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CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that...
Bridges: History of Christmas shows holiday, traditions change over the years
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMillions of people around the world rejoice as Christmas approaches. It is a time of family,...
Emperors' persecutions of Christians failed
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 13—ROME, Italy — Christians have been persecuted throughout history and are still getting kicked around in some parts of the world, but their worst tribulations were under the Roman emperors ...
Dale Wyngarden: We need to learn from the past to survive the future
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This tiny minority of Iraqis follows an ancient Gnostic religion – and there's a chance they could...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLike their ancient ancestors, contemporary Mandaeans revere John the Baptist and consider baptism...
Reason for the season: Why is Christmas on Dec. 25?
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTime to lay a popular myth to rest. You know it. It goes like this: Those naughty Christians co-opted the pagan holiday Saturnalia, commemorated in winter among the Romans, and bent it to their ...
Catholic vs. Christian: Overlap and Differences in the Religions
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAll squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares; the same goes for the Catholic vs. Christian distinction. All Catholics are Christian, but not all Christians consider themselves Catholic.
Was Santa Actually a Badass Who Beat Up a Priest?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty and Wikimedia CommonsThis last week marked the celebration of the Saint’s Day of Nicholas of...
What Did Jesus Look Like? Analyzing Historical Evidence
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe true appearance of Jesus Christ has been a topic of fascination and debate for centuries. Traditional Western art often portrays him with long, flowing hair, blue eyes and a beard, but these ...