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Christmas and Legalism
- By lismore
- The Kitchen Sink
- 10 Replies
Hello Richard! Thanks for your post. I think there is a pressure on often struggling believers to partake in meaningless activities at this time of year. There was a Christian lady I knew who used to peer into people's windows to see if they had a Christmas Tree and if not knock on their door and ask why not. Well meaning I suppose but annoying.
I have been accused of being a Jehovah's Witness more then once. I guess Jehovah's Witnesses are not into Santa and Christmas Trees then! God Bless
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Netflix's promotion of LGBT themes, sexual preferences in kids' shows 'pervasive': report
- By lismore
- Current News & Events (Articles Required)
- 19 Replies
Hello! You're right 1.5% was an old figure from a previous UK Census. The last UK census in 2023 gave 3.8% identifying as gay or queer, 10.4% of 18-24 year olds. Still hugely less than the 41% of content on Netflix which means Netflix are promoting an agenda not representing demographics. Their agenda seems to be working, the number of people identifying as homosexual is increasing. God Bless
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State leaders speak out about plans to expand the Islamic Academy of Alabama
- By ThatRobGuy
- News & Current Events (Articles Required)
- 200 Replies
I would argue that Christians could exercise a much higher degree of religiosity and government entanglements if they really wanted to.
That's the thing, most don't want to.
The percentage of Christians that would want some sort of Christian theocracy is lower than the percentage of their Muslim counterparts who would want that.
The one stat I highlighted a few pages back.
Even among the 45% who say "The US should be a Christian Nation", only a quarter of that subset want any measure of codified state religion.
Similarly, among those who say in the new survey that the U.S. should be a Christian nation, only about a quarter (24%) said in the prior survey that the federal government should advocate Christian religious values. About twice as many (52%) said the government should “advocate for moral values that are shared by people of many faiths.”
Which lines up with the global outcomes we see. Only 31 of the ~120 (about a quarter) Christian-majority countries have any level of religion codified via law.
Or, in short, your premise is a tad flawed.
The lack of "Christian version of Sharia" in this country isn't due to legal guardrails stopping them from implementing their desired level of religiosity, it's that 75% of them don't actually desire it.
Your premise seemed to operate on the assumption that the majority of Christians are chomping at the bit to have a theocracy, and that our laws were the only thing stopping them, so "If it's stopping the Christians from doing that, its sufficient to stop Muslims from doing that should they ever become a majority"
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RFK Adjusts Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations; Democrats Lose Their Minds
- By DaisyDay
- American Politics
- 88 Replies
Not definitively.
Yes, "may" have happened.
From the article:
No public-health authorities deny that COVID shots can have some ill effects. Adverse reactions are possible with all medical interventions. The mRNA-based vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna, in particular, are known to cause myocarditis—inflammation of the heart—on rare occasions, especially in teenage boys and young men. The form of myocarditis that occurs after vaccination is typically far less severe than the one caused by viruses; for unclear reasons, mRNA-related cases have largely disappeared in recent years. But this condition can be deadly, and considering the hundreds of millions of mRNA doses that have been administered to Americans, even extraordinarily unlikely outcomes may well be inevitable.
The article concludes:The possibility—perhaps the likelihood—that a handful of vaccine-related deaths occurred and were downplayed by medical authorities does not undermine the fact that COVID vaccination, on the whole, has prevented death on a massive scale. Nor does it justify sweeping changes to vaccine regulations. Rather, it suggests the need for some targeted reforms, such as improvements to the country’s vaccine-adverse-event reporting system—and also tells us that a strategy of minimizing tragic outcomes, however rare, may not be the best way to protect a vital instrument of public health.
There is evidence that the mRNA vaccines can cause myocarditis in young men, but at far lower rates than the infection does. There is new research on the mechanism at play and how it might be mitigated or even prevented.
Myocarditis is a rare but real Covid vaccine side effect. A new study sheds light on what might cause it
Study points to source of "very, very rare" cases of myocarditis and potential solutions. Myocarditis risk remains far higher from Covid than the vaccine.
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Myocarditis is a rare but real Covid vaccine side effect. A new study sheds light on what might cause it
Results point to two immune signals, and possible methods to keep them from going awry
“I want to emphasize this is very, very rare. This study is purely to understand why. In those rare cases, what’s going on? People talk about it, and here we provide a mechanism,” said Joe Wu, director of Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and the study’s senior author.
