Things I Hate: Veronica Duncan (Young Sheldon)

Veronica Duncan is a minor character on Young Sheldon and I find her more dislikable than likable. The type of girl that she’s based on in real life has never been one I’ve been fond of. She first enters the story as somebody close to Georgie’s age, but she’s definitely very adamant about loving Jesus….

Fun Fact: Alexandria and Early Christianity

Alexandria was an important city for the early days of Christian Church and the official church of the city was once considered the third most important in Christianity, after Rome and Constantinople.

Fun Fact: The Ironic Royal Castle of a Catholic Spain

Alhambra was a castle that became the royal court of Ferdinand and Isabella during the first years of a united (Christian) Spain. It was originally an Islamic Castle. It was built in 1238 by Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar, the first Nasrid emir and founder of the Emirate of Granada.

Fun Fact: Seventh Day Adventist’s Jewelry Irony

Seventh-Day Adventists had long been against the wearing of tattoos and jewelry but it took until the 1980s for the church to officially endorse (the unofficial exception) the wearing the wedding rings.

(Not So) Fun Fact: Seventh Day Adventist’s Strict Views on Marriage

Marriage in the eyes of the Seventh Day Adventist Church is unsurprisingly not in favor of same gendered couples. Like Catholics, they believe that marriage is a lifelong commitment. Even worse, some Adventists use scripture to mandate that all wives should be submissive to their husbands.