Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 7:21 PM, for 12h 56m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1781, after the Battle of the Chesapeake, the British Navy is repelled by…
Philosophy
City, Culture, Ethics, Philosophy, Religion
Perspectives Narrow or Wide
by JOHN ADAMS • • 7 Comments
One of the hopes for small-town living is that, among the residents of such a place, one will commonly find plain speaking and humility. Perhaps there are places like this, but sadly small towns, by themselves, are not enough to overcome unworthy pride. On the contrary, within such places, sometimes a tiny faction – confusing…
Babbittry, Boosterism, City, Culture, Philosophy, Religion
That’s Been Done for Generations
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
The Atlantic has a story, from Faith Hill (not the singer, obviously), about how gatherings of atheists in Secular Churches Rethink Their Sales Pitch (‘They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While, It Worked). These groups are learning – like all civic groups – that it’s hard to sustain membership. There’s nothing…