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Epiphanius of Salamis (church father, ca. 310–20 – 403), fresco at Gracanica monastery, near Lipljan in Kosovo The first mention of the Didascalia was mentioned by Bishop Epiphanius of of Cyprus in a response letter to abbots in Syria on its use by a Christian sect known as Audianites. Audius, was later exiled by the Emperor Theodosius I to Lower Scythia (Eastern Europe) where the Audiunite belief flourished among the Goths (East Germanic people) for approximately a century. Letter of Acacius and Paul In a letter written in 366 Ad from the Archimandrite presbyters Acacius and Paul (superior abbots) of Beroea (modern day Aleppo, Syria) in Coelesyria (Beqaa Valley forms part of the modern nations of Lebanon, Syria and Israel) to Epiphanius of Eluetheropolis (modern day Beit Guvrin, Israel) in Palestine (better known as Bishop Epiphanius of Constantia in the province of Cyprus) requesting a understanding of the type of cult heresy was being done by a list of Chrisitan sects given to him. The Archimandrites believed these sects were following Christ in name only and not his faith. Proem II The 50th sect mentioned by the archmandrites to Bishop Epiphanius was the Audian sect, who followed similar practices as the Byzantine Church of this time period, but were thought to be in possible heresy. Epiphanius' replied to the presbyter Acacius and Paul, concerning their letter to him about his writing a cult heresiology on the Audians and other sects for better clarification. In Book II, section Anacephalaeosis VI in the volume of "The Panarion (Medicine Chest) of Epiphanius of Salamis," Bishop Epiphanius begins his discourse by stating the Audians (Odians) are not a sect, but rather a body of laymen founded by Audius (or Audaeus) of Mesopotamia that were in rebellion with the Catholic Church in their use of apocrphal works and consider Catholic bishops materialistic. The Audians also kept the the Passover on the Jewish date and were literal on God's image meaning God's body. Bishop Salamis describes Audius as a pure, godly, man in the trinity and Christian faith. Like Martin Luther he observed and spoke out against the money loving corruption of the Catholic Church and separated himself from it and repeatedly beaten for his rebellion. After being expulsed from the Catholic Church, the presbyters consecrated him bishop. Ephanius rebuked Audius view that at the Council of Nicea the Catholic Church gave up celebrating Easter (Pachal Feast) at the same time as the Jews celebrate Passover to suit emperor Constantine's birthday (April 21 the birthday of the city of Rome founded in 753 BC. The Festival of Perilia, later known as the Natalis urbis Romae became a public holiday of celebration and entertainment to honor its founders, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus). Ephanius argued that the emperor was not concerned for his birthday, but for unity of the eastern and western branches of the church and to silence pagan jokes that no one knew the exact date of the Pachal Feast. It is in this passage that Ephanius directly mentions the Didascalia of the Apostles. The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Ephanius further interprets the Didascalia's ordinance did not mean to celebrate Easter with the Jews, which at his time were considered enemies of Christ by the Empire. But, rather when the Jews celebrate their passover, mourn and fast during this time, for they crucified Christ. And Christians should feast when the Jews mourn on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Error derives from following the Jewish dating method of determing Paschal celebration because movements of the Sun and Moon during a solar year not fall on a fixed dates. Further, Ephanius stated that the Audians' rebellion on an agreed upon Easter date was not in harmony with Christ wanting one Pachal Feast. Didascalia Apostolorum Chapter XXI To better understand Bishop Epiphanius rebuttal of Audian error is to read the writing of Bishop Eusebius Pamphilus of Caesarea Maritima (also known as Eusebius Pamphili). Eusebius was a scholar of Biblical cannon and is considered to as the Father of Church history and favorite of Emperor Constantine. EUSEBIUS PAMPHILUS OF CAESAREA THE LIFE OF THE BLESSED EMPEROR CONSTANTINE Read Historian Salminius Hermias Sozomenus book, "The Ecclesiastical History of Salaminius Hermias Sozomenus," Chapter XVIII. "Another Heresy, that of the Sabbatians, is originated by the Novatians. Their Synod in Sangarus. Account in Greater Detail of the Easter Festival." The date of Easter is still unresolved between the Eastern and Western Church. the Christian Orthodox Church continues to follow the Julian calendar when calculating the date of the Pachal Feast. The rest of Christianity uses the Gregorian calendar. There is a thirteen-day difference between the two calendars, the Julian calendar being thirteen 13 days behind the Gregorian. The other factor at work is that the Orthodox Church continues to adhere to the rule set forth by the First Ecumenical Council, held in Nicea in 325 AD, that requires that the Pachal Feast must take place after the Jewish Passover in order to maintain the Biblical sequence of Christ’s Passion. The rest of Christianity ignores this requirement, which means that on occasion Western Easter takes place either before or during the Jewish Passover. Messianic Jews, Jews for Jesus, Church of God International and Seventh Day Baptists do recognize and celebrate Passover.

