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Van Doren—Presbyterian, commenting on the Good Samaritan—makes an observation of devastating simplicity. The Samaritan did not assess nationality before acting. He saw a man lying in his own blood. That was sufficient information. One notes we have developed elaborate frameworks for determining whether persons of various categories merit assistance before proceeding. The Samaritan apparently skipped that step. It seems not to have occurred to him.
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#OTD in 1892 a #Presbyterian minister named #JamesNaismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball", which developed as an indoor recreational activity at the #Springfield #YMCA during long Massachusetts winters. Naismith was hired as a chaplain at The #UniversityofKansas soon after, and part of his duties included teaching phys ed which eventually evolved into being the obvious choice as the school's #basketball coach. Despite supposedly "inventing" the game in 1898, somehow during his tutelage, he became the only #CollegeBasketball #Coach with an overall losing team record in the entire history of the #KansasJayhawks. Here is a rare WOR #RadioInterview recording that was uncovered in the 21st century where Naismith describes inventing #theGame