Blog Heap o'Urantiana Links 17 February 2016

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Links regarding faith and belief
and men, women, marriage, and family life,
also sciences, the spritual and the 'supernatural,'
and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth.

Cosmology

Exoplanet Atmosphere Detected
European Space Agency Wed 2016-Feb-17 6:37pm

For the first time astronomers were able to analyse the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the class known as super-Earths. …55 Cancri e is revealed to have a dry atmosphere without any indications of water vapour. …consists mainly of hydrogen and helium.…

Spiritual Matters

Pope Scolds Crowd for Touching Him
Bob Price, Breitbart Wed 2016-Feb-17 6:29pm

Pope Francis stepped back from a crowd during a handshaking event and scolded them for touching him and pulling his sleeves.

The Pope, who was visiting the town of Morelia, Mexico, looks visibly upset in the video shown below as he tells the crowd in Spanish, “Don’t be selfish. Don’t be selfish.” …

I'm pretty sure that's just what Jesus did in the Gospels, right? Hmmm.