If you are looking for a good chart that relates differing sects in Christianity, this is a good start.
This is my 3rd versions in the sects series. ...Black Cats in Folklore and Legend
At this point the chart covers the origins of the those sects that were fundamental to the development of American Christianity, going all the way back. Arrows are for strong influence or descent, these sects are interacting with one another and passing ideas between them just as religions today do. Coloring of the arrows is to help reduce visual complexity, and it doesn't mean anything beyond that. Where possible I've tried to include a sample work in parenthesis for each sect making it clear how I'm using the term and also demonstrating at a glance the evolution in thought. It is also for the early part, letting the chart do double duty explicating the origins of the bible.
- Sixteenth-century Italians believed that if a black cat jumped on the bed of an ill person, the person would soon die.
- In Colonial America, Scottish immigrants believed that a black cat entering a wake was bad luck, and could indicated the death of a family member.
- The Norse goddess Freyja drove a chariot pulled by a pair of black cats.
- A Roman solder killed a black cat in Egypt, and was killed by an angry mob of locals.
- Appalachian folklore said that if you had a stye on the eyelid, rubbing the tail of a black cat on it would make the stye go away.
- If you find a single white hair on your otherwise-black cat, it's a good omen.
- In England's border countries and southern Scotland, a strange black cat on the front porch brings good fortune.
ROMNEY: Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I'm not going to -- I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for. That's number one.
Big Bird and the presidential debate (with images, tweets) · CNN · Storify - storify.com
ROMNEY: Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I'm not going to -- I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for. That's number one.
ROMNEY: Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I'm not going to -- I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for. That's number one.
http://storify.com/CNN/big-bird
If Romney hasn't alienated enough people, this surely has set off some from voting for him. Sure, it is largely supported by private and corporate donations, but PBS still needs a small boost from the Fed. PBS has been losing ground for years due to "cable" networks stealing their audiences. It is still a bastion of good quality programming you can not find anywhere else.
Pastors telling HIV-infected patients to stop medication and trust in prayer | Secular News Daily
Leaders of some West African churches in the UK are pressuring patients infected with HIV to stop taking medication and instead trust in prayer and faith healing.
Any time a religion suggests giving up medical aid and turning to prayer for healing, it sets off my Bull Shit detector. HIV will not go away with wishful thinking, which is what prayer essentially is. Their seems to be a trend with these Christian sects out of Africa to pretend they are still in the Dark Ages and have the same idiotic problems that came along with blind faith in the Church in that era.
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