http://nsyght.com/rss/tag/america Nsyght is a search engine powered by you, your bookmarks, and your friends. en-us 50 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DD173FF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DD173FF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:54 GMT http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DD173FF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DD173FF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all The complete text of the so-called "Jefferson Bible." <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefJesu.sgm http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefJesu.sgm Exactly what it sounds like -- an archive of millions of photos, from the LIFE Magazine vaults, now searchable via Google. <br />Submited by BaldTechnologist 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://images.google.com/hosted/life http://images.google.com/hosted/life I can't find a date on this thing, but it's really fascinating. Lots of cussing. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://actualityinc.com/abbie.html http://actualityinc.com/abbie.html Photos from the fifties up through today.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://actualityinc.com/index.html http://actualityinc.com/index.html A thought-provoking piece on the deeper (and darker) meaning of America's unwavering support for Israel. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:25 GMT http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/international/627/pariah_or_charmed_hero%3A_america%27s_obsession_with_jews_and_israel/?page=entire http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/international/627/pariah_or_charmed_hero%3A_america%27s_obsession_with_jews_and_israel/?page=entire The "most asked-about structure in Cloquet, MN" is currently celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:25 GMT http://www.cloquet.com/index.cfm?PID=118 http://www.cloquet.com/index.cfm?PID=118 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:25 GMT http://www.bc.edu/centers/boisi/home.html http://www.bc.edu/centers/boisi/home.html Not sure of the actual date. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:24 GMT http://www.newsweek.com/id/36431 http://www.newsweek.com/id/36431 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:24 GMT http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EFD71031F93BA35752C0A9629C8B63 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EFD71031F93BA35752C0A9629C8B63 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:24 GMT http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2008/09/atheists-and-other-unchurched.html http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2008/09/atheists-and-other-unchurched.html Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:24 GMT http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240787 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240787 Sean Hannity of Hannity's America Special Report Entitled "Obama & Friends - A History Of Radicalism" Including Black Panthers, Bill Ayers, Mus...<br />Submited by a1mega 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:08:18 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCz6dPpP9v8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCz6dPpP9v8 Thoughts on the broader meaning of the U.S. financial meltdown. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:22 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth From the Army Times -- the first ever active-unit assignment to the US Army Northern Command. A brigade combat team will be deployed to Georgia (under a command in Colorado Springs) presumably as part of a permanent domestic mission. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this is just ever-so-slightly unnerving. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:21 GMT http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w People campaigning against a ballot initiative on amending the Arizona state constitution to ban same-sex marriage have begun claiming that support for the measure is being driven forward and funded by Mormon groups.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:20 GMT http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/257999 http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/257999 Ahmadinejad<br />Submited by cyskonsyght 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:28:38 GMT http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843824,00.html http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843824,00.html A very cool little collection of historical photos. A wide variety. Originally posted by a Daily Kos blogger at http://snipr.com/3h95w<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:13 GMT http://forums.nonewbs.com/showthread.php?t=42556 http://forums.nonewbs.com/showthread.php?t=42556 More religious knowledge has got to be a good thing, I think. On the other hand, a course like this has got to be fantastically easy to screw up. It would be interesting to study what they're doing and how it's working out. Thanks to ~C4Chaos at Friendfeed for the link.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:34 GMT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/24/eveningnews/main4206426.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/24/eveningnews/main4206426.shtml Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:09 GMT http://religion.info/english/articles/article_389.shtml http://religion.info/english/articles/article_389.shtml A Pew Forum backgrounder on the status of (supposedly) religiously-neutral invocations of a deity by government agents.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:30 GMT http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=335 http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=335 I'm sort of curious about this book.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:04 GMT http://www.amazon.com/Prophesies-Godlessness-Predictions-Americas-Secularization/dp/0195342542/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220561432&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Prophesies-Godlessness-Predictions-Americas-Secularization/dp/0195342542/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220561432&sr=8-1 Niebuhr (the grandson of the late H. Richard Niebuhr and grandnephew of Reinhold) now teaches at Syracuse. Sounds a little fluffy to me. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:03 GMT http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs30-2008aug30,0,189881,full.story http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs30-2008aug30,0,189881,full.story From the page: "Two years ago, the contentious cross atop the San Diego mountain was deemed part of a war memorial. A recent judicial opinion supports that, saying crosses have significance beyond religion." The judge who ruled in favor of leaving the cross as is commented that "the cross may evoke no particular religious impression at all" -- a bizarre claim in my view. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Freligion%2Fla-me-beliefs13-2008sep13%2C0%2C7595462%2Cfull.story<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:03 GMT http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs13-2008sep13,0,7595462,full.story http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs13-2008sep13,0,7595462,full.story Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:23 GMT http://feed43.com/caff-newsclips.xml http://feed43.com/caff-newsclips.xml Find real estate agents in your area to help you buy a house or sell your home.