When Ancient Societies Hit a Million People, Vengeful Gods Appeared The scientists analyzed the relationship between social complexity and moralizing gods in 414 societies spanning the past 10,000 years from 30 regions across the globe. Researchers examined 51 measures of social complexity, such as the size of the largest settlement and the presence of a …
A study asks: Are Atheists Genetically Damaged?: The headline from DISCOVER is misleading.. but the report is interesting.. I just came across a paper with an interesting title: The Mutant Says in His Heart, “There Is No God”. The conclusions of this work are even more interesting. According to the authors, Edward Dutton et al., …
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING.. Pope Francis has expelled Theodore E. McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, from the priesthood, after an expedited canonical process that found him guilty of sexually abusing minors and adult seminarians over decades, the Vatican said on Saturday.“The Holy Father has recognized the definitive nature of this decision …
POPE FRANCIS IS BEGGING HIS FLOCK TO KEEP FOLLOWING… He asked for forgiveness in the ever-broadening and escalating child pedophilia scandal among priests in the Roman Catholic Church across the world, but most recently within the confines of multiple Dioceses in Pennsylvania. The pontiff made the comments at the Marian shrine in Knock during the …
Read moreFRANCIS EXPOSED! Bergoglio shocker: The Pope embroiled in child
Reporting from New Mexico details accounts of a supposedly crying statue of the Virgin Mary.. people being drawn from states away to see the event take place before their eyes, according to reporting. The father says the statue was built in Mexico and was on loan to this church. They will now try to keep …
Last week, Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem announced that they had discovered a 2,700 year old clay seal impression that, in their estimation, once belonged to the governor of Jerusalem. The excavator Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah said that the discovery “supports the Biblical rendering of the existence of a governor of the city in Jerusalem 2,700 years ago.” …
Read moreA tiny piece of clay discovered may prove one portion of the Bible
One important aspect of May Day often overlooked, along with the Beltane origins, is organized religion worked to overtake the pagan or communist roots with those of the more religiously themed .. Since the 18th century, many Roman Catholics have observed May – and May Day – with various May devotions to the Blessed Virgin …
THE CHURCH OF JUSTIN BIEBER’S FIRST FORAY INTO THE MYSTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RATIONAL FOR GOD He clearly opposes the big bang theory: “I’m the type of dude who always wants to figure it out. Science makes a lot of sense. Then I start thinking — wait, the ‘big bang’. For a ‘big bang’ to create …
Read moreTHE CHURCH OF JUSTIN BIEBER’S FIRST FORAY INTO THE MYSTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RATIONAL FOR GOD
Watchtower issues DMCA takedown over leaked annual meeting letter JWsurvey has the story..And it’s a very interesting one about religion, the internet, and the Jehovah Witness church..