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Americans Not Happy Crying
Articles The Full Fathom Five Blog

A Different Sort of New Year’s Resolution – Brian G. Mattson

Americans are easily the most economically prosperous people to ever walk the earth. Why do we seem so miserable? Angry? Dissatisfied? Full of grievance? We are living proof that money doesn’t buy happiness, but that never stops us from giving it our best shot. Our national discontent shows up regularly Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
Top 10 Most Influential Books of All Time
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“The Top Ten Most Influential Books of All-Time: Be It For Good or Evil, These Books Changed History”

In April, I published my list of The Top Ten Evilest People of All-Time. It was, I admit, a joy to be Dante for a day and pronounce sentence on some of history’s greatest villains. That article got quite a reaction, as people added their own nominees to the list Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
A Wonderful Life Poster
Articles The Full Fathom Five Blog

It’s a Wonderful Life is a fitting metaphor for a nation absent Christian belief

“It’s a Wonderful Life is a fitting metaphor for a nation absent Christian belief. Jesus Christ said that his followers were to be like ‘salt’; that is, a people whose presence is felt for the good that they do.” Larry wrote this column for CNN. It was published on Christmas Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
Drummond Moody
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When One Reference on Your Credit Application Is Enough

This week it was our great joy to attend our son Christopher’s graduation from Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. It is a long 3.5-year rigorous program to achieve this professional degree. Christopher has been equal to the task and we were thrilled to celebrate this solemn occasion with him. Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
Basel Art Banana Duct Tape
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Art World Rocked as Taped Banana Stolen and Replaced with Clever Forgery – A Satire by Dr. Benjamin Wiker

New developments in the famous banana duct taped to the wall. It turns out that the fruit in question was actually a fraud. Little did last Friday’s afternoon onlookers at the Gallery of the prestigious Art Basel in Miami know that “The Comedian,” created by world-renowned Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
Eric Metaxas
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100,000 Christians die for their faith every year. That translates to 11 Christians per hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

We took Nigerian Bishop Jwan Zhumbes to New York City to appear on The Eric Metaxas Show. He enjoyed himself. More importantly, his message of persecution is one that needs to be heard. Watch the Video Now Share this article! Larry Alex Taunton is an author, cultural commentator, and freelance Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
Christopher, Zachary, and me at Notre Dame Stadium in front of “Touchdown Jesus.”
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Seeing America One College Football Stadium at a Time

The Taunton Men love college football. A couple of years ago, we started an annual tradition: we would travel to one of the sport’s iconic stadiums to see one of the “blue bloods” play in what we hope will be a good game against a team other than Alabama. By Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
By the fire at Duck River
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Caddyshack, Skunks, and a Place of Peace: A Report from Duck River Ranch

It has been quite some time since we gave you an update on progress at Duck River. For the uninitiated, Duck River Ranch is a property about an hour north of Birmingham, Alabama. We have been developing it for more than a year. (You can read the introductory blog here.) Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
marilyn monroe peeks
Articles Humor The Full Fathom Five Blog

Here’s John Steinbeck Asking Marilyn Monroe for Her Autograph (1955)

In 1955, Nobel laureate John Steinbeck wrote a hilarious letter to Marilyn Monroe requesting an autographed photo of the starlet preferably “in a pensive, girlish mood.” But the photo, he assured her, wasn’t for him. It was for his nephew. Yeah. Sure it was. Read the full story at openculture.com Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago
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The True Story of John / Joan | HealthyPlace

In 1967, the botched circumcision of an anonymous baby boy led to a horrifying 12-year effort to turn a boy into a girl. Known as the “John/Joan Case,” the experiment was presented everywhere as a smashing success and proof that sexual orientation was a product of nurture, not nature. I Read more…

By larry, 5 years5 years ago

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