Unanswered questions are a big reason people reject religion. One man claims to have those elusive answers for the Christian faith. Here is your chance to take a free online course called “The Seven Great Lies of Organized Religion.” I found his offer under a page entitled “The Unvarnished Truth About Religion, Christianity and Spirituality [...]
Archive for February, 2008
“The Unvarnished Truth”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, Christianity, God, Rachel Smeda, truth on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Bodies’ exhibit inappropriate, says Catholic bishops
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bodies Revealed, Catholic, inappropriate, Kansas City, Rachel Smeda on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You may have heard about the exhibit called “Bodies Revealed,” which has been on display in St. Louis and opened in Kansas City today at Union Station. The graphic display consists of human specimens whose bodies were donated for the purpose of creating an exhibit to inform the public about the human body. The specimens [...]
Faith + Weight Loss Program = Bod4God
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Bod4God, C.J. Trent, Dieting, faith, First Place, Weight Loss on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Combining faith with dieting and exercise is the latest in weight-loss trends, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.
Bod4God is the most recent addition to religion-based weight loss programs, like First Place and Weight Loss. These programs promote faith in God as motivation for losing weight.
Bible scriptures and Christian beliefs are used to [...]
Ireland headed toward priest shortage
Posted in Christianity, Religious Leaders, tagged Bourke, Catholic, Catholic News Service, Catholicism, Chad Day, Christian, Dublin, Ireland, pope, priests, vatican on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ireland is facing a serious decline in the number of priests that could lead to a shortage of spiritual leaders according to the 2008 Irish Catholic Directory, as reported by the Catholic News Service. This decline is due in large part to many priests dying of old age and a shortage of new ordinations to [...]
1,000-year-old Cross Stolen
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Belgium, Byzantine, C.J. Trent, Cross, Stolen, Tournai on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A 1,000-year-old Byzantine cross that is insured for $37 million has been stolen from a church in Tournai, Belgium.
After attacking tourists and church attendants, the robbers broke the protective glass surrounding the cross and took off.
The gold and gem-bedecked cross is believed to contain a relic from the original cross of Jerusalem.
Unfortunately for the robbers, [...]
French Priest Helps Find 800 Mass Graves from the Holocaust in Ukraine
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Religion and Politics, tagged C.J. Trent, Catholicism, Desbois, faith, Holocaust, Judaism, Ukraine on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rev. Patrick Desbois has helped uncover a dark period in the 20th century known as the “Holocaust by Bullets.” By interviewing more than 700 people who witnessed mass murders, Rev. Desbois was able to find roughly 800 mass graves of Jewish men, women, and children killed by Nazis during the Holocaust.
Adults were killed by single [...]
Oxford Studies Faith in God
Posted in Agnosticism/Atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Paganism, tagged C.J. Trent, faith, God, research, University of Oxford on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Oxford has just received a $4 million grant to study why people believe in God.
A collection of religious scholars, anthropologists, and philosophers will have three years to examine whether the tendency of humans to believe in a higher being is based on humankind’s genetic makeup.
The study is being funded by the John [...]
Some U.S. churches’ attendance is stalling
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, Uncategorized, tagged AP, attendance, Chad Day, Churches, religion, research, study on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Associated Press reports that most American churches reported that they experienced no growth in membership and some even lost members. The findings are part of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, a publication that tracks membership of 224 nationwide churches, according to the article.
The Episcopal church suffered the largest loss of 4 percent, [...]
Pew Forum Landmark Survey to be unveiled Monday
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pew Forum plans to release the first report of a study on American religious affiliation. The comprehensive study looks at religious affiliation in the American public in relation to demographic identifiers. A sample of 35,000 people were interviewed in the study. To read more, check out Pew Forum at noon on Feb. 25 to view [...]
Pastor Issues 30-day “Hanky Panky” Challenge
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged C.J. Trent, Challenge, Florida, Pastor Paul Wirth, Ybor City on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pastor Paul Wirth of Relevant Church in Ybor City, Fla., has issued a challenge to his congregants: sex every day for a month.
However, Pastor Wirth, who is known for taking on unusual topics, has issued the challenge to married congregants only; those who are unmarried have been asked to abstain for the duration of the [...]
