In the news, Thursday, November 22, 2018

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Politics Is Destroying Civil Society—But Gratitude Can Save Us
The seeds of civil society are sown through the practice of gratitude.

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from Laudable Practice  Blog

THANKSGIVING ... FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
John Shelby Spong.  During my theologically formative years, it was the name which inevitably came to mind when The Episcopal Church was mentioned.  For many of us on this side of the Atlantic, 'TEC' almost became short-hand for Spong's vapid theological liberalism. Yes, not exactly what makes for a happy Thanksgiving. Some experience of TEC over the years, however, brought me to realise that it was a much richer expression of Anglicanism than the meagre fare presented by Spong.  So, from the other side of the Atlantic on this Thanksgiving Day, let me give three reasons to give thanks for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.

Ocasio-Cortez Supports Pelosi for Speaker All of a Sudden
As long as the California congresswoman 'remains the most progressive candidate,' the young New Yorker is behind her. Fascinating to watch, these turns toward longtime lawmaker and dealmaker Nancy Pelosi by House Democrats, both current representatives and those newly elected and preparing to be sworn in this January. So much for the so-called Democratic rebellion against her — and all those calls for “new leadership” and a “new direction” for the party.

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from Pray Tell

Arts & Humanities & News & Media Website

Fasting and Feasting: A Reflection for Thanksgiving

The Hebrew Bible situated both fasting and feasting in the context of one basic trust: It is God who gives life; it is God who gives food. Belief in that fact preserved a balance of fasting and feasting in the people’s life. Failure to remember that fact led to legalism in fasting and to excess in feasting. The early Christian writings continue this primary assertion concerning food as gift and God as giver. The teachings of Jesus, however, lead to the paradoxical situation in which fasting and feasting flow together. In the Jewish tradition, disheveled hair, sackcloth and ashes were a sign of fasting. Jesus calls for the outward signs of feasting to continue during a fast, for groomed hair and clean face to conceal the fast that goes on within. Thus he strikes a mortal blow at legalism and ostentation.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Sputnik

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia

Trump Ready to Consider Sanctions Against Riyadh, Enough Done Already – Pompeo
In an interview with a radio station, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo commented on the White House’s stance on Saudi Arabia in connection to the Jamal Khashoggi case. US President Donald Trump's administration is open to Congress' proposals regarding sanctions against Riyadh, but it thinks that what has already been done is enough, 

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Warn US Bases Within Tehran's Missile Range
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) airspace division, said Wednesday that US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, as well as US aircraft carriers in the Gulf, were within range of Iranian missiles, Reuters reported, citing Tasnim news agency.

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from The Western Journal
Media/News Company

The wrong question on Thanksgiving: ‘What are you thankful for?’

It’s sure to be a segment on your dopey local morning show. You can expect 20 to 30 percent of your friends to toss out the question on social media today. Maybe it’s even a discussion you had during the week with people at work, or at the coffee shop, or at the barber/hairdresser. And it’s the wrong question: “What are you thankful for?” Gratitude is directed at the source of the blessings. It’s not just a ticking off of the blessings themselves. And to go ahead and get where this has been heading all along: Gratitude means giving thanks to God.

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