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Wikicookie
Sorry this comes nearly a week late. I was beginning to think nobody delved far enough to read that question. Thank you for responding. DurovaCharge! 23:48, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
Your post on my talkpage
I've responded to you here [1] —The preceding ]
- sorry, that's what I get for multitasking. I meant to sign it. --Maniwar (talk) 16:47, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Good call. I zapped it: articles have to have at least enough context so a person can expand upon it. This one didn't. -- -- Merope 20:02, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
1 Corinthians 13
Hi Zahakiel, thanks for all the great work you've done on this article. One thing that's been bothering me for some time now is that the whole text of the chapter is quoted at
]- Hello, I replied to your post on your talk page. ◄Zahakiel► 20:55, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply Zahakiel. I'm a bit out of my depth here, so I've just posted a comment on the Agape talk page - I'm hoping experts such as yourself will be able to steer this one. Best wishes Mattmm 11:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Blue School
Hi - you said at
- Thanks, I have replied on your ]
- Thanks for that. I do normally format refs but wasn't prepared to put in the effort for an article that may well be deleted. I do think though that 350 year old schools that were free are probably notable. I am glad you agree. Regards--talk 03:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)]
- Thanks for that. I do normally format refs but wasn't prepared to put in the effort for an article that may well be deleted. I do think though that 350 year old schools that were free are probably notable. I am glad you agree. Regards--
My RfA
My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy talk 02:55, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Reply from dgies
Not sure if you have my talk page watchlisted... —dgiestc 17:41, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry if I confused this article and you. I was doing some tests of multiple Deftab templates and this can not be done in user space. I chose this article by random, although I thought I was doing the test on the AfD page which is what Deftab is for. Unfortunately Deftab saves the page without the possibility of a preview. So I had to make three edits. An anon thought I was vandalising and removed the AfD notice. You rightly put it back. There must be, and probably is, a better way of doing this kind of test. --Bduke 08:49, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Zahakiel! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply
]Incubus (demon)
I just wanted to thank you for the hard work you've been doing on that article, particularly with adding references. You've really improved it! -
- Hello; thank you. I have also left you a brief note on your ]
- Hey I want to double that thanks from Aleta. I noticed it too. Great work! It's vastly improved. --Lendorien 20:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
WP Christianity
Hi, I saw your name on the WikiProject Christianity Membership page.
I've made some changes to the
AFD discussion
Hello, you participated in the AfD discussion for
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Two comments
First, regarding the DRV, thanks but keep in mind that I'm not the one that needs to be convinced. Second, sig guidelines are in
- Re: the DRV, I know... I just don't like seeing violations of WP:AGF, especially not from experienced wikipedians. Second, thanks, I now see the new "truncate" rule enforced by the software. I've shortened the code for my signature. I actually think it looks better this way :) ◄Zahakiel► 05:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)]
Archangel talkpage question
- Posted from Talk:Archangel:
I was puzzled that you say that Jesus, in his pre-human existence was the non created Son of God. Have I misunderstood Colossians 1:14 which states in my Bible.. (American Standard) that Christ is "the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation"? And Revelation 3:14 where Jesus is spoken of as "the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God" And Proverbs 8: where my Bible says that Jesus as Wisdom personified was "brought forth" ?
I am off on holiday for a while tomorrow morning but I will check your reply when I return... Keep it as simple as you can... thanks.
David.
- Reply - Another excellent question. A part of my reply to this stems from the fact that I am not, in the traditional sense, a Trinitarian. I do not believe that this paradigmsufficiently captures the fullness of the concept expressed by the Hebrew term Elohim, which is the word translated as "God" in English Bibles. I do believe that the Son "proceeded forth and came from" the Father, (John 8:24) but that this is a fundamentally different concept from the idea of being created ex nihilo, or from pre-existing material. For example, light was "created" out of nothingness, and Adam was "created" out of non-living matter. But Eve, on the other hand "came forth" from Adam, a living being, and yet is said to have been there "from the beginning." (Mark 10:6)
- This is not a paradox; it reflects certain properties of the Godhead in that Man (as a creature, including both male and female) was formed in the "image" (Heb. tselem - likeness, resemblance) of God: "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them." (Gen 1:27) Note how loosely the language uses the pronouns - "him" and "them" interchangeably - and this is not an arbitrary selection of wording.
- It is from this characteristic that we can say, without contradiction, that while the Son "came forth" from the Father, there was never a "time" when the Son was not. In other words, the Messiah's "goings forth have been [...] from everlasting." (Mic 5:2) I know you wanted to keep this simple, so I will just give you a very small idea of how this may be envisioned. Our concept of time depends entirely upon the movement of matter through space. The hands of a clock, the vibration of crystals, the exchange of electrons through a conductor (including our brain matter that perceives the passage of time!)... but before the universe (including its spiritual components) was created, what would time mean? In fact, you must have time, space and matter simultaneously, for the three depend upon each other; basically, you can't have a what without a where and a when :) Just as Eve came forth from Adam as an "image" of Elohim, but was there from "the beginning," so the Son "came forth" from the Father, but was there from "the beginning," which other verses, such as Micah, set before anything was "created" in the sense of being generated from outside the direct Person of God.
