestone for the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community and a transformative addition to the city's cultural landscape" has opened in Houston. "The Ismaili Center opens in Houston " a first for the U.S.," by Shafaq Patel, Axios, November 6, 2025: The stone tapestry, with its triangular patterns, illuminates at night and has shadows in the day. The Ismaili Center, Houston, an architecturally grand cultural and religious space and one of only seven worldwide, has completed construction and is opening to the public next month. Why it matters: The 150,000-square-foot center " the first in the U.S. " Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (193+ words) The Vatican's doctrinal office said Tuesday the titles of "Co-Redemptrix" and "Mediatrix" are not appropriate ways to describe Mary's participation in salvation. In "Mater Populi... Vatican nixes use of "Co-Redemptrix,' Posted By: Moritz55, 11/4/2025 11:56:16 AM The Vatican's doctrinal office said Tuesday the titles of "Co-Redemptrix" and "Mediatrix" are not appropriate ways to describe Mary's participation in salvation. In "Mater Populi Fidelis" ("The Mother of the Faithful People of God"), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain the correct meaning, it becomes unhelpful. "In this case, the expression "Co-redemptrix' does not help extol Mary as the first and foremost collaborator in the work of Redemption and grace, for it carries the risk of eclipsing the exclusive role of Jesus Christ," according to the doctrinal note, released Nov. 4. Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON…...