A proper understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires exposing numerous myths about its origins and the reasons it persists. Myth #1 – Jews and Arabs have always been in conflict in the region. Although Arabs were a majority in Palestine prior to the creation of the state of Israel, there had always been a Jewish […]
Theological Terrorism
Top Ten Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Jeremy R. Hammond
The Balfour Declaration – William Cooke – pdf*
The Greatest Lie Ever Told*
Home Introduction Part I Part II Part III Part IV Download Purchase Contents — Part One 1. Abraham — the Wandering Star the origins of Ur and the true significance of the area in which Abraham’s story was set 2.Digging the Dirt on Abraham and Isaac archaeological evidence for the story of […]
God as the Original Terrorist: How the Bible Condones Atrocious Acts of Terror – Valerie Tarico*
BELIEF There are quite a few prescriptions for terrorism in the Bible. Last fall, Dutch pranksters put a cover from a Quran over a Bible and then asked passersby to read aloud homophobic, violent or sexist passages that violate modern moral sensibilities. The texts shocked people who had never immersed themselves in the Iron Age […]
Exodus Did Not Happen*
Every history book and every time-line mentions the Exodus. The Exodus and Moses are mentioned in the Gospels by Jesus, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and by Baha’u’llah. People just assume it is a fact. That assumption is based solely on the story told in the Torah, but what if it is wrong? […]
The Persistence of Myth – Noah Kennedy*
Recounting the story of a battle with American soldiers. While working on a chapter on Jerusalem during the British Mandate (1917-1948) I ran into one of the private micro-dramas I assume most writers run into and that I learned long ago nobody else is really interested in. But as I thought about it more, there seemed […]
The Bible Does Not Exist – John Shook
Denying that Jesus really existed is too easy. Not only wasn’t Jesus divine, he wasn’t even real. You have to be quite skeptical that one single human being was behind all those stories about this “Jesus” in the Bible. Going further, I’ve become skeptical about the Bible itself. Who will join me in denying that […]
Belief Systems (Video) – Walter Sorochan*
Majority of Americans, as of December, 2011, do not believe in their government, are discontent with their elected officials, question the economic system and are confused about their health care system. Gallop: political Polls Americans have a value-belief crisis! And this lack of trust, honesty and belief makes us most vulnerable to economic, health […]
Stealing Palestine: A study of historical and cultural theft – Roger Sheety
The cultural appropriation of books, music, art, cuisine and dress have been used by Zionists as a weapon against Palestinians Stealing and appropriating the culture and history of indigenous peoples is a typical characteristic of all modern colonial-settler states, but usually accomplished once the indigenous people in question has been eliminated, dispossessed, or otherwise seemingly […]