Blogs Posts on "Criticism"
Cheney: too much Obama criticism? by Social Video Blog on Mar 14, 2010CIA Director Leon Panetta has accused former Vice President Dick Cheney of overstepping the mark in his criticism of Barack Obamas appr...
Is Christianity African? by The Church of Jesus Christ on Mar 1, 2010There is a persistent myth among both Christians and Muslims and others that Christianity is a Western religion that is foreign to Africa. And yes, it is true that Western versions of Christianity, such as Roman Catholicism and all forms of Prote...
Jesus in Secular Sources by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 26, 2010Thought this might interest you: Jesus in Secular Sources -- Gary Habermas -- Living Dead Man.
The Gospels as Sources for Historical Information about Jesus by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 26, 2010Craig Keener has written a very nice article on the use of the Gospels – imagine that – to discover the Historical Jesus: Scholars reconstruct the historical Jesus in various ways. Often they do so based on which sources about Jesus they...
Free Resource: Simo Parpola on Assyrian Monotheism by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 25, 2010Charles Halton has some good news for those of who like such things: One of Simo Parpola’s more controversial proposals–that the Neo-Assyrians had a form of monotheism–is available for free on scribd, “Monotheism in Ancient Assyria.” Thi...
Reverencing the Text of the Bible by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 17, 2010Thanks to Daniel for this insight. After a marvelous post, he concludes: I would suggest that retrojecting modern concepts of canonicity and inerrancy into our investigations of the translation of the Septuagint is a bit presentistic. Those concept...
Mithras Liturgy – A New Spin on Matthew 6.7 by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 16, 2010“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. (Mat 6:7 New Living Translation) I found this as a footnote in a current book...
Monotheism and the Origin of Religion by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 15, 2010I cam across this quote: Stephen Langdon, also of Oxford, concluded: “I may fail to carry conviction in concluding that both Sumerian and Semitic religions [which he considered to be the oldest historical civilizations—AB], monotheism prec...
Quote of the Day: McGrath on Mythicism’s Failure by The Church of Jesus Christ on Feb 15, 2010From here: But you’ve just illustrated one of the key similarities between young-earth creationism and Jesus mythicism. Both think that simply by showing that an alternative scenario is possible, they have refuted mainstream scholarship. But no...
Anthem to delay insurance rate hike amid criticism (AP) by Yeehee.com on Feb 13, 2010AP – Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross will postpone its much-criticized plan to raise rates for some California residents who buy insurance on their own, after reaching a deal Saturday with state regulators. View full post on Yahoo! News: Busi...
