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Top 15 Reasons Why People Leave Christianity

Though Christianity is the world's largest religion, each year many people choose to leave the faith and go their own way. Some continue to believe in God, some turn to agnosticism or atheism. But why to people leave Christianity? Here are the top 15 reasons that former Christians state as the cause of their apostasy.

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What is "The Homosexual Agenda".

Some thoughts about bigotry and hatred throughout history, as promoted by religion.

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A Brief Summary of the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages are also sometimes called the Medieval Period of Western Civilization from medium (middle) + aevum (age). The Medieval Period extended from the late 400s to the late 1300s CE (around 900 years). Medieval civilization was created by...

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Inheriting the Roman Empire: The Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World

The First Crusades Beginning in the year 1095 there were eight major Crusades coupled with various smaller fights in between the larger Crusades. The era of the Crusades began in 1095 and lasted nearly 200...

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Catharism : should basic Christianity be revived?

Catharism - an old and more simple Christianity whose clean living exponents were persecuted to extinction in the 13th century. Is it time to get back to a simpler religion with less of the trappings of wealth and power?

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How to Make Medieval Chain Mail

My husband's hobby is inspired by his love of medieval arms and armor: his quest? To make a hauberk, or chain mail suit, entirely from coat hangers. It is the ultimate in extreme knitting, and a great use for all of those metal coat hangers.

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Stronghold Crusader Tips, Hints, and Help

When you first attempt to play Stronghold Crusader, you may have no idea what you are doing or you may know exactly what's going on. Either way, it takes skill like in any other game to get good at it. As soon as you begin a battle with any amount...

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Why I Am No Longer A Catholic

I was watching “The Nun's Story” with Audrey Hepburn the other day and it reminded me of my own Catholic upbringing, although it had little in common with the film. I am no longer Catholic even though I was baptized Catholic, went to a Catholic...

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The 10 Coolest Epic Mounts in World of Warcraft

Welcome to the 10 Coolest Epic Mounts in World of Warcraft. As many World of Warcraft players know, there is a lot of status to be gained from riding a cool mount. This article tries to review the 10 coolest epic mounts on offer, and hopefully give...

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Were the Crusades an offensive or defensive war?

 “The crusades were in every way a defensive war.  They were the West’s belated response to the Muslim conquest of fully two-thirds of the Christian world.”  This statement, made by Thomas Madden, is only partially true in explaining what...

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