- Jesus is described as "the beginning of the creation," (your verse from Rev 3) but this wording does not mean He is limited to the creation. In fact, we are specifically told He is not: "All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made." (John 1:3) The phrase "beginning of the creation" does not mean that He was the first thing made. "Beginning" in this case (from the archae, which derives from our previously discussed word) generally means, "the person or thing that commences." A consistent translation would thus read actually read more along the lines of, "The Beginner of the creation." Here we have agreement with the many other verses that say precisely this.
- Similarly, the phrase "firstborn of all creation" (Col 1:15) does not mean He is one of the created set, for it says right below, "And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist (i.e., are sustained)." (verse 17) Christ is considered both the creative and sustaining Agency of the universe, and unless we resort to such terms as "self-created," we should probably stick to the Biblical expression "self-existing," which (not coincidentally) is the very name of God: YHWH, "I am that exists." Christ's words, even when He was incarnate, reflect a view that is outside the boundaries of time, saying, for example, "Before Abraham, I AM," (John 8:58) not "I was," and that, just by itself, means as long as YAHWEH, there was the Being who addressed His audience that day.
- Finally Proverbs 8 is a parabolic reference to Christ. That is a very important factor, because it means that while we can (and should) extract many characteristics of His personality from the passage, not every detail applies. For example, "Wisdom" is repeatedly referred to as "She," while the actual Christ (in every manifestation) fulfills a distinctly male role. Again we read of Wisdom, "While as yet [God] had not made the earth [...] when [He] prepared the heavens, I was there," while later passages tell us that the Person of Christ was the one who did these things. Even if we ignore the idea that "brought forth" does not mean "created," (for men and women do not create children, another word is used for another concept entirely) we are still left with a number of characteristics in Proverbs 8 that cannot be consistently applied to the Son; therefore this verse should not be used to support the idea that He was not "non-created." I hope I was able to clear this up without going into too much unnecessary detail. Feel free to follow this up. ◄Zahakiel► 15:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
- This is off topic, but would you please be so kind as to straighten up the LDS archangel section? It's a mess. The references are redundant and non-Archangels are mentioned. I'd do it myself but I am not LDS and don't want to make it worse. Thanks,--Canstusdis (talk) 15:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
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NPOV terms in Israelite articles
Putting "some" is certainly a start. I'm not sure whether the individual tribe pages merit each having a separate section on Biblical criticism yet, since the issue is essentially the same for most of the tribes and a couple of sentences would cover it. I think that as long as the main article on the
In fact, a brief search has revealed that there is already such a section
- I'll follow it up. The POV poster indicated on his talk page that he's not editing much these days, which might be a good thing... ◄Zahakiel► 20:38, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. Keep me posted! Robin S 02:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! You put that far better than I could have done. Robin S 16:10, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Ben Hur Aldebaran
As you put it, the horse is named after the star. That is the extent of the connection; the horse is presumably not from Aldebaran or from the vicinity of Aldebaran! The
I'd appreciate it if you'd take care of putting the ref in the correct article yourself. RandomCritic 15:24, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
And thanks for pointing out some of the less appropriate or relevant entries on the page; I've rearranged and moved some of them. RandomCritic 15:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
Tribes of Israel
I've been on a bit of a Wikibreak for over a week due to some events IRL. I'll try and take a look at things over the weekend. Best, --Shirahadasha 16:13, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Demonology
Hi, a decision was made on the talk page of
- I have replied on your talk page. Thanks for the note. ◄Zahakiel► 23:50, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. I added the D-word in more prominently just for you:)Merkinsmum 00:27, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Angel
I understand that sometimes scholar ideas have inconsistencies with Holy Books and religions beliefs but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and scientific and academic ideas should be addressed here and the article should not be like a religious text book instead of a scholary article. What is written in the first paragraph is history of evolution of angelology in holly books and this is what scholars have consensus on it. --behmod talk 15:53, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
That's why it is clearly stated that according to secular scholars. This is my point, we should clearly state the ideas of scholars where religion point of view are fairly addressed here. We should at least state POV of both sides, scholars and religious people. I can bring you more reliable academic sources and add them, I respect all faiths but there is a consensus among scholars about what is written in the first paragraph.--behmod talk 16:05, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
my side of the mountain
LOL :) Perry-mankster 09:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
about Israfel
thanks for your hardwork and your naming association addition, about my English choice of translation yes it does seem a little off regarding the association of the two angels but if you see the page on Raphael it is already translated to Israfel in Arabic (and it is not me who added that) so I took it as the most accepted and added it to the Arabic equivalent Habibko 03:29, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Closure of AfD for Historical persecution by Christians
Okay, maybe that was premature. My bad. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 16:55, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Kudos
You've cleaned up Raziel nicely, which is how I ran across your profile. I'm very impressed with your Profile, with respect to who you are: a programmer, Seventh Day Adventist from Belize presently living in Tampa and recently turned 30. I suspect you make overachievers feel like underachievers. Thanks so much for your efforts; you're appreciated. —XSG 01:06, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Ramiel
I simply removed the Judeo-Christian section and replaced it with Christian because as far as I know none of the many texts accepted by the Jews speaks of him if you can find a source in the Talmud, Zohar, Rashi's commentary or some other source accepted by Jews please tell me. --Java7837 21:10, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Agreed with comment that you left--Java7837 21:45, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Another One
Ro7P is up for deletion as well, FYI. BOZ (talk) 18:45, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Thank you
Yum, delicious cookie. :) DurovaCharge! 18:39, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
ATA
The article looks much better, and the rationale should be sufficient (might also want to put in that the use of the logo does not interfere with the saleability of the ATA's products or anything like that.) David Fuchs (talk) 18:15, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Characters of Firefly
Recently you contibuted to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Derrial Book. There is now an ongoing discussion stemming from that AfD here if you wish to contribute. [[Guest9999 15:09, 1 December 2007 (UTC)]]
Does the madness ever end?