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Bishop Anatolius of Laodicea (modern dayTurkey) also known as Anatolius of Alexandria, was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, during the early 3rd century. In the "Church History of Eusebius", Anatolis was noted in "learning and skill in Greek philosophy, such as arithmetic and geometry, astronomy, and dialectics [investigating or discussing the truth of opinions] in general, as well as physics, he stood first among ablest men of our time, and was also head of the rhetorical science." Eusebius also mentions that citizen of Alexandria requested Anatolis to establish as school of Aristolian philosophy. The Romans noted Anatolius reputation for practical wisdom that he was given command of a garrison in Brucheium (also known as Pyrucheium) in 262 AD. Brucheium was the Greek and Egyptian royal district within the City of Alexandria. The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The translations are very faithful, and provide valuable insights into the spirituality and theology of the early Church fathers. ANTE-NICENE FATHERS VOLUME 6. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius. The Paschal Canon of Anatolius of Alexandria ...Origen also, the most erudite of all, and the acutest in making calculations,—a man, too, to whom the epithet χαλκευτής is given,—has published in a very elegant manner a little book on Easter. And in this book, while declaring, with respect to the day of Easter, that attention must be given not only to the course of the moon and the transit of the equinox, but also to the passage (transcensum) of the sun, which removes every foul ambush and offense of all darkness, and brings on the advent of light and the power and inspiration of the elements of the whole world, he speaks thus: In the (matter of the) day of Easter, he remarks, I do not say that it is to be observed that the Lord’s day should be found, and the seven1160 days of the moon which are to elapse, but that the sun should pass that division, to wit, between light and darkness, constituted in an equality by the dispensation of the Lord at the beginning of the world; and that, from one hour to two hours, from two to three, from three to four, from four to five, from five to six hours, while the light is increasing in the ascent of the sun, the darkness should decrease II ... according to the months of the Macedonians, it is on the two-and-twentieth day of Dystrus. And, as the Romans would say, it is on the eleventh day before the Kalends of April. Now the sun is found on the said six-and-twentieth day of Phamenoth, not only as having mounted to the first segment, but as already passing the fourth day in it. And this segment they are accustomed to call the first dodecatemorion (twelfth part), and the equinox, and the beginning of months, and the head of the cycle, and the starting-point of the course of the planets. And the segment before this they call the last of the months, and the twelfth segment, and the last dodecatemorion, and the end of the circuit1165 of the planets. And for this reason, also, we maintain that those who place the first month in it, and who determine the fourteenth day of the Paschal season by it, make no trivial or common blunder. III For it was also known to the Jews of old and before Christ, and it was most carefully observed by them.1166 And this may be learned from what Philo, and Josephus, and Musæus have written; and not only from these, but indeed from others still more ancient, namely, the two Agathobuli,1167 who were surnamed the Masters, and the eminent Aristobulus,1168 who was one of the Seventy who translated the sacred and holy Scriptures of the Hebrews for Ptolemy Philadelphus and his father, and dedicated his exegetical books on the law of Moses to the same kings. These writers, in solving some questions which are raised with respect to Exodus, say that all alike ought to sacrifice the Passover1169 after the vernal equinox in the middle of the first month. And that is found to be when the sun passes through the first segment of the solar, or, as some among them have named it, the zodiacal circle. IV But this Aristobulus also adds, that for the feast of the Passover it was necessary not only that the sun should pass the equinoctial segment, but the moon also. For as there are two equinoctial segments, the vernal and the autumnal, and these diametrically opposite to each other, and since the day of the Passover is fixed for the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, the moon will have the position diametrically opposite the sun; as is to be seen in full moons. And the sun will thus be in the segment of the vernal equinox, and the moon necessarily will be at the autumnal equinox. V ...they endeavor to prove that the festival of the Passover and unleavened bread ought by all means to be kept after the equinox. But I shall pass on without demanding such copious demonstrations (on subjects from which the veil of the Mosaic law has been removed; for now it remains for us with unveiled face to behold ever as in a glass Christ Himself and the doctrines and sufferings of Christ. But that the first month among the Hebrews is about the equinox, is clearly shown also by what is taught in the book of Enoch. VII To us, however, with whom it is impossible for all these things to come aptly at one and the same time, namely, the moon’s fourteenth, and the Lord’s day, and the passing of the equinox, and whom the obligation of the Lord’s resurrection binds to keep the Paschal festival on the Lord’s day, it is granted that we may extend the beginning of our celebration even to the moon’s twentieth. For although the moon