FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 11 Quiz

Answer: personification of greed for wealth

Mammon is understood in the New Testament to refer to wealth and is often used to describe the lust for greater wealth, acquisitiveness and greed. "Mamona" is a Latin word for wealth. Later sources identify Mammon as an evil demon, perhaps one of the seven princes of Hell, perhaps a personification of Beelzebub. Peter Lombard calls Mammon "a devil". A spirit of personal greed has been described as Mammonism since the 19th century. This verse harmonizes with Jesus' earlier words in the Sermon on the Mount according to Matthew 6:21 "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" and with Saint Paul's observation in I Timothy 6:10 that "the love of money is the root of all evil".

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Answer: Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) was born in North Korea, converted to Christianity, convicted of spying and sentenced to five years in a North Korean prison. He founded the Unification movement in South Korea supporting the reunification of the two Koreas, the unification of all religions, and the unification of all races. Some followers regarded him as the Messiah. His massive marriage blessings attracted media attention.

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Answer: Christmas Eve

In 1843, to celebrate the renovation of the church organ, Placide Cappeau, a poet and wine merchant in Roquemaure, France, wrote a poem about Christmas Eve. Adolphe Adam then composed a tune specifically for this hymn. It was first performed by an opera singer, Emily Laurey, at the church. The original was in French, entitled "Minuit, chretiens." John Sullivan Dwight, a Unitarian minister, translated it into English in 1855. The English-language version begins "O holy night! The stars are brightly shining. It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth." Recordings have been released by Nat King Cole, Mahalia Jackson, Mannheim Steamroller, Patti LaBelle, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Mariah Carey and Martina McBride.

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Answer: Joseph

St. Joseph, of course, was the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Christ. The Bible states that Joseph was from Nazareth (Luke 2:4), and being from the lineage of David (Matthew 1:1-17), took his pregnant wife to Bethlehem to pay the taxes that were levied by Augustus. Eventually the family settled in Nazareth (Matthew 2:21-23), where Joseph made a living as a woodworker or carpenter. After finding the twelve year old Jesus in the temple, (Luke 2:41-51) Joseph is not mentioned again. It is assumed that he died before Jesus began his years of public ministry. In 1870 Joseph was proclaimed to be patron of the universal church by Pope Pius IX.

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Answer: a sacred painting

An icon is a religious painting of Mary, Christ, an apostle, a saint or a biblical event. The term "icon" comes directly from the Greek "eikon" meaning image or resemblance. As used in the Orthodox and Western Catholic traditions, icons are thought of as windows or doorways into deep spiritual communion with God. Icons are revered not because they are themselves holy but rather that they are means to the holy. One sacred tradition holds that Saint Luke the Evangelist was the first iconographer. Many of the icons created in the Early Church were destroyed during the First Byzantine Iconoclasm (726-787) and the Second (814-842). Reformation attitudes toward icons have tended not to be charitable, some holding them to be idolatrous.

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Answer: Pastafarianism

In Cavanaugh v. Bartlet, 178 F.Supp.3d 819 (2016), a prisoner in the Nebraska State Penitentiary sued the warden for depriving him of his religious liberties. Mister Cavanaugh wanted to wear full pirate's regalia around the prison as an exercise of his religion but was denied. The court found that Pastafarianism is a parody, a satire, but not a religion within the constitutionally-protected meaning of religion. Belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) was asserted as a ground for either prohibiting the teaching of the "intelligent design" theory of creation or for requiring that the FSM be given equal time in schools.

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Answer: John the Baptist

John the Baptist was born to Jesus' mother's cousin Elizabeth around the time Jesus was born to Mary.

Question by player scrubs821

Answer: Soldiers or the military

St. Michael the Archangel has also been called the Protector of the Jewish People, Guardian of the Catholic Church, and Patron Saint of Police Officers.
Traditions of the Roman Catholics include the Prayer to Saint Michael. Included in the Prayer, is the request for the faithful to be defended by the Saint.
In the Catholic Church, St. Michael is an angel with supreme powers, and considered the leader of God's army. St. Michael is one of the chief opponents of Satan, and is also a defender of the Church. During Medieval Times St. Michael was chosen by the Catholic Church to be patron saint of the military.

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Answer: Thomas Jefferson

More commonly known as the "Jefferson Bible", the manuscript was Jefferson's "effort to extract the doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four Evangelists." (quotation from Wikipedia article on the Jefferson Bible)

It was never officially published during Jefferson's lifetime.

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Answer: Abraham

Abraham was the father of Ishmael (by Hagar) and Isaac (by Sarah). Abraham was considered to be the father of the Jewish people. His birth name, Abram, meant exalted father. God changed his name to Abraham, which meant father of many.

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