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t gets cold in Bethlehem.
Even in our own time of global warming, it is down in the low 40s there today, almost as cold in the original Bethlehem as it is in freezing Bethlehem, Pa. “No room at the inn” can be serious business when it is cold out: We had a cold snap a couple of years ago that killed 21 people in the United States, not only the old and the frail but also an 18-year-old college student. We do not heat our homes mainly with fire — we have a whole apparatus of technological marvels to throw …
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Detail of Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1622. (Public Domain/Wikimedia) And the darkness has not overcome it. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I t gets cold in Bethlehem. Even in our own time of global warming, it is down in the low 40s there today, almost as cold in the original Bethlehem as it is in freezing Bethlehem, Pa. “No room at the inn” can be serious business when it is cold out: We had a cold snap a couple of years ago that killed 21 people in the United States, not only the old and the frail but also an 18-year-old college student. We do not heat our homes mainly with fire — we have a whole apparatus of technological marvels to throw … Something to Consider If you enjoyed this article, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Members get all of our content on the site including the digital magazine and archives, no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more). And importantly, NRPLUS members help keep NR going. If you enjoyed this article and want to see more premium content like this, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Become a Member Recommended McConnell Makes His Case: ‘We Must Be Doing Something Right’ The Senate Republican leader on how to resist the ‘genuine radicals’ bent on destroying the Senate and transforming the country. Why Biden’s Approval Ratings Are About to Get Worse Even a modest erosion of support among progressives could drive his numbers into the 30s. A Brutal Washington Post Story on Kamala Harris Anonymous former staffers are trashing the vice president’s management style. It’s Different When Ron DeSantis Does It: CNN Edition Nearly half the states have civilian military forces, and the president controls a military with nukes. But it’s Florida, so its force must by definition be terrifying. Elizabeth Warren’s Big Whopper Elizabeth Warren now contends that Big Grocery is conspiring to take advantage of consumers. Biden Fails the Christmas Test The White House had a head start on the task of getting Covid tests ready for the holidays, and failed miserably anyway. The Latest Remembering Gelly on My Melancholy Christmas We can be better from basking in the glow of a fleeting life that gives and teaches, because even when the life is tragically short, the love endures. Which Beatle’s Solo Christmas Song Is Worse? ‘Happy XMas (War Is Over)’ vs. ‘Wonderful Christmastime’: It’s on. Kevin McCallister’s Parents Are Unfit Newly unsealed transcripts from his emancipation case. The Movies’ Greatest Hug Forty years ago this month, Warren Beatty’s Reds exposed Communism through a self-destructively naïve American Bolshevik. Verses for Winter A bit of snow and ice, and dreams Biden Administration to End Omicron Travel Restrictions on African Countries The administration initially banned travelers from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.