The story of Passover
Two of the major world religions have holiday celebrations this week; the people of the Jewish faith celebrate Passover, while people of a Christian background celebrate Easter. Both holidays are rich...
View ArticleHoly Week and Easter
Holy Week and Easter is upon us, but some of you may be asking what exactly does that mean? To Christians these days are some of the most sacred of the year, days which bring messages of peace, love,...
View ArticleWhat do you believe?
As of this writing, “Agnostic/Secular" is the third largest group people categorize themselves with when asked "What religion do you do practice or associate with?" That is approximately one billion...
View ArticleWord of mouth religion
Religious texts nowadays are the backbone to most organized religious groups, but upon asking many followers of several religions if they had read there various texts, more than half said they have...
View ArticleFirst communion, a reason to celebrate
Recently I have been taken to two different ceremonies for first communions at two different churches (one in Caldwell, NJ and one in Verona, NJ) and was taken back by how different the ceremonies...
View ArticleWhy we can not date the end of time
On May 21st, I was walking around Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ and saw people handing out pamphlets saying “The End is Near!” and “Repent!” These people were convinced the world as we know it was...
View ArticleHarold Camping claims he was not wrong
Harold Camping, the man that predicted the Rapture for 6:00pm on May 21st has recently come out and said he wasn't wrong. Yes, you read that correctly, apparently his prediction came true and we all...
View ArticleThe Documentary Hypothosis (Part 1)
When one begins to read the Old Testament/Pentateuch, it can become quite clear there are many inconsistencies that should not be there if one believes in a single author. Things such as different...
View ArticleThe Documentary Hypothosis (Part 2)
In my last article, I talked about the “documentary hypothesis” in it’s relation to the Genesis creation stories, and promised a followup showing the differences in the story of Noah’s Ark. The reason...
View ArticleAn introduction to Ramadan
Ramadan (or Ramazan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, lasting for 29 to 30 days. The amount of days in the month vary due to the fact that the Islamic calendar, like the Hebrew calendar, is...
View ArticleWhat is a religion?
I was using StumbleUpon the other day to pass the time when I came upon an article about a student who was suspended from his school for following his religious beliefs. (link) Now this would usually...
View ArticleAbrahamic religions and the paranormal
Did you know that according to a Gallup Poll that three in four Americans believe in the paranormal? Some people have been asking if you can believe in both Abrahamic religions and in the paranormal....
View ArticleFoo Fighters 'fight' Westboro Baptist Church with song
A friend sent me a video link to a YouTube video called “Foo Fighters - Keeping it Clean in KC.” Intrigued I clicked on the link and watched the entertaining video. I later found out why this video...
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