Historical and scientific research suggests that Jesus Christ may have been an avid marijuana user, and experts say he may have also used the plant to heal sick people. Experts suggest that cannabis may have been a key ingredient in the “anointing oil” used by Jesus and his followers in rituals for healing.
What a terrific comment from reader William Dalton:
More on the topic of profound Christianity of Antonin Scalia. It really was remarkable for a man of such prominence in secular America today.
A friend of mine preached at the funeral of Justice Lewis Powell in Richmond in 1998. In attendance were all the members of the Supreme Court, as well as many other dignitaries. Today he posted a letter he received after conducting that service. It was from Justice Scalia. This is it:
‘Ustina,’ by Matthew Teter
Above, the first winner of the Laurus contest: a portrait of the character Ustina from the celebrated Russian novel. Matthew Teter, the San Antonio, Texas, art teacher who produced the striking image above, writes:
Pope Francis has sent over 1,000 priests on a global mission to forgive humanity for grave sins that normally only he on senior Church officials may pardon. The army of super-priests, or super-confessors, are part of a ‘Missionaries of Mercy’ group who have been given a special license for the Vatican’s Jubilee year. BBC News reports: Grave sins include defiling consecrated bread and wine, violating confessional secrecy, and plotting to kill a pope. Pope Francis has often said the Church needs to be less rigid and judgemental.
A 3,600 year old Bible warns humanity of future disasters that are set to occur, as well as past events that have already taken place. The Kolbrin is the first Judaic-Christian book that unites events described in the currently accepted version of the Bible. This version of the Bible speaks of events from different periods of time that were purposefully hidden by Christian textbooks.