The Vatican has been bat-shit crazy about sex for 2,000 years. Popes with ten children were fascinated by it. Celibacy has been hot and bothered for about that long. The gray old patriarchs have come up with an impressive list of mortal sins requiring untold numbers of Hail Marys for pe...
61 And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood.if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery fo...
We mortal humans are little more than bugs, willingly wallowing in the yuck of sin, yea, REVELING in it. Yet the Scripture says that the angels are fascinated by us, and by our plight, and astonished by our unwillingness to climb out of the muck. It amazes them that men love the ...
they are not a branch of the Benedictines. They started independently by Saint Bruno, who was renown for his austere asceticism. The Carthusians are a paradox of sorts, in that they are a "community of hermits". Not only are they isolated from the world, but they are also ...
How The Creature Is Born:The vetala is not areanimatedperson who once inhabited a mortal body like most other vampires. Instead, the vetala is a demon who possesses the corpse of any deceased human or animal. If bodies are not given a proper burial, they are especially susceptible to veta...
PlayStation Store Spring Sale Update – New Games Added: Note: We have enabled a collapsible table for the games given the huge list. To see the games in each list, click on the black arrow and/or the letters (A – E, F – J, K – O, P – T, U – Z)....
For the Christian, all sins—past, present, and future—are forgiven through faith in the atoning work of Jesus. Confession of sin allows for intimate fellowship with God, but a believer’s eternal destiny is set at the moment of receiving Christ. Repentance is not our seal into the King...
Are All Wrongs Equal? Exploring Infinite Sins and Divine Justice Leave a reply In my Bible study with my church recently, we talked about Acts 4-5, which include the account of Ananias and Sapphira being immediately struck down for their deception in selling land and donating the proceeds....
2Birth of Athena There are differing versions of Athena’s birth, although the event is always described as a violent one. According to Hesiod, Athena simply sprang from Zeus’ head, fully armed. But a third-century Greek scholar known as Pseudo-Apollodorus wrote that to relieve Zeus’ suffer...
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied;...