Why is it offensive to question a historical Jesus?

I was listening to conservative talk radio and the host, not a Christian conservative but a Jewish conservative, asked his guest a question on the topic of Jesus. The question drew the response that Jesus never existed. At all. The guest was David Silverman, president of...

An atheist banner is promotion of religion but a nativity scene i

Ellwood City (PA) Mayor Anthony Court has stated that a Christian Nativity (or creche) isn't really what it is. It's not religious, but basically a bunch of random statues. That's is what he called that, statues. Nothing religious, I guess. Why did he say that? Because he ...

Pope sues over picture of him kissing guy/ more bashing of Obama

There is a doctored photo of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim cleric. It's an obvious fake. It is an ad meant in part to protest the pope's opposition to gay rights, including same sex marriage equality. Well, the pope is threatening legal action across the world to...

Nepal declares girl new living goddess

" She will be worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as an incarnation of the powerful Hindu deity Taleju. A panel of judges conducted a series of ancient ceremonies to select the goddess from several 2- to...

Nepal king makes animal sacrifices to power goddess

Nepal's last Hindu King is on his way out and he made first public appearance after Maoists have won general elections in Nepal. Continuing an old practice, King sacrificed an animal to appease the Hindu...

Turning to God to lose weight

Jordan Rubin is convinced God can help you lose weight. Rubin, author of The Maker's Diet, is fresh from a speaking engagement at Toledo’s Cathedral of Praise. He's in town to spread the word about his yearlong "Healthy Toledo" initiative, the name a church-friendly play on...

metareligion -- World Religions

RELIGION / RELIGIOUS / RELIGIONS

Diwali 2006

"Diwali is celebrated over a number of days. The festival of light takes place in the latter half of the last month of the Hindu year."

Googlism - The Church Of Google

"We at The Church Of Google believe a convincing argument can be made stating that the search engine Google is the closest mankind has ever come to experiencing an actual Deity. It is the ultimate bridge between people and information. Googlists do not believe in the...

The Serpent and the real origins of Freemasonry

The Serpent is universally esteemed a legitimate symbol of Freemasonry.

want it or not, Voodoo is a fact

The yearly Voodoo festival is a feast of colour and dancing. And much more.

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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