Once the dominant Religion in the World was Christianity mainly due to massif forced conversions at first. Forcing out all other religions through out Europe with barbaric religious War that went on for over 800...
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February 11, 2008 update: Please note: From time to time this article disappears, apparently on account of formatting problems connected with its length. As of today I am shortening it. I have...
There are many who believe that Christianity will die out real soon - I can't see it myself though I did read that the cult of Elvis is already showing the hallmarks of having what it takes to become a real religion....
Please note: I have added an update towards the end of this article (before the massive series of angry, blustering comments submitted by a supporter of the San Diego museum). And I have added links to a pair of...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Influential foundation gives millions to museum presenting Dead Sea Scrolls as Essene writings and to key academic group ASOR ASOR and partner SBL exclude major researchers who reject...
Religion and State in Israel - June 2, 2008 (Section 1)Weekly review of media coverage on issues of religion and state in Israel. Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
God is nothing more than "primitive legends" and "childish superstitions"? With that kind of talk, Einstein's practically sounding like Nietzsche.One has to wonder how Gutkind responded to Einstein's provocation. "A...
The
Jesus Mythicist Position
By Rook Hawkins
(1) A Brief Introduction to the Revised Article
About a year and a half ago, I started a campaign to educate people about Jesus mythicism. When I had first started working on the campaign I was...
Which Jesus?: A Legend with a Multiple Personality
Disorder
By Rook Hawkins
Recently I wrote an article on the genre of the Gospels,
and determined that the biographical genre of the Gospels is in serious
doubt. The Gospels can not longer be
considered a history of...
Tomorrow Shall You and Your Sons be With Me: A Look at
Ancient Ghost Stories and Hauntings
By Rook Hawkins
Ghost stories hold a special place in human culture. It has been given as evidence throughout the
generations of man as evidence...
Far too often apologists and evangelicals bring up Josephus as a source for a historical Jesus. This
is a continuing error among scholars, and it is fueled by secular
scholars who are either persuaded by pseudo-scientific evaluations of
the texts, or for reasons dealing...
By Rook Hawkins While
thumbing through the May/June issue of American Atheist (2007), I was
compelled to read an article written by Rick Hillegas entitled, It Doesn’t Matter If Jesus Existed. An
erudite and cultivating piece, the article presents a case...
A Tree of KnowledgeAtheists in Philadelphia have apparently chosen Christmas time to start their own tradition of putting up a cut pine tree…only instead of Christmas decorations, the tree is adorned with book covers.The Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia's ‘A...
[October 30 update: I have added a link to a newly issued review that places an enormous question mark over any claim to scientific legitimacy that this exhibit may have had.]
The Los Angeles Times...