Happy Halloween—a “Christian cultural” holiday, so-called. As Americans; what do we believe, and why do we believe it…? Perhaps the better question is (as always): Who’s in charge; who decides…?
“I like to live in a culturally Christian country, even if I don’t believe a single word of Christian faith.”
— atheist, Richard Dawkins12
“[being] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”
“The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated.”
— Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society (1952)
Links
James 1 (NASB95) – But if any of you
John 10 (NASB95) – The thief comes only to
The Impact of Science on Society – Wikiquote
2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 – Bible Gateway
Revelation 3 (NASB95) – To the angel of the
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Proactive, Preemptive Operations Group – Wikipedia
History of gunpowder – Wikipedia
October surprise – Wikipedia
Did CIA Director William Casey really say, ‘We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false’? – Quora
Ghostbusters Theme – “I Ain’t Afraid of Getting Sued!” | LedgerNote
Ray Parker Jr, Huey Lewis, and the battle for ‘Ghostbusters’
apologetics movement at DuckDuckGo
Christian apologetics – Wikipedia
Scholasticism – Wikipedia
Ephesians 2:8-9 NASB1995 – For by grace you have been saved – Bible Gateway
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Nonconformist (Protestantism) – Wikipedia
Weapons Systems and Political Stability: A History: Quigley, Carroll: 9781939438089: Amazon.com: Books
“Carroll Quigley, American historian and professor at Georgetown University, died January 5, 1977, leaving behind a manuscript on weapons systems and political stability, upon which he had been working on for the preceding twelve years. … Professor Quigley’s Weapons Systems and Political Stability carries further toward completion the uniquely anthropological holistic analysis of history, which is the theme of his earlier works; Tragedy and Hope and The Evolution of Civilizations. Quigley’s observations on the uses of war are penetrating. … In Quigley’s social analysis the dominance of democracy in the 20th century is attributable to the acceptance in the 19th century of a weapons system that favored democracy, the hand gun and rifle. In the consequent tilt toward an atomistic society, loyalties to the once strong social structures of family, church, and workplace break down.”
atomization – definition and meaning
Natural philosophy – Wikipedia
Naturalism (philosophy) – Wikipedia
Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy – Wikipedia which now redirects to:
Richard Weaver and the Consequence of Ideas | The News and Times Politics
Richard M. Weaver – Wikipedia
Ideas Have Consequences – Wikipedia
Finding Comfort In Hard Work – Business Superstar
Censorship in a materialist world. – Mattias Desmet
RBN Headlines
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On This Day
Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated | AP NewsWhat Happened on October 31 | HISTORYWhat Happened on October 31 – On This DayOn This Day – What Happened on October 31October 31 – WikipediaThis Day In Military HistoryHolidays
All Saints’ Day – WikipediaHalloween – WikipediaSamhain – WikipediaGirl Scouts Founders Day (birthday of Juliette Gordon Low)Historical Events
2020 – Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
2011 – The United Nations (UN) estimated world population of humans had reached seven billion. This day is now recognized by the UN as the Day of Seven Billion.
2008 – “Who is Keyser Söze!” ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ releases Bitcoin white-paper on the cypherpunks cryptography mailing list. Titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” the nine-page thesis paper established the basic structure for the Bitcoin network.
2002 – A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
1992 – Catholic church regrets its handling of Galileo Galilee’s case
1984 – Indira Gandhi, first female prime minister of India, is assassinated by two of her bodyguards
1968 – President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam
1963 – Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand, paving the way for the British Invasion (see James Perloff’s “Hey, Hey, We’re the Beatles”)
1963 – J. Edgar Hoover’s last meeting with president John F. Kennedy
1961 – In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from Lenin’s Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
1959 – Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US
1959 – USSR & Egypt sign contracts for building Aswan Dam
1956 – Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1941 – After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
1940 – World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
1938 – Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
1924 – World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
1922 – Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy
1918 – So-called Spanish flu-virus allegedly kills 21,000 in US in 1 week
1917 – British War Cabinet gives final approval to issue the Balfour Declaration to support a “national home for the Jewish people” in what is then Ottoman-controlled Palestine
1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The “last successful cavalry charge in history”, is performed by the 4th Australian Light Horse
1913 – The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
1907 – The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.[4][5]
1864 – Nevada admitted as 36th state
1776 – King George III gives first parliamentary address after American Revolution leaders sign Declaration of Independence
1541 – The Last Judgment (Michelangelo) – Wikipedia: Michelangelo finishes painting “The Last Judgment” on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City
1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
834 – 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints
Births
2000 – Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer (25)1967 – Vanilla Ice (Robert Matthew Van Winkle), American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor (58)1963 – Dermot Mulroney, American actor1963 – Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian1960 – Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran1959 – Neal Stephenson, futurist, American author of Snow Crash (1992) and coiner of the term ‘metaverse’1951 – Nick Saban, American football player and coach1950 – John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian1936 – Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)1931 – Dan Rather, American journalist (94)1926 – Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host, infamous pedophile and sexual deviant linked to King Charles, Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, and Sean Combs (d. 2011)1895 – B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)1887 – Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)1860 – Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of Girl Scouts of the USA (d. 1927)1795 – John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)Deaths
2020 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor (b. 1930)1995 – Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)1993 – Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)1993 – River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)1984 – Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)1926 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian/American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)1925 – Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)1916 – Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)1820 – John Lynch, American city founder and abolitionist (b. 1740)1 Richard Dawkins: I’m a Cultural Christian – YouTube
2 Richard Dawkins wants to be a cultural Christian. But there’s no such thing | Opinion | Premier Christianity
