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Debunking claims that a refugee attacked a priest during mass in France

Contrary to claims going viral on Twitter, images circulating of an "African migrant" assaulting a Catholic priest and stealing a Bible did not take place in France, nor did they take place recently. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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Taxpayer-funded vouchers in Florida go mostly to religious schools. ‘Pay for it yourself,’ rabbi says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Most Florida students using state vouchers to pay for private school spend their scholarships at religious schools, as their parents select campuses where lessons from the Bible, the Torah and the Quran are taught alongside traditional academics.

Orlando Sentinel

Camilla's huge change from Queen Consort title for Coronation in surprise move

Camilla is officially known as the Queen Consort since Charles became King but in a Coronation edition of the bible she has been given a surprise different title

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'Lebanese lesbian' an expert on 'chicks, chickpeas, cults and culture'

She had been reluctant to use religion in her comedy.

Newcastle Herald

Driver acquitted over girl's pedestrian crossing death

A Sydney man who fatally struck a five-year-old girl with his car on the way back from Bible study has been cleared of two charges of dangerous driving.

AAP

Epic 'Mandalorian' Season 3 Theory Reveals Din Djarin’s Ultimate Destiny

'The Mandalorian' Season 3 could be taking its inspiration from a classic Bible story. Here's why that matters.

Inverse

Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? A religion scholar explains the history of the often misunderstood group

Six adults were killed March 9, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany, in what police described as a “rampage” after an evening religious service. Several others were wounded during the attack at a Jehovah’s Witness center, called a Kingdom Hall, including a woman who lost her pregnancy. The suspected shooter was reported…

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Religious leaders experiment with ChatGPT sermons

Generative AI can quote the Bible deftly — and sound eerily human.

Axios

At a glance: Jehovah's Witness beliefs, history in Germany

Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said

The Independent UK

Titans take O’Cyrus Torrence in The NFL Draft Bible’s post-combine mock

The Titans go in a different direction than most mocks we've seen and take a guard in a recent one by The NFL Draft Bible.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas Tech men's basketball coach resigns after making racially insensitive comments

The school said head coach Mark Adams had encouraged a player "to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters."

WEKU

Women priest 'snub' at church in former hometown of Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French

Minority of congregation alleged to say they could not remain within the church on theological grounds unless the priest was a man

Wales Online

Family of first woman MP make historic donation

The family of Australia's most prominent political couple has handed over a much-treasured Bible to the parliament.

The New Daily

Texas Tech Suspends Mark Adams for Slavery Comment

The Red Raiders men’s basketball coach quoted a Bible verse when he told a player there is “always a master and a servant.”

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'I sent a text message to the wrong number- now we're married with six kids'

Brenda and Isaiah Stearns unexpectedly fell in love

Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: Wife is leaving because I hurt her, but I can’t lose my family

Prayer and Bible study is helping man who wants his wife and children back.

Daily Mirror

Religious leader dies attempting 40 day and 40 night Jesus fast from the Bible

Francisco Barajah, founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church in Mozambique, attempted to emulate what Jesus Christ is said to have done in the Bible by fasting for 40 days

Radio France Internationale

World's oldest Hebrew Bible expected to sell for record-breaking $50 million

A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old is set to fetch a record-breaking price when it goes up for auction in New York in May, Sotheby's auction house announced this week.

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The Independent UK

Ancient copy of Hebrew Bible expected to fetch up to £41.5m at auction

Codex Sassoon, which dates back to the ninth or tenth century, is due to come up for auction in May for the first time in more than 30 years.

Reason

When in Doubt, Consult the Bible?

Writer Amity Shlaes had an interesting review of Ken Burns's The U.S. and the Holocaust in City Journal; I have no informed opinion on the review generally, but I was puzzled by one item: It is in the second episode that the filmmakers turn to Franklin Roosevelt, the only president…

The Guardian - UK

Oldest complete Hebrew Bible expected to break auction records

Ninth-century Codex Sassoon, critical link between Dead Sea scrolls and today’s Bible, will have estimate of $30m-$50m

Daily Mirror

King Charles' coronation oil 'secretly concocted for 8 months on housing estate in Hull'

Retired church minister and pharmacist Mark Hutton spent months getting items from an ancient list of ingredients based on a recipe in the Bible ready for King Charles' coronation in May

Salon

The promise of "engagement chicken"

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach — but what about my heart?

The Conversation

Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years

Many Americans have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns up myriad websites offering wedding bands inscribed with the much-loved line. Search Etsy for Valentine’s Day gifts, and you’ll see jewelry, T-shirts and coffee mugs printed with…

The Conversation

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn't a homophobe

Pope Francis was recently asked about his views on homosexuality. He reportedly replied:

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