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By extolling freedom of religion in the schools, President Bill Clinton has raised the level of debate on the importance of religion to American life.[2] The time is ripe for a deeper dialogue on the contribution of religion to the welfare of the nation.
America has always been a religious country. Its first Christian inhabitants were only too anxious to explain what they were doing and why, explains historian Paul Johnson. In a way the first American settlers were like the ancient Israelites. They saw themselves as active agents of divine providence. [3] Today, he adds, it is generally accepted that more than half the American people still attend a place of worship over a weekend, an index of religious practice unequaled anywhere in the world, certainly in a great and populous nation. [4]
by Kim Krisberg
Funny cats and disaster preparedness. It s a marriage made in Internet heaven. Cats are all over the Internet, says Michele Late, coordinator of the American Public Health Association s (APHA) Cat Preparedness Photo Contest. And if cats are what people want, then marrying them with emergency preparedness seems like a smart fit.
Launched just after Labor Day weekend, APHA s cat photo contest takes its inspiration from the enormous popularity of an Internet meme known as LOLcats, in which yep, you guessed it people take funny photos of cats and photoshop them with funny text called LOLspeak. (The phenomenon began with a photo of a gray cat sitting on its hind legs with its mouth open and text that reads: I can haz cheezburger? If you re a cat lover, this is hilarious. Believe me.) Need more proof? The I Can Haz Cheezburger website has 24 million fans who share half a million photos every month.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to a posh restaurant in November to celebrate a friend’s birthday prompted swift backlash – and even Newsom himself said he could have modeled better behavior.
His ill-conceived dinner came after pleas to locals to avoid social gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19 over the holidays. It was just one instance of politicians who endorsed coronavirus-related restrictions engaging in behavior they told their constituents to avoid.
Politicians are human messengers, experts told USA TODAY. They can – and sometimes do – fail to model the proper behavior to slow the spread of the coronavirus. That doesn’t mean people should give up on mitigation measures recommended by public health officials such as wearing masks, social distancing and washing their hands.
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