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BOLIVIA'S President Evo Morales handed Pope Francis an unusual and some say "provocative" gift Thursday during the pontiff's visit to the country: a carving of Christ crucified on a wooden sickle and hammer. The sculpted juxtaposition of two of the world's most potent symbols, Christianity and communism, was made by Jesuit priest Luis Espinal. |
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The Issachar Training project aims to mobilize 1,000 evangelical pastors to run for political office -- and bring biblical values to the public sphere. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images.
Some 300 evangelical pastors convened in Orlando, Florida, Friday with a single goal in mind: To learn how to.... |
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Conservative Activist David Lane Wants To Turn 1,000 Evangelical Pastors Into Politicians.
The Issachar Training project aims to mobilize 1,000 evangelical pastors to run for political office -- and bring traditional Biblical values to the public sphere. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images. |
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Why am I being presented with a wooden crucifix laid on a hammer and sickle, the Communist symbol conceived during the Russian Revolution? The Pope received the gift from Bolivian President Evo Morales on the latest stage of his South American tour . He later celebrated Mass with nearly 1 million Bolivians in Santa Cruz. |
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The gift has been condemned as "arrogant" by some in the Catholic community. A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle presented to Pope Francis in Bolivia has caused a stir among Catholic commentators. The Pope was given the item, combining Catholic and communist symbols, by left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales. |
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Why am I being presented with a wooden crucifix laid on a hammer and sickle, the Communist symbol conceived during the Russian Revolution? The Pope received the gift from Bolivian President Evo Morales on the latest stage of his South American tour . He later celebrated Mass with nearly 1 million Bolivians in Santa Cruz. |
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Comedian Sheryl Underwood slated to host
DALLAS July 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaFest, the nation's largest inspirational family festival, today announced comedian Sheryl Underwood will headline "A Time to Laugh" comedy show during the five-day experience slated for August 19-23 in Dallas . |
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The Nation says that Buhari not only deplored the systemic failures that marked his predecessor's treatment of the file but stated that it was a matter of right for the government to do everything it could to find the missing girls, take care of the ones who managed to escape from their abductors and to take care of their parents. |
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales handed Pope Francis an unusual and some say "provocative" gift Thursday during the pontiff's visit to the country: a carving of Christ crucified on a wooden sickle and hammer. The sculpted juxtaposition of two of the world's most potent symbols, Christianity and communism, was made by Jesuit priest Luis Espinal. |
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The sculpted juxtaposition of two of the world’s most potent symbols, Christianity and communism, was made by Jesuit priest Luis Espinal. A poet and artist, Espinal was assassinated in 1980 by right-wing paramilitaries, and the pope paid tribute to him on Wednesday on his way from the airport to La Paz, stopping at the site of his death. |
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Other critics said it was a distasteful, and possibly heretical melding of faith and ideology. Bolivia’s communications minister, Marianela Paco, explained that the gift was symbolic. “The sickle evokes the peasant, the hammer the carpenter, representing humble workers, God’s people. |
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