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The Roman Catholic Tradition of Eating Fish on Fridays

The practice of fasting and abstaining from certain foods is an ancient one that has been practiced by many religions. In the early years of Christianity in Europe, the Church instituted the practice of...

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Redneck Christmas

Christmas time at the Offin's trailer is sure to be ...nuts! Bobba Fred says......"Hey...Sissy May...guess whut....the Wally Street Journal has a article that is sayin' that Santa Clause is gay!" Sissy May...

10 comments    fun humor funny
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The "BRIDE OF CHRIST" IS NOT THE CHURCH

Do you still believe women should not be pastors or leaders in the church? Do you still believe healing was for the early church? Do you still believe the Baptism of the Holy Spirit was for the early church and not for the body of Christ today also? The church has reconsidered these doctrinal pillars in recent years and has discovered that they just weren't quite right. With that said, I believe its time to take a closer look at the "Bride of Christ" doctrine now too.

151 comments    love life relationships
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What is Paganism?

I really hope I can find a way to compress the vast amount of information on Paganism into this Hub. My hope is that for those people who don't really know what Paganism is all about, this article will at...

56 comments    religion god spirituality
PAINTING BY BELLINI 1464 "MADONNA WITH CHILD BLESSING"81

Roman Catholic

The origins of the Roman Catholic Church as it existed for 1000 years, through the Middle Ages until the Reformation—and still exists today as a somewhat different institution—can be traced to the 5th and...

91 comments    catholicism roman catholic
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The Stations of the Cross - a Meditation

Though not Roman Catholic myself, a love of great art and architecture has taken me to some of Europe's finest churches and cathedrals, where I became interested in the Stations of the Cross, or Via Crucis.

13 comments    poetry church roman catholic
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Bonfire Night in England--Remember, Remember the 5th of November-Guy Fawkes-England's first terrorist gang?

England is a strange place and its people rather quirky. At least I think they are and I was born and bred in England, and still live there. There can be few places around the world that would still...

15 comments    family food children
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Catholic Annulment Problem

Walk up to almost any active or former Catholic and utter two words: "Catholic annulment." Chances are that you will be rewarded by eye rolling, anger, and head shaking. The annulments policy of the Roman...

11 comments    relationships religion church
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What are the benefits of living together before marriage(cohabitation)? Are there consequences and moral implications?

Now how would you think this True-To-The-Bone Roman Catholic is going to answer this request? A real dillema I am sure. Before you enter a life of primiscuity let's take a look at life from a diffrent point...

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Pagan Orgies to Human Sacrifice: The Bizarre Origins of Christmas  80

WHY DO CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE PAGAN CHRISTMAS?

Christmas is celebrated on December 25th but the Ukrainians do that on January 7th of the year. The majority of Christians do celebrate Christmas in spite of the fact that Christmas originated from the...

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