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The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and God’s Last Judgement of the living and the dead.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill: how much trouble is the prime minister really in as MPs threaten a parliamentary rebellion?

The legislative process in Britain consists of a series of discrete stages, each with its own purpose and function. A bill’s second reading is the discussion of, and vote on, the principle of the legislation. As Erskine May, the so-called bible of parliamentary procedure, puts it: “Its whole principle is…

The Conversation

How Democrats of faith see devout Speaker Mike Johnson

Johnson knows his scripture as well as them, but religious Democrats see differences between them and him both theological and constitutional.

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Did Christian homophobia come from a mistranslation of the Bible?

A new documentary challenges an alleged 1946 mistranslation that helped lead to a justification for Christian anti-gayness

The Guardian - US

Lexington VA removes Bible from display after veteran complaints

The founder of a national group with the aim of preventing the military from endorsing religion says he’s pleased with the Lexington Veterans Affairs decision to remove a Bible from the “missing man table.”

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Backup Offensive Lineman’s Epic Draft Announcement Is Best Thing You’ll See Today

A perfectly chosen Bible verse capped a sendoff to remember.

Sports Illustrated

Behold, the suprising, joyous, humbly miraculous knitted Bible of Hartlepool

I don’t know what I was expecting – but I found a hundred tiny woollen sheep, and a fluffy John the Baptist. I was bowled over

The Guardian - UK

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Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America

Second-in-line to the presidency, the Republican makes claims about the constitution and Christianity, and his wish to impose his faith on others, that do not withstand serious scrutiny

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson's demon-haunted world

If you believe Noah's ark was real and demons come out of the TV, it's just a small jump to embrace the Big Lie

Salon

Che Guevara’s lucky Irish cigar lighter among historical items up for auction

Other items include a bible Michael Collins had when he was assassinated, a newly discovered copy of a speech by Wolfe Tone and Phil Lynott’s guitar.

The Independent UK

‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views

Republican House speaker, who has advanced extreme views as attorney and legislator, says ‘I am a Bible-believing Christian’

The Guardian - US

Making the Planet less Lonely

Lonely Planet, the book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up?

Newsroom.co.nz

Terence Davies: four films that reveal the pain and poetry of the director's own life

Terence Davies, who has died at the age of 77, was a key figure in British and European cinema. The Liverpool-born director extended the formal possibilities of film, and had a unique capacity for depicting memory and personal history.

The Conversation

Pam Tanowitz and David Lang: Song of Songs review – turning on the lights

Meditation on the Bible’s great love poem can feel opaque but it is performed with great precision and set to a bewitching score

The Guardian - UK

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Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

A former Kenyan presidential candidate has admitted killing his three-year-old son after grabbing a Bible and saying he was going to slap the devil.

The Conversation

This Christian text you've never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely mentions Jesus − but it was a favorite of early Christians far and wide

People usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages: 24 books in the Jewish version of the Bible; 66 for Protestants; 73 for Catholics; 81 if you’re Ethiopian Orthodox.

Salon

Yvonne Orji talks DMX, destiny and faith

On "Salon Talks," the comedian discusses her memoir "Bamboozled by Jesus," dreams vs success and the strikes

The Texas Tribune

An East Texas principal was arrested after paddling a student, renewing debate over corporal punishment

Texas is one of 17 states that still permits hitting, spanking and paddling in schools. Republican lawmakers stood by the practice earlier this year in part because they say it was permitted in the Bible.

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The Guardian - UK

A smoking quill? Notes in Bible margin could be handwriting of the Venerable Bede

Annotations in eighth-century manuscript point to work of revered English monk, scholar and saint

The Independent UK

As Soccer Moses, Jars of Clay guitarist Stephen Mason finds unexpected joy

Former Christian rocker Stephen Mason’s life has been shaped by guitars, barber shears and the Bible

Salon

Unearthing racism's Christian roots

A shooting in Jacksonville is the latest example of overt, growing, and gruesome anti-Black violence

Salon

Mike Pence's bad Bible reading

The former veep's anti-abortion biblical quotation sounded deeply earnest — but it was a stitched-together fake

The Conversation

Images of Jesus have always been complex and contradictory − this class looks at how pop culture imagines him, from cartoons to musicals

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Independent UK

Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry

An ancient Holy Land mosaic inscribed with an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists

Chicago Sun-Times

For nearly a decade, this West Side pastor has shepherded students to and through college

“I want the students to go higher,” says Bernard Lilly Sr., 55, a pastor at Greater St. John’s Bible Church in Austin.

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