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It fell to the master’s attorney to review his daily list of subjects to be denounced to the Crown Presecutor. He was always relieved to discover that his own name was not on the list. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Dr Robert Michael Franklin (@Morehouse @CandlerTheology) was one of the first to receive a copy of “Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev Jesse Jackson” which he endorsed. His new book on “Moral Leadership” coming this spring @OrbisBooks @Gracejisunkim @RevJJackson
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Very honored to be one of the first to try out the new particle accelerator at #AAR2019. I had to be reminded not to interfere with the space-time continuum, tho I was so sorely tempted.
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Thank you! “Saint-whisperer” sounds much better than “hagiographer.” Think I will add that to my business card.
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It is most likely that St Catherine of Alexandria, one of the most popular and influential saints in history, never existed. In fact, it is likely that her legend is an inversion of the story of Hypatia, a Greek philosopher killed by a Christian mob in 415.
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In the Christian version, Catherine was a brilliant philosopher who tried to convert the emperor to Xty. She did convert 50 court philosophers (all subsequently killed), the emperor’s wife, her jailor and 100 imperial guards before she was slain.
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Catherine is one of the “Virgin Martyrs”—young women whose devotion to Christ and refusal to marry was taken as an affront to Roman patriarchy and resulted in their death after terrible sado-sexual tortures. But their lives reveal a deeper message than “sexual purity.”
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They represent the conflict between a young woman’s power in Christ to define her own identity apart from the claims of her patriarchal culture. The God they worship puts an altogether value on their bodies, identity and human worth.
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Catherine is unusual for the particular tribute paid to her brilliance and effectiveness as a champion of the gospel—despite the prevailing exclusion of women from any teaching authority in the church. Catherine’s was one of the voices who spoke to Joan of Arc.
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Pope Francis called for a world free from nuclear weapons. washingtonpost.com/religion/…
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By extension, Rick Perry was Chosen by the Chosen One to be one of the Three Amigos. That must be an awesome feeling.
Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is "the chosen one" and "sent by God to do great things"
Pete Hegseth: "God has used imperfect people forever," but what Trump "has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand"
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By extension, Rick Perry was Chosen by the Chosen One to be one of the Three Amigos. That must be an awesome feeling.
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The master’s family hired a French tutor to improve his capacity for empathy, but the master dismissed him as a fool. “I know more about handling people than anyone,” he said. “It’s simply a matter of discovering their weaknesses, fears, and pain threshold.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Not many theological books are still read after 50 years, still less studied for their ongoing, urgent relevance. James Cone’s “Black Theology and Black Power” is the rare case. (@OrbisBooks) Several sessions at #AAR2019 explore his legacy.
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Haunted by this wooden bust of Mary that survived the atomic bombing of the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki. A religious icon is “rewritten” by the greatest single act of violence in human history, taking on new meaning as an icon of compassion and a witness for peace.
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At the master’s banquet, all the talk was about his “mystery meat.” What was it? Surely not venison or beef. Where did it come from? All he would disclose was that it was of the “finest quality” and from a recipe personally crafted by Ivan the Terrible. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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