Posted in God is...All of Us on Jul 24th, 2009
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish official says restoration workers have uncovered the never-before-seen mosaic face of an angel at Istanbul’s Haghia Sophia — a former Byzantine cathedral.
The cathedral’s Christian mosaics were covered up in line with Muslim custom shortly after Constantinople — the former name for Istanbul — fell to the Ottomans in [...]
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ROME — The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul “seems to confirm” that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday.
It was the second major discovery concerning St. Paul announced by the Vatican in as many days.
On Saturday, the [...]
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ReligiousDispatches.org
By Eric Reitan
April 29, 2009
Just the other day a friend forwarded me a mass-mailed promotion for Free Inquiry magazine (a publication in which, incidentally, I had an article published a couple of years ago). The brochure was emblazoned with the following warning: “If you wish to avoid spending eternity roasting in HELL, do not open [...]
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by Stephanie Board
from www.spectatornews.com
It seems to me that the mention of Jesus is a common occurrence in our society today. I think it is safe to say I hear someone speak this name at least once a day, although the circumstances vary greatly.
Jesus comes up in discussions about politics, science and history, among a myriad [...]
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Posted in God is...Always on Dec 23rd, 2008
Reviewed by Julian Hall
Before this gathering of comedians, musicians and scientists to celebrate their own Holy Trinity of Christmas – namely the secular, the rational and the scientific – I felt that what I was about to see was as much a kind of alternative Royal [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2008
As posted on momlogic.com
Guest blogger NorEastMom is one Christian mom who doesn’t take the Bible literally and is sick of being pigeon-holed.
I am a Christian woman. Now, before you assume to know me, you might be surprised to learn a few things. I do not believe in Creationism … although something miraculous happened to the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2008
Although pagan authors were aware of the LXX before the advent of Christianity, apparently the Christian apologists’ use of LXX texts to buttress their faith made the pagans look deeply into the LXX. They attacked LXX texts as part of their larger project of undermining Christianity. The pagans fadedaway, but some of their criticisms experienced a resurgence in [...]
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