Many religious groups often get labeled as cults.
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A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions and political movements.
US president, Donald Trump, brandishing a Bible outside St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC on June 1, 2020.
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The history of early Christianity shows the power of the Bible used as a sign of resistance against repression at the hands of the Romans.
A conservator works with a portion of the Dead Sea Scrolls containing Psalm 145 at The Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia.
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The real scrolls are considered priceless. Here’s why.