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Mushrooms at the table? People have long tried to trace a connection between the early church’s eucharistic practice and
psychedelic substances. Scholars aren’t convinced. In the tumultuous 16th century, a Dominican friar named Giordano Bruno argued that the universe was infinite and had no celestial body at its center.... Claim: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said "Every American woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker." Rating: False... Israelis overwhelmingly are confident in the justice of the
Gaza war, even as world sentiment sours At a time when world sentiment has begun to sour on Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza, the vast majority of Israelis, across the political spectrum, are convinced of the justice of the war....
General Theological Seminary disinvites ‘crying’ performance artist after social media outrage
Arguably the biggest firestorm of controversy in The Episcopal Church this week started at 11:37 a.m. Oct. 31 with an intriguing post on the Facebook page of General Theological Seminary, which promised a “performance of weeping” in the New York seminary’s chapel.... Virginia Governor Announces Executive Directive to Protect Religious
Beliefs U.S. Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, recently issued an Executive Directive protecting the
beliefs of people of faith, including Christians. Executive Directive Six creates an actionable plan, coordinating with Virginia law enforcement agencies and educational institutions...
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In Memory of Mom Today is the seventh anniversary of my mother’s passing. It is always a hard day. Mom and I were very close and she was the glue that held the family together. So many things have changed since she
passed....
A Father’s and Mother’s Legacy
My dad passed away about six weeks ago. My mother passed away almost 14 years ago. Our family home was sold last year. I find myself feeling unmoored in a way I have never felt before in my life. I have no living parents and the house that has been “home base” since I was three years old no longer belongs to the
family....
What does a “Psalm” mean?
The Book of Psalms is located near the center of a typical Christian Bible. They were not in the Torah because they are considered artistic expressions. Jewish people use the Psalms in the temple and as a guide to pray, as do those of the Christian
faith....
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Bearing witness to multiple stories In Israel and the Palestinian territories, there are many stories—many lived experiences, cultures, religions, and political perspectives. There are also two overarching stories, each
the story of a people.... The Book of Revelation is meant to be simultaneously shocking and comforting. The symbolism and graphic descriptions both stretch the bounds of our comprehension and make us feel that God is showing us something profoundly real.... Religion that harms “Idon’t know if you’re truly saved because you all aren’t acting like you’re saved. I pray that the Lord will convict you of your rebellious spirits,” my science teacher said harshly. We all just rolled our eyes because this was the hundredth time this teacher said this to us, and it was only two months into eighth grade.... What
is the Afterlife? Is there life after death? Will I live on in a state of eternal bliss or in a state of eternal torment? Or will I simply cease to exist? These questions have intrigued and haunted human beings from our
origins.... When Licensed May Not Mean Licensed When you enter the kitchen,
there is a certain amount of heat. When I saw that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s wife Kelly Johnson was a Licensed Pastoral Counselor, I did a double take. I did not recall Louisiana having a law regulating pastoral counselors....
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