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President-Elect Trump To Use Lincoln's Bible For Inauguration

President-elect Trump to use Abraham Lincoln's Bible for his inauguration, continuing a tradition of historical significance.

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Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’

Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’

The Guardian - UK

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state

The Independent UK

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An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras

The Bible’s lex talionis – “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea of fairness has been a model for ensuring justice when bodily harm is inflicted.

The Conversation

MAGAworld tries to defend Nebraska senator’s husband after he refuses to shake hands with Harris: ‘He had a cane!’

Harris raised her eyebrows and shook off the snub with an uncomfortable smile

The Independent UK

Bible Back in Texas Schools After Being Pulled for Sexual Content

Canyon Independent School District pulled sections of the Bible from its library shelves over concerns that its "sexually explicit" material violated Texas law.

Reason

“It was me being a complete and utter dunderhead”: Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield on the guitar solo where he went full method

There was more to Bradfield’s searing guitar part on this classic Manics cut than flashy playing, the singer and guitarist explains

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Trump Bibles, Rudy coffee, Tucker nicotine pouches: the rightwing knick-knack racket

Republican figures are using their influence to sell a variety of goods, preying on people’s political affiliations

The Guardian - US

Texas book ban law causes a school district to remove Bible from libraries

Canyon independent school district briefly removed text – and then reinstated it – to comply with state’s Reader Act

The Guardian - US

7 things I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger's bodybuilding bible that everyone can apply to their workouts

Arnie's book is packed with wisdom that goes beyond the gym – here’s how his approach to training, mindset, and consistency can transform your workouts

‘This book is my bible!’ The women who read Miranda July’s All Fours, then blew up their lives

The wildly acclaimed novel about a perimenopausal woman going on a journey of erotic awakening has left a wave of women following in the protagonist’s wake

The Guardian - UK

Oklahoma Education Department Proposes Mandatory Bible Studies in Public Schools

Oklahoma's State Department of Education has proposed new standards for instruction within some social science lessons at the K-12 level which would base teaching on biblical ideals.

Latin Times

Christmas ad for Trump’s $60 Bibles airs on conservative media

A Christmas-themed version of Donald Trump’s video advert promoting his “God Bless the USA” Bibles has been spotted airing on conservative media ahead of the holiday season.

The Independent UK

In the Bible, angels can be deadly. So why do we place them at the top of our Christmas trees?

Those beautiful white and gold angels you see on Christmas trees were originally monsters. At least, that is the claim made by scholar Esther Hamori in her book God’s Monsters. Hamori writes that angels “have acquired the soft-edged glow of a Hallmark card, but are some of the deadliest shapeshifters…

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How to watch 'Lost Treasures of the Bible' online from anywhere

Archeologists and CGI technology help bring the stories of the Bible to a 21st century audience. Here's where you can watch "Lost Treasures of the Bible" anywhere.

The Conversation

Five Christmas story elements that don’t appear in the Bible, from the little donkey to the inn keeper

Despite the secularisation of Christmas, biblical symbolism seems to be everywhere at this time of year.

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Parent Criticizes Family For Prioritizing Sports Over Church, Replaces Activities With Bible Study

Ultra-religious father blames his autistic son for making the family late to church, leading to a speeding ticket and harsh punishments. The post Parent Criticizes Family For Prioritizing Sports Over Church, Replaces Activities With Bible Study first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - AU

Surfing sells: Tracks celebrates 600th issue with Stephanie Gilmore on its cover

Iconic magazine known as ‘the surfers’ bible’ has covered the sport and culture for 55 years but is now making giant leaps in support of women

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Satanic Temple Launches Ohio After School Club in Response to Bible Studies Program: 'When They Open the Door for One Religion, They Open It for All'

A Satanic temple launched an after-school program in an Ohio elementary school as an alternative to a Christian-based Bible studies program.

Fortune

Bible sales are spiking, but it's not because of Donald Trump's "God Bless the USA" Bible

Sales of the book are up 22%.

The Guardian - UK

Who should have the last word on assisted dying in a secular Britain?

People of all faiths and none should be free to express their concerns in the public sphere

The Conversation

Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus

When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine that had shaped his life until then had come from the writings of the great Marxist thinkers – Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and of course, Mao Zedong.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Netanyahu backs Lebanon ceasefire, trade war fears after Trump threats, an epic bible tale

Donald Trump’s tariff plan could ignite tit-for-tat around the world, economists fear

The Guardian - AU

The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia

Michael Visontay discovered that a ‘crime against history’ in the book world set off a chain of events that led to his family’s delicatessen in 1950s Sydney

The Conversation

In The City and Its Uncertain Walls, Haruki Murakami explores the transformative potential of storytelling

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami has won phenomenal worldwide popularity. His Norwegian Wood, marketed as ren’ai shōsetsu (a romance novel) when it was first published in Japan in 1987, has become a veritable bible of love among young people in East Asia. English translations of Kafka On the Shore and 1Q84…

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