Religion
Darwin pitted religion against science with his theory of biological evolution. Modern chemists still have failed to explain the origin of the genetic code. Are humans actually millions of years old? Is the Earth not our only home in the universe? Is there a cyclical transfer of life process from planet to planet?
By Omar Cherif I always knew that being trilingual is helpful in writing and in communication in general. Other than thinking in different languages, the ability to word your thoughts in a variety of ways, and having a wider vocabulary to choose from there are also some other benefits. Something happened lately which reminded me […]
Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a Spanish church when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the holy grail, staff said.Visitors flocked to the San Isidro basilica in the north-western city of León after two historians published a book saying the ancient goblet was the mythical chalice from which Christ sipped at the last supper.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati expanded the morals clause in their teacher’s contract prohibiting public support for gays, surrogate mothers, in vitro fertilization, abortion, and more. This comes at the same time that the pope is suggested that the church stop condemning same-sex marriages.
Jay Lakhani discusses findings at the cutting edge of modern physics and how they relate to the broader ideas of spirituality at the heart of Hindu tradition – with Lilou Mace. Lakhani is a Theoretical Physicist, and is the Head of the Hindu Academy, Education Director for the Hindu Council UK. He is a teacher at Eton College, and Author of several books relating to the teaching of Hinduism in schools in the UK.
A newly translated Hebrew text claims to reveal where treasures from King Solomon’s temple were hidden and discusses the fate of the Ark of the Covenant itself. But unlike the Indiana Jones movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the text leaves the exact location of the Ark unclear and states that it, and the other treasures, “shall not be revealed until the day of the coming of the Messiah son of David …” putting it out of reach of any would-be treasure seeker.
