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Bart D. Ehrman attributes the rapid spread of Christianity to five factors: (1) the promise of salvation and eternal life for everyone was an attractive alternative to Roman religions; (2) stories of miracles and healings purportedly showed that the one Christian God was more powerful than the many Roman gods; (3) Christianity began as a ...
A Pew Center study about Religion and Living arrangements around the world in 2019, found that Christians around the world live in somewhat smaller households, on average, than non-Christians (4.5 vs. 5.1 members). 34% of world's Christian population live in two parent families with minor children, while 29% live in household with extended ...
As the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, [386] it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. [387] The 2,834 sees [ 388 ] are grouped into 24 particular autonomous Churches (the largest of which being the Latin Church ), each with its own distinct traditions ...
A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.
No modern attempt to identify a historical Egyptian prototype for Moses has found wide acceptance, and no period in Egyptian history matches the biblical accounts of the Exodus. [65] Some elements of the story are miraculous and defy rational explanation, such as the Plagues of Egypt and the Crossing of the Red Sea. [66]
Story at a glance The authors noted the most common forms of hesitancy stemmed from mistrust in the science and effectiveness and safety concerns. Other common reasons for hesitation were rooted ...
When Sally Field won the Best Actress Oscar in 1985 for Places in the Heart, she said three words that would live in pop culture infamy: “You like me.” The Academy really did; she won the same ...
This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Later in the speech, Stephens used biblical imagery ( Psalm 118 , v.22) in arguing that divine laws consigned black Americans to slavery as the "substratum of our society":