Daily Archives: July 4, 2025

The Declaration did not create a nation

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Louis Menand July 4, 2019 in the New Yorker (thanks to Ann M.) On September 2, 1945, in a grassy field in Hanoi known as Ba Dinh Square, a fifty-five-year-old man wearing a worn khaki tunic and white rubber sandals … Continue reading →

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Two Minutes of Torah | Chukat | Numbers 19:1−22:1

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Two Minutes of Torah How the Mighty Hath Fallen This week’s Torah portion, Chukat, brings to a close a narrative arc that defines the distinct and significant differences between a broader understanding of the qualities of … Continue reading →

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A revisited Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to break from a leader who governs with cruelty, contempt, and corruption, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they … Continue reading →

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Check out the Declaration’s list of grievances

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Jim deMaine

It’s time to recapture our freedoms. from The Contrarian – thanks to Mary M. Desperate for some inspiration, I decided to reread the entire Declaration of Independence. We know it as an aspirational document (“We hold these truths…”). We understand it … Continue reading →

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3 PM today July 4th – Performance Hall

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Reading the Declaration of Independence In honor of Independence Day a group of us will gather to read the Declaration of Independence.  Please join us if you are interested. A Reading of The Declaration of Independence Date:     July 4, 2025 Time:    3:00 p.m. Location: … Continue reading →

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