Pagan studies

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St. Benedict (480?-543)

Related Topics: Christianity, Catholic, Saints, Saint of the Day, Life, famous monasteries, Family, contemporary biography, Benedictine asceticism, Monastic Life, Benedict, permanent worship, community life, Biography

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Evangelicals and Catholics: A New Partnership

We're fighting the culture war with 'an ecumenism of the trenches'

Related Topics: Faiths, Evangelical, Catholics, evangelical anti Catholicism, Academic Freedom, Theologian, century evangelist, evangelists biographer, intellectual challenges, Church, hate mail category

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Mother Kali, Much Maligned

From 'The Temple of Doom' to 'Footballer's Wives,' movies and TV shows unfairly portray the goddess as a blood-thirsty demoness.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Film, hindus, bloodthirsty demoness, Kali, popular notions, notions, escapist adventure movie, brutal pagan savages, demoness, negative stereotypes

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Surprise: Halloween's Not a Pagan Festival
After All

The holiday and its customs are completely Christian, and some are uniquely American.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Halloween, Catholics, pre Christian festival, Celebration, dedication day, greeting card industry, treat, special significance, escaped church suppression, Festival

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The Witch Next Door

The Pagan spiritual path is enjoying vast popularity and widespread acceptance--and even a mention on a Scooby-Doo video.

Related Topics: Faiths, Earth Based Religions, Witch, Religion, Wiccans, religious movement, Religious Authority, consistent voice, Wiccan, Pagan studies, Spiritual Path, Growth, widespread acceptance

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The Real St. Patrick Didn't Wear Green

And he probably didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland. But he did spread Christianity throughout the Emerald Isle.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, snakes, centuries, Irish immigrants, didnt drive, Christianity, parish school, Patrick Parish, Patron Saint, Ireland, Holiday

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Stereotype vs. Scripture

How would today's Christianity be different if women had been given an equal seat at the table when Christianity was formulated?

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, The Da Vinci Code, Christianity, Church, equal seat, essential womens nature, Bible, relegates women, relegating women, antiquity, womens roles, women patrons

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After the Magic

My journey to Catholicism was, ironically, the logical extension of applying Pagan principles to my life.

Related Topics: Faiths, Spirituality, Pagan, Paganism, Doubt, experienced spiritual guide, Religion, ethical religious paths, Christian holy sites, Religious Identity, Christianity

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Multifaith Round-up: Views of the Soul

What do the world's religious and spiritual traditions believe about the soul, and what is its fate at the end of life?

Related Topics: Faiths, Soul, Life, Body, person, brain dead person, vegetative state, Death, Brain, subtle body, human spirit