Every four to seven years on average Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church is celebrated on the same Sunday as it is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church and most protestant religions. 2010 is such a year. And, in an extemely rare occurance, next year will be as well. The reason for the difference is the use of two different calendars. The Orthodox Church uses the … [Read more...] about Easter In The Seventh Year
How Easter Is Forgotten
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Don’t Like Historical Facts? Just Change Them!
Steve Thomma at McClatchy writes about the conservative movement to rewrite history: … [Read more...] about Don’t Like Historical Facts? Just Change Them!
Unemployment Benefits Cut-Off Starts Monday
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The Mountaintop and The Promised Land
On this day, at this time, 42 years ago in the Memphis, TN, Mason Temple, Martin Luther King Jr. was delivering the last speech of his life. It's come to be known as "I've Been to the Mountaintop." That most famous of passages: And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick … [Read more...] about The Mountaintop and The Promised Land
Race In America
I stopped judging Barack Hussein Obama as an African-American around the time he won the Iowa caucus in January 2008. To me, I could care less about the color of one's skin or his religion. It's what's in his heart and head that is important. Of course, as a journalist who is in the profession of assessing labels for the sake of simplicity and laziness, I refer to Obama's … [Read more...] about Race In America
A balanced view of Obama
The New Yorker recently ran a profile of Italian cashmere magnate Brunello Cucinelli. [Subscription only] There is much to admire both in his entrepreneurial spirit and his concern for his employees. Last week, I stopped by the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in New York, where I discovered one of Mr. Cucinelli's cashmere throws on sale for $3000, and a pastel linen jacket for a … [Read more...] about A balanced view of Obama
Getting Ready for the Easter Bunny: Do the Bunny Hop (Videos)
Here at The Moderate Voice we try to offer you much more than just politics. We try to offer you useful tools to apply in your daily lives. So here are two videos that will get you ready to welcome the Easter Bunny to your houses tomorrow morning -- two renditions of the original Bunny Hop: And then there's this version: … [Read more...] about Getting Ready for the Easter Bunny: Do the Bunny Hop (Videos)
Apple Prehistory
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The Corner Turning Fandango
How many times can we be told by the experts that our economy has turned the corner before everyone but them realizes that all this corner turning is just walking us around in circles? In this country for many months, far too many times. The most recent corner turning burst of official euphoria occurred this past Friday when a new employment report found that 162,000 new jobs … [Read more...] about The Corner Turning Fandango
The Pope’s Red Herrings
On Good Friday, of all days, the Pope's priest, of all people, stirs blood memories of hatred by invoking Jews as "victims of collective violence" to bewail his spiritual leader's ordeal of criticism for failing to protect the victims of ordained pedophile predators. As quickly as the Vatican has moved to distance itself from this crackpot comparison, it reverberates in the … [Read more...] about The Pope’s Red Herrings
Quote of the Day: Did Justin Bieber Tweet His Way to the Top?
In past years, it could be said a singer "warbled" his or her way to the top, or sang like a bird to the top. But the question in the 21st century -- a legitimate one, to be sure -- is whether teen idol Justin Bieber Tweeted his way to the top. Our pop culture Quote of the Day is from a piece on The Daily Beast by Maura Johnston, American Idol columnist for Fancast.com and … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Did Justin Bieber Tweet His Way to the Top?
The Cynical Politics Of Jobs
With unemployment hovering at 9.7%, Americans got some good news on Friday as the economy added 162,000 new jobs in March. Democrats trotted out their red/blue “V” graph (above) to show the improvement from Bush’s final five quarters to Obama’s first five quarters. They crowed about how the stimulus, always designed to spend and add jobs in 2010, was working and hammered … [Read more...] about The Cynical Politics Of Jobs
The Coca Cola Column (Guest Voice)
The Coca-Cola Column by Peter Funt I'm calling this column “Coca-Cola.” Although I have little to say about Coke, it's my hope that the giant soft drink company will send me a few bucks for the naming rights. Apparently during the current economic upheaval, names are the easiest things to pawn off. New York City got $4 million by allowing Barclays to put its name on a … [Read more...] about The Coca Cola Column (Guest Voice)
Department of “No Duh”: Obama Checks “Black” on Census
The New York Times reports that Barack Obama checked "Black" on his census: The president, who was born in Hawaii and raised there and in Indonesia, had more than a dozen options in responding to Question 9, about race. He chose “Black, African Am., or Negro.” (The anachronistic “Negro” was retained on the 2010 form because the Census Bureau believes that some older blacks … [Read more...] about Department of “No Duh”: Obama Checks “Black” on Census
Why I’m Not Buying An iPad This Weekend
I own Apple stock, but I'm not lining up at my local Apple store this weekend or waiting with bated breath for the UPS or FedX guy to show up at my door. Why not? Shiny Is Not Enough I don't think I've ever bought a first generation Apple product. The novelty factor is insufficient motivation for me, and I don't lust after "new" enough to bear the costs associated with a … [Read more...] about Why I’m Not Buying An iPad This Weekend
Scott Roeder Sentenced To Life in Prison
Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion extremist who murdered Dr. George Tiller, was sentenced yesterday to a "Hard 50" -- essentially life in prison without the possibility of parole (via Tennessee Guerrilla Women): … [Read more...] about Scott Roeder Sentenced To Life in Prison
Libertarians & Political Principles
The libertarian movement should not compromise its ideals. That's the argument that was made by Prameet Kumar in an article that was published in the March 24th online edition of the University of Pennsylvania's Daily Pennsylvanian. In his article he suggested that the libertarian philosophy is becoming increasingly attractive to Americans in the 18-29 year old age range, a … [Read more...] about Libertarians & Political Principles
CBS Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Hits Record Low
Why is President Barack Obama out on the hustings these days talking about health care reform and what parts of it will kick in immediately, pointing out that the media needs to write instant judgments before it's really prudent to do so and telling a reporter that talk radio is divisive ("NO DUH")? Perhaps because it's because in some polls he is coming up as popularity … [Read more...] about CBS Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Hits Record Low
Why Do Arabs Obey Obama When No One Else Does?: Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia
Are Arab nations going along too easily with the demands of the Obama Administration? Israel's recent treatment of Joe Biden seems to have triggered some Arab soul-searching on the question. According to this article by columnist Yassir Al Zaatira of Saudi Arabia's Al Madina newspaper, the apparent impunity with which Israel dispenses with the will of the United States should … [Read more...] about Why Do Arabs Obey Obama When No One Else Does?: Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia