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  2. Southern Baptist Convention - Wikipedia

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    The official name is the Southern Baptist Convention.The word Southern in "Southern Baptist Convention" stems from its having been organized in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, by white Baptists in the Southern United States who supported continuing the institution of slavery and split from the northern Baptists (known today as the American Baptist Churches USA), who did not support funding slave ...

  3. Calicut (kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Kozhikode (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട് [koːɻikːoːɖ] ⓘ), also known as Calicut, was the kingdom of the Zamorin of Calicut, in the present-day Indian state of Kerala. Present-day Kozhikode is the second largest city in Kerala, as well as the headquarters of Kozhikode district.

  4. Kochi Water Metro - Wikipedia

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    Kochi Water Metro (KWM) is an unfinished ferry transport system serving the Greater Kochi region in Kerala, India.When fully operational, it will connect Kochi’s 10 island communities with the mainland through a fleet of 78 battery-operated electric hybrid boats operating along 38 terminals and 16 routes spanning 76 kilometres. [2]

  5. Decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    During the Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th century), Mahayana Buddhism adopted more ritualistic practices, while Buddhist ideas were adopted into Vedic schools. The differences between Buddhism and Hinduism blurred, and Vaishnavism, Shaivism and other Hindu religions became increasingly popular, while Brahmins developed a new relationship with the state. [15]

  6. Palakkad - Wikipedia

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    Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, located in the city was established in 1858 making it one of the oldest schools in Kerala. Government Moyan Model Girls Higher Secondary School located in College Road was founded in 1917 and is one of the largest government schools in the state and one of the schools having large strength of ...

  7. Clemmons, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Originally called Clemmonsville, the Village of Clemmons was founded in 1802 and incorporated in 1986. Clemmons is located in the Northwestern Piedmont section of North Carolina in Forsyth County. Clemmons is ten miles (16 km) southwest of Winston-Salem, a city of approximately 244,605

  8. Parody religion - Wikipedia

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    A parody religion or mock religion is a belief system that challenges the spiritual convictions of others, often through humor, satire, or burlesque (literary ridicule). Often constructed to achieve a specific purpose related to another belief system, a parody religion can be a parody of several religions, sects, gurus, cults, or new religious movements at the same time, or even a parody of no ...

  9. History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia

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    Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg. This article covers the history of the fort and town at Jamestown proper, as well as colony-wide trends resulting from and affecting the town ...