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January 14 2008 By virtueonline History of the American Episcopal Church 1600-1915

The United States and the Protestant Episcopal Church were organized the same year and largely by the same hands. In both cases a Federal Government took the place previously occupied by a congress of independent States. The constitutional history of the Republic in the century which has succeeded has attracted many pens. A brief sketch of the Church's structural development becomes of interest.

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January 10 2008 By virtueonline Diocese of Virginia Standstill Agreement

2. The congregations:

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January 06 2008 By virtueonline Taking Holy Communion

The issue has emerged again with the approach of the Lambeth Conference and the inclusion in the invitation list of those who consecrated Gene Robinson.

On the one side of the question it is urged

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January 01 2008 By virtueonline Devotion to Jesus: The Divinity of Christ in Earliest Christianity

What: An eight-session study on the subject of "Jesus Devotion" in earliest Christianity. Course materials are adaptable to different class lengths. For example, each lesson can easily be split in two to accommodate shorter sessions, such as a 45-minute Sunday School class.

The Course Includes:

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December 29 2007 By virtueonline Science, Islam, and Christianity

Why indeed? I can't and won't speak for Blair, but the idea that Islam extols science while Christianity is hostile to it is historically and conceptually false. And it's an important question, not only for science, but also for the defense of the West in general against the civilizational challenge posed by the Islamic jihadists.

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December 21 2007 By virtueonline Calculating Christmas - William J. Tighe

A Mistake

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December 18 2007 By virtueonline Ten Plagues were just natural imbalances says scientist

He does not deny that God could have instigated the events - if God does indeed exist. But he concludes: "Perhaps the Ten Plagues teach us that many explanations are possible for one series of events, and warn against allowing belief in the truth of one explanation to inspire fundamentalism."

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December 10 2007 By virtueonline Penal Substitution Context and Significance - Robert J. Sanders

This has an immediate and direct consequence, a result not directly found among by Wright's criticisms, although elements of it can be found in his work Jesus and the Victory of God. Specifically, the coming of the Kingdom in the ministry of Jesus Christ anticipates his atoning work on the cross, it is directly relevant for the ministry of the Church, and it cannot be left out of any comprehensive treatment of penal substitution.

Let me explain.

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December 07 2007 By virtueonline JERUSALEM: Second Temple palace uncovered

The palace, which was destroyed by the Romans when they demolished the Second Temple in 70 CE, was dated to the end of the Second Temple period by pottery and stone vessels, as well as an assortment of coins from that time, Ben-Ami said.

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November 30 2007 By virtueonline Israeli says elusive biblical wall found

Artifacts including pottery shards and arrowheads found under the tower suggested that both the tower and the nearby wall are from the 5th century B.C., the time of Nehemiah, according to Mazar. Scholars previously thought the wall dated to the Hasmonean period (142-37 B.C.).

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