Even Menzoberranzan is up for deletion now... BOZ 16:10, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Agur
Sez Zahakiel: Now, just about every commentary I've seen about that verse speaks about "Agur the prophet," so technically the list item can be sourced externally, but that would be redundant, not to mention unique among the other entries that are simply relying on the primary source material as indicated in the header section.
I have to say, I was very impressed by your arguments at AfD, particularly WP:Articles_for_deletion/Bruenor_Battlehammer, etc. You've nicely articulated a lot of what I already thought, and I went ahead and appropriated some of your reasoning in WP:Articles_for_deletion/MechQuest. Unsuccessfully appropriated, I should say, as it seems I haven't quite got your touch yet. -_- Orphic (talk) 12:47, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church AFD
Hi Zahakiel, I have nominated
Pilotbob must be bored on Christmas vacation
Rod of Seven Parts is up for AFD again! BOZ (talk) 15:47, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Ongoing RPG notability/AfD situation
Hi, Zahakiel. Was wondering if you wouldn't mind reading my take on this situation around here of late, with all the AfD stuff going on in the RPG sector. My user page article is here. Thanks in advance. Compsword01 (talk) 21:38, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
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Nice Username
I like it :)--
Zahakiel: I appreciate your willingness to respond to the RfC on the NWT article. You are correct that the dispute has been going on for an extended period. Any additional assistance you can offer in the way of comments would be most appreciated.--Marvin Shilmer (talk) 15:36, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- Zahakiel: To make sure I understand your comments, I have asked a few questions. I hope it is not imposing myself to request a further response from you.--Marvin Shilmer (talk) 21:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Arbitrator
- Thanks for the notification; I'll monitor the relevant pages. ◄Zahakiel► 06:54, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
my RFA
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Thank you for closing the Plain hair afd for me. My internet connection died as I was closing it and by the time I had it going again you had taken care of it :) Trusilver 22:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, Zahakiel,
You're only a few days younger than my wife.
I've been interested in Belize since 1972 when I read about it in National Geographic.
Anyhow, can you look at the discussion page for Education in Belize and tell me which equivalent is correct for Canada/US grades versus Belize' forms and standards for the school system?
Out of curiosity, what are the job prospects for college educated people if they were to move from Canada to Belize? I don't think my wife would be interested in moving, I'm just curious.
Also, and I hope this is not a sensitive question, are interracial marriages common in Belize? (Note that I believe in one race, the human race, but by interracial, I reluctantly mean caucasoid, mongoloid, negroid.) e.g. a white and a Garifuna?
Thanks. GBC (talk) 08:00, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
- Hello, thanks for the note. I've been away from Wikipedia for a while, so I missed it. Sorry about that. I'll take a look at the page you indicate and put my thoughts, but I may have to ask some of my resources back in Belize for the details, as I don't have that info. off the top of my head.
- As far as job prospects, I moved to the U.S. to go beyond an Associate's Degree, and I've had to stay here to use it, which should tell you something. But I am certain that's not the case with every field, and the country is catching up. There again, I have been away for 12 years, and can't speak to it very much. I do have some colleagues that teach at the university level there now, so I do have to say I have seen some improvement.
- Interracial marriages... I don't know if I would call them "common," but they are absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. The specific examples you choose, white and Garifuna, is probably not very common, but I think that has more to do with location and some to do with culture more than any actual taboos. Interracial marriages might still fetch some glances from the much-older folk, but the very nature of the country, so small and with so many groups, really prevents any real isolationism. Some groups are pretty close-knit, such as the Mennonites and the Chinese (the former more so than the latter) and I think they would attempt to preserve their communities "intact," with varying degrees of success.
- I hope this helps.
Hi, Zahakiel, just wondered, if you'd had a chance to check and tell me which correspondence applies for Belizean school grade designations versus Canada / USA. ([2]). Since there is now both Junior and Senior Kindergarten in some parts of North America, is that an important factor here? I guess I'd just like to know what the minimum age requirements are for enrolment in Belizean schools. GBC (talk) 13:13, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Check_Game is currently up for deletion, along with this and 94 other Price is Right games
You are welcome to comment in this deletion discussion. You are being contacted because you
File:ATA.png deprecated and subject to deletion
Greetings! I see you uploaded File:ATA.png, which was the logo of the Archery Trade Association. They have updated their logo, and there doesn't appear to be a reason to keep the historical logo in the article. Accordingly, the file is tagged for deletion as an orphaned fair-use image. If you think the image should be kept, feel free to add it to the appropriate section of the article or comment at Talk:Archery Trade Association. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 22:02, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
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This month marks the observation of Pentecost, one of the most important feast of the Christian liturgical year. It is our hope here that all of you, regardless of your religious affiliation (if any), find that the holiday, and its accompanying activities, an enjoyable and beneficial experience. We also hope that this "Birthday of the Church" is one which gives you the same joy as the birthday of yourself or your loved ones.