of the 20th does not fill the whole night, yet, rising as it does in the second watch, it illumines the greater part of the night. Certainly if the rising of the moon should be delayed on to the end of two watches, that is to say, to midnight, the light would not then exceed the darkness, but the darkness the light. But it is clear that in the Paschal feast it is not possible that any part of the darkness should surpass the light; for the festival of the Lord’s resurrection is one of light, and there is no fellowship between light and darkness. And if the moon should rise in the third watch, it is clear that the 22d or 23d of the moon would then be reached, in which it is not possible that there can be a true celebration of Easter. For those who determine that the festival may be kept at this age of the moon, are not only unable to make that good by the authority of Scripture, but turn also into the crime of sacrilege and contumacy, and incur the peril of their souls; inasmuch as they affirm that the true light may be celebrated along with something of that power of darkness which dominates all. VIII on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus.” And there is no doubt as to its being the fourteenth day on which the disciples asked the Lord, in accordance with the custom established for them of old, “Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover?” But they who are deceived with this error maintain this addition, because they do not know that the 13th and 14th, the 14th and 15th, the 15th and 16th, the 16th and 17th, the 17th and 18th, the 18th and 19th, the 19th and 20th, the 20th and 21st days of the moon are each found, as may be most surely proved, within a single day. For every day in the reckoning of the moon does not end in the evening as the same day in respect of number, as it is at its beginning in the morning. For the day which in the morning, that is up to the sixth hour and half, is numbered the 13th day of the month, is found at even to be the 14th. Wherefore, also, the Passover is enjoined to be extended on to the 21st day at even; which day, without doubt, in the morning, that is, up to that term of hours which we have mentioned, was reckoned the 20th. Calculate, then, from the end of the 13th day of the moon, which marks the beginning of the 14th, on to the end of the 20th, at which the 21st day also begins, and you will have only seven days of unleavened bread, in which, by the guidance of the Lord, it has been determined before that the most true feast of the Passover ought to be celebrated. IX But what wonder is it that they should have erred in the matter of the 21st day of the moon who have added three days before the equinox, in which they hold that the Passover may be celebrated? An assertion which certainly must be considered altogether absurd, since, by the best-known historiographers of the Jews, and by the Seventy Elders, it has been clearly determined that the Paschal festival cannot be celebrated at the equinox. But nothing was difficult to them with whom it was lawful to celebrate the Passover on any day when the fourteenth of the moon happened after the equinox. Following their example up to the present time all the bishops of Asia—as themselves also receiving the rule from an unimpeachable authority, to wit, the evangelist John, who leant on the Lord’s breast, and drank in instructions spiritual without doubt—were in the way of celebrating the Paschal feast, without question, every year, whenever the fourteenth day of the moon had come, and the lamb was sacrificed by the Jews after the equinox was past; not acquiescing, so far as regards this matter, with the authority of some, namely, the successors of Peter and Paul, who have taught all the churches in which they sowed the spiritual seeds of the Gospel, that the solemn festival of the resurrection of the Lord can be celebrated only on the Lord’s day. Whence, also, a certain contention broke out between the successors of these, namely, Victor, at that time bishop of the city of Rome, and Polycrates, who then appeared to hold the primacy among the bishops of Asia. And this contention was adjusted most rightfully by Irenæus,at that time president of a part of Gaul, so that both parties kept by their own order, and did not decline from the original custom of antiquity. The one party, indeed, kept the Paschal day on the fourteenth day of the first month, according to the Gospel, as they thought, adding nothing of an extraneous kind, but keeping through all things the rule of faith. And the other party, passing the day of the Lord’s Passion as one replete with sadness and grief, hold that it should not be lawful to celebrate the Lord’s mystery of the Passover at any other time but on the Lord’s day, on which the resurrection of the Lord from death took place, and on which rose also for us the cause of everlasting joy. For it is one thing to act in accordance with the precept given by the apostle, yea, by the Lord Himself, and be sad with the sad, and suffer with him that suffers by the cross, His own word being: “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death;” and it is another thing to rejoice with the victor as he triumphs over an ancient enemy, and exults with the highest triumph over a conquered adversary, as He Himself also says: “Rejoice with Me; for I have found the sheep which I had lost.” The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The translations are very faithful, and provide valuable insights into the spirituality and theology of the early Church fathers. ANTE-NICENE FATHERS VOLUME 6. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius. The Paschal Canon of Anatolius of Alexandria

