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Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks agoPhiladelphia's founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about 'godless' Freemasons and the Illuminati
Conspiracy theories have evolved with technology, but their nature remains unchanged throughout U.S. history, particularly in Philadelphia's early years.
Cooking
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoEvery Thanksgiving table in America has a chair that belongs to the person who did the most and gets thanked the least - and that chair has belonged to the same person for so long that if she didn't sit in it nobody would remember to set a place for her there either - Silicon Canals
Holiday meal preparation involves significant invisible emotional labor, disproportionately performed by women, encompassing memory management, dietary coordination, and logistical planning beyond cooking.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months agoAntinomian Controversy: Inspiring the Separation of Church and State in the USA
The Antinomian Controversy ( antinomian from the Greek "against the law") ended with the banishment of Anne Hutchinson in 1638. Wheelwright had been banished the year before, and Henry Vane had returned to England that same year (1637). After Hutchinson was expelled, another religious dissenter, Roger Williams (1603-1683), who had been banished in early 1636, began a literary duel with John Cotton over religious freedom and persecution, which addressed a number of points raised by the Antinomian Controversy.
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