in their endless attempts to subjugate the people of Afghanistan, going all the way back to Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan (each of whom also talked a great game while they maintained their precarious, weak, ineffective ‘occupations’ similar to that being played out today by westerners....
the technical legal language of Talmudic law, rather than in Hebrew, the language of the “Song of Songs.” Neither is it a state document establishing the new relationship of man and woman. It makes no mention of the confirmation ofG‑dor of society. It is not an instrument...
Bruno’s crime was writing ideas that the Catholic leaders didn’t like — Earth revolves around the sun, the sun is a star, there might be other worlds with other intelligent beings on them, Jesus didn’t possess god-like power, and souls can’t go to Heaven. For these heretical idea...
The major flaw of the article is that Weiss relies on anecdotes and interviews, giving few statistics (which do exist). She doesn’t even cite McCabe’s study. But in the main she’s right that cheating is skyrocketing. Here’s the “evidence”, though I’d prefer data: For decades, ...
What are the Jewish holidays? Is Purim in the Torah? Do Jewish people celebrate birthdays by the Hebrew calendar? Why do Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Adha? Why is the Talmud important to Judaism? Who celebrates Hanukkah? Why is the Torah important to Judaism? What is the history of Rosh Hashan...
Years ago I went to teach in an urban school in order to join black people in their quest for equality. I was naïve, unaware of my ignorance, and totally conscious of race. What I learned was to question: why always in black and white? Please look for
Can you give me a reason why the Bible is the Word of God? Because every religion in the world will say that their book is the word of God. Why do you believe exclusively that this book, the Bible, is the Word of God? The apostle Peter wrote to us a very important a...
How is itgoingtobepeer reviewed?How is it made?²Though, again, important,what cangetlost in these more practical discussions isasustainedreflection onwhyone might want to take up digital methodsinthe first place. Whyare an in-creasingnumber of scholars and educators finding digital humanities...
THE ENTIRE WORLD UNDERSTANDS that Jesus Christ is the Jewish Messiah. Every year at Christmas time we see advertisements to come and hear “Handel’s Messiah.” We all have that wonderful chorus ringing in our ears during the Yuletide season, “For Unto Us A Child Is Born.”...
Our freedom is a great gift, but because of this freedom we have the choice to receive God’s offer of life and love, or to reject it: I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, ...