Posted in Faith, Literature, Religion, Science on Jan 25th, 2010
Although it is nearly 24 hours since I watched the first in Channel 4’s new series, The Bible: A History, I still find myself annoyed at the mere memory of it. It ended up being more of the aspirational wishful thinking of a romantic presenter than the history deceptively portrayed in the title.
The first quarter [...]
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Posted in Faith, Religion, Society on Dec 12th, 2008
According to a report published by Theos (the self proclaimed theology think tank) today, 34% of people believe that the statement “Jesus was born to a virgin called Mary” to be historically accurate, and 52% believe that the birth of Jesus is significant to them.
Theos are, of course, delighting in these figures, using them as [...]
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