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2 hours ago

63 years ago, the Quakers stood up for gay dignity & they're still fighting for our LGBTQ+ rights - LGBTQ Nation

Quakers developed an early, explicitly non-sinful view of same-sex affection and helped shape progressive LGBTQ+ policy within mainstream Protestantism.
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Philosophy
fromOpen Culture
4 days ago

The Spread of Christianity Animated, from Antiquity Until Today

Christianity spread globally over centuries, adapting into multiple major variants across diverse regions and cultures.
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fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

What Happened to Jesus' Twelve Disciples After the Bible-It Wasn't Pretty

Most of Jesus’ twelve disciples meet grim or uncertain fates, with later outcomes rarely shown through freeze-frame title cards in film adaptations.
History
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

St. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It?

Paul transformed a Jewish sect into a dominant world religion, shaping Christianity's core doctrines and practices.
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

New Medieval Books: Silence of the Gods - Medievalists.net

Europe's last pagan peoples underwent Christian conversion from the 14th to 20th centuries while maintaining their indigenous religious traditions despite political pressure to adopt Christianity.
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fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

Leoba: England's Earliest Female Poet - Medievalists.net

Leoba, an eighth-century English nun, is England's earliest surviving female poet, having composed Latin poetry that reveals medieval women's education, literary culture, and spiritual life.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: February 28, Benedict XVI becomes first pope to resign

On Feb. 28, 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign, ending an eight-year pontificate. (Benedict was succeeded the following month by Pope Francis.)
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London
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Visiting the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Bethnal Green

A French Catholic church in Bethnal Green faced legal challenges from anti-Catholic Protestant groups in early 1900s England but ultimately secured permission to build and opened in 1912.
Film
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Review: 'Ann Lee' is a bold look at a religious crusader

Music-infused biopic vividly portrays Ann Lee and Shaker faith with detailed visuals, transcendent Amanda Seyfried performance, and a nonjudgmental, immersive perspective.
Music
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

School's pipe organ 'one of rarest in Europe'

Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith houses a rare Hippolyte Loret pipe organ smuggled from Paris in 1904 and now needs over £250,000 for restoration.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Bay Area events calendar for Jan. 16-22 weekly editions

San Jose events include comedy, live jazz, sound-healing workshops, and historical-religious talks across multiple venues in mid-January.
fromOpen Culture
4 months ago

The Greek Mythology Family Tree: A Visual Guide Shows How Zeus, Athena, and the Ancient Gods Are Related

It was long ago that poly­the­ism, as the sto­ry comes down to us, gave way to monothe­ism. Human­i­ty used to have many gods, and now almost every reli­gious believ­er acknowl­edges just one - though which god, exact­ly, does vary. Some pop­u­lar the­o­ries of "big his­to­ry" hold that, as the scale of a soci­ety grows larg­er, the num­ber of deities pro­posed by its faiths gets small­er.
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Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
6 months ago

How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving - and who history left behind

Thanksgiving's Pilgrim‑and‑Indian narrative narrowed American religious and cultural history, overshadowing Indigenous and earlier communal thanksgiving practices.
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
6 months ago

This Medieval Town Was Named France's Favorite Village-and It's One of the Most Beautiful Places in the Country

Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, a medieval village in Isère, won Le Village Préféré des Français for its abbey, cobbled streets, religious heritage, and warm hospitality.
History
fromOpen Culture
8 months ago

Animated Map Shows How the Five Major Religions Spread Across the World (3000 BC - 2000 AD)

The world's major religions arose relatively recently and spread globally via conquest, cultural exchange, migration, trade, translation, and adaptation.
Writing
fromMail Online
11 months ago

Hidden secrets in the Bible rewrite story of the Ark of the Covenant

AI analysis reveals multiple authorship in the Bible, challenging traditional views on its origins.
fromMail Online
11 months ago

Dead Sea Scrolls are even OLDER than we thought, AI analysis shows

The strength and significance of the AI tool that we have developed is that it makes it possible to provide much more accurate date estimates.
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