Ichthus is the successor to the long running WikiProject Christianity newsletter, run under the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department. As such, you will continue to see information about our latest featured and good articles, DYKs, as well as new members who have joined our project. You might also see links to Christianity related news from the mainstream media!
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
John Carter, Asst. Editor
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Help Bring Wikipe-tan "into the fold"
As many of you may know, our unofficial mascot, dear Wikipe-tan, hasn't yet indicated any particular beliefs. However, yes, as we all know, ahem, some people might object to our beloved mascot running around in a
By John Carter
Christianity in other wikis
By John Carter
Spotlight on the Outreach department
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Ichthus will spotlight a different subproject or workgroup of WikiProject Christianity. This edition will spotlight on our vital Outreach department. This comparatively small, but vital, project unit is dedicated to welcoming new editors to Wikipedia and the Christianity related content, and to providing information to the various project members, in forms like this newsletter.
The scope of articles with which this group deals is truly enormous, and, given the wide variety of material with which we deal, we would very much welcome the input of more individuals, particularly individuals who are particularly knowledgeable of the less well-known and less frequently monitored articles related to Christianity.
Speaking personally, I would be very, very gratified if we were to have this become a very, very large and active unit, with members from the broad spectrum of Christian beliefs, practices, and groups. The broader the spectrum and areas of expertise of members we have, the better we will be able to help manage the content. Please consider whether you believe you might be able to contribute in this vital area.
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Ichthus: June 2012
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 331 active members. We would like to welcome
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know what you think of the new departments, and if there are any other suggestions for departments you would like to see. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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Church of the month
by Berthold Werner
Vote for the project mascot
We had last month asked our members to help "bring into the fold" Wikipe-tan as the project's mascot. Voting will take place this month for which image we should adopt at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/Wikipe-tan. Please take a moment to review the images and vote for whichever is your favorite, or, if you so prefer, suggest an additional one.
By John Carter
DYK
- ...that Anna of Kashin, a Russian medieval princess, was twice canonized as a holy protectress of women who suffer the loss of relatives?
Calendar
Thie coming month includes days dedicated to the honor of
Featured content and GA report
Alec Douglas-Home recently achieved FA status. This picture, in the Church of the Month section, was recently promoted to Featured Picture status. Our thanks and congratulations to all those involved.
Wikimedia Foundation report
Wikisource currently has many old texts available, most of them in the public domain. This is a potentially very valuable source for several things, including for instance links to Biblical verses, because we know that it will, basically, be around as long as we are.
By user:John Carter with inspiration from History2007
Christian art
This section would include a rather large image of a specific work of art, with a link to the most directly relevant article.
Suggestion:
By Johnbod
Spotlight
A new WikiProject relating directly to Christian history is being developed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian history. Also, a group specifically devoted to the Mennonites and other Anabaptists is now up and running at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Anabaptist work group. Anyone interested in assisting with the development of these groups and topics is more than welcome to do so.
By John Carter
I believe
... in the statements contained in the Nicene Creed. I believe that the Bible is one of the two defining bases for belief. The other is the Sacred tradition, which provides us with means of interpreting the Scriptures, as well as some teachings which have been handed on by God outside of the scriptures. I believe that the Magisterium has been empowered to fill this interpretative function. I believe that clerical celibacy is a rule that should generally be followed. I am a member of the Catholic Church.
By John Carter
Help requests
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Ichthus: July 2012
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 336 active members. We would like to welcome
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know what you think of the new departments, and if there are any other suggestions for departments you would like to see. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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Church of the month
by User:JaGa
Vote for the project mascot
We had last month asked our members to help "bring into the fold" Wikipe-tan as the project's mascot. Voting will take place this month for which image we should adopt at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/Wikipe-tan. Please take a moment to review the images and vote for whichever is your favorite, or, if you so prefer, suggest an additional one.
By John Carter
Calendar
Thie coming month (mid-July through mid-September) includes days dedicated to the honor of
Featured content and GA report
Wikimedia Foundation report
Wikibooks welcomes the development of textbooks of all kinds, children's books, recipes, and other material. It currently has just under 2500 books, including several Wikijunior books for the 12 and under population. There is, at present, not even a book on Christianity. Anyone interested in helping develop such a textbook is more than welcome to do so.
By John Carter
Christian art
By John Carter
Spotlight
A new WikiProject relating directly to Christian history is being developed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian history. Anyone interested in assisting with the development of these groups and topics is more than welcome to do so.
By John Carter
I believe
... in the tradition of
By John Carter
Help requests
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WikiProject Christianity August 2012 newsletter
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 341 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By John Carter
Church of the month
by User:Diliff
Contest of the month
We currently have a remarkable lack of
Also this month, we are going to have have a challenge to create and improve some of our more important missing or low-quality articles. As biographies are often a bit easier, this month we are choosing two biographies:
Calendar
Thie coming month (mid-August through mid-September) includes feasts dedicated to the honor of
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report, William de Chesney (sheriff), Knights of Columbus, and Angelus Silesius were promoted to GA level.
Our thanks and congratulations to all those involved.
