The more things change, the more they stay the same. Does any of this sound familiar?
Goldwater On Medicare:
Goldwater On Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
Barry Goldwater on Conservativism and “Doctrtinaire” Liberals, do pay attention to his warnings of ‘purity tests’
And yes, all of us Republicans at the country club sound just like William F. Buckley. 🙂
Good morning, all.
Today on the Saturday Morning Lecture Series, we will continue with Prof Eugen Weber’s “The Western Tradition”. Our topic, The Rise of the Greeks.-“Democracy and philosophy arose from Greek cities at the edge of the civilized world.”
So grab you coffee, and ease into the weekend!
(i did promise to post some original work i did on rhodesia/zimbabwe back in school. However, BROWN got my new computer to me earlier than planned (nice work UPS) so i will be migrating files and getting up and running this weekend, apologies.)
Welcome to the Saturday Morning Lecture Series.
Today, I would like to introduce Prof Eugen Weber (1925-2007) former Professor Emeritus at UCLA and one of my favorite historians. We will be directing our readers to certain episodes of his TV series “the Western Tradition” for discussion on the Saturday Morning Lecture Series. Some of our readers may already be familiar with Prof Weber’s work, we do invite you to reacquaint yourself with this series. The first will be “The Dawn of History”; this will be an occasional series that we visit from time to time. He introduces a hysterical cartoon near the beginning of the lecture about the history of man, its brilliant.
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
These are for streaming only from their site, so please follow the below link which will open a new browser and then navigate to the video.
click here and make your way to 1. The Dawn of History
The origins of the human race are traced from anthropoid ancestors to the agricultural revolution.
So, enjoy your coffee or tea, have some breakfast, and join us in another Saturday Morning Lecture!
The History of the Easter Egg:
To keep a Christian perspective of Easter in your home, please note the following research that can help you explain the history of the Easter egg to your children.
The earliest Christian history of the Easter egg tradition is found approximately 50 years after Jesus’ resurrection. Bright red-colored eggs were simply exchanged as gifts as a symbol of continuing life and Christ’s resurrection. The red color was an intentional Christian tradition commemorating the blood of Christ. The red Easter eggs in Christian history were originally used when two friends met on Easter day. The two friends would know to tap their eggs together and one would greet the other with the words, “Christ is Risen!” and the other would respond, “Christ is Risen Indeed!” Then the eggs were eaten in fellowship.
In the Reformation years, the church instituted the custom of breaking the Lenten fast with hard-boiled eggs. The eggs were brought to the Easter morning service, and the priest blessed them saying, “Lord, bless these eggs as a wholesome substance, eaten in thankfulness on account of the resurrection of our Lord.”
Our main focus must always be that our children meet Jesus in a personal way. If an Easter egg will bring Jesus alive to a child as a symbolic illustration, we should rejoice in the revelation of Jesus and his Resurrection to our children!
[History of the Easter Egg from here, image from here, and previously posted here.]
This is an open thread for all the reverent, as well as for heathens like myself.
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