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Why practice tithing if Jesus didn't, are you a Levite ? — Pastor Abel Damina qu ...

The most powerful Christian deity is divided into three primary forms: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. With so many forms, it's only natural that this Holy Trinity would bear so many ...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to focus on the more ...

Brahma, in Hindu cosmology, is the creator of the universe, symbolizing wisdom, purity, and creation. He disseminates ...

According to the Bible, although government is exercised by human beings, the one who exercises supreme governmental ...

One of the reasons there are two religions from the same text is that there are two ways to read the same biblical text, ...

Out of the billions of people on this Earth, God made you at this particular time for a special purpose that is uniquely yours. And only you can fulfill that sole purpose. God has plans for your life ...

Genesis 2 tells us the story of Adam, Eden and the creation of Eve — a narrative brought to life in Jan Brueghel’s vivid landscape.

Religion is man-made, but to toss it because it’s man-made is unwise. Our rabbinic sages were thoughtful. As keepers of knowledge and ritual, rabbis are essentially librarians and teachers. Core ...