#christianity

#christianity

I grew up fervently anti-religion, like Don up there. "The opiate of the masses," and all that other shit. To me, every public Christian was either a shitbag televangelist or, even worse, a politician. My favorite comedian was Sam Kinison, a former preacher who turned on his church. I didn't simply disagree with religious people, I looked down on them, like a Ricky Gervais-type would. I thought this made me more rock-and-roll or whatever.

I posted a rave review of the new Sam Raimi film, Send Help, the other day and triggered a debate I didn't expect: is it OK for Christians to watch horror films? Send Help a gore-laced plane-crash survival face-off, according to the Guardian review (which was less kind than mine) is more comedy-horror than horror, or maybe horror/thriller. But there's definitely horror there you get the point.

Domination tells the story of how a tiny local cult became one of the greatest cultural and political forces in history. Alice Roberts puts the case that the Roman empire lived on in a different form in the church. It is not an original idea after all the foundation prayer of Christianity says thy Kingdom come but Roberts tells the story from the point of view of individual parishes and even buildings. It's a revelation, like watching those stop-motion films of how a plant grows

The discovery of oil lamps and Hebrew artifacts in Castulo suggests a previously unknown Jewish community in the late Roman era, around the fourth or fifth century AD.

The neighbors were a fundamentalist Christian family with four children whom they kept inside to protect from 'worldly influences,' leading to spastic and rambunctious behavior.

Throughout the extensive history of the Church, numerous events of lasting significance have occurred, marking anniversaries of impressive milestones and tragedies.

There are some that claim the US Constitution is a product of a Judeo-Christian culture, asserting that democracy matured due to a Christian influence.

Midsummer's Eve, celebrated in Sweden on the Friday between June 19th and 25th, is linked to ancient pagan traditions and the Christian celebration of John the Baptist.

God made the Earth, and the Earth is full of resources which are ours to claim. They are called 'resources' because they 'reflect' on the 'source' (God).

Russell Brand maintains his innocence against five charges of rape and assault during a pre-trial hearing in London, with the trial scheduled for June 2026.

MacGregor's work, A Letter to a Clergyman, is regarded as the first abolitionist publication in Canada and remains one of the most significant pieces of anti-slavery literature in the Americas.

Grok is left leaning and continues to spread fake news and propaganda. When people give up their own discernment, stop seeking the truth, and depend on AI to analyze information, they will be lost.

"The Bible isn't just any book; it has developed through centuries of debates, political infighting, and the exclusion of competing traditions, which continues today."

'Truly Mount Athos spiritually has no borders. It is a place, a center of Christian monasticism. Not just now, since a long time ago... this is proven through its survival through the centuries.'

Eliminating anti-Christian bias will require the task force to rule on what constitutes authentic Christian belief and practice—not a straightforward determination.

"Upon review, it was determined that school staff were unfamiliar with the legal guidelines concerning religious expression in a public school setting," said Superintendent James Antoine.