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The Unknown Catholics of Samos Island

12 Sep 2019
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Georgia Gleoudi

The Short Story The calendars would write “Year 1900” when three French Catholic monks of the African Mission would arrive for the first time in Samos Island, a remoted island of the Eastern...

Muslim Leader Urges Unity and Peace; Addresses Immigration Crisis

08 Aug 2019
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Shehla Ahmad

Islam advocates that true concept of peace through justice is linked with recognition of God. In today's world where conflicts are rising and wars or unrest are spreading, our own future...

‘Red State Christians’: Why Christian Voters Embraced Donald Trump, an Interview with Angela Denker

06 Aug 2019
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Joseph Preville

Why did American Evangelicals overwhelmingly vote for Donald Trump in 2016? Why did American Evangelicals overwhelmingly vote for Donald Trump in 2016? Lutheran pastor and journalist...

What Do Scientologists Believe?

01 Aug 2019
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Jim Kalergis

"Take a look, and you may be surprised how closely Scientology beliefs parallel those of all men and women of good will." Over the years I’ve noticed that professional bigots, in their efforts to discredit...

Forty Years a Scientologist: A Comment on Friendship

30 Jul 2019
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David Aden

"By any standard, quite the stellar group, but what's most interesting is that these people—while anything but ordinary—are not completely out of the ordinary for the legions of Scientologists I have...

Why I Trust L. Ron Hubbard

26 Jul 2019
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Jim Meskimen

"He helped me to discover my own purpose. That alone was a lifesaver." Occasionally in the course of a day, I hear disparaging things about people I know and love. I’m sure this has happened to you....

There are now 4 Different YOUVERSION Reading Plans for ‘9 Common Lies Christians Believe’!

26 Jul 2019
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Shane Pruitt

By Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78 Hi friend. Exciting news!!! (1) 5-day Reading Plan, and (3) 3-day Reading Plans. YouVersion (Bible App) has over 380 million downloads. I've used this App of years....

To Cut? Or Not to Cut?: Enlightened Circumcision

26 Jul 2019
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Rabbi Michael Shevack

Sanctifying and living the meaning of circumcision In our last article we discussed kosher, as it is taught in the Torah, and we presented an enlightened viewpoint that "fitting" for human beings...

What Faith in Our Schools Really Means

19 Jul 2019
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Wil Seabrook

Separation of church and state doesn’t mean we have to divorce our faith from our day-to-day lives.- Wil Seabrook, STAND blogger I have a nonprofit through which I visit schools all over the U.S....

The Quranic Conception of Divine Unity and 7 Lessons We Learn

18 Jul 2019
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Abdur Rab

[Adapted from chapter 3 of Toward A Quranic Understanding of the Divine: Perspectives from Three Thinkers] Divine Unity The Quran’s central message – the most important...