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Scary, weird, but more ‘biblically accurate’ angels top some Christians’ Christmas trees
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Scary, weird, but more ‘biblically accurate’ angels top some Christians’ Christmas trees

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was during the pandemic when the Rev. “I think in, particularly, the times of the world that we’re in, where things seem kind of scary and weird, having a scary and weird angel sort of speaks to people,” she said. Social media is full of various interpretations of “biblically accurate angels” imagined not just in tree …

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'Absurd': Parents blast Texas school district that banned Bible for 'explicit' content
3 days, 20 hours ago

'Absurd': Parents blast Texas school district that banned Bible for 'explicit' content

Raw Story  

A Texas school district has banned the Bible in response to a state law prohibiting schools from carrying "sexually explicit" material. The Christian Post reported Thursday that Canyon Independent School District Superintendent Darryl Flusche sent an email to parents informing them that the "full text" of the Bible would no longer be allowed in schools due to Texas House Bill …

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Salisbury Cathedral: The Independent readers raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to where it was written
4 days, 4 hours ago

Salisbury Cathedral: The Independent readers raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to where it was written

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rare 13th-century Bible will return to its ancestral home …

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‘In Hinduism, no matter how much you try to regiment, there are still elements of fluidity’
4 days, 15 hours ago

‘In Hinduism, no matter how much you try to regiment, there are still elements of fluidity’

The Hindu  

Manu Pillai tells his audience how a Bala Murugan temple deity in Kerala’s Alappuzha district acquired the rather catchy moniker, “Munch Murugan.” When a small boy in the region fell ill, his parents took him to this Murugan temple to pray for his recovery. Inherent fluidity Pillai, who was responding to Subramaniam’s question on whether the inherent fluidity of Hinduism …

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"Trump has no real mandate for what he is planning": The push for Christian nationalism may backfire
6 days, 18 hours ago

"Trump has no real mandate for what he is planning": The push for Christian nationalism may backfire

Salon  

Donald Trump has promised to be a dictator on “day one” of his administration. Professor Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, told The Salt Lake Tribune, “It’s hard to overcome the white God gap…in a place like Pennsylvania or Michigan and Wisconsin.” White Christians are now literally and metaphorically Trump’s biblical "arrows" and "armor." …

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Judge orders California Bible college to cease operations after state hearing
6 days, 18 hours ago

Judge orders California Bible college to cease operations after state hearing

LA Times  

Olivet University is a Christian Bible school set against the San Jacinto Mountains near the high-desert town of Anza. Nye-Perkins had 30 days to issue her ruling after the three-day hearing in early November, Olivet said in a statement that it will appeal the judge’s order and has submitted an application to continue operating in California under “religious exemption.” A …

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Remembering Hal Lindsey, an influential figure for American evangelicals
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Remembering Hal Lindsey, an influential figure for American evangelicals

NPR  

Remembering Hal Lindsey, an influential figure for American evangelicals The bestselling religious author Hal Lindsey died last month. His book The Late Great Planet Earth galvanized a generation of young evangelicals and is still influential today. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: In the 1970s, a preacher named Hal Lindsey became famous for predicting the end of the world. WORTHEN: His book, "The …

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Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING From displaying the Ten Commandments to demanding that teachers use the Bible in their classrooms, conservatives seem determined to blur the lines between church and state by infusing Christianity into public schools. “We’re seeing an effort to have this Supreme Court reconsider longstanding precedent on keeping public schools secular,” Laser said. “I’m concerned we’ve sent a troubling …

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'Assurance that we're going to be OK': Sales of the Bible are breaking records this year
3 weeks ago

'Assurance that we're going to be OK': Sales of the Bible are breaking records this year

Raw Story  

Bible sales are red hot so far this year despite book sales in general being flat across the industry. "One publisher of Bibles told The Wall Street Journal it has seen a surge of interest from Generation Z and younger Americans," the publication reported. "There are more than 8 million posts on TikTok about the Bible, as well as a …

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Bible in Texas schools: Teachers are about to enter a world of pain.
3 weeks ago

Bible in Texas schools: Teachers are about to enter a world of pain.

