http://www.newsvine.com/virgin-maryNewsvine - virgin-maryen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 15 May 2013 16:56:56 +0000Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:49 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18276953-jerusalems-oldest-tattoo-parlor-has-inked-faithful-for-centurieshttp://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18276953-jerusalems-oldest-tattoo-parlor-has-inked-faithful-for-centuriesholy-landworld-newsvirgin-marywassim-razzoukWed, 15 May 2013 16:56:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225118-civil-war-gives-syrian-minorities-no-clear-optionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225118-civil-war-gives-syrian-minorities-no-clear-optionsyriafearsworld-newsvirgin-marymlminority-fearsThu, 7 Mar 2013 17:02:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, a Syrian flag is seen on the ground next to the mosaic of Santa Ana, at the Santa Ana Armenian Orthodox church, which was use as a base by the Syrian army forces, at the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, broken glass over a religious mosaic, is seen on the top of a church that was damaged by mortars, at the Christian village of Judeida, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, Syrian citizens walk in front of a church that was shelled by mortars, at the Christian village of Judeida, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter, right, watches Syrian villagers passing a checkpoint, at the main entrance of Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, Syrian citizens walk in front of a damaged Syrian army tank, seen in the background, at the Christian village of Judeida, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, the altar of Judeida church is seen damaged by mortar shell, at the Christian village of Judeida, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard on their checkpoint, at the main entrance of the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, al-Hakim, a commander of the Ghurabaa al-Sham brigade that holds a cluster of Christian villages, speaks on his phone in front of a church that was shelled by mortars, at the Christian village of Judeida, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, a Free Syrian army fighter stands guard in the backyard of the Santa Ana Armenian Orthodox church, which was used as a shelling base by Syrian army forces, at the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter from the Ghurabaa al-Sham brigade that holds a cluster of Christian villages stands guard on the roof top of his base, at the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, a broken office door of the Santa Ana Armenian Orthodox church, which was used as a base by the Syrian army forces, at the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, Free Syrian Army fighter, al-Hakim, right, a commander of the Ghurabaa al-Sham brigade that holds a cluster of Christian villages, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in the Christian village of Yacobiyeh, in Idlib province, Syria. Yacobiyeh and its neighbors, Judeida and Quniya, are some of the first Christian villages to be taken by the rebel Syrian Army. The rebels stormed these hilltop villages in late January, after the army used it as a base to shell nearby rebel-controlled areas. The villages are largely empty due to the fighting, with a few mostly elderly Christians -- including Roman Catholics and Armenian Orthodox &#8212; living among Sunni Muslim refugees who have moved up here from the plains. They still face sporadic artillery bombardment from below.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808738-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-of-virginhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808738-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-of-virginvirginboliviastatueworld-newsvirgin-maryltnow-oruroFri, 1 Feb 2013 18:05:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A nun takes pictures of a newly unveiled statue of the Virgin Mary holding a baby Jesus on Santa Barbara hill in the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The 45 meter (147 feet) statue that took four years to build, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A large statue of the Virgin Mary stands on Santa Barbara hill overlooking the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, as it is unveiled on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The statue, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. To withstand Bolivia's high plains' strong winds, the statue that stands at 45 meters (147 feet) was constructed with cement, metal and fiberglass. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Pilgrims holding candles pray at the base of the statue of the Virgin Mary on Santa Barbara hill before sunrise in the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The statue, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. The statue was unveiled on Friday to mark the start of Carnival in Oruro, which coincides with celebrations honoring the Virgin that starts on Saturday, Bolivia's largest religious event. