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The oldest Masonic lodge confirmed is the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel) No. 1, operating since July 31, 1599. The first Grand Lodge was the Grand Lodge of London and Westminster, which was founded on June 24, 1717. In 1884, Pope Leo XIII wrote an encyclical titled Humanum Genus, in which he stated that Freemasons
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Pope Leo XIII issued a letter to James Cardinal Gibbons, the Archbishop of Baltimore, in 1899. He explained his worry of novel opinions being held among those seeking to reform the Church, that is, those who hold that “the Church should shape her teachings more in accord with the spirit of the age and relax
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Tatian the Syrian (120-180 AD) “Our God has no introduction in time. He alone is without beginning, and is himself the beginning of all things. God is a spirit, not attending upon matter, but the maker of material spirits and of the appearances which are in matter. He is invisible, being himself the Father of
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It is common among Protestants to shun classical philosophy, viewing the scholastic tradition which masterfully weaved Greek philosophy and Catholicism as ‘pagan’ and something which should be avoided. For example, Protestant philosopher William Lane Craig has said, “drawing far more on pagan philosophical sources than on Scriptural witness, Aquinas has presented a deeply distorted and
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Baptism “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20). Eucharist Now as they
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Bernard Nathanson was one of the leading abortion advocates in America. He was blunt in describing the demographics of abortionists: “For some reason Jewish doctors seem to be attracted to abortion work,”[1] he said. Nathanson was recruited by Larry Lader, and the two of them became the Jewish representatives of abortion in New York. Lader
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Liberty is conceived of today as ultimate freedom. For many, this means freedom from government. But when the wealthy exploit the poor, it is only the government that can step in to institute regulations to mitigate corrupt business practices. What this modern sense of liberty really means is the liberty to be controlled, whether it
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Immutable “For I the Lord do not change,” (Malachi 3:6). Simple “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth,” (John 4:24). “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder,” (James 2:19). Omnipresent “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” (Jeremiah 23:24). Omnibenevolent “The
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A popular myth expounded by libertarians is that the Civil War was caused by disputes over tariffs. Nothing could be further from the truth. The main aspect of this myth is that the South was paying the majority of tariffs levied by the government, and the Morrill Tariff was the final nail in the coffin,
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