Slate  

As an English professor with a divinity school degree and a deep love for the Bible, I have for 20 years taught a college class that’s now called Reading the Bible. It’s a quartet of feats, really: to ask 1) public-school teachers to teach 2) the Bible to 3) young children without 4) the defining context in which the Bible …

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Margaret Court launches an explosive attack on Anthony Albanese's government
3 weeks ago

Margaret Court launches an explosive attack on Anthony Albanese's government

Daily Mail  

Tennis legend Margaret Court has slammed the Albanese government for its treatment of Israel during the country's war against Hamas in Gaza. During a Senate meeting last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong indicated Australia would adhere to an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the country. Divisive tennis figure Margaret Court has slammed …

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Trump opens up a new war on public schools
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump opens up a new war on public schools

Salon  

It's not a coincidence that Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, is the defendant in a lawsuit alleging that she ignored widespread sexual abuse of minors at World Wrestling Entertainment when she was CEO. Mere days after Trump's election, Walters announced a new public department with an Orwellian name: "Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism." More importantly, this …

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Texas greenlights Bible-based curriculum for use in public schools
1 month ago

Texas greenlights Bible-based curriculum for use in public schools

Salon  

The Texas State Board of Education approved a new curriculum that will incorporate stories from the Bible into elementary school education. In an eight-to-seven vote on Tuesday, the board approved the state-written “Bluebonnet” curriculum, which infuses Bible stories into language arts materials for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Texas schools will have the option to pick the curriculum in …

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Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum
1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S. AP AUDIO: Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports elementary schools in Texas are being allowed – and encouraged -- to …

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Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

LA Times  

A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas. The state’s education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools. Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. Greg Abbott has voiced support for …

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Politics: Donald Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz
54 years, 11 months ago

Politics: Donald Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz

Slate  

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections and their involvement with sexual-assault allegations; the Texas elementary school curriculum that incorporates the Bible; and coming changes to health care with The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Maegan Vazquez for The Washington Post: Matt Gaetz withdraws …

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How Jordan Peterson fooled young men into thinking he’s the world’s smartest man
1 month ago

How Jordan Peterson fooled young men into thinking he’s the world’s smartest man

The Independent  

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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
1 month ago

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow teachings from the Bible such …

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CNN anchor and Oklahoma educator get in on-air spat over Trump prayer
1 month ago

CNN anchor and Oklahoma educator get in on-air spat over Trump prayer

Daily Mail  

A CNN news anchor and Oklahoma's school superintendent sparred on screen over his new mandate requiring schools to play a video of him praying for President-elect Donald Trump. Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters emailed school districts last week telling them they would be required to play the video for students and parents. CNN Newsroom host Pamela Brown …

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Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
1 month ago

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow …

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A California MAGA pastor says a ‘flawed’ Trump was chosen to lead a sinful nation
1 month ago

A California MAGA pastor says a ‘flawed’ Trump was chosen to lead a sinful nation

LA Times  

At Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, Senior Pastor Rob McCoy, right, presides over a service during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is the epicenter of a rebirth of freedom,” McCoy said from the Phoenix headquarters of Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA. Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand, rallied his millions of online followers to support Trump, prompting conservative podcast host Megyn …

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Author and baker Rose Levy Beranbaum releases a new version of 'The Cake Bible' : NPR's Book of the Day : NPR
1 month ago

Author and baker Rose Levy Beranbaum releases a new version of 'The Cake Bible' : NPR's Book of the Day : NPR

NPR  

Author and baker Rose Levy Beranbaum releases a new version of 'The Cake Bible' : NPR's Book of the Day When Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible was first published in 1988, it took the baking world by storm. The update includes altered recipes that keep pace with changes to ingredients and equipment over the past few decades, like taller …

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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
1 month ago

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

LA Times  

Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow teachings from the Bible such as the Golden …

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'Hold on, I'm speaking': CNN host clashes with MAGA school official over Bibles
1 month ago

'Hold on, I'm speaking': CNN host clashes with MAGA school official over Bibles

Raw Story  

CNN's Pamela Brown clashed with Oklahoma's school superintendent Ryan Walters over religion in the classroom. "The Constitution is crystal clear on religious liberty," Walters said on CNN Monday. We were leading the free world, this was the greatest country in the world, and we have seen every statistic has gotten worse since the creation of the federal Department of Education …

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