by VorJack
Here’s a little ditty I learned back in the days of Vacation Bible School:
The Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord,
For giving me
the things I need,
The sun and rain and an apple seed.
The Lord is good to me.
I suspect that many of you are baffled, particularly those of you from outside [...]
Sometimes you hear people claim that NASA spent millions of taxpayers money to develop a pen that would write in space, whereas the Soviet Cosmonauts used a pencil. It sounds plausible, but it’s an urban legend:
Originally, NASA astronauts, like the Soviet cosmonauts, used pencils, according to NASA historians. In fact, NASA ordered 34 mechanical pencils [...]
The Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals, after intense prayer and guided by the Holy Spirit, has selected popes for nearly a millennium. Some Holy Fathers have turned out to be saints; others became murderers (Pope John XII), torturers (Pope Urban VI) and adulterers (too many to name).
Less reliance on faith and more, for example, [...]
I’m sure this will be a shock to you all, but it seems the Shroud of Turin is not a magic xerox of the risen Jesus. An Italian scientist claims he has reproduced the technique:
An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively that the linen [...]
by VorJack
One of the standard arguments we hear for the historicity of the resurrection is the martyrdom of the apostles. Would the followers of Jesus really have sacrificed themselves for a lie?
The argument has a number of weaknesses. One of the greatest is the fact that all the details of this martyrdom comes [...]
by VorJack
I once joked that the real difference between Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith was 1800 years. Poor Smith was born into a time with court records, journalists and scandal-mongers. He couldn’t get away with anything. In contrast, we only know about Jesus from the religious writings of his followers. What [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 15 of the Pillars of Faith series
As kids, we loved the devil. Satan was the topic in youth ministry that didn’t make us nod off. The apocalypse might keep us awake, too — white horses and dragons made good fantasy reading that was otherwise forbidden. But devil stories were better. A [...]
We all get sick of Christians claiming America was founded on Christianity and that it is a “Judeo-Christian nation.” They want it to be so, but that doesn’t change reality.
In “Our Godless Constitution,” Brooke Allen lays this claim on the chopping block and brings down the ax:
Our Constitution makes no mention whatever of God. The [...]
John C: Anti-no, “I” dont have any credibility either but the difference is that “I”m not... Leviticus Also Said…
Custador: “Matt and Mark record “My God, My God, Why hast Thou forsaken me?”; John, “It is finished”; and Luke,... Leviticus Also Said…
Daniel Florien: When you have indigestion when you’re reading it, you know it’s true! I’ll Let No Flimsy Fairy Tale Push Me
Mary Lynne: Hmm – I wonder what a “true fairy tale” would be. Is that like jumbo... I’ll Let No Flimsy Fairy Tale Push Me
Antiutopia: John C — Christ himself doesn’t have any credibility with these ignorant morons — do you... Leviticus Also Said…
Uzza: Cool story. It reminds me of Confucius, meeting the mad hermit of Chu, who told him it was... I’ll Let No Flimsy Fairy Tale Push Me
Sunny Day: Custador if you’re waiting for hope, you might want to pack a few extra lunches and update your will.... Leviticus Also Said…
