Let’s explore what the Bible says about transgender people, its general perspective on gender and identity, and common misinterpretations.

The Bible needs a visible, external authority guided by the Holy Spirit to define both the OT and NT Canons. This authority is the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

The English poet John Milton grappled with this question in his famous epic, Paradise Lost, first published in 1667. And Alan ...

So it is with this man called Barabbas. Though he is mentioned by all four Gospel writers, it is only in a total of 12 verses in the entire Bible. Clearly this man is not a major player. We might call ...

Escaping into solitude, avoiding hunters’ need to roam, I long so for the latitude to find my longitude, my home, where with the goddess who presides as ...

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