(Luna Greenstein) Religion and spirituality are both rooted in trying to understand the meaning of life and, in some cases, how a relationship with a higher power may influence that meaning. While religion and spirituality are similar in foundation, they are very different in practice.
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‘Thyself Is Thy Master’: The Satanic Temple Claims Religious Freedom Laws Apply to ‘Abortion Ritual’
(Jon Brown) The Satanic Temple (TST) claimed that religious freedom laws ought to exempt them from state abortion restrictions because some of their members regard first-trimester abortion as a religious ritual.
Many Americans See the Hand of God at Work in Current Events
(Michael Snyder) 2020 has been an incredibly bizarre year up to this point, and this has many people wondering if the hand of God is at work. And the worse things get, the more this sort of speculation will heat up. When things get crazy, people search for answers, and that can be a good thing. Because the truth is that during normal times most of us are way too self-absorbed and most of us spend far too little time thinking about the things that really matter. 2020 has really shaken up a large portion of the U.S. population, and we should hope that all of this shaking ultimately moves our society in a more positive direction.
Catholic Church Received Up to $3.5 Billion in COVID Aid as Clergy Sex Abuse Costs Pile Up
(Elias Marat) The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used its lobbying clout to amass anywhere between $1.4 billion and $3.5 billion in taxpayer-funded coronavirus aid for small churches, with millions being funneled toward dioceses that have paid massive settlements and filed for bankruptcy due to clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.
Statue of Jesus Decapitated at Catholic Church in Florida, Archbishop Requests It Be Investigated as Hate Crime
(Cassandra Fairbanks) The statue at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Southwest Miami-Dade was found vandalized and knocked from its pedestal on July 15.
Three Churches Have Burned in Just Over 24 Hours, But You Wouldn’t Know It If You Watch National News
(Cassandra Fairbanks) A fire destroyed Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Elkmont, Alabama Friday night. On Saturday a man drove into a church in Ocala, Florida, before lighting it on fire.
Man Allegedly Plows Car Into Florida Church, Sets It Ablaze With Parishioners Inside; Two Other Christian Churches Burned Same Weekend
(Amanda Prestigiacomo) On Saturday, a man from Marion Country drove into a Catholic Church and set it ablaze with parishioners inside, causing extensive damage to the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, Florida. Related The Harbinger of CHANGE Comet Neowise Meets Eerie Noctilucent Clouds During Rare Occurrences in the Morning Sky Over Europe Source – […]
Not a Hoax: Chinese Communist Party Warns Christians to Renounce Jesus or Starve to Death
(JD Heyes) Anyone remotely familiar with the Chinese Communist Party knows that its leaders and members shun theocracy and religion because the only ‘higher power’ they want ordinary citizens to believe in, adhere to, and follow is CCP doctrine.
Redemption Through Sin, the Secret Religion of the Cabal
(Edward Morgan) The Judengasse, the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire, was one of the earliest ghettos in Germany. It existed from 1462 until 1811 and was home to Germany’s largest Jewish community in early modern times. Initially, some 15 families with about 110 members lived in Frankfurt’s Judengasse when they were forcibly removed from the city and relocated to the ghetto by decree of Frederick III in 1462. Frederick III Holy Roman Emperor (1415 – 1493), a member of the Order of the Dragon also a member of the Order of the Garter, and married Eleanor de Aviz, Princess of Portugal, the daughter of Eleanor of Aragon, whose brother, Alfonso V King of Aragon and Naples, was a member of the Order of the Dragon. The central role of Frankfurt’s Jews in Jewish spiritual life is best illustrated in the Rabbinical Conference held in Frankfurt in 1603. Many of the most important Jewish communities in Germany, including Mainz, Fulda, Cologne and Koblenz, sent representatives to Frankfurt for this conference.
‘TEAR THEM DOWN’: BLM Activist Shaun King Calls For Destruction Of Jesus Christ Statues, Churches: ‘White Supremacy,’ ‘Oppression,’ ‘Racist Propaganda’
(Amanda Prestigiacomo) Shaun King, the controversial Black Lives Matter activist known for pushing false claims, called for the destruction of Jesus Christ statues and Christian churches for their depiction of the “white” holy family, which King argued are forms of “white supremacy” and “racist propaganda” that promote “oppression.”
Trump Signs Executive Order To Advance Global Religious Freedom
(Hank Berrien) On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order supporting the advancing of religious freedom around the world.
Shocking: Head of Satanic Temple Says LGBTQ “More Than 50% of Our Membership”
(Claire Chretien) “It would be a conservative estimate to say that more than 50 percent of our membership is LGBTQ,” the head of the Satanic Temple said in a recent interview.
The Vatican’s Cardinal George Pell Is Freed From Jail & His Child Sex Abuse Convictions Are Overturned
(Arjun Walia) Cardinal George Pell, a high ranking Vatican official who was convicted of child sexual abuse has been set free, and all charges have been dropped. How many people in powerful places are involved in such activity?
Merkabah Mysticism; The Mystery Behind Ezekiel’s Biblical Vision
(Tasha Shayne) Ezekiel is one of the most curious figures in the Old Testament. His visions are reminiscent of visitations from other-dimensional beings, and the Book created in his name — the Book of Ezekiel — is the foundation for Merkava mysticism, a school of thought that has survived to this very day. It takes a discerning and informed mind to parse metaphor from historical reality, but both are equally helpful in discovering more about the mystical path created in the shadow of this most mysterious character of early Jewish mysticism.
Retired American Bishop Believes The Church Invented Hell & Is In The “Control Business”
(Arjun Walia) Religion is a controversial topic, and I’d like to preface this article by saying that it is not my aim to belittle or diminish anyone’s beliefs. My problem is not with faith but with religion as an organization, which has been used as a means of control, to pit people against each other, and to incite terror and war. Religion in this context serves the purposes of many various global elitist agendas.