FACTOID # 152: Of the eight countries which include the word "democratic" in their conventional long form name, three are dictatorships: North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic) and the Democratic republic of the Congo.
 
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Sage and Chalice is the name of a secret society at Yale University. According to an article in the New York Times of May 23, 2004, Barbara Bush, the daughter of US President George W. Bush, joined the society in preference to Skull and Bones, another secret senior society. A secret society is a social organization that requires its members to conceal certain activities—such as rites of initiation or club ceremonies—from outsiders. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States and former Governor of the State of Texas. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Character of Jesus Christ (3054 words)
Rousseau testifies: "If the life and death of Socrates are those of a sage, the life and death of Jesus are those of a god."
Repeatedly He declares His entire dependence on His Father (John 5:20, 30; etc.); He is faithful to the Will of His Father (John 8:29); He tells His disciples, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me" (John 4:34).
Even the hardest sacrifices do not prevent Jesus from complying with His Father's Will: "My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done" (Matthew 26:42).
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