Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start
(The Conversation) — The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.
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Why Translation Must Have Fingerprints
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Episcopal Free Fellowship of America announces incardination of three Trinity North Shore clergy and appointment of Rev. Tim Clayton as Canon Missioner to the Earth
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 28, 2026 — The Episcopal Free Fellowship of America (EFFA) announced today that Bishop Joshua Lickter incardinated the Rev. Tim Clayton, the Rev. Wendy Dixon, and the Rev. Jen Keifer into the fellowship during a seaside service held Aug. 12 in Beverly, Massa
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Pastor Fights Back as City Council Begins Meeting with Prayer to Satan
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Kenyan Churches Combat Abandonment, Suicide Among Older Men
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How My Church Revived Our Sunday School
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Clergy drawn into Advent-calendar dispute
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