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H.R.2833 - Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 106th Congress (1999-2000) SEC. 4. COMPACT. ( a ) In General.--To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a compact with the management entity. ( b ) Components of Compact.--The compact shall include information relating to the objectives and management of the Heritage Area, including each of the following: ( 1 ) A discussion of the goals and objects of the Heritage Area. ( 2 ) An explanation of the proposed approach to conservation and interpretation of the Heritage Area. ( 3 ) A general outline of the protection measures to which the management entity commits. SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY. ( a ) Authorities of the Management Entity.--The management entity may, for purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made available through this Act for the following: ( 1 ) To make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, States and their political subdivisions, private organizations, or any person. ( 2 ) To hire and compensate staff. ( 3 ) To enter into contracts for goods and services. ( b ) Management Plan.-- ( 1 ) In general.--Taking into consideration existing State, county, and local plans, the management entity shall develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. ( 2 ) Contents.--The management plan required by this subsection shall include-- ( A ) comprehensive recommendations for conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage Area; ( B ) actions to be undertaken by units of government and private organizations to protect the resources of the Heritage Area; ( C ) a list of specific existing and potential sources of funding to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; (D) an inventory of the resources contained in the Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage Area that is related to the themes of the Heritage Area and that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or maintained because of its natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or scenic significance; ( E ) a recommendation of policies for resource management which considers and details application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development of intergovernmental cooperative agreements to protect the historical, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the Heritage Area in a manner consistent with supporting appropriate and compatible economic viability; ( F ) a program for implementation of the management plan by the management entity, including plans for restoration and construction, and specific commitments of the identified partners for the first 5 years of operation; ( G ) an analysis of ways in which local, State, and Federal programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; and ( H ) an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area. (3) Submission to secretary.--The management entity shall submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary as required within the specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding. © Duties of Management Entity.--In addition to its duties under subsection ( b ), the management entity shall-- (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the compact and management plan, including steps to assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in preserving the Heritage Area; ( 2 ) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations with-- ( A ) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; ( B ) developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; ( C ) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, historical, and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; ( D ) restoring any historic building relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; and ( E ) ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; (3) encourage, by appropriate means, economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan; (4) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan; (5) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; (6) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding the implementation of the management plan; and (7) for any year in which Federal funds have been received under this Act, make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. (d) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall preclude any management entity from using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes. (e) Spending for Non-Federally Owned Property.--The management entity may spend Federal funds directly on non-federally owned property to further the purposes of this Act, especially [[Page 114 STAT. 1284]] in assisting units of government in appropriate treatment of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon request of the management entity, provide technical and financial assistance to the management entity to develop and implement the management plan. In assisting the management entity, the Secretary shall give priority to actions that in general assist in-- (1) conserving the significant natural, historic, and cultural resources which support the themes of the Heritage Area; and (2) providing educational, interpretive, and recreational opportunities consistent with resources and associated values of the Heritage Area. ( b ) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Board of Directors, shall approve or disapprove the management plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days after receiving such management plan. ( c ) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves a submitted compact or management plan, the Secretary shall advise the management entity in writing of the reasons therefor and shall make recommendations for revisions in the management plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after the date it is submitted. ( d ) Approving Amendments.--The Secretary shall review substantial amendments to the management plan for the Heritage Area. Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may not be expended to implement the changes made by such amendments until the Secretary approves the amendments. ( e ) Documentation.--Subject to the availability of funds, the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record shall conduct those studies necessary to document the cultural, historic, architectural, and natural resources of the Heritage Area. SEC. 7. SUNSET. The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assistance under this Act after September 30, 2015. SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ( a ) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage Area under this Act. ( b ) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this Act, after the designation of the Heritage Area, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided or authorized under this Act. Approved October 19, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2833 (S. 1998): --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-740 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-340 accompanying S. 1998 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): July 25, considered and passed House. Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.

