The Pokey Finger of God

Following are the assertions I currently use regarding the origin of Christianity. These will likely each be expanded upon over time.
1. Evidence: There is no physical evidence for the existence of a single, rapidly developed mystery cult whose theology or structure singularly informed the post 4th-century Christian church. There is no art, architecture, ritual gear, [...]

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Two famous biographies are here summarized to make a point about a significant problem in the art of archaeology. The question is whether one can even determine if the character of some ancient story actually lived when all you have are the written records that tell the story.
My first subject has defined an entire school [...]

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I suppose it was inevitable that I would find some connection between my favorite research topics, but I just realized how Diocletian’s Great Persecution of Christians and Nixon’s War on Drugs were very similar actions on the part of both heads of state.
Both occur during a time of difficult military engagements in which an Agent [...]

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Who wrote the Bible?

George Cluney
Abraham Lincoln
Billy Graham
Albert Einstein
Stanislaw Lem

Fabio
Cher
Ronaldino
Prince
Rumplestiltskin

Just kidding. None of the Biblical writers had two names. Who really wrote the Bible?

Gotcha again! Which of the following are exclusively responsible for the Bible?

Moses
Hezekiah
Ezra
Paul
Constantine

No clue? Okay, here’s an easy one: which language did God write the Bible in?

Latin
Greek
Hebrew
Aramaic
English

Last question. Which of the following books were [...]

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Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, [...]

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There’s yet another war on. Sheesh. I just can’t keep up!
It seems that that another poor, defenseless minority — white, Republican Protestants — are being singled out and attacked by wild nomadic packs of uncontrolled, raging homosexuals. It’s true. I read about it on the Internet.
Now while I might have a few friends who actively [...]

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Mom asked me about this, and I rarely need much incentive to rant uncontrollably about the Zionist conspiracy. Heh, heh. “Where does it explain,” she asked, looking at my newest historical atlas, “why the Jews think God gave them that land?” I couldn’t break it down into a ten-second answer, so I think I changed [...]

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Chuckle de jour: Ohio’s Creationism Museum
There must be something in the water in those midwest states. Maybe an overdose of chemical fertilizers and bovine hormones in the water or something, right? After you’re done laughing at this outrageous fool, consider his museum in the context of dadaist art.
Every museum display is a combination of error [...]

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I was at Ruta Maya on Sunday with and our families (they’ve got a kid’s show every Sunday morning — very entertaining!) when he finds there and shares with me a booklet with a 13-month, lunar calendar with a brochure proclaiming they were “solving the evolutionary crisis”. Being previously unaware of an “evolutionary crisis”, [...]

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Roy Moore, the Alabama judge who refused to move the Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse has been suspended (with pay, natch) for not fulfilling an order by a federal judge. “Roy’s Rock” will be moved by Monday, if not sooner.
A few years ago, a local homeless lawyer unsuccessfully sued to get the FoE [...]

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