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Monday, November 17, 2014

Oldest restaurant and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

* The Oldest Restaurant in Every State -- "...we tracked down...the oldest continuously operating eateries in America."
* 90-year-old Florida man cited for feeding homeless -- again -- "Arnold Abbott and his team of chefs set up shop Wednesday night on Fort Lauderdale Beach and dished out free food to the homeless."
* FDR’s third-term election and the 22nd amendment -- "...in the campaign, Roosevelt insisted that he was in the race to keep America out of war in Europe..."
* 'Gay cake' row: Fr Tim Bartlett withdraws engagement with gay groups over cake case -- "I will be writing today to those groups from the gay community, with whom I have had a very constructive and ongoing engagement in recent years, to say that I am withdrawing my engagement until the right of all people, in this case Christians, to freedom of conscience is vindicated and respected by the Equality Commission and the gay community."
* Gay marriage ruling means high court review likely -- "The march toward gay marriage across the U.S. hit a roadblock Thursday when a federal appeals court upheld laws against the practice in four states..."
* Mob lynches Christian couple in Pakistan -- "All of Pakistan's minorities feel that the state fails to protect them, and even tolerates violence against them."
* Some Interesting Facts about Ulysses S. Grant -- "Grant’s real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant...Grant was elected President of the United States in March 1869. At the time he was the youngest American President at age 46."

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