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Bible

Editorial 3 years ago

Good tidings

This Christmas season has brought especially good news to the country’s Christians, both Protestant and Catholic, because for the first time since COVID-19 cases were discovered in Indonesia in 2020 they will enjoy full freedom to attend Christmas services in person.

Academia 3 years ago

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Batak tradition blocks a loving couple's path to God’s altar

Some have even chosen to be more flexible about the tradition so far as tolerating marriage between men and women from the same marga.

Environment 3 years ago

Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's mighty river drying up

But today the Tigris is dying.

Academia 4 years ago

Macramé: The cords that bind

Macramé was invented by the Babylonians over 3,000 years ago and introduced to Europe through Al Andalus Spain by the Muslim Moors.

National 5 years ago

'It makes us uncomfortable': Governor wants Bible in Minang language taken down from store

“The application contradicts Minangkabau culture with its philosophy of Adat Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah [culture is based on sharia, sharia is based on Quran],” Irwan wrote in the letter.

World 5 years ago

Trump angers American religious leaders with Bible photo op

American religious leaders on Tuesday castigated Donald Trump for posing in front of a church holding a Bible after peaceful protesters were violently cleared from the surrounding area.