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More Religious Communities Are Beginning to Put Faith in Marijuana
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Lesli White
Should religious communities support the legalization of medical or recreational marijuana? More faith groups are weighing in. Marijuana is currently legal in 33 states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey for adult recreational use, permissible in 11 states. As more states legalize weed and consider it, many religious communities are entering the conversation and supporting its…
Hindu Extremists Issue Harsh Threats to Christians, Steal and Set Their Bibles on Fire
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Lesli White
Christians in the Singotam village in the southern region of India were corned and harassed by Hindu extremists who stole a box of Bibles and then set them on fire. The extremist group issued harsh threats to Christians who were distributing the Bibles before snatching their car keys and taking Bibles out of their vehicles.…
Archaeologists Just Made a Major Biblical Discovery, Prophet Isaiah’s ‘Signature’ May Have Been Found
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Lesli White
Archaeologists in Israel made a groundbreaking discovery this week. They say that they have found a seal mark that may bear the signature of the biblical Prophet Isaiah. The 2,700-year-old stamped clay artifact was found during excavation at the foot of the southern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. It is inscribed with the name Yesha’yah[u]…
Is that the American Bible Society playing Facebook games? With Jeff Foxworthy?
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Who says a staid, 196-year-old institution can’t adapt? The American Bible Society is helping to bring Jeff Foxworthy’s American Bible Challenge weekly game show to Facebook! The new TV show premieres Thursday, August 23, at 8 p.m. EDT on the Game Show Network. Game shows? Facebook? What’s next — Twitter? Society officials shrug off misconceptions that…
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