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The Christianization of the Vikings, from ruthless heathen Norsedom to submitting to Christ

The Christianization of the Vikings, from ruthless heathen Norsedom to submitting to Christ. Olaf the Saint is killed at Stiklestad, 1030 AD.

  The Vikings were once the sworn enemies of Christendom. Within two centuries, however, most Vikings had adopted the religion they once despised, leaving pagan Norsedom in the ashes. This is remarkable transformation baffles modern scholars, and begs the question: how could Europe’s most notorious raiders become such ardent believers? Was it for power, riches – or a genuine, heartfelt …

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Harald Hardrada: Viking Warrior king of Norway, commander in Constantinople

Harald Hardrada: Viking Warrior, friend of Russia, commander in Constantinople, Hanne Nabintu Herland Report. Realm Of History.

  The Viking warrior king of Norway, Harald Hardrada (1015 – 1066) commander in Constantinople, lived a spectacular life.  The Viking age in Scandinavia (750 to 1050 AD) fostered a warrior and tradesman culture in Europe that led to a massive expansion, even to America and into Iraq. The Vikings populated Normandy in France and their descendants conquered England in …

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The honest love of Christianity: Man is denied the right to selfishness

The honest love of Christianity. Stavkirke Norway Shutterstock

  The legacy of the Judeo-Christian ethics of tough love is the only set of values in the West that have been able to unite us. We have not developed any other ethics that have been able to sustain core stability. These several thousand years old tough love rules establish clear boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil, justice …

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The trend continues: Atheists renounce atheism because it has worsened our society

Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) New School

  One of the best-known sociologists and intellectuals in the world, Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) strongly believed that the cultural trend of modernity would cause religion to decline. Then he had a mid-career transformation and dramatically changed his view. Berger admitted that he was wrong when assuming that a modern society automatically would lead to religious alienation. Atheists renounce atheism: …

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Political Atheist Messianism: The Political Messiah is here

Political Atheist Messianism: The Political Atheist Messiah is here Getty

  Totalitarian ideologies again dominate the Western educational structure, the mainstream media and the state controlled public sphere – much seemingly against the will of the majority population. In The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy, professor of modern history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jacob Lieb Talmon, explains how modern totalitarianism became so popular in the 1900s, dominated World War …

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