Tag: Easter
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To Observe Or Not To Observe? (Part 1 of 4)
Easter Sunday has historically been considered by Christians to be the pinnacle of the liturgical year. It is the culmination of more than a month of prayer and fasting, and commemorates the most important event in the history of Christianity: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, some dispute that this is the actual reason for…
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Polycrates, Victor, and the Ishtar Myth (Part 3 of 4)
In the last few articles, we learned about as much as we can about the dispute between Polycarp and Anicetus. Now, let’s fast forward about 100 years and look at the second time this “Quartodeciman” controversy came up. This time, the argument was between Polycrates the Bishop of Ephesus, and Pope Victor of Rome. I’ll…
