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Why These Christians Worship with Deadly Snakes

May 10, 2026

In parts of Appalachia, a few Pentecostal Christians handle live venomous snakes during worship, following a literal reading of Mark 16. This video explores the history, psychology, and faith behind…

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Religious Residue: What Sticks After You Leave Religion

May 5, 2026

This video explores “religious residue," how religious beliefs, habits, and emotions persist after deconversion, and what psychology reveals about why religion is so hard to fully leave behind.

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Kalmykia – Europe’s Only Buddhist Region

April 9, 2026

Welcome to Europe's only Buddhist Region - Kalmykia. Some 160,000 Buddhists live here. Kalmykia is an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation, located between the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea.…

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The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV’s Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy

April 8, 2026

The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador on American military supremacy.

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How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders | American Muslims

April 6, 2026

Did you know that Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of the Qur’an? That George Washington owned enslaved people who were Muslim? And that a Muslim diplomat broke his Ramadan fast…

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From Slavery to Freedom: The Untold Story of America’s First Muslims

April 5, 2026

Even before the United States was founded, tens of thousands of Muslims were already present, captured in West Africa and brought to colonial America in chains. Host Asma Khalid (NPR’s…

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How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago | American Muslims: A History Revealed

April 4, 2026

The 1920s saw a revival in Islam among Black Americans fleeing poverty and persecution in the Jim Crow South. In Northern cities including Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, and New York,…

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Brideshead Revisited (1981 Mini Series)

April 3, 2026

Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial created by Derek Granger based on Evelyn Waugh's novel of the same name. Starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, it was produced…

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Elves in Iceland

March 25, 2026

Old Norse elves aren’t Legolas or Keebler. From Norse gods to tourist gimmicks, this video uncovers how Iceland’s “hidden people” became a global obsession.

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Who Were the Last Pagans of Europe?

March 7, 2026

Europe was supposedly Christian by the Middle Ages, but the reality is more complicated. From the Sámi in Fennoscandia to the Baltic countryside, sacred groves, sacrifices, and animist traditions survived…

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