If you are among the approximately 32 percent of the world population that considers themselves Christian, you were probably raised to believe that the Bible was written in some sort of historical vacuum—the various authors being inspired by God alone and having no outside influences whatsoever. However, the many books that make up the Bible […]
Archives for August 2017
Animal Sacrifice (Wiki – link added)*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice Prehistory One of the altars at the Monte d’Accoddi, where animal sacrifice may have occurred. During the Neolithic Revolution, early humans began to move from hunter-gatherer cultures toward agriculture, leading to the spread of animal domestication. In a theory presented in Homo Necans, mythologist Walter Burkert suggests that the ritual sacrifice of livestock may have developed as a continuation of ancient hunting rituals, as livestock replaced wild game in the […]
Putting the Blood back into Blót: The Revival of Animal Sacrifice in Modern Nordic Paganism – Michael Strmiska
*The Distinctive and Salvific Nature of Animal Sacrifice in Judaism Seminar: The History of Animals – Paul Rezkalla Professor Karl Appuhn
Animal Sacrifice and Blood Rituals in Traditional World Religions and in Satanism – Vexen Crabtree
World religions such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism all embody a traditional and sometimes bizarre set of animal sacrifice rituals in their holy texts. These practices, despite being borderline barbaric and not in keeping with modern ideas of animal welfare, are still in use today by religious communities all over the world, including in the most modern countries. Although it […]
Problems With “Flood” Geology – Wilfred Elders
A detailed compilation by The following was taken from a group e-mail message by Wilfred Elders. Reproduced by permission. Additional information on the failure of the creationist Genesis flood theory to explain theformation of the Grand Canyon is available in this web site Flood geology bears all the signs of an idea that has not been properly […]
Did humans invent Gods? – Matt Burwood, (Quora)
Originally Answered: Is the concept of God the invention of human creativity and imagination? The evidence points to yes (kind of), and ironically, any answer to the contrary (as with a few here so far) is in-fact based solely on the imagination of the author – what they wish to be true, or what they believe is the case etc, rather than taking a […]
Religions Origin Of The Sabbath The Sabbath did not originate with the Israelites. The Sabbath originated with the pre-Babylonians. Its practices were adopted by many religions, not just the Hebrews. As these adoptions occurred throughout the ages, the practices of the Sabbath were changed to suit the religious beliefs at their times.Israel’s “New Moons and […]
Meaning of the Number 12 – Moe
“And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:14). The number 12 has had a significant meaning for many centuries in various cultures throughout the world. Many stories that have been passed down to us to help us understand […]
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation – British Museum pdf
“The publication of the above-mentioned texts and translations proved beyond all doubt the correctness of Rawlinson’s assertion made in 1865, that “certain portions of the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends of the Creation resembled passages in the early chapters of the Book of Genesis.”