Censored Photos From Inside U.S. Japanese Concentration Camps

Dorothea Lange—well-known for her FSA photographs like Migrant Mother—was hired by the U.S. government to make a photographic record of the “evacuation” and “relocation” of Japanese-Americans in 1942. She was eager to take the commission, despite being opposed to the effort, as she believed “a true record of the evacuation would be valuable in the future.”
The military commanders that reviewed her work realized that Lange’s contrary point of view was evident through her photographs, and seized them for the duration of World War II, even writing “Impounded” across some of the prints. The photos were quietly deposited into the National Archives, where they remained largely unseen until 2006.

The Top 10 Characteristics of the Average Unchurched Family

1. They are a blended home.
2. They are spiritually mismatched.
3. They are financially strapped.
4. They are over-calendared.
5. They are biblically illiterate.
6. They are ethnically diverse.
7. They have a special needs child.
8. One in five have experienced some form of trauma in the home.
9. They want to be successful.
10. They are spiritually hungry.

Americans still favor ties with Cuba after Castro’s death, U.S. election

Three-quarters of U.S. adults (75%) approve of the decision last year to re-establish U.S. relations with Cuba, while nearly as many (73%) favor ending the long-standing U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, according to a new national survey by Pew Research Center conducted Dec. 1-5.

Why My First Church Hire Was A Woman, And Yours Should Be Too

Everything we do at Niddrie is overseen by the elders and has the approval of the whole congregation. It is not that we are not involved in the life of women in our church because, clearly we are. Women can see us teach and model godliness in the home and as we preach the Word and lead the meetings. We still counsel couples and single women in certain situations. If with a couple it is with my wife. If with a single woman it can be with my wife or it can be with one of our women’s workers or a friend she trusts. Also, our woman’s pastoral worker reports to the elders regularly so that we can pray intelligently for those with specific needs and difficulties. But, at the heart of it all, we, as the male leaders, are ensuring that our women’s pastoral workers are being supported and trained to do their job well.

What’s on your table? How America’s diet has changed over the decades

Americans’ eating habits, in short, are all over the place, at least according to our analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data. Which is about what you’d expect, judging from the results of Pew Research Center’s recent survey on food and nutrition attitudes. In that survey, 54% of Americans said people in the U.S. pay more attention to eating healthy foods today compared with 20 years ago – the same percentage who said Americans’ actual eating habits are less healthy today than they were 20 years ago. And while 73% of Americans said they were very or fairly focused on healthy and nutritious eating, 58% said that most days they probably should be eating healthier.

Terminally ill child dies in Santa’s arms

A 60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms.

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