I've heard before that nuns are supposed to be married to God. Always though this was to mean that they promised their devotion to God and non interest in a relationship with a mortal man. Now I have...
Materialism has led to the postmodern idea that all beliefs are equivalent, being rooted in culture, myth etc. According to this strand of philosophy there is no method of verifying any belief. If all...
A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the oasis, only to find a little...
The Anglican and Roman Catholic churches have been getting a rather bad press of late, at best confused, and at worst corrupt. Meanwhile atheism pursues its bloodless purity. The most determined...
Some are homophobic entirely because of prejudice and bigotry but those who follow the Abramic religions quote the bible in support. The relevant passage is in Leviticus which says that when a man...
My TV (fed from a PVR) has suddenly started producing a hum - sounds like a mains hum - behind the sound. This hum is dependent on the picture: a bright screen produces the loudest hum; with a darker...
This clip is 4 years old, disgusting but still true, the official spokesman for Saudi Arabia (speaking for the heart of the Muslim world) Dr. Ahmad Ab-mubi the appointed marriage officiant justifies...
They tell us He is omnipresent (is everywhere), omnipotent (all powerful) and omniscient (knows all) Well His minions are certainly know-alls but what would be some more accurate adjectives for God?...
What is the religious reason why people object to the ordination of women? Not being a church goer or believer or anything, I was wondering if there is something in the bible which says women can't be...
I don't believe in God and I don't accept the theory of the big bang. Yet I find it extremely difficult to believe in nothing. What do you believe in? Do you pray to something other than a God? Are...
Chris Grayling, MP and his team, having flown from London to Edinburgh by domestic airline, were asked for their passports or other ID “with photograph” at Edinburgh airport. He naturally...
Can any of you help me with this quiz from the local church magazine? It is from an old 11 plus paper so there is no excuse not to figure it all out. The questions are listed below: I have nine balls...
hows yours? do you think it matters how much general knowledge someone has? Someone i know was called stupid for not knowing a capital city that most people probably would have known..... but its not...
I've been reading the "How Many Of You Folk Attend Church On A Sunday, And If Not Why Not ?" And it got me thinking, is one of the main reasons because people are bored to death with being...
Is God's purpose for mankind the conversion of the world to the so-called Christian religions? That is what the majority of the sects of Christendom teach.
Apart from accidents, murder and suicide could the human body go on and on if we were able to find a way to constantly regenerate cells all over the body? I can remember reading an interesting article...
The 'Good *cough* Book' says, ...it is appointed unto a man once to die, and then the judgement. Suppose that, as it turns out, God's daddy decided to turn the tables and put God on trial, appointing...
