Pasteur believed “the idea of God is a form of the idea of the Infinite, whether it is called Brahma, Allah, Jehovah, or Jesus.” This is hardly orthodox Christianity.
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December 26: Exorcism
The behaviors of the possessed resemble very closely the behaviors of those with electrochemical, neurochemical or other physical or emotional disorders.
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Posted in Film, Religion, Science
Posted in Film, Religion, Science
December 25: Christmas Day
Mithra — like Tammuz, Adonis, Apollo and Horus — was a sun-god. So you see, the “reason for the season” is not the son of any god, but the sun up in the sky!
Tagged with: Adonis, Apollo, birth of Mithra, Birthday of the Unconquered Sun, Catholic Encyclopedia, Dickens, Horus, Isis, Koreion, Macrobius, Origen, Pagan Origins of Christmas Day, Saturnalia, Solstice, St. Jerome, Tammuz, Theodosius
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
October 27: Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus (1466) It was on this date, October 27, 1466, that the Dutch author, and the greatest humanist scholar of the northern Renaissance, Desiderius Erasmus was born Gerrit Gerritszoon in Rotterdam, in what is now the Netherlands. He was…
September 16: Tomás de Torquemada
Tomás de Torquemada (d. 1498) It was on this date, September 16, 1498, that the Grand Inquisitor of Spain, Tomás de Torquemada, died in Ávila. Born on a date uncertain in 1420 in what is now Valladolid, Torquemada was a…
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Posted in History, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
August 8: Eating God
Quam singulari (1910): Christian Communion It was on this date, August 8, 1910, that “Quam singulari,” a decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments, specified the age at which children are to be admitted to first Communion in the…
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Posted in History, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
July 22: Gregor Mendel
Abbot Gregor Mendel was a freethinker who entered a monastery to study science.
May 21: Alexander Pope
In an earlier age, a Deist of Pope’s beliefs would have been tried and either burned or hanged for impiety. Today, no longer having the power to do that, they embrace him as a “Catholic poet.”
Tagged with: Catholic Encyclopedia, Essay on Criticism, Essay on Man, Rape of the Lock, Religion of Alexander Pope, Universal Prayer
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Poet, Writer
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Poet, Writer
August 25: Forging the Shroud of Turin (1978)
Shroud of Turin (1978) It was on this date, August 25, 1978, that the famous Shroud of Turin, still venerated as the burial cloth of the crucified Jesus, went on public display for the first time in 45 years. Since…
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Posted in History, Religion, Science, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Science, Theology
November 18: God’s Storm Water Management
The Biblical Flood (2347 BCE) It was on this date, November 18, 2347 BCE, that Noah’s Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, after 150 consecutive days of rain. We can be sure that this story is true,…
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Posted in History, Mythology, Religion, Science, Theology
Posted in History, Mythology, Religion, Science, Theology
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