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The filioque is a dogma of the Catholic Church. Filioque literally means “and the Son,” and refers to the Catholic statement: The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. A related term is per filium, which means “through the Son,” as in “the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father through the Son.” The […]
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Below is the FBI file on mobster Hyman Larner received from an FOIA request.
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JFK wrote a letter to his father in 1939 after a visit to Palestine.[1] He gives an outline of the historical situation and his experience there: 1939 Dear Dad: I thought I would write you my impressions on Palestine while they were still fresh in my mind, though you undoubtedly, if I know the Jews, […]
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Plutarch wrote in his The Life of Theseus: The ship on which Theseus sailed with the youths and returned in safety, the thirty-oared galley, was preserved by the Athenians down to the time of Demetrius Phalereus. They took away the old timbers from time to time, and put new and sound ones in their places, […]
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Tim Boyd, former mayor of Colorado City, Texas, posted a rant on Facebook before resigning. His diatribe perfectly encapsulates how politicians feel about a nation’s citizens: No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice! […]
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Tikkun olam is a Jewish concept which roughly translates to “repair the world.” David Horowitz described the pervasive of tikkun olam: For nearly two hundred years, Jews have played a disproportionate role as leaders of the modern revolutionary movements in Europe and the West . . . By carrying the revolution to its conclusion, socialists […]
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Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre participated in the discussions of the drafting of the conciliar documents of the Second Vatican Council. On November 1, 1970, Bishop Charriere agreed to Lefebvre’s request to establish a religious society, and the Society of Saint Pius X was formed.[1] They were given a pia unio (pius union) status, with the caveat […]
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Matthew 1:18-25 is cited by Protestants as the main proof that Mary was not perpetually a virgin: Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband […]
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It should be noted that among the Greeks there is not always a clear distinction between whether the procession of the Holy Spirit being described is specific to the economy or the eternal manifestation. Gregory Thaumaturgus (213-270) “[There is] one Holy Spirit, having substance from God, and who is manifested through the Son; image of […]
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