“Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion and Government in the Constitution of the United States, the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history.” ~Founding Father James Madison; Monopolies, Perpetuit[...]
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A Hannukiah Menorah That Celebrates an Event on Christmas Day 165 years Before the Birth of Jesus.
A HANUKKIAH IN HOLLAND Last week, a 266-year-old menorah valued at over a half-million dollars, was put back on display at Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum . The Rintel Hanukkah Menorah is more than a meter and a half meters wide, made of silver. It is said to be the most valuable hannukiah in[...]
Celebrating the Sacrifice of the Ear
December 23, 1888 Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh cuts off his own left ear, or at least part of the earlobe, after a row with fellow artist and close friend, Paul Gauguin. The incident happened in Arles, where van Gogh was living in a rented studio. The Dutchman, then aged 35, had long suffered repea[...]
Sunday Revelations: The Messiah Updated … Singing in a Spacesuit?
(This post was put together by Dr. Steve Schwartz a few weeks before his death from Covid-19 — Ed.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lighthouse
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The Christmas Surprise
On the night before Christmas, the Donald lay awake, OH what what was good friend Kim Jung Un planning for this special day? Was it a chocolate cake? Perhaps a wonderful Hanbok, the silk dress the Donald saw on so many Korean women? Melania would look so lovely in an Hanbok. But what if it was [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: THE AVE CHALLENGE: What happened in 10,950 BCE?
HINT: The Vulture Stone from Göbekli Tepe (left) records a key event in human history A. Extinction of woolly mammoths B. Beginning of last ice age, “the Younger Dryas” C. Earliest construction of a temple D. Beginnings of agriculture E. Earliest observatory for meteors and comets.[...]
Happy Hannukah . the miracle of the cell phone
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