Wikimedia Foundation report
Wikinews is our sister site for developing news stories. Several events relating to Christianity, like the installation of bishops for instance, do not necessarily merit extensive coverage in wikipedia encyclopedic articles, but can and easily could be covered at greater length in a news article format. Given the number of significant news events that relate to religion, including claims of miracles, assignment of bishops and other religious leaders, church conferences, and other events, this site provides an excellent opportunity to provide in-depth coverage of current events at greater length than wikipedia.
Christian art
Spotlight
One of our newer editors, User:David_FLXD, has recently gone through much of our content related to Methodism and assessed it. We are very grateful for his efforts, and that of all the editors who have had a role in developing that content. We have every reason to believe that this will make it significantly easier for the Methodism work group to create and develop content relevant to Methodism. To help that along, we certainly encourage everyone to do what they can to help David and the other Methodism editors to bring the content relevant to their tradition to the highest possible level of quality.
I believe
... in the
Help requests
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WikiProject Christianity September 2012 newsletter
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 344 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
P.S. Please click here to add the new
By John Carter
Church of the month
by User:Diliff
Contest of the month
We currently have a remarkable lack of
Also this month, we are going to have have a challenge to create and improve some of our more important missing or low-quality articles. Last month's challenge articles were
Calendar
Thie coming month (mid-September through mid-October) includes feasts dedicated to the honor of the
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report,
Wikimedia Foundation report
As some of you may have seen, the
Christian art
Spotlight
I believe
... that human nature is insufficient for salvation, and the grace of God is required to do so. I believe that God has preordained who will and will not achieve salvation. I believe that Jesus's atonement was sufficient for the purposes for which it was done. I believe that God's grace is of such power that it can overcome any person's resistance. I believe that those whom God has chosen for salvation will, by the undeniable power of God, persevere in God's grace. I am a
Help requests
Please let us know if there are any particular areas, either individual articles or topics, which you believe would benefit from outside help from a variety of other editors. We will try to include such requests in future issues.
WikiProject Christianity October 2012 newsletter
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 347 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By John Carter
Church of the month
by User:Taxiarchos228, recently promoted to Featured Image
Contest of the month
For the upcoming month, the contest will be to develop content related to the
One of last month's challenge articles,
Calendar
Thie coming month (mid-October through mid-November) includes
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report, Augustinian theodicy by User:ItsZippy was promoted to FA. Grade I listed churches in Merseyside by User:Peter I. Vardy was promoted to Featured List. The images in the Church of the Month and Christian art sections of this newsletter were promoted to Featured Picture status. John Wheelwright by User:Sarnold17, Christmas Party (The Office) by User:Gen. Quon and If We Are the Body by User:Toa Nidhiki05, were promoted to GA level. DYKs featured this past month include Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, Craiova, by User:Biruitorul, Nerses IV the Gracious by User:John Carter, Church of St Candida and Holy Cross by User:BarretB, St Laurence's Church, Morland by User:Peter I. Vardy, St Mary's Church, Longfleet by User:Bermicourt, Chor von St. Bonifatius by User:Gerda Arendt, St Andrew's Church, Penrith by User:Peter I. Vardy, Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver) by User:Bloom6132, Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops) by User:Bloom6132, St Columba's Church, Warcop by User:Peter I. Vardy, St Oswald's Church, Ravenstonedale by User:Peter I. Vardy, and W. E. Biederwolf by User:John Foxe. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!
Christian art
Spotlight
Help requests
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WikiProject Christianity October 2012 newsletter
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 349 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By John Carter
Church of the month
Recently promoted to Featured Image. Great work!
Contest of the month
For the upcoming month, the contest will continue with the
Calendar
This coming month (mid-November through mid-December) includes the
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report,
Christian art
Spotlight
Help requests
Please let us know if there are any particular areas, either individual articles or topics, which you believe would benefit from outside help from a variety of other editors. We will try to include such requests in future issues.
WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - December 2012
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 350 active members. We would like to welcome our newest member,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By John Carter
Church of the month
This image of
was recently promoted to Featured Image. Thank you and congratulations for the great image!
Contest of the month
As I imagine many of our editors will be editing at a greatly reduced level for the next few weeks, what with the Christmas and New Year's holidays coming, there is no specific content-related contest this month. The contest, if anything, is to make the most of the season, in whatever way, if any, you deem appropriate.
Calendar
This coming month (mid-December through mid-January) includes the
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report,
Christian art
Spotlight
In the spirit of Christmas, the spotlight for the coming month might actually best be on those people closest to you. We know that a lot of our editors here are associated in some way or another with schools, and many if not most of them are going on rather extended breaks for the holidays. This can give some of us a chance to meet up with old friends, spend time with our families and those close to us, and, in a sense, "recharge" for the new year. So, for all of you who are in some way part of that group, we wish you the very best of holidays. We hope you all return to editing after the holidays with your spirits lifted and with your energies at peak level. There are some small matters in development here as well, and it is our hope that some of them will be ready come the next newsletter. But, until then, we wish you all the happiest and holiest (if appropriate) holidays.
Help requests
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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - January 2013
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 354 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
Ichthus is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s Outreach department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.
With that, I wish you all happy reading!
P.S. Please click here to add the new
By John Carter
Church of the month
This image of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia by User:Poco a poco
Contest of the month
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at
By John Carter
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report, the image in the "Church of the Month" section of this newsletter was promoted to Featured Image status.
Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 by Gerda Arendt and others, Teuruarii IV by Lemurbaby, KAVEBEAR and others, and Peace on Earth (Casting Crowns album) by Toa Nidhiki05 and others, were all promoted to GA status.
