8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (868+ words) thefederalist. com Higher education's collapsing credibility may be doing more to slow the decline of American religion than any revival, awakening, or demographic shift. One of the most unexpected cultural developments in the U. S. has been the recent stabilization of religious…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (225+ words) It was English settlers in Virginia, not Pilgrims in New England, who observed America's first Thanksgiving. In modern times, since 1958, Berkeley Plantation has held a Thanksgiving festival on the first weekend in November to remind the nation that it was…...