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This a good article on the history and meaning of Memorial day. What are you doing today at 3:00pm? https://lnkd.in/eTjtTkPV

To most of us, this holiday marks a three-day weekend, the beginning of summer, and various traditions. However, few are aware of the true significance of Memorial Day. Here are some interesting and surprising facts about this holiday: #MemorialDay #American #History

An observation for this Presidents’ Day: My friend asked me where we draw the line on taking down the monuments of former/current heroes. Do we take down the monuments of all of the slaveholding Presidents? My answer is: Let’s talk about it. Every early President didn’t own slaves; neither John Adams nor John Quincy Adams owned slaves because they didn’t agree with the practice. SEE? Slavery wasn’t just a thing that everybody went along with like an inevitability. Some people said, “That’s a no for me, dawg.”? There is space between pulling down every statue of a slave-owning President and pretending that they were all angels. Each of them was a fallible person. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence based on the universal rights of man while holding more than 600 people as slaves, while having children with an enslaved girl of minor age. Maybe in the space between angel and devil we can find a way to appreciate the good deeds of some of these men and condemn their failings that we are still paying for today. Do you get a statue? Sure. Maybe the statue also mentions that you were a slaveholder. Maybe the schools you built offer free tuition to the descendants of your enslaved people. There is a lot of space and we should talk inside that space. We’re all old enough to know that no one is all good or all bad; that also applies to national heroes. For your convenience, here is a list of US Presidents who owned slaves at some point in their adult lives: George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant (Not Grant! Yes, his wife had control of 4 slaves during the Civil War. She freed them after the Emancipation Proclamation) Below is a picture of Hannah Jackson, a woman enslaved by Pres. Andrew Jackson. She might not think he was so great. Image from Wikipedia

If confederate flags and monuments are truly about honoring "your" heritage, then certainly there must be a better way for "you" to do that without forcing "me" to honor "your" heritage too, especially if I consider confederate icons to be hate symbols. Maintaining confederate flags and monuments on courthouse grounds is forcing "me" to honor "your" heritage. More appropriate places to honor "your" heritage would be: museums, cemeteries, or "your" house. Walton County Board of County Commissioners

Here's a little history on the upcoming St. Patrick's Day that will take place on March 17, 2024. #saintpatricksday #history #humanresouces #humanresourcesmanagement #background #meaningfulconnections #celebrations #humanresourcesconsulting

Here is some information about another legacy left by Christians in Ottawa. Hidden in plain sight. See the life lessons of hard work, innovation and a Christian ethic about work and service. McKay built in the 1820s what we still enjoy in 2024. #christianrootscanada #canadianhistory #ottawahistory #rideaucanal https://lnkd.in/g4a2Gzm4

Have you ever wondered how the Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen? Living in Canterbury and being a member of the wider community, The Cathedral looms large over the City and over my daily commute, not to mention where I had my graduation ceremony - and somewhere my daughters attend school. It is a magical place whether you are religious or not - it is a core part of the historical, cultural and economic DNA of the City... Next year after just over 11YRS - Justin Welby will step down as Archibishop, a more pressing question than who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury is: who would want to be? The principle of?"nolo episcopari" suggests whoever answers “me” should not win the race for Lambeth Palace.... Whoever is chosen to replace him will be the 106th person to have held the position since St Augustine of Canterbury was sent from Rome to Kent to convert the Anglo-Saxons in the sixth century. Though the Archbishop of Canterbury is the?Church of England’s most senior bishop, they are not its supreme head – since the English Reformation, when Henry VIII broke from Rome in 1529-36, that role has been held by the British Monarch. As well as being bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, with oversight of 327 churches in east Kent, and metropolitan archbishop of the province of Canterbury, which covers the southern two-thirds of England, Canterbury must also hold together the fragile coalitions of the Church of England (CofE) and the global Anglican Communion. The Archbishop’s powers to do all this are not formal or legislative, but based on soft skills: persuasion, reconciliation, the ability to garner good will; they are no executive leader, like the pope, but “first among equals”. No smoke will rise from the Sistine Chapel when Welby’s successor is chosen, but the successful candidate must navigate an opaque selection process. Asked in 2002 what the procedure was for replacing the then archbishop, George Carey, a CofE spokesperson comically replied: “I just don’t know.” Here is a great article - a short history of the institution and an appraisal of the front runners and their backgrounds. Will it be the first female appointment? A person of colour? Both? #knowledgeispower https://lnkd.in/epznfCEv

Why It Matters:

As you celebrate this Memorial Weekend please take some time to remember the reason for the holiday. Check this interesting article out to learn more about the beginnings of Memorial Day. ??

Remembering is more than not Forgetting. “Without Memorial Day, there is no other holiday.” Joe Mantegna ? Let that quote sink in. There is a complex irony to the celebration of Memorial Day.?It is an irony that requires reflection to be appreciated.? Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and represented a haphazard way to honor American war dead by placing flowers upon their graves.? The evolution into Memorial Day transformed it into a celebration that looks simultaneously at the sadness of past ultimate sacrifice and the hope of a future pleasant summer of joy.?With its combination of sadness and joy, past and future It defines perspective. Our Republic is going through a time of troubles.?We have done so in the past.?By nature, young people live in the present.?Their lives are filled with activities driven by compliance and mollified by the need to establish independence.?The process of teaching, interaction, and experience that parenting and educational institutions create is by and large less an environment in which the energy of the present can be channeled to benefit from the expertise of the past to help create the better future. The abdication of this responsibility to a commitment to mediocrity of thought amplified by assigning no implications to actions is a sign of social rust. So, as we celebrate this Memorial Day, let the gratitude for the sacrifices of the past that allow us to craft a better future abound.?It is more of a responsibility than a gift.