Category: Religion General
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Painting… Praying… Reading…
During the European Middle Ages, literacy and written texts were largely the province of religious institutions. Richly illustrated manuscripts were created in monasteries for use by members of religious institutions and by the nobility. Some of these illuminated manuscripts were embellished with luxurious paints and pigments, including gold leaf and ultramarine, a rare and expensive…
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How many scientists are Christians? (Does it matter?)
Statistics of religiousness are a hot topic. A friend recently initiated a discussion regarding science, religion and the 'war' between them. One of the basic elements of the discussion was the number of scientists who are Christians and of course the actual number of christians in the world to-day. The discussion heated up, with many…
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Christ did not exist! Do you still believe?
There was a lot of discussion recently on Greek Facebook about a famous and popular priest who decided to stop being a priest. A choice that divided and provoked either positive or negative comments. I will not dwell on this discussion and on whether a priest who does such a thing is doing the right…
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Do you believe in your Faith?
We have a lot of discussion today about the "persecution" of Christians. Modern "Christians" feel persecuted because the churches are closed, because they do not open together with the... other businesses, because there are no religious events while other events perhaps are allowed, because they will put a chip in us and the Antichrist will…
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You would crucify Him.
Nowadays, all Christians are so ... Christians that they don't even think about the obvious. That if we lived in a time when Christ appeared, we would crucify Him too. Think. A dirty beggar without a second cloth to wear, coming to you to tell you to forget all your beliefs and abandon anything holy…
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