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‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
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Pope says 'backward' U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church. He says they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
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Our retreat from Christianity doesn’t mean we’ve lost our sense of morality
Those who moan that we’re losing our religion are quick to demonise the most vulnerable
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The Great Dechurching looks at why people are leaving churches
A new book looks at why millions of Americans left church — and what might bring them back.
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Inside the anti-LGBTQ effort to put Christianity back in schools
Some Christian pastors and politicians argue that school prayer would prevent children from identifying as transgender. LGBTQ rights advocates are fighting back.
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Pope accepts resignation of Polish bishop after gay orgy scandal in diocese
Vatican did not say why Grzegorz Kaszak was resigning, but priest from his diocese faced criminal investigation
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Byzantine Religion: A Pillar of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, often referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, existed for over a thousand years (330-1453 CE). While rooted in Roman traditions, the Byzantines developed a unique religious identity centered around Eastern Christianity. This article explores the intricacies of Byzantine religion, its characteristics, controversies, and lasting influence.
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Budgeting as an act of social justice
It's stewardship season in many churches around the country. As my friend Jason Micheli wrote, talking about how much money people give in church is probably even more taboo than endorsing politica...
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How I read the Bible differently than John MacArthur
A friend pointed me to Tim Challies' recent interview with John MacArthur in which MacArthur doubled down on the claims made in his Strange Fire conference condemning the charismatic movement in Ch...
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The Christian wife-spanking movement [TW]
I really don't know what to say. Victims of domestic violence probably shouldn't read this post. Last night I discovered that there is a movement within neo-patriarchal Christian culture called Chr...
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Clobbering "Biblical" Gay Bashing
by Mark Sandlin T his is a bit long for a blog post, but some may find it to be a helpful resource. I wrote the piece for another project and it just wasn't a good fit. Honestly, if you are well read...
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All MEANS All - Amendment One and Bad "Righteous" Anger
I'm still trying to sort out what happened in North Carolina yesterday. My head is spinning like a ballerina doing a fouette. Hey look! I just lost 61% percent of my North Carolina readers. That...
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Pope Francis Encourages Breast-Feeding Mother in a Public Place
For his frequently expressed hope of returning the Roman Catholic religion to a focus on compassion rather than dogma (and his example of the same), Pope Francis has been lauded by media institutions from Time magazine to The Advocate. Now, David Gibson reports for the Religion News Service, he is encouraging public breast-feeding
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The Pope Francis phenomenon
Earlier this month, he was named Person of the Year by Time magazine, with the publication saying the Pope had pulled "the papacy out of the palace and into the streets". It has been an extraordinary year for the Catholic Church under the leadership of Pope Francis. In just nine months since taking over from Pope Benedict he has vigorously set about modernising the Church. Paul Vallely, biographer of Pope Francis, has been to Rome for BBC Newsnight to look at the Francis phenomenon.
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Pope Francis Leaves Hilarious Voicemail For Nuns
On New Year's Eve at 11:45 am, Pope Francis called up the small community of the Carmelite nuns of Luccena in Cordoba, Spain, but they didn't pick up the phone. Their once-large community has now dwindled to a mere five nuns, three of which are from Argentina, which is also the pope's home country.
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Pope Francis lambasts the rich and reminds the world of what matters most
The applause of the pilgrims he can take for granted. But when Pope Francis receives veiled threats from the Calabrian Mafia and American billionaire investors such as Kenneth Langone, he can be pretty sure he is making an impact.
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Pope Calls Abortion Evidence Of 'The Throwaway Culture'
Pope Francis, criticized by some conservative Catholics as not speaking out forcefully against abortion, said Monday that the practice is "horrific" and evidence of "the throwaway culture." In an annual speech known as the pontiff's "State of the World" address, Francis told diplomats and journalists gathered at the Holy See that it "is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day."
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This little piggy went to the Vatican, to get a blessing
With an oink oink here and a cluck cluck there, animals arrived at the Vatican on Friday to get a blessing. The animals, including pigs, chickens, horses, cats and dogs, were at St. Peter's Square to mark the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, the third-century holy man who is the Catholic Church's patron of animals.
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Pope to global elite: Do more for poor
Pope Francis has challenged the world's business elite to do more to help the poor and vulnerable. In an address read by Cardinal Peter Turkson at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics said it was intolerable that thousands die each day from hunger. The pope urged leaders to adopt a new "political and business mentality" and to put their skills to work for the benefit of those living in dire poverty.
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Crow and seagull attack Pope's doves
Two white doves released by children standing alongside Pope Francis in Vatican City as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. A seagull and a crow swept down on the doves after they were set free from the Apostolic Palace during the Pope's weekly Angelus prayer. Tens of thousands of people watched as one dove struggled to break free. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove. It is not clear what happened to the doves that flew away.
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