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"In The Beginning"
Thirty-five years ago, on another Christmas Eve, men first rounded our nearest planetary neighbor. They were in radio silence on the far side, for a few minutes the loneliest men in existence.
The reentered the world of humans as they emerged from the shadow of the moon, and read from Genesis. At that time, despite the government funding, the ACLU had no complaints, as far as I know.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 25, 2003 12:29 AM
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Christmas Past
Excerpt: Rand Simberg has an interesting reminiscence of a Christmas Eve 35 years ago....
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Merry Christmas!
Posted by McGehee at December 25, 2003 02:02 AM
On the other hand, Madeline Murray O'Hara filed a suit that went all the way to the Supreme Court before being dismissed.
Posted by Mark R. Whittington at December 25, 2003 05:35 AM
Merry Christmas to you, to your lovely wife, to your daughters, and to all your readers!
What a great Christmas day post, too.
Posted by Sharon at December 25, 2003 08:31 AM
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