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Comment on A little bit of history…Czech Americans and Education (part VII) by Milo Munchinsky

Milo Munchinsky — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:36:26 +0000

Thanks for this commentary, it is so true or at least I can attest to it personally. My parents who were immigrants put very high proiority on education as their parents did as well. As a result there are several PH.D.s in our family.

Comment on Prizes for promoting the Czech culture abroad / Ceny za sireni ceske kultury v zahranici by Michael Pratschner

Michael Pratschner — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:51:40 +0000

Of course, there would have to be a prize! It’s all about the PRIZES, huh.
It’s a cool deal you have going here.
Rock on MJP

Comment on Czech contacts / Kontakty na Cechy zijici v USA by Jarko

Jarko — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:07:10 +0000

6.
Ahoj! Ja jsem “americansky cech” narozen v americe. Jsem v Los Angeles. Napiste!!!!!! yarko2511@aol.com

Comment on Czech contacts / Kontakty na Cechy zijici v USA by Jarko

Jarko — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:59:19 +0000

Ahoj! Ja jsem “americansky cech” narozen v americe. Jsem v Los Angeles. Napiste!!!!!! yarko2511@aol.com

Comment on Czech contacts / Kontakty na Cechy zijici v USA by Zuzana Beranova

Zuzana Beranova — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:02:37 +0000

Ahoj, nekdo v Las Vegas? Napiste! zuzana_1800@yahoo.com

Comment on A little bit of history….Czech-American Institutions from Past to Present: Religion (Part V) by keef

keef — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:57:00 +0000

Milo-I think your later point about the disassociation from the negative history is dead on. It is very American to attempt to carve out a new path with just about everything so to take on the label of Baptist or methodist or the like is oftentimes considered constricting rather than a source of positive self identification.
as far as atheism goes, in the US I think it has slowly over time, come to be seen as a difficult postion to philosophically defend. The recent ‘conversion’ of renowned atheist Anthony Flew to a deistic viewpoint is a strong case in point. the wind was taken from many an atheist’s sail by his recent change in position.

Comment on A little bit of history….Czech-American Institutions from Past to Present: Religion (Part V) by Tanja

Tanja — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:48:18 +0000

I agree, the “spiritual” crowd has been growing rapidly everywhere, even in the Czech Republic. But the majority of Czechs still claim to be atheists, meaning there is NO higher being, regardless what that this higher power may be. If you say that you believe in God, most of them just laugh at you and make you feel very stupid.

Comment on Which 2 Czech songs have been rulling the world? / Jake 2 ceske pisnicky otrasaji svetem?? by Josef Vosicky

Josef Vosicky — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:11:47 +0000

Skoda Lasky neni ta jedina ceska melodie po svete znama! V cizine je jeste znama “Cervena Sukenka”. Je ji mozno slyset i z desek z let 50. a 60. nahranych v USA.

Comment on A little bit of history….Czech-American Institutions from Past to Present: Religion (Part V) by Milo Munchinsky

Milo Munchinsky — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:51:44 +0000

Your conclusion, “what happened?” is a good one. After visiting the Czech Republic last year I asked the same question. One observation that I would like to make is that the “no religion” category is also growing in the United States. Some estimate that it is as high as 20% which would be over 70 million people! I have also noticed, in both countries, that a larger number of people say they are “spiritual” but don’t belong to any religion. Perhaps this is a way to disassociate themselves from negative history rather then seeing history as contributing to their present identity.

Comment on Czech contacts / Kontakty na Cechy zijici v USA by Mirka Pipova-Perkins

Mirka Pipova-Perkins — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:38:20 +0000

Ahoj,
jsem z Mesa Arizona, znam tu par Cechu a Slovaku a tak jim samozrejme reknu o tomhle web logu. Tohle je vyborny napad. komtesaz@yahoo.com