From ReligionForBreakfast. Watch my interview with Dr. Ali Olomi on Nebula!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-what-are-jinn-interview-with-dr-ali-olomi?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast In Islam, Satan isn’t a fallen angel—but a jinn named Iblīs. This video explores his story in the Qurʾān, his role as tempter and adversary, and how scholars and mystics have…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfast New research using smartphone location data reveals a massive gap between how often Americans say they attend religious services and how often they actually do. Are surveys wrong? Are memories fuzzy?…

From ReligionForBreakfast. Watch my interview with John Green on Nebula!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-john-green-on-religion?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Is the Easter Bunny pagan? Probably not. It seems to have been invented by German-speaking Protestants sometime in the 1600s. Bibliography: Stephen Winick, "Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, celebrates love, spring, and the victory of good over evil. But its meaning is deeper than just throwing bright powders. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfast In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do these attacks teach us about Christianization of the Roman Empire? Join our Patreon community!…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Korean Shamanism (Musok) is a dynamic religious tradition rooted in spirit mediation, ritual healing, and ancestral veneration. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters 00:00 Basic overview 1:25 What is Shamanism? 5:46 Shamanic Deities Explained…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Check out Dr. Bilby’s channels @Patristica and @vocesanticae Also check out @TabletsAndTemples Support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast 00:00 Who was Marcion? 2:35 Gospel of Marcion contents 5:39 How can we reconstruct Marcion’s Gospel? 12:42 Was Marcion an ideological editor? 18:41 What is at stake? 20:25 Support RFB on Patreon!

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our lecture Quantum Mysticism: When Quantum Physics Meets Spirituality: https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Thumbnail art by @hotcyder This video was made possible through the support of grant #TRT-2021-10499 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by the Center for Mind and Culture.…

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From ReligionForBreakfast. Watch my Nebula video on the Temple of Ramesses III here!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-sacred-spaces-inside-the-temple-of-ramesses-iii?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast If you try to Google Dagon, chances are you’ll see some sort of "fish" god. And if you look him up in the Bible, you’ll learn that he was…

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our class "Who are the Hungry Ghosts?:" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Buddhism has a reputation of being an atheistic religion. But is this true? Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Thumbnail art by @hotcyder This video was made possible through the support of Grant 61928 from the…

From ReligionForBreakfast. Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters The Didache is one of the most ancient Christian texts…possibly even predating some of the books in the New Testament! It gives…

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our online class "What Does It Mean To Be a Witch?" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ In this video, we explore the history of grimoires, manuals of magic, that shaped magical practices from ancient Egypt to modern witchcraft. Discover how these spellbooks and magical textbooks held esoteric knowledge and influenced occult traditions for centuries. Join…

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