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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a garden referred to in the New Testament. Archaeologists were digging beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre when they discovered evidence of the presence of olive trees and grapevines from around 2,000 years ago. The archaeologists were led by Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla of Sapienza University of Rome,…

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A new exhibit by Byzantine Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus, features a number of precious religious relics previously lost when they were stolen in 1974 during a Turkish invasion. “The looting, the destruction was on a great scale. We have calculated that more than 20,000 icons have been stolen and disappeared from the churches,” said the…

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Ripped right out of an Indiana Jones film, some resurfaced declassified documents have the internet abuzz about the CIA’s apparent quest for the Ark of the Covenant. First described in the book of Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant was an intricately designed box that held the two tablets of the Ten Commandments and other…

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Increasing access of satanism in schools may be linked to actions of the Trump administration, according to some critics. The Satanic Temple (ST) has been offering programs in schools to teach students the tenets of satanism through new religious release programs. The program is named the Hellions Academy of Independent Learning or HAIL for short.…

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Students at Western Kentucky University woke up to a biblical reminder chalked on their school’s sidewalks. Seventy Christian students from multiple Christian ministries on campus coordinated chalking the entire Gospel of John across campus from Monday night into Tuesday morning. The project was initiated by Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM), Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru), and…

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