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Rodney Stark, in “The Triumph of Christianity”, talking about the good faith in Medieval times: “The church also provided a great deal of weather magic. Weather crosses, blessed by a local priest, were erected in fields as far back as the sixth century AD, to protect against hail and high winds.”
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It’s an old ill wind
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on December 11, 2013
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/its-an-old-ill-wind/
Pope Benny Dictus
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on March 6, 2013
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/pope-benny-dictus/
Day of the Pontiffs
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on March 5, 2013
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/day-of-the-pontiffs-2/
Secret Cardinals’ Business
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on March 5, 2013
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/secret-cardinals-business/
Pussy Riot hits back at Vlad the Impugner
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on August 8, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/pussy-riot-hits-back-at-vlad-the-impugner/
Bib watch
UPDATE James Ashby offers to investigate
UPDATE Peter Slipper offers to invigilate
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on August 5, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/bib-watch/
The buck stops with me: Kloppers
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on August 3, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/the-buck-stops-with-me-kloppers/
Literature Update
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on August 1, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/literature-update/
A Boyle on Western Civilisation
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on July 29, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/boyle-on-western-civilisation/
At a certain age the opening ceremony becomes a fact of life
Posted by Cut Snake Tales on July 28, 2012
https://moroniclodge.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/at-a-certain-age-the-opening-ceremony-becomes-a-fact-of-life/
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