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>People watch the unveiling of a statue of the Virgin Mary holding a baby Jesus as flares are fired on Santa Barbara hill in the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The 45 meter (147 feet) statue of Mary that took four years to build, known in Spanish as "Virgen del SocavÛn," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Musicians play during the unveiling of the Virgin Mary holding a baby Jesus on Santa Barbara hill in the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The statue, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. The statue was unveiled on Friday to mark the start of Carnival in Oruro, which coincides with celebrations honoring the Virgin that starts on Saturday, Bolivia's largest religious event. The city's carnival dates back to pre-Hispanic times, but it was during the colonial period that it became well known when, as legend has it, the image of the Virgin Mary revealed herself to a devotee who had been mortally wounded in a street fight. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A large statue of the Virgin Maria holding a baby Jesus, known as the Virgen del Socavón, stands on Santa Barbara hill overlooking the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, as it is unveiled for the first time on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The virgin, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Pilgrims stand at the base of the statue of the Virgin Mary on Santa Barbara hill as the sun begins to rise in the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The statue, known in Spanish as "Virgen del Socavón," or the Virgin of the Tunnel, is Oruro's patron, venerated in particular by miners and folkloric Carnival dancers. The statue was unveiled on Friday to mark the start of Carnival in Oruro, which coincides with celebrations honoring the Virgin that starts on Saturday, Bolivia's largest religious event. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15825632-christmas-missing-icon-mary-breastfeeding-jesushttp://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15825632-christmas-missing-icon-mary-breastfeeding-jesusreligionchristmasbreast-feedingjesusvirgin-marymarybreastfeedingmother-marymary-and-jesusMon, 10 Dec 2012 22:56:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15125703-malaysia-church-gets-window-with-virgin-mary-imagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15125703-malaysia-church-gets-window-with-virgin-mary-imagemalaysiaimagereligiousworld-newsasvirgin-maryTue, 13 Nov 2012 04:19:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An image believed to be the Virgin Mary is seen on a window of a hospital in Subang Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. A large group of people, mostly Catholics, have gathered below the area at the hospital to pray, according to the local media. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)</p><p>Devotees holding candles offer prayers as they look at an image believed to be the Virgin Mary, unseen, which appears on a window of a hospital in Subang Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. A large group of people, mostly Catholics, have gathered below the area at the hospital to pray, according to local media. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)</p><p>A devotee offers a prayer below an image believed to be the Virgin Mary, unseen, which is seen on a window of a hospital in Subang Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. A large group of people, mostly Catholics, have gathered below the area at the hospital to pray, according to local media. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13989642-a-look-at-coptic-christians-history-and-beliefshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13989642-a-look-at-coptic-christians-history-and-beliefsusfilmmuslimglanceantius-newsvirgin-marycoptsegyptian-coptic-orthodox-churchThu, 20 Sep 2012 16:42:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13884066-icon-t-shirts-cause-fuss-in-moscowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13884066-icon-t-shirts-cause-fuss-in-moscoweurussiat-shirtworld-newsvirgin-maryiconSat, 15 Sep 2012 17:35:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/01/13613056-may-day-in-israel-scenes-from-a-communist-rally-in-the-holy-landhttp://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/01/13613056-may-day-in-israel-scenes-from-a-communist-rally-in-the-holy-landwest-bankcommunist-partycatholic-churchworld-newsvirgin-maryorthodox-christiansmay-daypeace-nownot-warparty-congressmohammad-barakehSat, 1 Sep 2012 23:52:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13343181-rochelle-schieck-reclaiming-the-divine-femininehttp://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13343181-rochelle-schieck-reclaiming-the-divine-femininereligionvirgin-marychristianityfeminismconsciousnesspatriarchydivine-femininespiritual-developmentreligion-newssacred-femininechristian-womengender-and-religionSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:05:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/14/12745422-bleeding-mary-statue-attracts-dozens-in-baton-rouge-ksdkcomhttp://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/14/12745422-bleeding-mary-statue-attracts-dozens-in-baton-rouge-ksdkcomlouisianaprayerodd-newsbaton-rougevirgin-marymother-marySun, 15 Jul 2012 