Dancing epidemic of 1518

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1.13.2017

In their free time, some scientists and doctors like to try to figure out causes of medically-related historical events. For example, the authors of this study investigate what may have caused the crazy dancing “epidemic” of 1518 in Strasbourg: “Some time in mid-July 1518 a lone woman stepped into one of its narrow streets and …

CHR Comment: St. Vitus was patron saint of dancers. People would dance before his image and in this case didn’t stop for days. The article proposes that this was due to stress rather than a particular illness or drug.

Source: Flashback Friday: The mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518. – Seriously, Science?

French Evangelicals Plant More Churches

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1.13.2017

Evangelicalism in France is on the rise, a study by the National Council of Evangelicals in France (CNEF) has found.

CHR Comment: A new church started every ten days. Other church bodies in the nation are declining. These Evangelical congregations may be picking up members from other churches.

Source: French Evangelicals Defy Decline – Open A New Church Every 10 Days | Christian News on Christian Today

Coptic Christian Couple Stabbed To Death

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1.12.2017

An Egyptian Christian couple were found dead on Coptic Christmas Day with their throats cut, according to World Watch Monitor.

CHR Comment: Other Coptic Christians were killed in Egypt on January 6. Police attributed the killings to a robbery but a brother of the victim found nothing missing from the home.

Source: Coptic Christian Couple Stabbed To Death In Their Beds | Christian News on Christian Today