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[[File:Col-pa.jpg|thumb|200px|Philadelphia in 1776]]

[[File:Col-pa.jpg|thumb|200px|Philadelphia in 1776]]

'''Philadelphia''' is the largest [[city]] in [[Pennsylvania]], and the sixth most populous city in the United States.<ref>https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-01.csv</ref>  It is the most crime-ridden and poverty-stricken of the major cities in the [[United States]].  ''See [[Philadelphia crime and poverty]]''.

'''Philadelphia''' ("Philly") is the largest [[city]] in [[Pennsylvania]], and the sixth most populous city in the United States.<ref>https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-01.csv</ref>  It is the most crime-ridden and poverty-stricken of the major cities in the [[United States]].  ''See [[Philadelphia crime and poverty]]''.

The name "Philadelphia" comes from the [[Revelation 1-7 (Translated)|Book of Revelation]] in the [[New Testament]]:<ref>[http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1212&context=etd Larry Brent Hershey, "Peace Through Conversation: William Penn, Israel Pemberton And The Shaping Of Quaker-Indian Relations, 1681-1757 (Theses and Dissertations of the University of Iowa), p. 14 (quoting the Book of Revelation, first three chapters)]</ref>

The name "Philadelphia" comes from the [[Revelation 1-7 (Translated)|Book of Revelation]] in the [[New Testament]]:<ref>[http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1212&context=etd Larry Brent Hershey, "Peace Through Conversation: William Penn, Israel Pemberton And The Shaping Of Quaker-Indian Relations, 1681-1757 (Theses and Dissertations of the University of Iowa), p. 14 (quoting the Book of Revelation, first three chapters)]</ref>

{{cquote|Philadelphia was chosen to become 'the city of my God, the New Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven' whose residents 'kept my word and have not denied my name.' The combination of Penn’s reference to Pennsylvania as the fifth kingdom, and naming the city 'Philadelphia' pointed to Penn’s belief that Pennsylvania was a place chosen by God whose residents were favored because of their holy living. Penn named the centerpiece community of his new province after biblical Philadelphia for a reason: the imagery enhanced the expectation for Quakers and other inhabitants to act in such a way as to please God. By accepting the charter as God’s providence, Penn took on the responsibility of God’s investment in Pennsylvania. By naming the place after scriptural ideals, Penn assumed the settlers’ behavior would reflect belief in specific biblical principles. He linked specific and expected types of practices to the world’s end.}}

{{cquote|Philadelphia was chosen to become 'the city of my God, the New Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven' whose residents 'kept my word and have not denied my name.' The combination of Penn’s reference to Pennsylvania as the fifth kingdom, and naming the city 'Philadelphia' pointed to Penn’s belief that Pennsylvania was a place chosen by God whose residents were favored because of their holy living. Penn named the centerpiece community of his new province after biblical Philadelphia for a reason: the imagery enhanced the expectation for Quakers and other inhabitants to act in such a way as to please God. By accepting the charter as God’s providence, Penn took on the responsibility of God’s investment in Pennsylvania. By naming the place after scriptural ideals, Penn assumed the settlers’ behavior would reflect belief in specific biblical principles. He linked specific and expected types of practices to the world’s end.}}

[[Liberals]] obscure or deny the express biblical basis for the naming of Philadelphia.  The city's sports fans do little to help: they have regularly been named among the worst in America (notorious for booing Santa Claus and cheering injured opposing team players).

[[Liberals]] obscure or deny the express biblical basis for the naming of Philadelphia.  The city's sports fans do little to help: they have regularly been named among the worst in America (notorious for booing Santa Claus and cheering injured opposing team players).  Philly has the 4th largest [[U.S.]] television audience, at 2.9M households.

Philadelphia was a very important city in the history of the United States.  It was home to the First and Second Continental Congresses, and was the location for the drafting and signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]] at [[Independence Hall]].  The [[Constitutional Convention]] was also held in Philadelphia.  The city was temporarily the capital of the United States, before it was permanently settled in [[Washington, D.C.]]

Philadelphia was a very important city in the history of the United States.  It was home to the First and Second Continental Congresses, and was the location for the drafting and signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]] at [[Independence Hall]].  The [[Constitutional Convention]] was also held in Philadelphia.  The city was temporarily the capital of the United States, before it was permanently settled in [[Washington, D.C.]]