Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy Independence Day!



Here's a great idea from Atheist Revolution for creating a 4th of July Family Tradition. Devote some time on the 4th to reading with your kids some of the classic documents of American history. Not the revisionist garbage being swallowed by Christian extremists like Rep. Louie Gohmert(R-TX), but the original material. There are so many good ones to choose from, but I think I'll start with these:
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Treaty of Tripoli
McCollum v. Board of Education Dist. 71, 333 U.S. 203 (1948)
Engel v. Vitale, 82 S. Ct. 1261 (1962)

There is much the Christian right does not want you to know about American history. Fortunately, the information is out there and can be accessed with little effort.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

4th of July - Other people suck

I had a great 4th of July this year...  Until we had to be around other people.  My tolerance for being around other people appears to be waning more and more as I get older.

Most of the day was spent by ourselves.  I took the day off work.  I spent much of it in the pool.  It was a nice hot day and the water was wonderful.  I grilled an awesome steak, a fillet mignon I purchased from Sprouts.  After sunset we walked to a local park and watched the cities fireworks show.  


Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy 4th!


One In Four Americans Doesn’t Know From Which Country We Declared Our Independence    

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Happy Independence Day!