The idea that Jesus may not have existed is still very controversial. It is difficult to raise the subject and present argument and evidence because frankly, few people are willing to listen. “Everybody has always believed in the historical Jesus” or “No serious scholars doubt that Jesus really lived” or “how can so many people [...]

This page is the beginning of a series which argues the case for the mythical Christ; it is our belief that Jesus Christ never existed as a historical person. We believe this not only because the evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of it, but also because we find the mythical Christ to be more spiritually [...]

We don’t pick up the phone in our family. We ignore all the ringing and only call back our friends – who, we assume, will leave a message. Sometimes we get the feeling that it’s a real call and pick up, but if there’s more than a second of pause (we know this means the [...]

Halloween 2008 is just days away. I came home to Oregon to enjoy the fall, but ironically am missing the festivities in Taiwan, where we always enjoy celebrating Halloween.
I’m eating the candy we bought for the kids and considering whether or not I want to go out, get a costume and find a party. Probably… [...]

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Harry Potter, Jesus Christ, and the Lion King are based on sun worship
Snow White [...]