Tag: christianity
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‘Hate Religion, Love Jesus’ Video Sparks Discussion
An Internet video with the provocative title “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” posted to YouTube Jan. 10, has been viewed about 17 million times. Making its rounds from Facebook to email forwards to blogs, it’s arguably the pop-theology hit, in any medium, of the moment.
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‘wonderful blood’: christian cannibalism in the middle ages
from strangehistory.net: Christian ‘cannibalism’ refers to the Eucharist when Christians (or at least non-Protestant Christians) believe that the bread and wine transmute, in mass, into the blood and body of Christ. Modern Christians are for the most part blasé about this: no one really thinks of the Eucharist as eating the flesh of another human…
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horror stories from christian tough-love teen homes
from mother jones: New Beginnings describes itself as a character-building facility for “troubled teens,” and what Jeannie Marie heard in church that day was that this might be a place for her daughter to heal…”It sounded like a discipleship program,” Jeannie Marie recalls. “A safe place where a daughter can go to have time alone…
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10/13 pop occulture: #jesusween, summons & summits
the latest christian halloween protest: jesusween!* seattle ‘satan’ peed on house, rang doorbell, exposed self* video: bachmann summons satan during gop debate* obama hosts first evangelical summit at the white house* did n. korea assassinate activist pastor?* harold camping & the end of the world on oct21* audio ‘shock value’: modern horror defined by edgy…
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vampire, werewolf entertainment causes rise in occult activities
from christian today: More than just a flippant fascination, youth today have become fixated on popular entertainment subjects like vampires, ghosts and witches, taking their interests to the extreme, and acting out in accordance.
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Why The Antichrist Matters In Politics
While such beliefs might be dismissed as the rantings of a small but vocal minority, apocalyptic fears helped drive the antigovernment movements of the 1930s and ’40s and could help define the 2012 presidential campaign as well.
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calif. city fines couple for holding bible study in their home
from the blaze: A southern California couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering. City officials in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. say Chuck and Stephanie Fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits “religious, fraternal or non-profit”…
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sex, drugs & crime: coming soon to christian tv!
from ans: A new free online Christian TV Network is embarking on a different type of Christian TV programming that could change the perception many Christians and non-Christians have of Christian TV. It’s called Christian Reality TV and it will be offered online by www.DoersTV.com. There will be several TV series, scheduled to air in…
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merry ‘chrislam’?: tennessee church lends sanctuary to local muslims
from beliefnet: A Tennessee pastor startled his neighborhood, his congregation and local Muslims when he invited the local Islamic community to celebrate Ramadan inside his church. Their own cultural center was under construction nearby. So, Pastor Steve Stone offered the main sanctuary at his 550-member Heartsong Church in Cordova, a Memphis suburb, as a place…
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air force pulls christian-themed ethics training for nuke officers
from truth-out: The Air Force, in response to an exclusive report published by Truthout earlier this week, has withdrawn materials used in a training session that relied upon passages from the New and Old Testament and a quote from an ex-Nazi SS officer to teach missile officers about the morals and ethics of launching nuclear…
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hooded penitents take part in holy week processions in spain
from telegraph: Christian believers around the world celebrate the Holy Week of Easter marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Hundreds of processions take place around the clock in Spain, drawing thousands of visitors. The religious fraternities and brotherhoods are responsible for carrying the statues and organising the penitents and musicians. The clothes and…
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Study Hints Legendary Saints Were Real, Buried Alive
The skeletons of two married, early-Christian saints—said to have been buried alive nearly 2,000 years ago—may have been identified in Italy
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Was The Last Supper 24 Hours Earlier?
Christians have long marked Jesus Christ’s Last Supper on Maundy Thursday but new research by a leading academic suggests they have got the wrong date.
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metal books found in jordan cave could change biblical history
could this be ‘the major discovery of christian history’? from daily mail: For scholars of faith and history, it is a treasure trove too precious for price. This ancient collection of 70 tiny books, their lead pages bound with wire, could unlock some of the secrets of the earliest days of Christianity. Academics are divided…
