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: messiah
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: jesus
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: an ideal type of humanity
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Christian Science
: the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error
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Edgardo imagines himself removing the nails from Christ’s crucifixion, a scene that evokes Bellocchio’s remarkable In the Name of the Father / Nel Nome del Padre (1972).
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Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
Preparing a People is a fringe organization that, while not affiliated with the LDS church, is made up of some of its members who were preparing for the Second Coming of Christ.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024
The now-former directors and teachers at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Amherst said they were frustrated by the church leaders' lack of transparency about the budget
The entire staff at an Ohio preschool is taking a stand.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
The couple, from Helotes, Texas, were missionaries with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and had been assigned to the Fresno area since January, the church said.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
Preparing a People is a fringe organization that, while not affiliated with the LDS church, is made up of some of its members who were preparing for the Second Coming of Christ.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024
The now-former directors and teachers at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Amherst said they were frustrated by the church leaders' lack of transparency about the budget
The entire staff at an Ohio preschool is taking a stand.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
The couple, from Helotes, Texas, were missionaries with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and had been assigned to the Fresno area since January, the church said.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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“Christ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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