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When did Christians stop believing dragons were real?

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Is it true that the military created a test to screen out Christians with apocalyptic beliefs from jobs with access to nuclear weapon systems?

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At roughly what point did Christians start converting people by the sword instead of persuasion?

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Are there any cases in which the NRA has defended a black person?

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Did fighting against anti-Semites in World War II shift the (white) American public's opinions on racism by a significant amount?

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In his paper, The Racial Ideology of Rapture, Nathaniel Grimes says, "a racially coded theology of rapture provided crucial stability for white evangelicals in the wake of the twin crises of racial identity and theological interpretation." Do any historians agree with this view?

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To what degree did an Ancient Roman or Ancient Greek citizen have a right to speak freely?

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Much has been made of the Republican side of the "Southern Strategy", but how long did it take the Democratic Party, the party of slavery, to win over black voters?

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What was up with maps still having Hy-Brasil on them up into the 1860s?

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How much were the trade beads the English gave to the Native Americans worth in England?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did Christians stop believing dragons were real?	719
Is it true that the military created a test to screen out Christians with apocalyptic beliefs from jobs with access to nuclear weapon systems?	112
At roughly what point did Christians start converting people by the sword instead of persuasion?	36
Are there any cases in which the NRA has defended a black person?	29
Did fighting against anti-Semites in World War II shift the (white) American public's opinions on racism by a significant amount?	18
In his paper, The Racial Ideology of Rapture, Nathaniel Grimes says, "a racially coded theology of rapture provided crucial stability for white evangelicals in the wake of the twin crises of racial identity and theological interpretation." Do any historians agree with this view?	10
To what degree did an Ancient Roman or Ancient Greek citizen have a right to speak freely?	9
Much has been made of the Republican side of the "Southern Strategy", but how long did it take the Democratic Party, the party of slavery, to win over black voters?	9
What was up with maps still having Hy-Brasil on them up into the 1860s?	7
How much were the trade beads the English gave to the Native Americans worth in England?	7