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2:11 AM

@KorvinStarmast As an outsider Christian conservative I welcomed the legacy of Pope JP II and Pope Benedict XVI and I saw how Pope Benedict XVI tried to correct excesses of Vatican II implementation balancing the ultra conservatives like SSPX and the progressive factions. But Pope Francis prevaricates too much about basic Christian family values, causing the conservatives who were fine with Pope Benedict to scratch their heads. I sincerely hope things will turn out well in the end.

curiousdannii

3:03 AM

Q: What is the theology of Little Women?

Little Women is partially inspired by Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, with chapter titles and themes borrowed from Bunyan's story, and reading the book itself being an early activity the girls share. But almost two centuries separated the books, and in between them was the Enlightenment. Louisa May...

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8:11 AM

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Q: Which pagan story inspired the Massacre of the Innocents?

In the New Testament, the Massacre of the Innocents is the incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16-18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. I have heard that Massacre of ...

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KorvinStarmast

1:28 PM

@GratefulDisciple he is a bit too close to liberation theology for my tastes

KorvinStarmast

1:57 PM

@curiousdannii I tried to upvote your question, it told me to join, and then it would not let me join. OK, so it goes.

Oh, cool, it let me in.

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Jack says try topanswers.xyz

7:17 PM

in The Library, 7 hours ago, by Jack says try topanswers.xyz

"Now I’m not leaving Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange entirely. I still plan to be a user of the sites and to apply to get my moderator diamond back. ;-) I think I come back to the community with a new perspective, ready to help in any way I can. I believe in the Q&A format as a means to pass along information and there is no better place to see that than the Stack Exchange network."

@Nathanielisprotesting ^^^ that's Jon Ericson talking about the possibility of being a moderator over on BH.SE again, so he's not 'moving on' in the way that matters most (to us) :)

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