24 Apr, 2012
THE TRUE STORY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AS TOLD IN THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES When did the women visit the tomb? MARK: At the rising of the sun.JOHN: When it was yet dark. Who were these women? MATTHEW: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary.MARK:...
24 Apr, 2012
Despite the reservations expressed by some critics, there can be little doubt that Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is a cinematic masterpiece. While stylized, even theatrical, in character, the acting is impressive, the cinematography breathtaking, the...
24 Apr, 2012
“Several distressed correspondents have queried the mistranslation of ‘young woman’ into ‘virgin’ in the biblical prophecy, and have demanded a reply from me. Hurting religious sensibilities is a perilous business these days so I had...
23 Apr, 2012
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, a very successful author living in Washington, has provided many fascinating revelations about the work of an Albanian nun, Agnes Bojaxhiu, who is better known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta. He refers to her as being on the fast track to sainthood...
23 Apr, 2012
‘It has served us well, this myth of Christ’ No matter how unpalatable this statement may be to the faithful, it was allegedly uttered by Pope Leo X, no less. * As late as the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church was fully aware of the shaky foundations...
23 Apr, 2012
The Roman Church usurped the pagan spring festival of rebirth which follows the European winter and turned a joyful celebration into an acceptance of the primitive concept of sacrificing a human being to appease a blood-thirsty ‘god.’ As the Christian rite...
