Christians delight in quoting from the Bible, which they claim goes back to the first century. Documents show that the Bible is not that old, but first issued in 322 CE and that revisions followed until it was declared closed by the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century. Numerous errors were put into the original gospel (John) with the additions of other gospels and letters, separating ancient christianos and chrestianos, and leading to a mythology of martyrdom and crosses.
Keith Ratliff, Sr., of Des Moines, Iowa, has called for the limiting of freedom in the USA, and argues that civil rights are only the rights of Black people because of their skin color. His message of hate is pounded out while he slaps his bible against whatever podium he is near yet his words prove that he is ignorant of the bible he is misquoting.
Language is to be a tool used to communicate; with the rise of slang and local idiomatic expressions, language is difficult to learn or understand. What can be done to solve this crisis?
A worldwide myth of their being a great ship that carried no less than a pair of all nonaquatic animals still is believed to be authentic by religious fundamentalists. Was there a Noah, an Ark, a Flood–or what does the story really say?
Racism has been a part of recorded history since its beginning of more than 15000 years. Much of it has come out of a myth that is popular among Jews and Christians: Genesis 9:20-27 which is plagiarized from a far older Egyptian text based on the theology centered around the God Osiris, coupled with ancient Greek tales.
Charles and David Koch have become gods to many, and have bought nine governorships in their drive to disempower workers, and to end basic freedom in the USA. Among the top ten worse polluters in the world, Koch Industries funds various fascist groups and continues to destroy the planet and its people.
Ignorance in the USA is not “creeping along” but running backwards surpassing all scientific truths and realities in quest of the alma mater narcotic nipple of complacency and wishful thinking—and it is not just in the USA, it is a worldwide contagion. Ignorance breeds hatred and violence as seen in the twin evils of the …
A good teacher is a subject matter expert. The good teacher enables and assists students to learn and encourages the student to always question everything. Many students, however, believe that a good teacher gives them high marks, requires little reading, does not worry about poorly composed papers, and wants the student to love them, not become a true seeker after truth.
Evangelical Christians claim that abortion is forbidden in the Bible. Where is it forbidden in the Bible? This essay looks at the earliest records on killing and abortion, and then presents a copy of a scroll that first uses the term abortion in what many consider to be Christian documents.