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Idiocracy is a 2006 American cult science fiction comedy film about US Army librarian, Corporal "Average Joe" Bauers, discovering that in the future our nation's crops are irrigated with a sports drink named "Brawndo", whose parent corporation had purchased the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Film story writers Mike Judge and Etan Cohen point out as satire that under the separation of powers in the constitution, theoretically, the president can authorize departments in his branch of government to be sponsored by a sports drink. Cracked humorously discusses whether America is facing benign idiocracy where private corporations would like to manage our needs. https://youtu.be/OmZOZjHjT5E No Executive Branch member shall allow private sponsorship of a public federal building, event, or commodity. Stop Idiocracy

Exodus 20 If you believe in The Father, Jesus, and are baptized in the Holy Spirit, but are having trouble finding love in your heart, start by following the rules given by the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles. are simple to follow. http://thepenwrote.com/halal-and-kosher-meat/ Acts 15 Life depends upon the existence and circulation of blood. God has decreed that blood is the instrument of atonement and purification of the soul from sin. Leviticus 17 Jesus gave his sinless blood to atone the sins of humanity against Hashem. Just as donating our blood can save physical lives, the donation Jesus made saved our souls. Tom O'Loughlin discusses the Didache (Teaching) as a handbook for Gentiles looking to be a follower of Christ found in a library in Constantinople. The Inter-Orthodox Cooperation in the Preparations for a Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church bases fasting on the Didache. The Russian Orthodox Church Scientific and theological conference on "The theological and practical aspects of church sacrament of the Eucharist" in St. Petersburg Theological Academy referred to the Didache. THE SACRAMENTARY OF SERAPION The Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis is a work of a fourth century Bishop Sarapion (Serapion) of Thmuis (Modern: Tell el-Timai) in the Nile Delta. Serapion was prominent supporter of Athanasius I, the 20th bishop of Alexandria in the struggle against Arianism (Arianism is a nontrinitarian belief that asserts that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, created by God the Father, distinct from the Father and therefore subordinate to the Father). He is best known in connection with the Sacramentary of Sarapieon prayer-book or sacramental intended for the use of bishops. The Church of Greece discusses the influence of the Didache in the evolution of the Judaic-Christian fellowship. Also it speaks about worship i.e. of Baptism, fasting, prayer, Holy Eucharist and the ecclesiastical form of government and the coming judgment as well. http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/press/theologia/material/1957_2_5_rodopoulos1.pdf It may very well have been during Bishop Sarapion of Thmuis life that the Didache began to lose its foothold on the Church. Christianity in the 4th century was dominated in its early stage by Constantine the Great after a dramatic event in 312 at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, after which Constantine claimed the title Master of the Empire. According to these sources, Constantine looked up to the sun before the battle and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "ΕΝ ΤΟΥΤΩ ΝΙΚΑ" ("by this, conquer!", often rendered in the Latin "in hoc signo vinces"); Constantine commanded his troops to adorn their shields with a Christian symbol (the Chi-Ro), and thereafter they were victorious. The Chi Rho (/ˈkaɪ ˈroʊ/) is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" = KRistos = Christ in such a way to produce the monogram. The Chi Rho with a wreath symbolizing the victory of the Resurrection, above Roman soldiers, ca. 350. The labarum (Greek: λάβαρον) was a vexillum (military standard) that displayed the "Chi-Rho" symbol. A coin of Constantine (c.AD 337) showing a depiction of his labarum spearing a serpent. Constantine the Great reigned during the First Council of Nicaea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First seven Ecumenical Councils (325–787), and in its late stage by the Edict of Thessalonica of 380, which made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire. The word "pontiff", though now most often used in relation to a Pope, technically refers to any bishop. The phrase "Roman Pontiff" is not tautological, but means "Bishop of Rome", as "Alexandrian Pontiff" means Bishop of Alexandria.[1] In the same way, the adjective "pontifical" does not refer exclusively to the Pope: a Pontifical Mass is a Mass celebrated by a bishop, not necessarily by a pope. From the adjective have been formed the nouns "the Pontifical" (the liturgical book containing the prayers and ceremonies for rites used by a bishop)[6] and "pontificals" (the insignia of his order that a bishop uses when celebrating Pontifical Mass, not papal insignia, such as the papal tiara) Constans was the third and youngest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, his father's second wife. The highest office in the pagan pantheon was that of Pontifex Maximus or Supreme Pontiff....This was held by the Roman Caesars. The last Caesar to hold that title was Emperor Gratian who conferred it upon Pope Damascus. IOANNES PAULUS PP. II EVANGELIUM VITAE To the Bishops Priests and Deacons Men and Women religious lay Faithful and all People of Good Will on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life Take a break from reading and watch "Why Study...the Didache with Tom O'Loughlin." http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/apologetics/catholic-doctrines-and-practices/the-sabbath-or-the-lords-day/ Lutheran Links on the Didache http://steadfastlutherans.org/2013/12/catechesis-integrating-the-small-catechism-with-the-liturgy-didache-by-prof-john-pless/ http://truediscipleship.com/how-should-we-view-baptism-in-the-didache-3/ http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/11544/apostolic-succession-and-the-didache http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=ils_papers http://standrewatlanticcity.org/42 The Vatican acknowledges the influence of the Didache on the formation of the church. APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE OF HIS HOLINESS PAUL VI TO WEST ASIA, OCEANIA AND AUSTRALIA ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER PAUL VI TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE Sydney, Australia Tuesday, 1 December 1970

