A Service of Kilgore Trout University
      Constantine      Ron Reagan, Jr
Today – As the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great convened the first Council of Nicaea  1,686 years ago today. It was there that a gathering of bishops in the early Chrisitian church agreed on the mechanics of the Trinity defining God as the simultaneous Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In addition, the Council designated three bishops* as leaders of the early church. (*In Antioch, Alexandria and Rome – with none having authority over the other.) Although centuries would pass before the Church would mandate celibacy for its priests, the first Council of Nicaea prohibited clergy from lending money and also rejected self-castration as a sign of faith. Further, the Council established a Canon Law denying Jews the right to circumcise their  slaves -- although nothing was said about settlements on the West Bank.

Birthday Boy  - The only biological son of the late President, Ronald Reagan, Jr. was born 53 years ago today in Los Angeles  during the time his film star father was hosting General Electric Theater series on CBS television. Ballet dancer and talk show host, the younger Reagan’s politics were strongly liberal in contrast to his father’s enduring role as a conservative icon.  In a 2004 interview, the younger Reagan said the second  Bush administration had “cheated to get into the White House. I think they feel that anything they can do to prevail – lie, cheat,  whatever—is justified by their revolutionary aims. They’ve used the War on terror to justify everything from tax cuts to oil drilling in Alaska.”  
NOTE: Contrary to false reports filed by the Boca Raton Police Department and local paramedics, whatever allegedly happened here at Trout University yesterday did not!  - University Department of Risk Management.