Category: Religion
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Jesus Orders Burning People to Death
Even wonder why the Church was so fond of burning people to death? They were just following orders 🙂 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are…
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Cavaliers and Roundheads
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. Last time we left off with Charles’s attempt to arrest the leaders of the parliamentary opposition. The attempt sparked an angry reaction from the parliamentary incline mobs of London, forcing Charles to flee the city in January 1642. This week we are now going to plunge into the chaotic mess…
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The Long Parliament
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. If there is a moment when we can reasonably talk about Parliament fully united in opposition to the King, November 1640 is that moment. Except for a few die-hard royalists, the members who showed up for the opening session of the Long Parliament, though it was obviously not called that…
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The Bishops Wars
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. We left off last time with the growing resistance in England to the personal rule of King Charles, especially in matters of taxation and religion. This week we are going to find out what happens when Charles and Archbishop Laud try to extend their dream of religious unity up to…
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Catholic Church Orders Conquest and Slavery
It’s common knowledge that the Hebrew and Christian Bibles are perfectly OK with slavery. But did you know that the Catholic Church actively encouraged the enslavement of non-Christians? Dum Diversas is a papal bull issued on 18 June 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. It authorized Afonso V of Portugal to conquer Saracens [Muslims] and pagans…
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Democracy Will Not Be Tolerated In This Country. Period!
The U.S. has always been very open about their disdain for democracy. Specially the shameless Republican Party. First some quick notes: The Heritage Foundation was co-founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich, a well-connected conservative activist on a mission to create more aggressive conservative infrastructure to rival more liberal think tanks like the Brookings Institution. Weyrich,…
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Exxon Lobbyist Caught On Video Talking Freely On How They Work Washington
Video clips released by the Greenpeace investigation project Unearthed show Keith McCoy, the oil giant’s senior director for federal relations, talking frankly about Exxon Mobil’s lobbying strategies. KEITH McCOY: Did we join some of these shadow groups to work against some of the early efforts? Yes, that’s true. But there’s nothing — there’s nothing illegal…
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“We’re Not A Democracy” – US Senator
The U.S. has always been very open about their disdain for democracy. This loathing of democratic principles has been part of the very fabric of this nation since day one. Just read John Adams’ reasons for restricting democracy or James Madison’s ideas on “protecting the opulent minority against the tyranny of the majority” Recently, a…
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Our Puritan Forefathers’ War on Christmas
The holiday season is here and that means it’s story time! We all know the story of the Pilgrims, right? The Pilgrims were English settlers who established the Plymouth Colony in 1620 after fleeing religious persecution back in England. The Pilgrims’ story plays a central theme in the history and culture of the United States.…
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Cuba and U.S. Interests in Latin America
In February 1945, the United States attended a hemispheric conference in Mexico to discuss the “fundamental economic aspiration of the peoples of the Americas” and “their natural right to live decently and work and exchange goods productively in peace and with security.” This is known as the Economic Charter of the Americas. In preparation for this…