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Scripture explains that Manslaughter of an unborn child by a grown up adult carries a heavy fine with our Lord. Exodus 21 - The Law The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-212) is a United States law which recognizes a child in utero as a legal victim, if he or she is injured or killed during the commission of any of over 60 listed federal crimes of violence. The law defines "child in utero" as "a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb." http://beta.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1997 § 1841. Protection of unborn children May God bless Melissa Hart for sponsoring the The Unborn Victims of Violence Law. Science and religion both understand the life of a child begins at the womb and is at the mercy and protection of the mother who carries this new member of our race. Fathers have a role too. The proper response is not to incite violence on people that run abortion clinics. The proper response is to pray to our Creator that they see the truth of their action. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, shot and killed three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic said in court that he's was guilty and is a "warrior for the babies." His violent action was termed a "terrorist act against women" and was a public relations blow for the "right to life" movement. Watch "Animal Cruelty. Dog beaten by neighbor" http://youtu.be/7_O3qpX0YQQ Leviticus 24 - The Law Proverbs 12 Job 34 Proverbs 14

Through the power of the Holy Spirit my mother has graduated to Heaven. I imagine her looking 33 and enjoying her new glorified body. I imagine Jesus embracing Mom to a new exciting life. She smiles now in peace. I am not God, but I am very confident that my mother was full of faith and love. A few months ago I asked mom who was her greatest love. Without hesitation she stated that she loves Jesus. Through all her pain she was never rude, easily angered or resentful. My mother believed it was our Creator's will for her to endure this terrible disease. My family, friends, and I and witnessed the cross my mother bared, As her body got weaker, her spirit became stronger. Mom endured and never gave up hope when others, including myself, may have thrown in the towel. I am not God, but I am very confident that my mother made the right moral choices in life. Proverbs 22 states that a generous person will be blessed. Mom was generous. 2 Corinthians 9 states God loves a cheerful giver. Mom gave with always with that beautiful smile on her face. 1 Peter 4 states to rejoice that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad. My mother can rejoice that she conquered her trial of the flesh. My family, friends, and I and witnessed the fruit of my mother's spirit. Throughout her life, mom displayed love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and served the community, even during difficult times when others, including myself, may have looked out for ourselves. I am not God, but I am very confident that my mother made it to Heaven. James 1 states Happy is the one who endures testing, because when proven to be genuine, that person will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love Him. 1 Peter 4 states since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin, in that one spends the rest of time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires. Mother endured her suffering and focused on her love with God. I was once told by a Rabbi that If one has true love of his fellow, to the extent that he no longer views him as a body but rather as a soul, he has in effect achieved exactly what the entire Torah was given to achieve. I know my mother's love is considered righteous by those of Jewish faith who knew her. Every night before we went to sleep my mother and I recited the Lord's Prayer. I would like everyone to say Lord's prayer with me in honor of the vessel before us that held my mother's spirit. “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we also have forgiven our trespassers And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Psalms 27 states I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the beauty of the Lord. My mother's prayers are answered. I imagine Mom with Dad, Abuela, Pops, Gloria, Bruce, family and friends with Jesus looking down from Heaven and praying for us all to make the right choices in life.Romans 8 states If you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. Faith Luke Wilbur Quote I am the wind you cannot breathe, until I touch your face. Once you feel essence of this simple thought, look pass the complex termed dead to believe. I am always with you. I have given your soul and it's shell the gift of choice to see. The gift of choice is more then left or right. Choice is a chaotic path leading you nowhere or to the light of my side. Your last breath will be the beginning of time. Look to others that cross your path. A sign will shine in gentle light. There is no beginning, there is no end, there is only me.

