Jerusalem: Monastic Relics Bound by Metal Chains Prompt Scholars to Reevaluate Byzantine Monasticism

Jerusalem, February 17, 2025      A recent archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has challenged the established scholarly understanding of ascetic practices in the Byzantine era. In a burial typically associated with male ascetics, researchers found remains of a woman wearing chains, prompting a reconsideration of women’s role in extreme religious traditions of the 5th century. The…

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Female Teacher Gave Birth to Student’s Baby and Kept it a Secret from Her Husband

A teacher convicted of having a s£xual relationship with a student will not be facing prison time, but will serve out her sentence on probation.  In November 2024, 26-year-old Shawnee Nicole Despain pleaded guilty to a charge of an improper relationship between educator and student after it was revealed she had a s£xual relationship with one of her pupils. …

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