Protestant Reformation

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• 1539: Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury

  
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  Letter to Thomas Cromwell from his man in Somerset,* Richard Pollard, a local gentry type making out well under the Dissolution of the Monasteries : Pleaseth it your lordship to be advertised, that … the same 15th day [of November] the late abbot of Glastonbury went from Wells to Glastonbury, and there was ...
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• "Doing Gods Work."

  
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  Lloyd Blankfeins Enigma "An impish grin spread across his face," wrote the Times reporter about Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, responding to a question about excessive profits: "were doing Gods work." What did he mean? (See, "Im Doing Gods Work. Meet Mr. Goldman Sachs.") He did offer an explanation: ...
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• 1534: Barthélemi Milon, for the Affair of the Placards

  
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  On this date* in 1534, a crippled shoemaker’s son went to the stake … the harbinger of many a pyre that would swallow many a French soul in the internecine struggle over religion that lay ahead. A relatively chilled-out start to the Protestant Reformation under the tolerant King Francis I had the moderate ...
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• 1550: Jon Arason, the last Catholic bishop of Iceland

  
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  At dawn this date in 1550, two sons* of Jon Arason were beheaded at Skalholt , followed by the energetic sextegenerian prelate himself — cementing Lutheranism in Iceland. As bishop of the northern diocese of Holar and one of the most powerful pols in Iceland, Arason did what he could to maintain papal authority ...
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• Star Wars Basic Figure Force Unleashed Imperial Evo Trooper (Heavy Stormtrooper)

  
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  Star Wars Basic Figure Force Unleashed Imperial Evo Trooper (Heavy Stormtrooper) Star Wars Basic Figure Force Unleashed Heavy Stormtrooper Customer Review: This is one bad mother Stormtrooper! It is the ultimate stormtrooper. I wonder why did the clone troopers and even this new one dissapeared from the imperial ...
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• HAPPY REFORMATION DAY!

  
  Diary of a Broken Vessel — Authority: 123
  Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the oversight of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, & Lecturer on these subjects at Wittenberg. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to ...
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• Happy Reformation Day!

  
  All Things New — Authority: 113
                                                                                                                              THE 95 THESES OF MARTIN LUTHER   Out of love and concern for the ...
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• In Honor of the Reformation

  
  Voice of the Sheep — Authority: 422
  Last night we had our church’s annual Reformation Celebration. As usual, it was a lot of fun. People dressed up in 16th century garb and strolled, this year, through the streets of Geneva in honor of John Calvin’s 500th birthday. We had great food and a variety of games for the kids to play (all revolving around ...
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• An Undeniable Influence

  
  Trying Liberty — Authority: 425
  October 31, 1517: Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses on the doors of the castle church in Wittenberg for discussion and debate. Luther’s hammer did not just merely question church practice; it tolled the beginning of our modern world.  Read more on Landmarks of Liberty…E. Wesley – Mackinac Center Intern ...
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• Vatican Creates New Church Structure For Non-Catholics

  
  Bible Prophecy In The News — Authority: 469
  Pope Benedict has approved a new church provision that will allow non-Catholics and in particular, the Anglicans, to convert to Catholicism while at the same time, maintaining many of their distinctive spiritual and liturgical traditions.The Vatican made this decision in response to the disillusionment of some ...
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