(Wall by Brian Negin via Flickr)
Lately it has become fashionable to question whether the Biblical accounts of a strong kingdom ruled by David and Solomon could have even existed in the 10 century BC (BCE).
Many scholars consider the accounts to be rather mythical in nature. Now a recent archaeological finding lends [...]
Here’s the transcript of a conversation between Richard Dawkins and Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
I thoroughly enjoyed the exchange and found it delightful and enlightening. Hugh does a great job of drawing Dawkins out on several issues. Well worth reading.
(Picture by BinaryApe via Flickr)
Yesterday at their Yearly Meeting in York, The Quakers became the first major British denomination to recognize and authorize same-sex marriages and also to pressure the government to follow suit.
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a Christian movement with around 350,000 members in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
While [...]
In the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, Scotland, there is an exhibit that is part of the ‘Made In God’s Image’ exhibition where visitors are provided with marking pens and allowed to write in a Bible on display. The original intention was for gays and transsexuals who felt left out of religion to [...]
(Shrine where the Ethiopian Ark is housed)
The Orthodox Church of Ethiopia has claimed for years that they actually have the original Ark of the Covenant spoken of in the Bible. One of the problems with the claim is that they have never allowed archeologists to inspect or test the artifact which most scholars believe is [...]
(Jerusalem via Wikipedia)
For 61 years there have been 57 countries against 1 in the Middle East. For 61 years the USA has supported Israel through good times and bad, war and peace. Like everything else that is happening in the world both economically and politically everything is in flux right now—all the cards have been [...]
(-picture via Wikipedia)
This was even too much for the liberal Episcopal Church! Dr. Ann Redding, an Episcopal priest serving the church in Seattle, claimed two years ago to be a practicing Muslim but also a Christian. When questioned, Dr. Redding consistently refused to explain how this feat was even theologically possible.
When her Bishop and diocese [...]
