Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Thursday, April 01, 2021

Is Easter Rooted in Paganism? A Rapid Response Video Series

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The Easter celebration is to mark the resurrection of Jesus, but some claim that it really is Christian repackaging of ancient pagan rituals...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Interview with Ken Samples - Classic Christian Thinkers

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Have you ever wanted to ask the smartest person you know questions about God, the Bible, and how they fit with our world? What if ...
Wednesday, January 02, 2019

TV Tropes in the Book of Mormon

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One of the more interesting and unexpected by-products of the tech boom is how much more technically aware people have become in their...
Friday, March 16, 2018

What Drives a Cult Leader like David Koresh?

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Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. Government had surrounded the compound of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, embroiled in a stand-of...
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Monday, January 01, 2018

Two Jan 1 Law Changes Show How Jesus Changed Everything

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January 1 marks the beginning of a new year and with it the promise of new opportunities to better ourselves. Of course the beginning o...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

Yes Jesus Existed: Even Romans Outside the Bible Wrote About Him

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It seems that given enough of a shine, any bad idea can gain traction. For most of history, scholars have debated the events of the lif...
Monday, June 19, 2017

The Myth of the Christian "Dark Ages"

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In my college history class, I was assigned the book The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin. It was an interesting and eminently readab...
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Monday, May 01, 2017

Archaeology Topples Objection to Biblical Samson Account

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Certainly one of the most fantastic characters in the Bible is Samson. Everything about his exploits reads like a comic book: killing a...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Why the Gospels are History (podcast)

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As we approach Easter, Christians will get inundated with media specials trying to proclaim the "lost" story of the real Jesus...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Neil deGrasse Tyson Violates Rationalia's One Principle

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I find it fascinating how blinded people can be to their own biases. One recent case in point is cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson and hi...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Another Way Christianity Changed Everything: Human Freedom

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People want to be free. In fact, most of the battles now fought in the culture wars are about individuals who feel they have not si...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

How the Resurrection Changed Jewish Minds

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This week is Holy Week, where Christians mark the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. No matter if you're a believer or no...
Friday, March 18, 2016

The Gospels Had to Meet High Expectations as History

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Apologists often make the claim that the resurrection is one of the most well-attested facts of ancient history. Some of this is due to...
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

History is a Problem for Those Who Doubt Jesus Was Real

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There are plenty of people who deny the existence of God or the resurrection of Jesus. They may hold that there was a sage teacher of ...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

There is No Freedom without Religious Freedom

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This weekend marked two important dates in the advancement of freedom. The more widely known was Martin Luther King, Jr. day, celebrat...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Christian Bakers Forced to Pay Fines; Here's What We Can Learn

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This morning, the lawyer representing Sweet Cakes by Melissa reported that the couple was paying the fine of over $135,000 levied again...
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