01:43:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12725635-faithful-see-virgin-mary-in-tree-flock-to-nj-cityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12725635-faithful-see-virgin-mary-in-tree-flock-to-nj-cityusnew-jerseyus-newsvirgin-marytreeFri, 13 Jul 2012 17:49:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/28/11916898-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-the-extraordinary-hanging-monasteries-that-cling-to-the-sides-of-cliffshttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/28/11916898-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-the-extraordinary-hanging-monasteries-that-cling-to-the-sides-of-cliffsturkeyprayergodworld-newsarchitectsvirgin-marybhutanmountainscliffsholy-trinitymonasteriestaktshang-tigers-nestparo-valleyMon, 28 May 2012 10:56:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/13/11682288-catholic-news-half-a-century-later-still-answering-fatima-questions-american-catholichttp://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/13/11682288-catholic-news-half-a-century-later-still-answering-fatima-questions-american-catholicvaticanvirgin-maryuk-newsreligious-groupseurovinemother-marysuccessful-solutionscatholic-religionportugal-world-newsfatima-apparitionSun, 13 May 2012 08:10:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11060288-mary-mother-of-god-or-goddess-feminism-and-religionhttp://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11060288-mary-mother-of-god-or-goddess-feminism-and-religionreligionvirgin-marymother-marymary-as-goddesssacred-interpretationsgoddess-literatureFri, 6 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10681174-russian-punk-rockers-in-jail-for-anti-putin-prayerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10681174-russian-punk-rockers-in-jail-for-anti-putin-prayereurussiavsputinworld-newsvladimir-putinvirgin-marypunksWed, 14 Mar 2012 09:09:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A supporter of a female Russian punk band holds a photo placard of the band while she and others picket the Moscow Central Court in Moscow, Wednesday, March, 14, 2012. Supporters of a female Russian punk band have picketed Central Court in Moscow to protest the group's jailing for trying to mount an impromptu concert inside the city's main cathedral. The band, whose performers wear bright-colored homemade ski masks, entered Moscow's historic Christ the Savior Cathedral in late February and belted out a protest song against church leaders' support for then-presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. Putin won the elections in a widely criticized vote. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)</p><p>FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 members of the Russian radical feminist group chant a prayer against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. On Wednesday March 14, 2012 a court in Moscow extended the arrest of two members of a female punk rock band that has performed in Russia's main Orthodox cathedral praying to Virgin Mary to deliver the nation from Vladimir Putin's third presidency. Moscow City Court spokeswoman Anna Usacheva said Wednesday that Mariya Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will remain under arrest until late April. Their attorneys said the women declared a hunger strike in protest. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)</p> http://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10063139-new-zealand-church-billboard-features-a-panicked-virgin-mary-with-pregnancy-test-in-handhttp://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10063139-new-zealand-church-billboard-features-a-panicked-virgin-mary-with-pregnancy-test-in-handaustraliareligionbillboardvirgin-marypregnancy-testMon, 9 Jan 2012 06:38:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/24/9672001-yes-virginia-there-is-a-godhttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/24/9672001-yes-virginia-there-is-a-godreligionvirginiaholidaygodchristmasjesuschristianvirgin-maryholyproofnativitychristny-sunSat, 24 Dec 2011 07:11:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/19/9564144-controversial-virgin-mary-billboard-destroyed-by-protester-telegraphhttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/19/9564144-controversial-virgin-mary-billboard-destroyed-by-protester-telegraphreligionvirgin-maryMon, 19 Dec 2011 21:36:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9461677-virgin-mary-billboard-sparks-outrage-in-new-zealandhttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9461677-virgin-mary-billboard-sparks-outrage-in-new-zealandreligionvirgin-marypregnancy-kitThu, 15 Dec 2011 08:50:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9312780-creation-myths-and-the-virgin-maryhttp://an-uncommon-scold.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9312780-creation-myths-and-the-virgin-maryworldreligionvirgin-marycreationseaserpentmother-maryeurynomeeuropean-creation-mythpelasgian-creation-storymother-godFri, 9 Dec 2011 03:53:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8977158-russians-flock-to-see-virgin-mary-relichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8977158-russians-flock-to-see-virgin-mary-reliceurussiaworld-newsvirgin-maryholyrelicWed, 23 Nov 2011 16:43:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather round-the-clock, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. Buses standing along the embankment are provided for believers to warm up as temperature is - 5 C (23 F) in daytime. