20-foot ice volcano, and other links

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• 20-foot ‘ice volcano’ erupts in western New York -- “Freezing temperatures helped transform a New York fountain from the 1800s into a 20-foot ‘ice volcano.’”
• A Look At KJV Bible Publishers Side By Side -- “Using the data from this study, a virtual common text can be developed. The virtual common text is compiled of the most common verses.”
• Burial Customs from Around the World -- “If you were born in Ghana, what would your coffin be shaped like? It might be fun to ask your family and friends what they would choose for you!”
• Fundamentalism and the King James Version -- “Bauder claimed the NIV ‘was welcomed as a faithful yet readable alternative, even by many people within fundamentalism.’ Bauder presented no proof of even one fundamentalist church or institution which adopted the NIV as its official translation.”
• How science solved the mystery of feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest -- “The unsettling discoveries along the Salish Sea prompted talk of serial killers, aliens, and psychics. The truth is even more unexpected.”
• In the aftermath of Atlanta (and now Colorado), some thoughts… -- “The rush to judgment based on predetermined narratives and not based on facts is a fool’s errand. It leads to false accusation and bearing false witness.”
• New Dead Sea Scroll fragments discovered in Israel’s ‘Cave of Horror’ -- “The fragments of parchment bear lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum and have been dated around the first century based on the writing style, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.”
• New Jersey Teacher Gets $325k Settlement Over Trump Yearbook Censorship -- “Parsons was the high school’s yearbook adviser when she said a secretary acting on behalf of the principal ordered her in 2017 to remove ‘Trump Make America Great Again’ and make it appear as if the student was wearing a plain navy blue T-shirt.”
• Royal Celebs Add to Toxic Assault on the West -- “Harry and Meghan deployed the two most lethal weapons of personal testimony — mental health and race.”
• Stanford Medical Professor: Lockdowns “Worst Public Health Mistake in Last 100 Years” -- “Dr. Jay Bhattacharya...explained how the areas that imposed the most draconian lockdowns didn’t see the most success in controlling the virus.”
• Ten Fallacies about the King James Version -- “... in the first 35 years of its existence the KJV went through a whopping 182 editions.”
• The Ghost Town of Grooverville -- “There are a few historic churches, several homes, and acre upon acre of farmland that fan out from the crossroads that define what remains of communal life.”
• The Roman Catholic Bible Has The Answer -- “Well, now, will you believe God’s Word as recorded in this Roman Catholic Bible, or will you believe the teachings of man? It is for you to decide. Remember, there are only two religions in the entire world, man’s and God’s.”
• Tinnitus and COVID-19 connection explained by experts -- “As researchers continue to unravel the myriad health issues people face after having COVID-19, tinnitus and hearing loss are emerging as possible troublesome symptoms for some.”
• What Is the Apocrypha? -- “From a historical standpoint, the Apocrypha sheds light on two monumental events in Second Temple Judaism: the Hellenization crisis and the Maccabean revolt.”
• William Still, Christians Who Changed Their World -- “As an elder and founding member of Berean Presbyterian Church, he promoted Sabbath Schools to promote literacy among freed blacks and set up a Mission School in North Philadelphia.”