Category Genesis

September 27, 2012 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Bible, Church history, Genesis, Language, Old Testament

Cain and Abel are pleasant myths that tell contradictory stories depending on authorship and what religions employs them. Cain and Abel reveal more of history than theology, and show why today's holy books are wrong.Read More

December 29, 2011 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Bible, Christian Terrorists, Church history, Genesis, Homosexuality, Old Testament, Roman Catholicism, Torah

A serpent in a garden has been a common theme of world religions. Most see the serpent as a god offering wisdom to mortals. This is not the case in Genesis, but the serpent is created out of numerous older theologies, and for a special reason: changing the stories to create a unique tale to meet the writers' goals.Read More

December 14, 2011 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Bible, Genesis, Old Testament, Torah

Newt Gingrich declared, during an Iowa debate, that Palestinians were "invented" and never were an historical people. History, archaeology, and more proves that Gingrich is no historian and out-of-touch with reality.Read More

September 18, 2011 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Bible, Bradlee Dean, Christian Terrorists, Church history, ecological catastrophes, Evangelical Christianity, Genesis, Islam, Doctrines, Jesus Christ, Jewish history, Koch Brothers, Ku Klux Klan, Martin Luther, Michele Bachmann, Muhammad, NAR, Nazis, New Apostolic Reformation, Old Testament, Pat Robertson, Poverty, Rick Perry, Robert Vander Plaats, Roman Catholicism, Sarah Palin, Shari'a law (Islam), Tea Party, Third World nations, Torah

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.Read More