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers leave Christ the Savior Cathedral after kissing an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather round-the-clock, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. Buses standing along the embankment are provided for believers to warm up as temperature is - 5 C (23 F) in daytime. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers run on their final approach to Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather round-the-clock, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. Buses standing along the embankment are provided for believers to warm up as temperature is - 5 C (23 F) in daytime. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Russian Orthodox believers get hot food as they stand in line to kiss an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery on the Mount Athos, at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thousands of Orthodox believers, braving frosty weather, stand in a long line for hours to get inside Christ the Savior Cathedral to kiss the relic. The relic was brought to Moscow on Saturday, after it had been exposed for believers to worship in other Russian cities. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8718711-edgy-nyc-museum-to-show-film-of-ants-on-crucifixhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8718711-edgy-nyc-museum-to-show-film-of-ants-on-crucifixusmuseumworkus-newsvirgin-marycontroversialbrooklyn-museumcontroversial-workWed, 9 Nov 2011 16:35:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated image provided by P.P.O.W Gallery, New York via the Brooklyn Museum, shows a frame grab from the David Wojnarowicz film, "A Fire In My Belly," with ants crawling on a crucifix. The controversial work, which will be shown at a major exhibition of gay-themed art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, was pulled from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., when the exhibition was shown there last year. (AP Photo/P.P.O.W Gallery, New York via the Brooklyn Museum)</p> http://jade-log.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7826668-has-american-style-conservatism-become-a-religion-the-real-world-foibles-of-their-holy-menhttp://jade-log.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7826668-has-american-style-conservatism-become-a-religion-the-real-world-foibles-of-their-holy-menconstitutionpoliticsclimate-changebyugalileoanglicansvirgin-maryjudaismxtian-right-orthodoxyjesyrom-inquisSun, 18 Sep 2011 19:31:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/16/7095696-for-gods-sake-the-idiocy-of-divine-inspiration-in-politicshttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/16/7095696-for-gods-sake-the-idiocy-of-divine-inspiration-in-politicsnew-yorkpoliticsreligionunited-statespat-robertsonus-senatevirgin-maryhigher-powerrev-robertsonsgod-culturemissouri-gop-congressmanmary-shelley-creation-todd-akinSat, 16 Jul 2011 13:52:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/25/6941348-pilgrims-gather-at-christian-shrine-site-in-bosniahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/25/6941348-pilgrims-gather-at-christian-shrine-site-in-bosniaeubosniaworld-newsvirgin-marymedjugorjeSat, 25 Jun 2011 11:55:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Franciscan priest blesses pilgrims as they gather kneeling around a sculpture of the Virgin Mary outside the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>A pilgrim prays in front of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary outside the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>A young child plays, as a woman on her knees prays in front of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>A Pilgrim prays in front of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>Pilgrims gather to pray in front of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>A Catholic priest blesses a pilgrim as other pilgrims walk by at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>Bosnian Catholic woman Iva Kozul, 73, left, prays in front of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>Bosnian Catholic woman Iva Kozul, 73, left, prays in front of sculpture of Virgin Mary at the St. Jackob church in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>Pilgrims gather kneeling around a sculpture of the Virgin Mary to say prayers at the Hill of Appearance in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p><p>A Franciscan priest blesses pilgrims as they gather kneeling around a sculpture of the Virgin Mary to say prayers at the Hill of Appearance in the southern Bosnian town of Medjugorje,160 kms south of Sarajevo, Saturday, June 25, 2011. It is believed that the Virgin Mary showed herself and conveyed messages of peace to six children in Medjugorje on June 25, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by the Catholic authorities in Rome until 2010 when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth surrounding the Medjugorje sightings. From the beginning in 1981, Medjugorje was widely accepted by Catholic believers, and pilgrims arrived in their hundreds of thousands each year to pray to the Virgin. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)</p>