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Watch "Life of Brian sermon on the mount" and imagine how easily it is to wrongly interpret scripture. The two oldest Greek uncial manuscripts of the New Testament (fourth century), Codex Sinaiticus (Aleph) and Codex Vaticanus ( B ), plus many other old manuscripts, do not contain the . Because of patristic evidence from the late 2nd century for the existence of copies of Mark with the "Longer Ending," it is contended by a majority of scholars that the "Longer Ending" must have been written and attached no later than the early 2nd century. Bishop Theodore of Antioch seems to have no knowledge of the longer ending, and considering he died in the first half of the fifth century, his testimony is interesting. Theodore of Mopsuestia, Commentary on the Nicene Creed Chapter 7 Mark 16 Bible Scholar, Professor Bruce Metzger writes: “Clement of Alexandria and Origen [early third century] show no knowledge of the existence of these verses; furthermore Eusebius and Jerome attest that the passage was absent from almost all Greek copies of Mark known to them.” (Metzger, 2005, p.123) Metzger also states: “The last twelve verses of the commonly received text of Mark are absent from the two oldest Greek manuscripts (? and B ), 20 from the Old Latin codex Bobiensis, the Sinaitic Syriac manuscript, about one hundred Armenian manuscripts, 21 and the two oldest Georgian manuscripts (written a.d. 897 and a.d. 913).” Is Mark 16:9-20 Inspired? Dave Miller, Ph.D. In 1995, the Khabouris Codex was examined by a specially assembled project team, who dated it as 12th century. In 1999, radio-carbon dating confirmed this date. John Wesley Etheridge Khabouris Codex Mark 16 XLIII. http://www.biblicala...the-difference/ Can you see the Light http://www.bible.ca/archeology/archeology-exodus-route-sinai-levitical-priesthood-levi-gershomites-kohathites-merarites-aaronic-zadok-asaph-heman-ethan-abiathar-eli-sadducees-annas-caiaphas-ananias.htm

Merry Christmas everyone. At the end of church service our pastor asked to a mother of a newborn infant to come in front of the congregation. Our pastor then placed the baby in the manger for everyone to see a living representation of Jesus. There is disputes on the exact day of the birth of Jesus, but there is no dispute that he was born to save our world. Praise the mercy of our Father to give this gift for all mankind to benefit.

Please explain the context of this ayah (verse) on the war against Quraysh that once controlled Mecca. Notice the ayah states "dies" while is a disbeliever. The ayah does not mention not "killed" or "executed," which means the apostate is alive till he dies a non-muslim. Al-Baqarah (The Cow) 2:217 No one has the power to compel a person to believe. Only our Creator has the power over our souls. Having people submit to Islam out of fear of death is not reasonable and shows no power of free will. Why would our Creator put us on Earth and not make us servants from the beginning? Suffering and Hope have little meaning in a world of Tyrants. Yunus (Jonah) Mercy can only be given if it is truly understood. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. I do believe that you are explaining your faith, so Americans can better understand it. Peace be with you.

Do you find it interesting that this phrase has many similar mentions in both the Jewish and Christian Gospels? It must be our Creator's will that I am communicating with you. I have used this verse in my discourse on the path of life and death in the Didache. I wonder if Mohamed knew about the Teachings? How can a human judge the heart and mind of an Apostate? I thought only our Creator has that power?

Nice article. You might want to read Rudy Rucker. He has a different take on hardware and software ethics.

I was listening to the news here today. The commentator stated a majority of Muslims believe it is ok to execute a person who was Muslim and converted to another faith. I am sure that is not true. But, in respect I wanted to ask you.

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