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.
Easter, the Easter Bunny, and Easter eggs all have one thing in common: they carry a message more than 7000 years old that a god rose from the dead.
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 …
Nearly 16000 years ago, there was fashioned a fascinating portrayal of a young woman, some who now call her the Maiden Queen, Mut-em-ua, the future mother of Amenhept III, and who was believed to be the incarnate of Isis—the sister/wife of Osiris. Both Mut-em-ua and Isis were specially impregnated: Mut-em-ua by angels, who were gods, …
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.
Labor unions have been attacked as un-American in Republican-led states. Labor is accustomed to being belittled, degraded, defamed, but it is because of collective bargaining that workers in the USA enjoy an eight hour work day, a five day work week, unemployment benefits, and more.
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.
While evangelical Christians claim that the Trinity is distinctly Christian and based on the bible, there is no passage in either Old or New Testament to support the claim. This essay looks at the development of the concept of a Trinity, immortality, and resurrection.