Punch the Heretic?!

As we step into Advent–and prepare for Christmas–a Saint who particularly pops up in the news this time of year is St. Nicholas. Far from being a jolly, cookie-eating present-giver, St. Nick was notorious in his own day for one particular incident: He punched a perceived heretic square in the face. His action isn’t something …

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History of Religion

Most people within the Westernized Christian culture don’t realize the expansiveness of Islam both popularly and geographically. From it’s origins it has expanded through the Eastern world rather quickly. The fine folks at the site “Maps of War” have put together a fantastic graphic that shows the geographic growth of Islam and each of the …

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