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The striking parallels between Germany in the 1930s and the United States today keep piling up. In January a movement called Faithful America began to mobilize Christians in opposition to presidential candidate Donald Trump. These American Catholics...
by Alan Austin
on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 04:38 AM PDT
with 29 Recommends
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When it comes to religious faith nowadays, an apt description might be what former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote about pornography: “I know it when I see it.” To tell you the truth, I’m not seeing much of it – faith, I mean -- when I...
by RickElia
on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 05:40 AM PST
with 119 Recommends
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Former boss of the Jesuit Catholic order in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been taking Roman Catholics worldwide on an extraordinary journey. Now Pope Francis, the head of the world’s largest Christian denomination has been striving to balance...
by Alan Austin
on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 04:28 AM PDT
with 60 Recommends
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So, Snopp Dog is giving up “smoke.” Next we’ll be seeing the Pope giving up religion for Lent. “I want to take a break from all this religion stuff I’ve been doing for decades. Kind of stretch my legs, if you know what I mean. Not sure what I’ll do...
by Gutenberg
on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 03:39 PM PST
with 22 Recommends
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I read ca cokz's story, * Bishop Strickland has been relieved of duty by the Holy See. Being a recovering (and Bad) Catholic, I couldn’t resist commenting on the story. This bit of doggerel fell out of my bald head. I enjoyed writing it so much that...
by ruleoflaw
on Sun Nov 12, 2023 at 11:36 AM PST
with 29 Recommends
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This attack by partisans is in the city where the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station is located. The 2S19 MSTA-S SPH is a self-propelled howitzer. From the size of the explosion it must have had a good bit of ammunition with it. This...
by quaoar
on Mon Aug 28, 2023 at 03:21 PM PDT
with 585 Recommends
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“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 In a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press, Pope Francis delighted empathetic Catholics by saying that being gay was not a crime. Tamping...
by TheCriticalMind
on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 08:05 AM PST
with 36 Recommends
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Welcome to the discussion! This week brought books, film, history, economics, politics, abortion, sociology, international news, and striking images, starting with: 1. h/t gmoke: Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, NY:...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Dec 25, 2021 at 05:56 PM PST
with 12 Recommends
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President Biden arrived in Rome today for the G20 2021 meeting. He had a 90-minute meeting with the Pope at the Vatican and met with a few world leaders. The formal G20 meetings will be held on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s summit will focus on post...
by AKALib
on Fri Oct 29, 2021 at 06:47 PM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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Pope Francis on Saturday delivered a speech that demanded powerful institutions, private and public, change their ways of operating to better serve humanity. The Pope was speaking at the IV World Meeting of Popular Movements (WMPM), his own initiative...
by AKALib
on Mon Oct 18, 2021 at 08:07 AM PDT
with 97 Recommends
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Have had a rough few days. I find myself on the phone with a friend or my brother suddenly getting lost, forgetting what I was saying or where I was going, or making up something which makes no sense; it feels like I suddenly am interrupting someone...
by CameronProf
on Sun Sep 12, 2021 at 04:25 PM PDT
with 30 Recommends
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A study published in the journal Nature has found that not only is the upwelling of warm water carving cavities into the marine extension of Thwaites Glacier which is causing the front of the ice platform to crumble into the Amundsen Sea Embayment; it...
by Pakalolo
on Tue Aug 31, 2021 at 06:10 AM PDT
with 106 Recommends
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In March, Gallup reported that, for the the first time in more than eight decades of polling, a majority of Americans were not members of any church. For almost sixty years, those numbers had held steady, with over 70% of respondents reporting church...
by Mark Sumner
on Sat Jun 19, 2021 at 07:14 AM PDT
with 310 Recommends
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Orthodoxy is the Catholic Church’s cross. Even a Pope with relatively liberal leanings finds it impossible to change the Church’s dogma. He may say some pretty things, but the Church remains clear on its position vis-à-vis same-sex relationships. They...
by TheCriticalMind
on Mon May 10, 2021 at 09:23 AM PDT
with 26 Recommends
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After World War II, 3 in 4 Americans declared themselves to be members of a church, a synagogue, or a mosque. It was the time of the Red Scare, and Americans feared the bombs and immorality of godless communism. A decade was spent hunting down pinkos...
by TheCriticalMind
on Tue Apr 06, 2021 at 09:22 AM PDT
with 449 Recommends
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, Interceptor7, Magnifico, annetteboardman, jck, and Besame. Alumni editors include (but...
by annetteboardman
on Fri Mar 26, 2021 at 08:51 PM PDT
with 32 Recommends
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As Daily Kos reported here last Thursday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known to the Roman Catholic faithful as Pope Francis, has declared his support for same-sex civil unions. Reactions for and against have been swift and impassioned. Francis DeBernardo of...
by Alan Austin
on Mon Oct 26, 2020 at 02:20 AM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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by Charles
on Tue Jun 02, 2020 at 04:25 PM PDT
with 16 Recommends
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With cinematic flair, this week amid the global pandemic comes to its close. The U.S. has passed an unprecedented $2T Bill that is really only the relief and rescue part of national operations to combat COVID-19. As Gov. Cuomo said in his press...
by Jay Cuasay
on Fri Mar 27, 2020 at 02:54 PM PDT
with 1 Recommend
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'Planet is at stake'Global figures react The Queen’s speech acknowledges climate crisis in 2019 Christmas message: She acknowledged how young people, who have been inspired by the Swedish ...
by Angmar
on Thu Jan 02, 2020 at 05:00 PM PST
with 21 Recommends
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