Also this past month, the DYKs on the main page included St James' Church, Cardington by Peter I. Vardy, Bishop's Palace, Kraków by Poeticbent, Kippinge Church by Ipigott and Rosiestep, Trinitatis Church, also by Ipigott and Rosiestep, Steindamm Church by Olessi, St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton by Peter I. Vardy, Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, by Peter I. Vardy, Sonrise Church, by Aboutmovies, St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany, New York), by Daniel Case, All Saints Church, Claverley, by Peter I. Vardy, and Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes, by Poeticbent. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!
Christian art
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This image was created by User:Dcoetzee. Thank you, Dcoetzee!
Spotlight
The Spotlight this month turns to the
By John Carter
Calendar
This coming month (mid-January through mid-February) includes
Help requests
Please let us know if there are any particular areas, either individual articles or topics, which you believe would benefit from outside help from a variety of other editors. We will try to include such requests in future issues.
- EdwardsBot (talk) 03:43, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
WikiProject Christianity Newsletter April 2013
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 357 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
We apologise for the hiatus in the publication of this newsletter due to unforseen circumstances leading to the wikibreak of John Carter, and so I have taken over as acting editor, and have taken this opportunity to move the publication date to the start of each month as planned, to better reflect on the previous month and look ahead to the next. This issue covers the period of time from mid-January to the end of March.
Since the last issue we have seen the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis. This has received much coverage both in the world media and on Wikipedia. While there is still much work to do, several quality articles have been written and the editors involved are thanked for their efforts.
This month we look ahead to Easter and the celebration of God's love for mankind through the crucifixion and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ. With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By Gilderien
Church of the month
This image of the Church of Saint Ildefonso, Portugal by Poco a poco was recently promoted to Featured Image. Thank you and congratulations for the great image!
Contest of the month
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at
By John Carter
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report;
Grade I listed churches in Cumbria was promoted to Featured List status, thanks to Peter I. Vardy, and the image above of the Church of Saint Ildefonso was promoted to featured picture status.
Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included
Christian art
Spotlight
The Spotlight this month turns to the
By Gilderien
Calendar
This coming month (end-March through end-April) includes
Help requests
Please let us know if there are any particular areas, either individual articles or topics, which you believe would benefit from outside help from a variety of other editors. We will try to include such requests in future issues.
WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (May 2013)
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Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 363 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
From the Editor
This month we hear the news that the Bible is to be made into a film after outstanding success of a biblical miniseries on the History Channel, and we have seen the release of Iraqi Pastor Ali Hamzah from his confinement in Iraq.
After last month's spotlight on the Jesus work group, the flagship article, Jesus, was nominated for Good Article status after much work from FutureTrillionaire and History2007, and provisionally passed by the reviewer, although they have requested a second opinion. Our many thanks for the hard work that has gone into restoring this article to a quality piece of work.
This month the second largest denomination of Christianity, the Eastern Orthodox Church, celebrates Easter and the death and resurrection of the Son of God Jesus Christ.
P.S. Please click here to add the new
By Gilderien
Church of the month
Wells Cathedral was this month promoted to GA status. Rodw has appealed for any help project members can give to improve this article for a FA nomination.
Contest of the month
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content.
By John Carter
Featured content and GA report
Since the last report;
Featured report;
Wells Cathedral, by Rodw, Robert of Ghent, by User:Ealdgyth, Christianity in Medieval Scotland, by Sabrebd, and Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, also by Sabrebd were promoted to GA status.
Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included
Christian art
Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT
This month, we turn our attention to the
By Gilderien
Calendar
This coming month (end-April through end-May) includes
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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (June 2013)
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From the Editor
Starting this month we will start a "Focus on" series, where we will try to "bring Jesus back" and focus on him. For five consecutive issues we will focus on one aspect of the study of Jesus. The goal of this series is to inform our members of what the project contains and highlight those articles which have reached quality and stability.
From this month until November we will focus on the historical Jesus, a topic which has been the subject of much discussion on article talk pages, as well as the general media. This is an important topic, and we have a good set of well referenced articles on that now. Then, starting in December we will focus on Christ, and the spiritual and theological elements that the title entails. Following that the review of the life and ministry of Jesus in the New Testament, his miracles, and parables will take place. And each month the "Bookshelf" will mention a book that fits the theme of the month.
We hope you will enjoy this journey as we present a new aspect of Jesus each month. And given that as the number of project pages increases, the ratio of those watching the pages declines, we hope that more of you will watch some of these central pages that help define this project.
Church of the month
The current building of All Saints' Church, Winthorpe in Nottinghamshire, England which was completed in 1888, is at least the third version of the church, which dates back to at least the early 13th century.
Good articles and DYKs
The article
Focus on...
THE
HISTORICAL JESUS
Did Jesus exist? Did he walk the streets of Jerusalem? The Historicity of Jesus article answers these questions with a firm affirmative. Historicity does not discuss if Jesus walked on water, but if he walked at all. The issue was the subject of scholarly debate before the end of last century, but the academic debate is almost over now. As the article discusses, virtually all academic opposition to the existence of Jesus has evaporated away now and scholars see it as a concluded issue. The discussion is now just among mostly self-published non-academics.
