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Good Friday. The saddest and most solemn day in Christendom. It is only in the past few years in the United States that commerce has not stopped completely on this day, its official commemoration ruled as  an illegal linkage between church and state. In this painting, the unknown Hungarian painter has made the scene of Jesus' crucifixion look a great deal like 1476 Hungary. Note the castles in the background of the picture and the pointed shoes on the men to the right of the cross. For over 2,000 years, Christians worldwide have been united in their faith. (Well, that may greatly overstate the unity, as Europe was overrun with religious wars for quite a while, and even America was begun through religious backlash.) Generally speaking, most Christians agree on great principles of the religion.  Generally speaking, what do Christians believe? The Nicene Creed, over 1,00 years older than the painting is one summary:

Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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I thought you might enjoy taking a few minutes to time travel to the America of the Pilgrims, Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Plymouth you can visit both the Mayflower II, a recreation of the ship which the Pilgrims travelled to the new world and Plimouth Plantation, their recreated village.

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Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

Sick of finding everything about you on Google except your shoe size? Maybe it's time for you to sign up for the Google opt-out village! While you might find it a little authoritarian, by clicking "opt-out" on the Google page (which summons the Google van to pick you up) might just be a temptation.

Do read the scrolling information as the video plays. There is important news there about how President Obama plans to slip universal health care into the iTunes user agreement.

h/t Bala, who's always hooked into the latest.

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BUTTERCOW CAM: Don't miss the unveiling of the Butter Cow. This years sculpture is really something unique, special and unlike anything that's been done at the State Fair before. Once the camera is turned on, you'll know why, you have to see it live. The butter cow has been an unofficial icon of the fair since the 1920's. 800 pounds of unsalted butter are used to sculpt the life size figure by hand over a wire and wood frame. The process takes about two days. After the fair, the butter will be removed and reused in another sculpture. This years buttercow is more than just a cow it's a pastoral scene with a butter cow, a butter calf a trio of skunks, a butter tree, log, birds, snake, acorn and even hoof prints. The Butter Cow can be seen in person in the dairy building from 9am to 9pm.

 

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