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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: A DECOROUS CONFLUENCE OF SEXUALITY, MAGIC, AND MYSTICISM πŸ“½πŸŽ¬πŸŽΈπŸ§πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

  When fans of Queen or even of this movie read A.O. Scott’s review of this film in the New York Times, they probably needed resuscitation; but that doesn’t pardon his candid response to this movie; in all honesty, he makes critical points. But here is my take on this project. Let us cut to …

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Miscellaneous Essays βœπŸ»πŸ“œ

COL. RICHARD P. ROBERTS: COMMANDER&HERO OF THE 140th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT

  On September 21, 1789, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bestowed to Levi Dungan Sr., a tract of land in Hanover Township, PA then known as β€œBachelors Hall”. He then passed this land on to his son, Levi Jr., to whom in return bequeathed 70 acres to his daughter Ruth and her husband John Roberts; this …

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Religious Essays β˜¦βœ‘πŸ•‹β˜Έ

CARDINAL SADOLETTO”S LETTER TO JOHN CALVIN: REFORMERvs.CATHOLIC ☦☦✝

AUTHOR’s PROLEGOMENON: In the attempt to intimately understand 16th century French, it is paramount for the reader to also procure an equated comprehension of 16th century English; both French and English played supreme roles in the development of Protestant theology and reform. In the example of John Calvin, I have, to the best of my …

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Religious Essays β˜¦βœ‘πŸ•‹β˜Έ

MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR: “ON THE LORD’S PRAYER” ☦☦☦

Maximus the Confessor was a Byzantine monk and theologian of the EARLY church. Very little is known of his life prior to his involvement in the theological&political conflicts of the Monothelite Controversy. In Eastern Christianity, he is HIGHLY influential; his works are included in the Philokalia of the Eastern Church writers. In one of his …

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Book Reviews πŸ“š Religious Essays β˜¦βœ‘πŸ•‹β˜Έ

IS THE ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE REALLY ORTHODOX IN TEACHING&STUDY? ☦☦☦

  A warning to Eastern Orthodox Christians on this Study Bible version Β  The Orthodox Study Bible (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1993) makes a very good initial impression. The bindings are handsome, the Bible is nicely printed, and it is graced by several full-color icons scattered through the book. It uses the increasingly popular New …

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