In 2011 John Dickson tweeted that if anyone finds a professor of history who denies that Jesus lived,he would eat a page of his Bible (Matthew 1 he said). Dickson's Bible is still safe.
The article discusses the ancient sources that relate to Jesus and how they fit together to establish that he existed. The evidence for Jesus is not just based on the Christian gospels, but by inter-relating them with non-Christian sources, and the fact that they all "fit together". Moreover, the existence of Jesus is not supported just by Christian scholars and in recent years the detailed knowledge of Jewish scholars and their discoveries (e.g. Shlomo Pines' discovery of the Syriac Josephus) has proven highly beneficial. We encourage you to read and follow the article, for the existence of Jesus is central to the existence of Christianity.
From the bookshelf
Just a few years after its publication,
Did you know...
- ... that Soli Deo Gloria, at the beginning and end of all his church compositions to give God credit for the work, and that Handelat times did the same?
Calendar
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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (July 2013)
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From the Editor
WP:X has gained another Featured Article, Gospel of the Ebionites, by Ignocrates. The Gospel of the Ebionites is the name scholars give to an apocryphal gospel that supposedly belonged to a sect known as the Ebionites. It consists of seven short quotations discovered in a heresiology known as the Panarion, written by Epiphanius of Salamis, and its original title remains unknown. The text is a gospel harmony composed in Greek, and is believed to have been written during the middle of the 2nd century.
St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn was promoted to Good Article status, as was two other welsh churches, St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl, and St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch.
The main page also featured several DYK hooks for articles in our project, namely
Church of the month
Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 367 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members,
Focus on...
THE
HISTORICAL JESUS
When did Jesus live? When did he die? How do we know? We do, in fact, have excellent information about the time intervals for the life and death of Jesus. As in other people who lived and died in the first century, this gives an approximate date range, but still, give or take 3-4 years and we have pretty good estimates confirmed by a number of really diverse sources, ranging from inscriptions in Delphi to Roman and Jewish sources. The Chronology of Jesus article discusses how a wide variety of Christian, Jewish and Roman sources are used to establish the time-frame for the life and death of Jesus.
And all of his data fits together. For instance, the chronology of Paul had been discussed based on the
From the bookshelf
This two volume book (with a very apt title) is gem-filled with scholarly research.
Did you know...
- ... that the Russian journalist Hemis monastery that an adult Jesus had traveled to India, later confessed to fabricating his evidence?
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August 2013 WikiProject Christianity Newsletter
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From the Editor
Welcome to the August 2013 issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter. We focus on the historical Jesus and reflect on the last month.
The project has another featured picture,
Our project had several of its articles featured in the main page DYK section, including
Our thanks go to all of those who have worked to achieve these article milestones.
Church of the month
This image, of Maillezais Cathedral and created by Selbymay was this month promoted to featured picture status.
Membership report
We would like to welcome our newest members,
Focus on...
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HISTORICAL JESUS
What was Jesus like? What did he preach? Did he claim to be the Messiah? Did he predict an apocalypse? What can we know about him outside a religious context? The Historical Jesus article discusses what can be known about Jesus with various degrees of probability. While scholars agree on the over all flow and outline of Jesus' life (his baptism by John, debated Jewish authorities, healings, and his crucifixion by Pilate) they have built various and diverging portraits of the rest of his life. These range from minimalist portraits that accept very little of the gospel accounts to maximalists who accept most of the accounts as historical.
The portraits of Jesus have at times been unwitting reflections of the researchers themselves, and Crossan once quipped that some authors "do autobiography and call it biography". However, the study of historical Jesus has made one thing clear: there is so much to learn about Jesus that the more one looks, the more there is to discover.
From the bookshelf
In this book Maurice Casey not only draws on his special expertise in the Aramaic traditions and the Q source, but provides a comprehensive review of the various approaches to the historical Jesus.
Did you know...
- ... that in 1951 Christianity was the second largest religion in the world with 500 million followers, compared to 520 million Buddhists, but by 2013 it had gained the top spot with about 2.2 billion Christians?
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Project News
By Lionelt
Belated Happy Easter and Kalo Pascha! We're excited to announce the return of our newsletter Ichthus! Getting this issue out was touch-and-go for a while. Check out what's happening at the Project:
- There was a lively discussion about the Easter Did You Know nomination Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- RFC at Knights of Columbus regarding a question about having Prop 8 in the lead
- In anticipation of being nominated for Featured article, Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was put up for Peer Review by Ltwin
- The death of Billy Graham on February 21 was a profound loss for many. For the Wikipedia reaction see this discussion. Graham received a blurb.
- And... Order of Friars Minor--nominated by Chicbyaccident--is still waiting for a GA reviewer. Please help out if you can.
Achievements
In March the Project saw four articles promoted to GA-Class. They were the oh-so-irresistible Delilah (nom. MagicatthemovieS) (pictured), Edict of Torda (nom. Borsoka), David Meade (author) (nom. LovelyGirl7) and last but not least Black Christmas (2006 film) (nom. Drown_Soda). Black Christmas? How did that get in there lol? Congratulations to all of the nominators for a job well done!
