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May 3, 2024 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — `United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches. The ...
2 days ago · The Catholic branch of Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Spain, with high levels of secularization as of 2022. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution . The Pew Research Center ranked Spain as the 16th out of 34 European countries in levels of religiosity, with 21% of the population declaring they were ...
5 days ago · The First Council of Nicaea ( / naɪˈsiːə / ny-SEE-ə; Ancient Greek: Σύνοδος τῆς Νικαίας, romanized : Sýnodos tês Nikaías) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. The Council of Nicaea met from May until the end of July 325.
1 day ago · A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state ), while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy. State religions are official or government-sanctioned establishments of a religion, but the state does ...
2 days ago · International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes norms for states across a broad range of domains, including war and diplomacy, economic relations, and human rights. International law differs from state-based ...
5 days ago · A large community effort to save Our Lady Good Counsel proved successful. More than 100 letters were submitted to the Archdiocese of Baltimore on behalf of the church, and many CCSB parishioners and supporters showed up to public comment sessions. Father Kevin Ewing of CCSB released the following letter yesterday:
2 days ago · e. Thelema ( / θəˈliːmə /) is a Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy, [1] as well as a new religious movement that was founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician. [2] Central to Thelema is the idea of discovering and following one's True ...
