Augustine of Hippo

Franklin Graham, Southern Baptists, and Other Terrorists Destroying Democracy In the USA

Franklin Graham Franklin Graham, the son of the famous televangelist Billy Graham, and the well-remunerated[1. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/franklin-graham-says-covid-19-tent-hospital-wont-discriminate-gay-man-says-refused/.] president/CEO of Samaritan’s Purse. Graham himself drew a salary of $636,451 in 2018, according to the organization’s IRS filing,[1. https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/581437002.] and that’s on top of the full-time salary he gets as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic …

Hell: Interpretation, Psychology and History of an Idea

For centuries hell was cursed and used as a curse against those who did not agree with a rigid religious mistranslation of a single word. The modern-day Hell is Scandinavian in origin (first used in Iceland) and has no relationship to the word used in the Bible, Qur’an or other religious literature. It is the abuse of the word, its mistranslation and misinterpretation that has cost millions their lives and today is one of the roots of suicides among young teenagers in the USA and other “faith-based” nations. What can be done to stop this epidemic?

Apocalypse: 150,000 years of myths of End Times

As the economic well-being of any people plunges, starvation and unemployment skyrockets, many will seek out demigods and dictators or turn to religion for temporary euphora. Some will argue that bad times are the sign of End Times and an Apocalypse is near. Is the Apocalypse fact or fiction? Here is the judgment of history, texts, and scholars.