Did You Know
Nominated by The C of E
... that some people know
Featured article
Nominated by FutureTrillionaire
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Ichthus: May 2018
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Project News
By Lionelt
Last month's auspicious relaunch of our newsletter precipitated something of an uproar in the Wikipedia community. What started as a localized edit war over censorship spilled over onto the Administrator's Noticeboard finally ending up at Wikipedia's supreme judicial body ArbCom. Their ruling resulted in the admonishment of administrator Future Perfect at Sunrise for his involvement in the dispute. The story was reported by Wikipedia's venerable flagship newspaper The Signpost.
The question of whether to delete all portals--including the 27 Christianity-related portals--was put to the Wikipedia community. Approximately 400 editors have participated in the protracted discussion. Going by !votes, Oppose deletion has a distinct majority. The original Christianity Portal was created on November 5, 2005 by Brisvegas and the following year he successfully nominated the portal for Featured Portal. The Transhumanist has revived WikiProject Portals with hopes of revitalizing Wikipedia's system of 1,515 portals.
Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at the Project
Achievements
Four articles in the Project were promoted to GA: Edict of Torda nom. by Borsoka, Jim Bakker nom. by LovelyGirl7, Ralph Abernathy nom. by Coffee and Psalm 84 nom. by Gerda_Arendt. The Psalm ends with "O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee." Words to live by. Please support our members and send some WikiLove to the nominators!
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Did You Know
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"... that, shortly after being sentenced to death for treason, Ioan C. Filitti became manager of the National Theatre Bucharest?"
Ichthus June 2018
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Project news
By Lionelt
Here are discussions relevant to the Project:
- Liberty University has an RFC regarding the university's relationship with President Trump; see discussion
- Is Genesis History? has an RFC regarding acceptability of movie reviews for inclusion; see discussion
- discussion
The following articles need reviewers for GA-class:
. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at the Project
Did You Know
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... that in 1636, Phineas Hodson, Chancellor of York Minster, lost his 38-year-old wife Jane during the birth of the couple's 24th child?
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Ichthus: July 2018
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The Top 7 report
By Lionelt
The big news was the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Top 7
- Elizabeth I of England – legendary monarch who ushered in the Elizabethan Era over the dead body of her half-sister(#5)
- Henry VIII of England– on his deathbed the last words of the king who founded the English Reformation were "Monks! Monks! Monks!"
- Martin Luther King Jr. – can't wait to see the new US$5 bill featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech
- Seven deadly sins – surprisingly "original research" is not one of the Seven deadly sins
- Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC)
- Michael Curry (bishop) – our article says that he upstaged Meghan at her wedding. Did you see her wedding pictures? All I can say is {{dubious}}
- Robert F. Kennedy – when informed that missiles were being installed in Cuba he famously quipped, "Can they hit Oxford, Mississippi?"
Did you know
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... that the little-known 1758 Methodist hymn "Sun of Unclouded Righteousness" asks God to send the doctrine of the "Unitarian fiend ... back to hell", referring to both Islam and Unitarianism?
Our newest Featured list
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Polls conducted in 2012 across 20 countries found over 14% of people believe the world will end in their lifetime, with percentages raging from 6% of people in France to 22% in the US and Turkey. In the UK in 2015, the general public believed the likeliest cause would be
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Ichthus June 2019
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- Louis XIV of France– a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France. He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."
- Elizabeth I of Englandin 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
- Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
- six marriages.
- Martin Luther King Jr. –" There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of poverty and the problem of war."
- Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.
... that the first attempt to build the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra resulted in the demolition of the nearly completed structure?
Delivered: 10:55, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
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- six marriages.
- Carthusian monk Lanspergiusfrom Spanish into Italian.
- Elizabeth I of Englandin 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
- Bob Dylan – American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist. " Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."
- Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
- Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.
... that The
When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships is a 1999 book by Eric and Leslie Ludy, an American married couple. After becoming a bestseller on the Christian book market, the book was republished in 2004 and then revised and expanded in 2009. It tells the story of the authors' first meeting, courtship, and marriage. The authors advise single people not to be physically or emotionally intimate with others, but to wait for the spouse that God has planned for them.
The book is divided into five sections and sixteen chapters. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of the two authors; nine are by Eric, while Leslie wrote seven, as well as the introduction. The Ludys argue that one's love life should be both guided by and subordinate to one's relationship with God. Leslie writes that God offers new beginnings to formerly unchaste or sexually abused individuals.
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- Dolly Parton - an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music.
Quotations related to Dolly Parton at Wikiquote: " I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything." - Underground Railroads. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout, spy for the Union Army.
- six marriages.
- ... that Jesuitcollege established in the southern United States?
- ... that the ancient Jewish text of Perek Shirah asserts that spiders and rats praise God using verses from Psalm 150?
Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. The book is divided into five chapters, which Dickens titled "staves". A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. (more...)
| “ | Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another. | ” |
Romans 12:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
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- Pope Benedict XVI – retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as head of the Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation.
- Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.
- Dolly Parton – an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Quotations related to Dolly Parton at Wikiquote: "I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."
- ...that the All Saints Church, Henley Brook, the oldest church in Western Australia, held its first service almost eight years before it was consecrated?
- ...that the Virgin Mary?
- ...that the parish church of James Parkinson, after whom Parkinson's disease is named, was St Leonard's, Shoreditch, a church just outside the City of London and most famous for being one of the churches mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons"?
- ...that the Grand Patriarch of Constantinople?
A Song for Simeon, is a 37-line poem written in 1928 by American-English poet
| “ | May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. | ” |
Psalm 20:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
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