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The Easter Effect: What Happened To That ‘Gaggle Of Nobodies’ in the First Century A.D.

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‘The Incredulity of St. Thomas’ by Caravaggio. (Source)

By George Weigel

The first Christians were baffled by what they called ‘the Resurrection.’ Their struggle to understand it brought about astonishing success for their faith.

In the year 312, just before his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge won him the undisputed leadership of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great had a heavenly vision of Christian symbols. That augury led him, a year later, to end all legal sanctions on the public profession of Christianity.

Or so a pious tradition has it.

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Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s Letter To A Potential Gay Adultress

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Rosaria Champagne Butterfield's Letter To A Potential Gay Adultress, two gay women taking photo

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My dear friend,

I’m grateful that you trusted me with your secret.

Sitting across from me at the kitchen table this afternoon, you poured out your heart. When you married your high school sweetheart at 19, you never once suspected you would be in this place. Now, at 39, after twenty years of marriage, you call yourself gay.
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Raunch Culture: 4 Pervasive Lies Shape Today’s Women Under 25

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By: Kristen Clark

It was Christmas morning when 6 year old Kelly was exposed to our raunch culture for the first time. She excitedly opened one of her presents and pulled out a small doll.

It wasn’t the type of doll you might imagine a little girl playing with though. No, this was a new kind of doll. This was a doll invented as a result of people in America embracing the most recent feminist ideas.

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“How A Mama Bear Hurts Her Family” by Jeanne Harrison

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I’ve never loved the “Mama Bear” analogy. When I think of Mama Bears, I picture moms who bite teachers’ heads off and elbow their way through crowds so their kids can get the best seat at story time.

I’d much rather be a Mama Swan, peacefully gliding through life with all my little cygnets in a row.

But I’m not. I’m the swan-faced mom with the heart of a grizzly.

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