The pope also looks at scholarly studies of the Bible, some of which have indicated for decades that the traditionally accepted birth date for Jesus is wrong, Speciale said.

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All offers must be fully paid within 24 months of the date the offer is accepted.

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Pre-orders are currently being accepted for an October 30th ship date at favientertainment.com.

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Heretofore, the date officially commemorated has been August 15, the date Japan unconditionally surrendered and accepted the Potsdam declaration.

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Turkey was accepted as a membership candidate in 1998, but no date has been set for its admission.

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Graff seemed confident it would be accepted, telling the judge he expects an agreement by the next court date, May 28.

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While there are dozens of theories about how the date came to have such significance, the most widely accepted can be traced to a group of teenagers from San Rafael, California.

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