Danes discover 9,000-year-old skeletons with a strange history

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Science

Excavation reveals that the bones of the dead were sorted and categorised before burial

(Source: Cphpost.dK ) – Danish archaeologists have unearthed a burial site in an ancient town in southern Jordan that suggests the dead were not buried until they had decomposed to skeletal remains. The skeletons were then dismantled and bones of similar types were buried together

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Putin offers Russian refuge to European Jews facing anti-Semitism

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Religious News

(Source: RT) – As a rising wave of anti-Semitic attacks engulf Europe, the Russian president has offered European Jews protection by proposing that they immigrate to Russia.

In a meeting with members of the European Jewish Congress in the Kremlin, the president of the congregation complained to Vladimir Putin about the rising anti-Semitism across Europe that has manifested itself in an increased number of attacks against Jews.

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BP. SCHNEIDER DENOUNCES GNOSTIC CLERGY

by | Jan 19, 2016 | Religious News

The bishop of Kazakhstan says laity must defend the Faith because many priests fear losing their positions

ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan is denouncing what he calls gnostic clergy who erroneously believe doctrine and pastoral practice can be separated. To masque over their error, he added, they abuse sentimental expressions of mercy and compassion.

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Bishop Schneider, in his address last Thursday at the Lepanto Foundation, likened this Gnostic group, comprised of priests, bishops and cardinals, to the Pharisees and Scribes. Even though the Jewish leaders knew the divine truth about marriage, he said, nevertheless they sought to have Jesus legitimize the practice of divorce that had been widely adopted out of “pastoral reasons.” (more…)

Has medical science demonstrated the fact that a spark of the divine rests in the heart of every man?

by | Jan 18, 2016 | Science

When an echocardiogram of the human heart is made, the tissues that separate the chambers of the heart are aligned in such a way as to manifest the Hebrew letter Shin ש שין.

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A world divided: Elites descend on Swiss Alps amid rising inequality

by | Jan 18, 2016 | Breaking News

Politicians and business leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps this week face an increasingly divided world, with the poor falling further behind the super-rich and political fissures in the United States, Europe and the Middle East running deeper than at any time in decades.

The Swiss mountain resort of Davos is seen in this January 16, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files

The Swiss mountain resort of Davos is seen in this January 16, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files

Just 62 people, 53 of them men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the entire world population and the richest 1 percent own more than the other 99 percent put together, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said on Monday. (more…)

Germany’s Vatican ambassador: ‘Islam is part of the solution’

by | Jan 18, 2016 | Mystical Christianity, Religious News

Germany’s ambassador to the Vatican, Annette Schavan, still sees religion as a peacemaker, despite wars and terrorism. In an interview with DW, she calls for more interfaith dialogue and respect between all religions.

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Deutsche Welle: After the New Year’s Eve harassment incidents in Cologne, a highly charged atmosphere with regard to migrants has developed in Germany. How do people in Rome assess the events in Germany? (more…)