Author DM Celley

Culture

THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE AND THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY

Of all the persons who followed Christ and promoted Christianity few had a more decisive impact than the Emperor Constantine who legalized the religion in the Roman Empire and helped bring the different tangents back to the same base.  The boost given during his reign propelled Christianity to the forefront of Roman life, and later

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DID ROMAN ARCHES HAVE A PURPOSE OTHER THAN CELEBRATION?

Roman arches were constructed for purpose of announcing and commemorating a victory in a major military conflict.  For six hundred years they were the ways and means to bring the victory back to the Roman people.  But their original purpose began to shift along with the very fabric of authority in Rome.  Celebrating a Major

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EARLY CHRISTIANITY’S GREATEST ADVOCATE

After the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the concept of Christianity was in its infancy struggling to survive.  Conflicts with traditional Judaism arose that lead to charges of heresy and persecution of Christians.  These clashes were sometimes violent resulting in the death of the proclaimed heretic.  Then a savior of a different sort emerged and brought

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SHOULD AMERICA OUTLAW TIKTOK?

On March 13, 2024, The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress voted to outlaw the distribution of all “foreign-adversary-controlled applications.”  Although the bill that passed the House could have far reaching implications for numerous applications, the debate was centered around one—TikTok.  The impact would mean a change for 170 million American TikTok users that

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WHO WAS THE MASTER DISTILLER THAT HELPED CREATE JACK DANIEL’S WHISKEY?

Jack Daniel’s line of Tennessee whiskeys is one of the largest selling groups of distilled spirit beverages sold as whiskey in the world.  What separates it from other competitor brands is the refining and aging process that was taught to Jack Daniel at an early age by a slave named Nathan “Nearest” Green in the

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