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fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many 'leading ladies' in early Christian texts

The Christian apocrypha highlight prominent, courageous women like Thecla who preached, baptized, and performed miracles, unlike the New Testament where women rarely star.
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1 month ago

Trans uni instructor removed from teaching after failing 'offensive' essay

Back in November, and first reported by The Oklahoman, junior Fulnecky said she was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender, to which she penned a paper citing the Bible and no empirical evidence. Fulnecky wrote that removing the concept of gender from society would be "detrimental" because it would put people "farther from God's original plan for humans", and described society "pushing the lie that there are multiple genders" is "demonic and severely harms American youth".
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