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128 Questions

What major translations of the Bible are in the Public Domain?

Is “Mormon” a disrespectful term?

What is the oldest hymn (with music) that is still sung in churches today?

Why do I sing, “Here I raise my Ebenezer?”

What color was Augustine's skin?

Was Onan really struck dead by God for masturbating?

Why did Rome and Constantinople split in 1054 AD?

Why is Christianity so popular in (South) Korea?

Why is the word “Ark” used for Noah's boat and the Ark of the Covenant?

Where is the sermon in a Mormon church service?

What scholarship exists behind the WikiSource translation of the Bible?

What's so bad about monoergism and monothelitism?

Why did the KKK “light” aka burn crosses?

Are non-Catholics allowed to go to confession?

What is the origin of the Devil's red pointy costume and pitchfork?

What is the difference between a pastor, a priest, and a minister?

Is there any evidence for the claim that the Catholic church suppressed translation of Scripture?

What is the Biblical basis for the Holy Spirit being God?

What is the Book of Mormon equivalent of John 3:16?

Is there any evidence to support a preference for second-career pastors coming disproportionately from IT?

How did the Seven Deadly Sins originate and how is it used?

What are the reasons for calling oneself a “follower of Jesus” rather than a Christian?

Is it possible to be both a humanist and a Christian? [closed]

Does God's omnipresence extend to hell?

Are there any biblical incidents of people condemned for consensual premarital sex? [closed]

Was anyone making a theological point by changing the ending of Jesus Christ Superstar?

What did Pilate mean by asking “What is truth?” [closed]

Who was the 12th Apostle - Matthias or Paul? [closed]

Why we do we “know” that Joseph wasn't Hyksos?

Does the Roman Catholic church recognize marriages outside of the church?