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Lost church in the city of Caesarea Philippi ‘where Jesus a healed bleeding woman’ is unearthed’

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A long lost church thought to be where Jesus ‘healed the bleeding woman’, has been discovered by archaeologists buried underneath a path in an ancient Roman city. Experts from the University of Haifa believe the church was within the ancient city of Banias that had been renamed Caesarea Philippi during the lifetime of Jesus. Byzantine … Read more

Jesus College Cambridge will remove Tobias Rustat memorial over Royal African Company investments

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One of the University of Cambridge’s richest colleges is removing the memorial to a 17th benefactor who was involved with the slave trade. Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, is taking the memorial to Tobias Rustat out of its chapel because it is ‘celebratory’. Rustat, an advisor to King Charles II, was one of … Read more

Russian cult leader who claims he is the reincarnation of Jesus is detained

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Russian special forces today staged a special operation to detain a former traffic cop who leads a sect in Siberia claiming he is Jesus Christ. Sergei Torop – known as Vissarion – and his closest aide Vadim Redkin, a former rock musician, were reportedly detained and flown away under armed guard.   Wispy-haired Torop, 59, is … Read more

Engineer creates ‘AI Jesus’ by feeding a system the King James Bible that produces scripture

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An engineered created ‘AI Clone of Jesus’ by feeding artificial intelligence the King James Bible, resulting in interesting and somewhat horrifying scriptures. George Durendal used a natural-language processing system to replicate the ancient words without exactly copying the text. The technology was programmed to write about three topics: ‘the plague,’ ‘Caesar,’ and the end of … Read more

Biblical village of Bethsaida where Jesus walked on water is finally identified by archaeologists

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A Biblical village cursed to destruction by Jesus really existed and today lies in ruins only a mile from the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists believe. In the Bible Bethsaida was home to disciples Peter, Andrew and Philip and where Jesus was said to have ‘fed the 5,000’ and helped a blind man to see. Archaeologists … Read more

PATRICK MARMION reviews Jesus Christ Superstar 

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Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London) Rating: Verdict: A religious experience Camelot (Garden stage, The Watermill Theatre, Newbury) Rating: Verdict: A trifle tame Henry V/The Merry Wives Of Windsor (The Maltings Open Air Theatre Festival, St Albans) Rating: Verdict: Low-rent fun For much of its 50-year history Jesus Christ Superstar has been … Read more

Shocking footage shows adriver shouting ‘I am Jesus’ ,ploughing into a bus stop and killing a man

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The shocking footage shows a raging thief screaming ‘I am Jesus’ before crashing into a bus stop and killing an 87- year old man.  Gavin Collins, 39, went on a 30-minute rampage, ending up ploughing into a bus stop and eventually killing Terry Radford, 87. Collins, who had been released from jail days before, crashed … Read more

St Albans Cathedral places painting of the Last Supper with a black Jesus above its altar

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A painting of the Last Supper featuring a black Jesus is being showcased at St Albans Cathedral in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.   The Dean has agreed to install the 9ft piece of artwork on the altar after conceding that the church is in a weak position to preach about racial justice. Titled A Last … Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury says Church must think again about portraying Jesus as white

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the West to reconsider its prevailing mindset that Jesus was white – as he revealed a review into religious statues. Justin Welby said monuments in Canterbury Cathedral are going to be looked at ‘very carefully’ to see if they all ‘should be there’.  The head of the Anglican Communion waded … Read more