Aloha is a Hawaiian term that has several meanings. The word means love, affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. It is widely used as a greeting, but it has a deeper cultural and spiritual meaning for native Hawaiians. They use it to describe a force that keeps life together. But do you know what the Aloha […]
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Choir practice was scheduled at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska on March 1, 1950. The events that transpired within that day truly strengthened the faith of the choir members and proved how everything does happen for a reason. The eerie way the entire choir survived the supposedly horrific event speaks volumes. What
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A sand mandala is a pattern made from colorful sand that is destroyed as part of a Tibetan Buddhist ritual. But what could be the history and purpose behind the ritual? Tibetan Buddhists create sand mandalas only to destroy them after a particular ritual. This represents the concept that nothing lasts forever and is meant
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As influential as the King of Israel is, hundreds of women had their eyes on the king. Many have believed that hundreds of women have actually married King Solomon. But how many wives did he really have? According to 1 Kings book, King Solomon has had a harem that includes 700 wives and 300 concubines.
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The Coca-Cola Company produces Coca-Cola, or Coke, a carbonated soft drink. It was created in the late 1800s by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, and was first marketed as a temperance drink and represented as a patent medication. But did you know that Coca-Cola is actually kosher? In 1935, a Rabbi was given access
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Mormonism, a religious group, not well known to many Americans, was highly regarded as a sign-up to well-known investigative US agencies like the FBI and CIA. With the delicate and sensitive mission, why were they specifically selected for the job? Agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the CIA specifically prefers hiring
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In his study of Daniel 8, Baptist preacher William Miller’s prophecy that Daniel’s cleansing of the sanctuary purified the world from sin when Christ would come. But when did the Millerites think Christ would return? Millerites believed that Jesus Christ would return to earth by October 22, 1844. When that didn’t happen, the “Great Disappointment”
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The horror film’s inspiration became legendary for Emily Rose’s sad battle with demons – and her terrifying death. Though many people may not realize it, the terrifying events shown in the 2005 film; The Exorcism of Emily Rose may have been based on true events. The gruesome ordeal depicted in The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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Comstockery is the overzealous moral censorship of fine arts and literature based on perceived immorality or obscenity. An uber-moral activist brought this about at the end of the 1800s. But how did this particular fellow convince Congress to act according to his will? Anthony Comstock, a religious activist, sought to censor obscene literature during his
Religious relics have always been an integral part of Christianity. In the olden times, Christians preserved bodies or body parts of saints or holy people and used them as symbols of their faith. When relics were destroyed, churches would usually find ways to replace them. But did you know that there was a time that
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