These two comments were submitted to FreethoughtAlmanac.com. My reply follows— FROM: Jakub (2/16/13) “O Mr Ronald. Article abort Berlioz catch My attention, but after moment I realized that this article in fact say more about his Author then about Berlioz in fact. Mr Ronald sorry that I must say that, but You are really pathetic …
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Mar 09
March 9: Michael Kinsley (1951)
It was on this date, March 9, 1951, that writer and editor Michael Kinsley was born. Over his career he has been editor of The New Republic, columnist for the Washington Post and co-host of the CNN program “Crossfire.” In a 2007 article called “God Is Their Running Mate,” Kinsley observed, “These days presidential candidates …
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Nov 24
November 24: Benedict (Baruch) Spinoza (1632)
It was on this date, November 24, 1632, that Portuguese-Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza was born in Amsterdam to a family settled in Holland. The family were Portuguese crypto-Jews – that is, Jews forcibly converted to Christianity while secretly remaining Jewish. Spinoza was a bright student in the Talmud Torah school and might have become a …
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Jul 14
July 14: Bastille Day
Bastille Day (1789) On this date, July 14, 1789, French citizens stormed and destroyed the hated Bastille prison in Paris, ending a symbol of the human rights abuses by King Louis XVI and beginning the French Revolution. Bastille means “bastion” or “castle.” The destruction of the Bastille marked the end of absolute monarchy in France, …
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Jul 01
Patriots and Scoundrels
The following is a commentary in an ongoing series of “Reflections” by John Mill. John Mill is the radio persona of Ronald Bruce Meyer and can be heard on “American Heathen.” “The American Heathen” Internet radio broadcast is aired, live, on Friday nights from 7:00pm-10:00pm Central time on ShockNetRadio.com Patriots and Scoundrels A Reflection by …
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Jun 20
June 20: How a Minority “Tolerates” the Majority
Maryland Charter (1632): Catholic Toleration in Maryland It was on this date, June 20, 1632, that Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, was issued a charter by Charles I of England (1600-1649), entitling him to create a Catholic colony in the New World that became known as Maryland. This charter was originally intended for George …
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Jun 06
June 6: Churches and Dueling
Alexander Pushkin (1799) It was on this date, June 6, 1799, that the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин), was born in Moscow. His great-grandfather, Hannibal, was a black African émigré who had served Peter the Great. His family was aristocratic but poor. Nevertheless, Pushkin …
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Jun 03
What’s the Harm?
The following is a commentary in an ongoing series of “Reflections” by John Mill. John Mill is the radio persona of Ronald Bruce Meyer and can be heard on “American Heathen.” “The American Heathen” Internet radio broadcast is aired, live, on Friday nights from 7:00pm-10:00pm Central time on ShockNetRadio.com What’s the Harm? A Reflection by …
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May 31
May 31: Walt Whitman
And I say to mankind, Be not curious about God, … I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least …
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