Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit Another critic I found on the web saw double standards in Wills’ book — a desire within Wills to dispense…
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Papal Sin (II of III)
Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit Why compelling? So why is the book so riveting? There are several reasons I found it so. Firstly, it’s always…
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A fascinating, eye-opening review of biblical & ancient textual exegesis concerning current papal “hot button” issues.
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Understanding ourselves For completeness, let’s look at a dictionary definition for spirituality as well. Doing so helped clarify religiosity; let’s see if it helps here…
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Two modern-day examples of the secularity of organized religion: President Bush recently asked the Pope (the leader of another nation) to put pressure on Catholic…
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(Originally posted October 2004) First a few quick notes I’m very happy about. This is my One Year Anniversary Firestarter article — yay! I’m very…
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1) Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, Book 2) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, Book 3) I’ve always had a fondness, even well…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Summation I speculate Jesus’ marital state matters only because some people pursue a sort of…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” There is one other influence on the New Testament which we should keep in mind.…
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or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” The New Testament (revised version) We’ve already covered Peter’s blatant hostility to Mary Magdalene in…
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