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In many churches in Goa the museum show the history

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23236) 16 Jan

Goa is a smallest state of India. It has many similarity with Portugal. The reason is that that country ruled the state for a long time. The churches have museums. The devotees and visitors are allowed to visit the museums and...

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Crypt with a Cafe

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21503) • London, England 31 Oct 24

Before succumbing to a monster cold, I was in Trafalgar Square and popped into St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, next to Trafalgar Square. I knew there was a cafe there, but hadn’t visited it before now. The main reason I wanted to...

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Faith and Flags, aka Stars, Stripes, and Crosses

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 2 Jul 23

If you live in the US, have the churches in your area put out a display of American flags in celebration of the upcoming Independence Day holiday? Did they do the same for Memorial Day at the end of May? K and I were on our way...

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Photo of the Day: The Red Church

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 3 Dec 19

The Red Church is a beautiful ol Church in our area, it is actually one of the oldest Episcopal Churches in California and is nearly a century and a half old, I have always been drawn to this Church...And it always looks...

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Quote Challenge - Christians and Churches

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 10 Jun 19

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.” – Billy Sunday I've seen so many examples of those that go to church every Sunday and are the worst people...they treat...

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Good Friday, and It's So Silent

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 18 Apr 19

It is Good Friday morning here, and it is so silent, unlike in the past days when you can hear lots of vehicles passing by, or people talking. I woke up to the chirping of birds, then to a voice of a woman chanting the "Pasyon,"...

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Happening Now: St. Pat's Bells Ring for Notre Dame

Albena Ivanova @WriterAI (5373) • Bulgaria 16 Apr 19

These are unhappy days for the French culture and the French people. Fire devastated the Cathedral Notre Dame. Fox 10 Phoenix TV has just been on live about solidarity other churches shared in this heavy moment. St. Patrick’s...

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Photo of the Day (Saint Anne’s)

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 11 Apr 19

Saint Anne’s Catholic Church was the first brick Church built in California, built in 1856 it has been remodeled several times. But it still keeps the character that I was originally joined by the minors! Including a Marble...

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PURITANS

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 6 Feb 19

There seem to me to always be PURITANS around, who believe that they know better than others how things ought to be, and set out to correct the situation, whatever it may be. Generally, these people have failed, as far as I can...

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You Need a New Sign!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86606) • United States 9 May 17

In my morning commute to work I pass a number of churches. Imagine that, living in the "Bible belt" and passing a lot of churches! Anyway, with Mother's Day being this coming Sunday, I was thinking most of the marquees would...

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Churches Can Help Returning Veterans

Peter Gagliardi @PeterGagliardi (132) • , Pennsylvania 27 Mar 17

Churches can help returning Veterans, as they give them an opportunity to serve and new goal and objectives. The church and church family are very important to developing a strong support community. Veterans just want to fit in...

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The Church Without a Building That's Still Quite Alive

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 8 Mar 17

Between 1967 and 1976 we lived in Culver City and attended a small mostly Chinese church. I taught a sixth grade girls Sunday School class there for several years. I was also head of the junior department for many of those years,...

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This Upsets and Disturbs Me to No End

Four Walls @FourWalls (86606) • United States 24 Jul 16

I just saw a news item on the local news. It began as one of those "feel-good" stories about a woman who started helping others as a way to cope with her son's suicide. Her assistance ballooned from there into a major clothing...

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St. Martin’s Lutheran Church and Martin’s Cemetery

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97957) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Mar 16

For those of you who are following me on a tour of the suburbs of Riga, Latvia we are not done yet. I have been giving everything is small doses. Anyway if you were wondering if it would be possible to see all of Pardaugava in one...

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Should Megachurches Be Taxed?

Four Walls @FourWalls (86606) • United States 17 Oct 15

I noticed that televangelists are making tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars every year. I also noted that they aren't exactly clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, and sheltering the homeless as the...

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Help give some feedback

justcrafttalk @justcrafttalk (108) • United States 5 May 14

My husband and I decided to leave the snow behind and move to Panama City, Florida---- can anyone tell me about the city----job situation, housing, churches, things to do----is it expensive to live there HELP ME FIND SOME ANSWERS,...

Keeping up with Good Friday tradition.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 18 Apr 14

It was hot, and the queue was long. People shielded themselves from the sun with colorful umbrellas. They fanned themselves for much needed air with anahaw and abaniko. And they sipped water from plastic containers every now and...

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The issue of the use of contraceptives is immoral or not?

guestmenot @guestmenot (53) • Philippines 14 Feb 12

A lot of issues are being thrown at this sensitive topic. Even in the churches there are lots of debates about it whether it is immoral or not? Different school of reasons have had their fair share of answering their opinion...

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Is blatant hypocracy in the church a reason to leave it?

deedee328 @deedee328 (1122) • United States 11 Feb 12

Hello my fellow mylotters. I have quite a dilemma. There have been a couple of instances in the church that I presently attend that make me wonder if I should be looking for a new church home. It seems to me that members of...

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You can now do Visita Iglesia ONLINE...

r3jcorp @r3jcorp (1382) • Philippines 20 Apr 11

The Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) launch the Visita Iglesia website which offers a virtual experience of Holy Week, especially the Filipino abroad and devout Catholics who are physically incapable of...

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