The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, has died at 97.

Docherty died on Thanksgiving at his home in central Pennsylvania, according to his wife, Sue Docherty.

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Docherty, then pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, just blocks from the White House, gave a sermon in 1952 saying the pledge should acknowledge God.

Rest In Peace, George.

You know you have serious issues when you trample a man to death just to get inside a store for a sale.

A Wal-Mart employee in New York state's Long Island died on Friday when a throng of shoppers surged into the store and physically broke down the doors, a police spokesman said.

The 34-year-old man was at the entrance of the Valley Stream Walmart store when it opened at 5 a.m. local time and was knocked to the ground, the police report said.

The exact cause of death was still to be determined by a medical examiner.

Four shoppers, including a 28-year-old pregnant woman, were also taken to local hospitals for injuries sustained in the incident, police said.

No sale, at any store, is worth a man's life. No clothes item, electronic device, or bamboo shades are that important. I hope the people who trampled this man to death are happy with their Black Friday savings. Maybe they can purchase a little common sense with that extra money they have now.

William Gibson, 94, a Tony Award-winning playwright best known for "The Miracle Worker," the inspirational story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan, died Nov. 25 at his home in Stockbridge, Mass. The family did not disclose the cause of death.

Gibson, whose work appeared on Broadway for five decades, was known for the demanding roles he wrote for women. Working frequently with director Arthur Penn, he helped make a star of actress Anne Bancroft in the plays "The Miracle Worker" (1959) and "Two for the Seesaw" (1958).

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Gibson's wife died in 2004. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Gibson of Stockbridge, Mass., and Daniel Gibson of Cambridge, Mass.

Rest In Peace, William.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.

Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.

Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.

1 Chronicles 16:8-25