... iconomaches argue that they contradict the Biblical scriptures as being a form of idolatry. Finally, in March of 8431, in the name of her son Michael III, empress Theodora decisively restored the veneration of images to the Byzantine Empire. Consequently, the Eastern Orthodox faith, one of the major ... the icons allows a "window between the earthly and celestial worlds" (Benz 19) by which, in accordance to the Eastern Orthodox Church, the holy person represented in the icon is enabled to carry out miraculous wonders. Albeit the iconomache view opposing iconic representations, the modern...

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... . First and foremost, the main deities of both the mystery cult of Isis and Catholicism are based on a "trinity" consisting of father, son and spirit. In the Catholic religion, this is formed by God, his son Jesus and the spirit of the Holy Ghost. This is comparable to Osiris, Horus and the spirit of Ka-mutef in the cult of Isis. Another important parallel ... is the relationship between mother and son. Mary, as depicted in many paintings, statues, and stained glass windows, is often times holding the ... divine child Jesus in her arms. Similarly, Isis and her son Horus were also ... ...

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... England would be Elizabeth's succession by a more tolerant monarch, and many Catholics believed or hope that James could be that monarch. He was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, a Catholic, so he was assumed to be Catholic, or at least sympathetic towards the religion. The king was the ... their plans , beginning a long period of planning and perfecting their plot. At this meeting, they met together and swore an oath on the Holy Sacrament to blow up James and the House of Parliament the next time the Parliament met. The conspirators first rented property near the Parliament house. ... ma...

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