Why Christians should be vary of voting for BJP

The BJP in Kerala sounds very inclusive. They hardly direct their ire at the Christian community. Most of their fire is aimed at the ‘anti-national elements’ in the Muslim community. They also work feverishly to create a wedge between both prominent minority communities through various insidious plans and often with allegations pitting one against the other.

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Neural correlates of maintaining one’s political beliefs in the face of counterevidence

People often discount evidence that contradicts their firmly held beliefs. However, little is known about the neural mechanisms that govern this behavior. We used neuroimaging to investigate the neural systems involved in maintaining belief in the face of counterevidence,

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At Yale, we conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals. The results say a lot about our political divisions. 

When my daughter was growing up, she often wanted to rush off to do fun things with her friends — get into the water at the beach, ride off on her bike — without taking the proper safety precautions first.

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Indian Christian Day Uses Martyrdom of Apostle Thomas to Unite the Diaspora

July 3 has long been observed as Saint Thomas Day, commemorating the death of the apostle considered by many to be the patron saint of India. Now it is also celebrated as Indian Christian Day (Yeshu Bhakti Divas), an annual opportunity for Jesus followers of Asian Indian origin to preserve their distinctive identity and their global presence by uniting across their many languages, denominations, regions, customs, and creeds.

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The fight against Hindu nationalism in the United States is multifaith, says a newly formed coalition

I have known Rev. Peter Cook for several years. We first met at a FIACONA (Federation of Indian Christian Organizations of North America) meeting and have since connected at various gatherings discussing religious issues, including the annual IRF summit in Washington, D.C. I want to express my gratitude to Peter for generously sharing his valuable experience and insights.

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Infallible development in Faith and Politics

Greetings, everyone, I am Andy Swarna, the Founder and President of Great Truth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the universal meaning of life. I have some exciting news to share with you. But before I do, let's ensure we're all on the same page. My question serves to clarify the exciting news, as I'm eager to share it with each of you. In the last 50 years, what significant developments have propelled our society forward?

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Don’t Tread On Me!

During the streets or traditional demonstrations of the American people, we see a yellow flag with a snake in the middle, with the words "DONT TREAD ON ME" underneath. This flag often appears with the flag of the United States of America, partly expressing the patriotic meaning and the spirit of protecting national traditions of the American people.

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Our Success with Belief w/ Rev. Larry Goleman

Welcome to “Our Success with Belief”, a dialogue with Rev. Larry Goleman. I am Andy Swarna, founder and president of GT, Great Truth, a non-profit organization. Author of Religious Freedom Forever and American Value Forever. I educate, motivate, and promote "the real world human development" which is about an individual centered universal meaning of life. “This universal meaning of life contains two distinct dialogues, “our success with identity and belief.”

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Prof. Ramulu Mamidala

Welcome to “Our success with Identity”, a dialogue with Prof. Ramulu. I am Andy Swarna, founder of GT Great Truth, a non-profit organization. Author of Religious Freedom Forever and American Value Forever. I educate, motivate and promote the real world human development; which is about individual centered or self-accountability universal meaning of life. “This universal meaning of life contains two distinct dialogues, “our success with identity and belief.”

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