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The Religious Connections to Halloween’s Scariest Monsters
The Religious Connections to Halloween’s Scariest Monsters

The annual celebration of Halloween is marked by fun and frightening traditions, those that involve monsters being the most fun and frightening of them all. These representations of evil are inextricably linked with religion, used to condemn evil, find comfort in suffering and much more. 

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Bobby's middle finger suffers spiritual attack?
Bobby's middle finger suffers spiritual attack?

Bobby wrestles with a nasty finger infection. Meanwhile, evangelical leaders encourage congregants to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and a crucifix in a Michigan church was finally restored after being destroyed by a squirrel.

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Pilgrimage: A journey to Lithuania’s enigmatic Hill of Crosses
Pilgrimage: A journey to Lithuania’s enigmatic Hill of Crosses

As you walk a long, bricked and gravel pathway to the hill, you start to notice odd and sundry versions of the cross and crucifix emerging from the strange mound. High crosses. Low crosses. Gold crosses. Black crosses. Silver crosses. Some forged from metal. Others carved from wood.

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Travel, Religion, Europe, News, CulturePaul Gladersiauliai, Secondary Feature, Catholic, pilgrimage, Lithuanian crosses, Hill of crosses, Lithuanian Catholic, LCC, cross-making, kryziu kalnas, Lithuania, Baltic Sea, crucifix, Marlene Wall, baltics, rosaries, Paul Glader, Christianity