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Archive for January 4th, 2008

Alexander Campbell

Posted in RELIGION: Markers on Our Religious Landscape on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »

January 4, 1830. Alexander Campbell – co-founder of the American religious movement that gave birth to the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches (Independent) and Churches of Christ – publishes the maiden issue of his journal, “The Millenial Harbinger,” replacing his former paper, “The Christian Baptist.“ [Source: Earl West, The Search for the [...]

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On Words

Posted in Language/Culture, QUOTES on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »

“Words are not ideas. At best they are symbols of ideas. Simple people require but few words and all of these originally have a confined or limited usage. But as those who use them develop new skills and multiply their relationship to the world around them their words take on new connotations. Words are like [...]

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