Meliorism
Meliorism (it's a real word) is the belief that humans can make the world a better place
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The Beheading of John the Baptist (opens the original)
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Today is the memorial of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Saint John the Baptist was a prophet who prepared the way for the Lord. King Herod imprisoned John because John told Herod that it was unlawful for him to be married to his brother’s wife Herodias. Though King Herod put John in jail, Herod admired John. “He was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him.” Holding John in jail was a middle ground because Herodias wanted John killed. Herod sensed at a level deeper than the
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