AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe rise and fall of the Knights Templarhistoryextra.com - Dan JonesOn a cripplingly hot day at the start of July 1187, Saladin, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, stood beside his son al-Afdal and peered across the …
AvatarmrueAvatarAvatarThe Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion?verified_publisherBBC NewsA growing number of Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa say they are no longer religious, a major survey suggests.
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNuns make £850,000 each year selling homegrown marijuana on the internetverified_publishermirror.co.uk - Bradley JollyA community of nuns are raking in £850,000 each year - by growing and selling cannabis . Sister Kate Meeusen, who has dedicated her life to the planet …
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Reasons we know Christ rose from the deadverified_publisheraleteia.org - Tom HoopesAt Easter we don’t celebrate a myth or a great psychological symbol. We celebrate a historical event. This Sunday is Easter Sunday, the day we …
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLATEST ON SHROUD OF TURIN: Science Finally Catches Up with Faithremnantnewspaper.com - G. MarescaSome believe the shroud is the work of a talented medieval forger, but how could even the cleverest of medieval fakers have managed to get so many …
AvatarmrueAvatarAvatarThese are all the world's major religions in one mapverified_publisherWorld Economic Forum - Frank JacobsChina and India are huge religious outliers A picture says more than a thousand words, and that goes for this world map as well. This map conveys not …
AvatarmrueAvatarAvatarThe United Methodist Church Votes to Ban Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Clergyverified_publisherFortune - Ellen McGirtThe United Methodist Church is now a church divided. After three days of intense debate at a conference in Saint Louis, Mo., church officials and lay …
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTwo nuns admit embezzling cash for Vegas gambling tripsbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsTwo nuns who worked at a Catholic school in California have admitted embezzling about $500,000 (£396,000) and using it to gamble in Las Vegas. Sisters Mary Kreuper and Lana Chang took the money from St James' Catholic School in the city of Torrance, near Los Angeles, to spend in casinos. The pair, …
AvatarmrueAvatarAvatarNames of 11 Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse won't be made public, court saysverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Monica RhorThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the names of 11 priests accused of sexual abuse in a grand jury investigation will not be released. In Monday's 6-1 decision, the high court said that making the names public would obstruct the right to protect their reputation, which is guaranteed under …
AvatarmrueHanukkah 2021: how the 'miracle of the oil' sparked the Jewish Festival of LightsThe Telegraph - Telegraph ReportersHanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival, also known as the Festival of Lights or its traditional name Chanukah. It sees Jews around the world light one candle on a nine-branched menorah - or 'hanukiah candelabrum' - each day. "Years and years ago, there were these people called the Maccabees!" Yes, …
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhilly Archbishop: LGBTQ People Don't Existadvocate.com - Trudy RingArchbishop Charles Chaput also blamed the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal on liberalism. Philadelphia Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput, …
AvatarmrueFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIs Sex A Human Right? The Talmud Passage That Has The Answer Has Gone Viral.forward.com - Jenny SingerThe Talmud is like that friend of yours who has something to say about everything, and everything to say about sex. It’s a sizable text (the …