Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and the Byzantine empire. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls, but the actual circumstances of his death have remained surrounded in myth.
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In Japan, back when Christianity was illegal, people were told to step on this plaque with a picture of Mary or Jesus on it to prove that they weren’t Christians.
Spiritualists, Mormons, Shakers, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Adventists…
Spiritualists, Mormons, Shakers, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Adventists all originated from relatively the same place (upstate New York) and the same time (early 1800s).
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the…
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the Islamic religion. She is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament.
A professor of medical psychology in New York started hearing a voice…
A professor of medical psychology in New York started hearing a voice in her head in 1965. Her colleague encouraged her to write down what it said. The voice produced 3 volumes of “spiritual psychology,” some of which is written in iambic pentameter.
Romans used to call Christians atheists because they didn’t…
Romans used to call Christians atheists because they didn’t pay tribute to their gods.
When Vladimir the Great was trying to decide on the national religion…
When Vladimir the Great was trying to decide on the national religion of Russia in 987, he nearly chose Islam; however, after realizing that Muslims weren’t allowed to drink alcohol, he decided on Orthodox Christianity instead.
The Bible explicitly tells you not to…
The Bible explicitly tells you not to force people into believing or boasting about your religion.
Through a series of mistranslated texts, …
Through a series of mistranslated texts, the Christian Church unwittingly accepted the Buddha as a Christian saint in the Middle Ages.
Vatican City, the world’s smallest nati …
Vatican City, the world’s smallest nation, is technically an absolute monarchy with the Pope as sovereign.
Quran explicitly says not to blow yourse …
Quran explicitly says not to blow yourselves up.
Quran explicitly says to love Christians …
Quran explicitly says to love Christians.