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Mary Undoer of Knots Byzantine Catholic Shrine
History, Freedom, Faith, Life vs. Death
HISTORY
Our view of HISTORY is woefully untrue when we limit its definition to one or more of the following:
1) events of the past and especially those relating to a particular place or subject
, and/or
2) a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events, and/or
3) a written report of past events
FREEDOM
Our view of FREEDOM is woefully untrue when we limit its definition to one or more of the following:
1) the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and/or
2) the absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government, and/or
3) the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
FAITH
Our view of FAITH is woefully untrue when we limit its definition to one or more of the following:
1)A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal , and/or
2) A feeling, conviction, or belief that something is true or real, without having evidence, and/or
3) A religious belief system.
LIFE/DEATH
Our view of LIFE and DEATH is woefully untrue when we limit its definition to one or more of the following:
1) the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being vs. the irreversible cessation of all vital functions especially as indicated by permanent stoppage of the heart, respiration, and brain activity , and/or
2) the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change vs. the dissolution of soul and body, and/or
3) death implies life, in that anything that's dead was alive before .