<br />Submited by thang 20, August 2008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:07:56 GMT http://www.realestateagentcentral.com http://www.realestateagentcentral.com A slightly puffy human-interest story on a recurring event at various Six Flags locations around the country, in which an amphitheater is used as a masjid and halal caterers are brought in.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:20 GMT http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/religion/chi-six-flags-muslims-25-jul25,0,2161842.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/religion/chi-six-flags-muslims-25-jul25,0,2161842.story Many Sikh temples in the U.S. are alarmed at the relative absence of young people (mostly immigrants' children), who don't speak Punjabi and aren't interested in the old-country traditions.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:20 GMT http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/533352.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/533352.html Frederick Clarkson, in a 2006 article, outlines the activities of the Institute for Religion and Democracy since the eighties. Mainly funded by right-wing think tanks, he says, it has attempted to foment schism and disrupt governance in the largest denominations in the National Council of Churches.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:20 GMT http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v20n1/clarkson_battle.html http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v20n1/clarkson_battle.html Submited by millette 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:21 GMT http://www.dgsociety.org http://www.dgsociety.org Published in the Saturday Evening Post on four consecutive weeks in February and March, 1943.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:57 GMT http://www.bilderberg.org/fight4.jpg http://www.bilderberg.org/fight4.jpg A new survey by Walk Score has ranked the largest U.S. cities by their walkability.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:51 GMT http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/2008/07/americas-most-walkable-big-cities.html http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/2008/07/americas-most-walkable-big-cities.html During the 1990s the rate of wetlands loss in the U.S. declined by some 80 percent over previous decades. But the nation is still losing upwards of 50,000 wetland acres per year, according to the U.S. Fish & <br />Submited by seanabrady 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:25:43 GMT http://r7.sharedcopy.com/7ub1d88 http://r7.sharedcopy.com/7ub1d88 Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:54 GMT http://www.richgibson.com/talktoteachers.htm http://www.richgibson.com/talktoteachers.htm Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:53 GMT http://www.flickr.com/photos/hayleygrimes/2604435721 http://www.flickr.com/photos/hayleygrimes/2604435721 MatchingList.com provides information and resources on matchmaking, dating, matchmaker, ethnic dating, religious dating, foreign brides, introduction agencies, speed dating, alternative lifestyle, love romance, personal ads and more.<br />Submited by louis23186 25, June 2008 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:59:53 GMT http://www.matchinglist.com http://www.matchinglist.com For some time, Dr. Dobson has been known for his insistence that a key component of parents' responsibility is the inflicting of controlled violence on their children in order to make them obedient, virtuous, and "God-fearing." Here a blogger considers li<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:06 GMT http://www.religiondispatches.org/Gui/Content.aspx?Page=AR&Id=278&SP=1 http://www.religiondispatches.org/Gui/Content.aspx?Page=AR&Id=278&SP=1 Almost everyone in the Americas and Western Europe will have a beautiful view of this eclipse. The Moon will be positioned well up in a dark, evening sky as viewed from most of the United States and Canada.<br />Submited by millette 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:48 GMT http://www.space.com/spacewatch/041001_lunar_eclipse.html http://www.space.com/spacewatch/041001_lunar_eclipse.html Un bout part ici, un bout part là - A bit of this, a bit of that<br />Submited by millette 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:28 GMT http://bof.waglo.com http://bof.waglo.com Text and audio of Faulkner's Nobel banquet address, originally delivered Dec. 10, 1950, in Stockholm. <br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:51 GMT http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/williamfaulknernobelprizeaddress.htm http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/williamfaulknernobelprizeaddress.htm Submited by deusdiabolus 22, November 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:59:14 GMT http://www.barefootsworld.net/uscivilflag.html http://www.barefootsworld.net/uscivilflag.html Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic, was one of the early advocates for a national Mother's Day holiday, as an antiwar organizing effort. Here's her "Mother's Day Proclamation" from 1870.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:04 GMT http://womenshistory.about.com/od/howejwriting/a/mothers_day.htm http://womenshistory.about.com/od/howejwriting/a/mothers_day.htm A documentary about how our national debate about serious issues has degenerated into sloganeering -- mainly carried out via bumper sticker.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:44:04 GMT http://lordsaveusthemovie.com/home.html http://lordsaveusthemovie.com/home.html Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:50 GMT http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2008/05/longest-walk-powwow-may-10.html http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2008/05/longest-walk-powwow-may-10.html Submited by paulnhs 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:57:15 GMT http://www.howfdarewe.com/?p=3 http://www.howfdarewe.com/?p=3 It is past time for a serious national discussion about whether, as a nation, we truly value intellect and rationality.<br />Submited by meryn 20, November 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:17 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/15/AR2008021502901.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/15/AR2008021502901.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 Photos of (mostly) abandoned industrial-age landmarks. Mainly black-and-white, done in a very understated, documentary style. Poignant and often beautiful.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:41:07 GMT http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm Submited by tizzle 22, November 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:49:33 GMT http://barnhard.nl/2007/12/16/reminder http://barnhard.nl/2007/12/16/reminder A 2005 study showed that the average suburban, well-off white teenager is more likely to engage in substance abuse or suffer from depression than kids living in poverty or in the inner city.<br />Submited by nbr 21, November 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:41:09 GMT http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20050505-000007.html http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20050505-000007.html