Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the main cathedral of the Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church which follows the traditional Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar and rejects ecumenism. The OCBOC is not recognised by any other Orthodox jurisdiction. [3072x2304]
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Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tristan da Cunha, constructed in 1923. [1024x768]
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Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany, constructed in 1020. The rose that climbs the apse is believed to be the oldest living rose bush in the world, at around 700 years old. [3515×5273]
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The Secret River (2015), a two-part Australian historical miniseries set in the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Based on the novel of the same name.
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All Hallows-by-the-Tower, claimed to be "the oldest church in the City of London", founded in AD 675 and rededicated after extensive reconstruction in 1957. [1944x2529]
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The Book of Fish (2021), an incredibly beautiful South Korean black-and-white historical drama film set in 1801, about the Joseon era scholar Jeong Yak-jeon who was exiled a remote island during the Catholic Persecution. A touching, amusing, subtle, and philosophical masterpiece.
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Schuylkill notes are small pieces of paper with symbolism-oriented conspiracy theories printed on them which have appeared in many locations in the US. Authorship of the notes is unknown, with them often being found inside food packaging, hanging from trees along hiking trails, and state parks.
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Are there any notable Catholics who are openly in a same-sex union?
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Priest–penitent privilege is a rule of evidence that forbids judicial inquiry into certain communications (spoken or otherwise) between clergy and members of their congregation. Priests of some denominations, including Catholics and Anglicans, are forbidden by canon law from making any disclosure.
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The Inokashira Park dismemberment incident is an unsolved 1994 murder that occurred in Tokyo wherein a dismembered body was found. It is noted for the unusual state the victim being cut into 20-centimetres pieces with precision of a highly trained medical expert, possibly partly while still alive.
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Due to fatwas allowing sex reassignment surgery for intersex and transgender individuals, Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except Thailand. It is sanctioned as a supposed "cure" for homosexuality, which is punishable by death penalty under Iranian law.
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Shavnabada Monastery of St. George, Shavnabada Mountain, Georgia [2304×1728]
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[No Spoilers] Found King Ecbert in the wild (literally)
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Nicholas Green (1987–1994) was an American boy who was shot and killed in an attempted car robbery while vacationing with his family in Southern Italy. Robbers mistook their family car for a jeweller's. When Nicholas died, his parents chose to donate his organs, saving multiple lives.
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Brazilian comedian Léo Lins gets 8 years in prison for offensive jokes during a show
Welcome to the discourse! This forum is dedicated to the work associated with Dr. Jordan Peterson: a public intellectual, clinical psychologist, and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto.
Bilocation is an alleged psychic or miraculous ability wherein an individual or object is located (or appears to be located) in two distinct places at the same time.
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Santuario San Giovanni XXIII, located in the birthplace of the pope of the same name [2272x1512]
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Chinese police are kept on alert during many of the anniversaries of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in order to guard against public displays of mourning. Several people have been arrested for attempting to mourn the victims publicly.
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Nippon Kaigi is Japan's largest ultraconservative far-right lobbying group. They aim to promote patriotic education, loosen the separation of religion and state, challenge the findings of the Tokyo Tribunal following WWII, and are opposed to feminism, LGBT rights, and gender equality.
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Presidio Chapel of San Elizario, Texas, built in 1877 [1216x800]
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During the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, all Shih Tzus were killed off due to their association with wealth. As such, the modern Shih Tzu is descended from thirteen dogs imported to England and Scandinavia between 1928 and 1952.
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Billy the Kid (2022-) - an American Western drama television series set in the 19th-century American Old West. By the writer of The Tudors and Vikings.
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Jesse Evans (c. 1853 — disappeared 1882) was an American outlaw and gunman of the Old West, and the leader of the Jesse Evans Gang. He received some attention due to his disappearance in 1882, after which he was never seen or heard from again. Evans is presumed dead.
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The Mortician is an upcoming documentary series that follows a funeral home that exploited families and the deceased. It was led by David Sconce, who was convicted and sentenced to five years for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hitmen for rival morticians.
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Reading is a popular pastime in North Korea, where literacy and books enjoy a high cultural standing, elevated by the regime's efforts to disseminate propaganda as texts. Because of this, writers are held in high prestige.
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