A Trump supporter in Iowa was arrested this week for casting two ballots in the general election, claiming fears over a “rigged” election.

There are a few reasons that the school cited regarding its decision to cancel Halloween, but one of the most controversial is a stated “respect for religious beliefs.”

I no longer feel that Halloween is something negative. It is an amazing opportunity for everyone to have fun and also engage with the possibility that death is not the end to life. It is a powerful connection to the passing of the seasons and the circle of life and one that everyone should be able to enjoy.

Held on October 31, this celebration commemorates the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany back in October 31, 1517. These were translated and shared all over Germany resulting in the Protestant reformation. This involved a protest against the evils in the Roman Catholic Church at the time and also the rediscovery of the doctrine of justification which assured salvation by Grace and faith in Christ alone.

2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

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Humanism gave mankind great confidence in its capabilities. In the Christian sphere, this new trend favored a new, much more personal, relationship with God.

America, Your Election Is Not Rigged

The Pope Commemorates The Reformation That Split Western Christianity

The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era