Billions of doses of mRNA vaccine have been administered worldwide against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including in countries with large, centralized health systems, such as Canada, England, South Korea, and Israel. Data from those countries and the U.S. allowed researchers to spot cases of chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations in some recently vaccinated people. These symptoms, which were mostly mild, appear after about 7 out of every million first vaccine doses. The frequency rises to 31 cases out of every million second doses, and 60 out of every million doses among men under 30.SARS-CoV-2 infection causes myocarditis at much higher rates than immunization, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 1,500 cases per million Covid-19 patients. Cases caused by infection also tend to be more severe than those induced by immunization.
While researchers initially hypothesized that vaccine-induced myocarditis might be caused by an allergic response to the shots or autoimmunity, more recent research has pointed to inflammatory proteins.[/url]
I don't know of any deaths caused by mRNA induced myocarditis, but I didn't search for it.
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Media Framing of the First Female Archbishop of the Anglican Church
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
- 0 Replies
The Church of England made history on October 3 by naming Sarah Mullally, 63, as the first woman to hold the post of Archbishop of Canterbury, a landmark decision in the Church’s 1,400-year history. A former Bishop of London and nurse by profession, Archbishop-designate Mullally’s elevation to the highest seat in the Anglican Communion has sparked both celebration and reflection, not least among scholars of media and politics.
The announcement has not only marked a historic moment for the Anglican Church but also revealed how different media institutions frame the intersection of faith, gender, and modernity. The varying portrayals of Mullally’s appointment across global outlets, from The Guardian and BBC to CNN, Associated Press, and Deutsche Welle (DW) demonstrate how the same event can be interpreted through distinct ideological and cultural lenses.
Breaking the “Stained-Glass Ceiling”
The Associated Press (AP) chose to frame Mullally’s appointment as a moment of rupture with ecclesiastical tradition, describing it as “shattering a stained-glass ceiling.” Quoting George Gross, an expert on monarchy and religion at King’s College London, AP noted, “If you can have a female prime minister and a female monarch, why can’t you have a female archbishop?” Yet this framing, while rhetorically effective, reveals an implicit conflation between the secular and the sacred spheres, a logical fallacy from the perspective of political theology, which upholds the distinction between church and state.
The AP’s additional portrayal of Mullally as “first among equals” subtly reinforces the notion of measured progress within a hierarchical institution, acknowledging both the historic nature of the decision and the ongoing resistance within traditionalist circles.
“Renewal and Hope” or “Bitterly Contested Equality”?
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The announcement has not only marked a historic moment for the Anglican Church but also revealed how different media institutions frame the intersection of faith, gender, and modernity. The varying portrayals of Mullally’s appointment across global outlets, from The Guardian and BBC to CNN, Associated Press, and Deutsche Welle (DW) demonstrate how the same event can be interpreted through distinct ideological and cultural lenses.
Breaking the “Stained-Glass Ceiling”
The Associated Press (AP) chose to frame Mullally’s appointment as a moment of rupture with ecclesiastical tradition, describing it as “shattering a stained-glass ceiling.” Quoting George Gross, an expert on monarchy and religion at King’s College London, AP noted, “If you can have a female prime minister and a female monarch, why can’t you have a female archbishop?” Yet this framing, while rhetorically effective, reveals an implicit conflation between the secular and the sacred spheres, a logical fallacy from the perspective of political theology, which upholds the distinction between church and state.
The AP’s additional portrayal of Mullally as “first among equals” subtly reinforces the notion of measured progress within a hierarchical institution, acknowledging both the historic nature of the decision and the ongoing resistance within traditionalist circles.
“Renewal and Hope” or “Bitterly Contested Equality”?
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Archaeologists uncover rare fresco of Jesus in town Pope Leo XIV recently visited The fresco was found near the birthplace of the Nicene Creed
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the "Good Shepherd," which is being hailed as one of the most important finds from Anatolia's early Christian era.
The work of art was found in August in an underground tomb near the town of Iznik, where the Nicene Creed, a foundational statement of Christian belief, was adopted in A.D. 325. The tomb itself is believed to date back to the third century, when the area was still under the Roman Empire and Christians faced persecution.
Archaeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.(Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)
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The work of art was found in August in an underground tomb near the town of Iznik, where the Nicene Creed, a foundational statement of Christian belief, was adopted in A.D. 325. The tomb itself is believed to date back to the third century, when the area was still under the Roman Empire and Christians faced persecution.
Archaeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.(Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)
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Archaeologists uncover rare fresco of Jesus in town Pope Leo XIV recently visited
Ancient underground tomb yields rare fresco of clean-shaven Jesus with Roman attributes. Discovery highlights early Christian art from persecution era.
