Did Jesus Christ really resurrect from the grave after three days? Probably not, it turns out. In 2008 archaeologists found a stone tablet that tells of a Jewish rebel hero who died and came back to life after three days.
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Can atheists be good without God? A review of Penn Jillette’s “God, no!”
“Penn Jillette is a twenty-first-century Lord of Misrule: big, boisterously anarchic, funny, Rabelaisian, impossible and unique. There isn’t–couldn’t be–better not be–anybody like him.” –RICHARD DAWKINS, bestselling author of The Greatest Show on Earth and The God Delusion So begins the hype
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The truth about CS Lewis, Tolkien and Pagan Christs: Christian Parallels in Mythology
Last Month Chuck Colson – Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon – commented on my book, Jesus Potter Harry Christ. His central criticism of my book is weak, desperate and unfounded – in fact
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Film Review
Boring. Uneventful. Disappointing. These are not words I would have guessed would fit the conclusions of the Harry Potter movie franchise starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, “The Deathly Hallows Part 2” directed by David Yates. And yet,
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The Truth about Harry Potter and Jesus: Religious symbolism, controversy and theology in JK Rowling’s Deathly Hallows
A big part of the research I’ve been doing in the past decade has focused on historical Jesus research: how much of the gospel story is literature, and how much (if any) is based on firm historical fact. For my
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Harry Potter and Christian Theology: Jesus and Harry in Deathly Hallows Part II
Danielle Tumminio, the Author of “God and Harry Potter at Yale” has posted an article at Huffingtonpost.com about Harry Potter and Christianity. I’m jealous, because the article is basically a timely tease for her book – and I’d love my
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Prayer, God and Alien Invasion: Is Falling Skies a Christian Show?
Today I watched the fourth episode of Falling Skies, a new series created by Robert Rodat and movie legend Stephen Spielberg. I’d already been intrigued by the character “Lourdes” played by Seychelle Gabriel, who talks about how her faith is
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Transformers 3 Review and the Christian Rapture: Whose side will you be on in the coming apocalypse?
Today I watched the Smallville season 4 finale; then I went to see Transformers 3. It was interesting to find that they both feature the exact same story: a giant force is going to overtake earth and use all the
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Hackers steal from 68,000,000 from church: God asleep at the wheel
The first time I saw this headline (that hackers used email phishing to steal $680,000 from a church in Des Moines, Iowa) I chuckled. I didn’t know at the time that it was a fund for homeless and widowed women
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Author burns Harry Potter books wearing Jesus Costume at Deathly Hallows Premiere
Portland, July. 2nd, 2011 – Although the religious controversy over JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series was a hot topic several years ago, as the 8th and final movie (Deathly Hallows Part II) comes out this month Christians and nonbelievers will
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What does it mean to be a Christian? The difference between Atheism and Christianity.
Because I am anti-religious and speak out against the fallacy of Christendom, many people accuse me of being many things that I am not. Generally, Christians usurp everything positive as being under the umbrella of Christianity. So when I say
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Soul Surfer Movie Review: Is faith in God the only cure for loss?
I’ve been seeing hyped up advertisements for Soul Surfer on Beliefnet.com for months, yesterday I finally had the chance to watch it. It’s based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a surfer whose arms was taken by a shark
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