Justin Martyr tagged posts

December 4, 2012 / Posted in  Bible, Christmas, Jesus Christ

Christmas was anything other than what it is in 2012. What was it really like? Why December 25. a day devoted to Saturnalia?Read More

November 30, 2011 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Bible, Bishop of Rome, Church history, Roman Catholicism

What can be discovered in existing records is not only the absence of information for apostolic succession and the papacy, but equally important is the reality that most of what is allegedly Christian is far older than the Bible. Its message is found throughout the Roman Empire in earlier civilizations. The creation of the Bible was nothing less than an attempt to revise or rewrite history so as to control an ignorant people.Read More

May 26, 2011 / Posted in  Education, Language, Martin Luther

While most will view this title as a pedagogic study, this paper is not about pure pedagogy. Instead I argue that no student will learn who is not challenged or where any subject is off-limits for investigation, interpretation, discussion and disputation. Arguments further knowledge while passive rote memorization of "established"/"set" facts discourage students and lead them into a Dark Age of ignorance. Examples must always be given with sources cited to stimulate inquiry. There is nothing sacred in "philosophy" which is the love of learning.Read More

May 17, 2011 / Posted in  atheism, Bible, Church history, crucifixon, Jesus Christ, Roman Catholicism

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.Read More