Christianity Archives - Page 12 of 25
March 15th, 2022
Are we violating "God's time" every time we observe daylight savings time? If you curse the time change, you're not alone. Many evangelical Christians were historically against springing forward and falling back.
As Holidays Wind Down, Three Kings Day Approaches in Spain
December 31st, 2021
While the holiday season is winding down for those of us in the United States, it's still in full swing until early January in Spain and Latin America, as they'll celebrate Three Kings Day on January 5th.
How Will Religion React to Aliens? NASA Turned to Theologians to Find Out
December 30th, 2021
NASA's apparently recruited 24 of the world's leading theologians to predict how the world's major faiths would react to the confirmation of extraterrestrial life. Um, something you need to tell us, NASA?
What Did Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Actually Look Like?
December 14th, 2021
What did Jesus Christ look like? That depends on who you ask. While Western depictions of Christ have often shown him as fair haired and white skinned, historians and theologians say he likely looked very different.
Yule Want to Read This: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
December 9th, 2021
How does ritual bloodletting and sacrifice turn into eating honey baked ham? What does snogging under the mistletoe have to do with Jesus’s birth? This is the story of how Yule merged with Christmas.
Vote With Your Bible? Christian Politician Accused of Antisemitic Attack Ad
November 26th, 2021
One Ohio Senate hopeful took aim at his opponent's Jewish faith, arguing that he simply cannot have good Christian values while practicing Judaisim. But should politicians be required to have certain values... or faith?
Faith Leaders Team Up to Issue Dire Climate Change Warning
September 10th, 2021
Pope Francis recently teamed up with Archbishop Justin Welby of the Anglican Communion, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to issue a stark warning on climate change, urging global action now before it's too late.
Comrade Christ? Communist Leader Says Jesus Was 'First Communist'
September 10th, 2021
Was Jesus a communist? One prominent Russian communist leader thinks so, arguing that the apostles and Jesus lived in communal spaces and shared resources, similar to communism. Of course, not everyone agrees.
Does God Hate Porn? Evangelicals Take on OnlyFans
September 3rd, 2021
The online subscription service OnlyFans declared they would ban all sexually explicit material from their website. The story behind that decision highlights an ongoing "war on porn" being led by faith groups.
Is "Fake Christianity" America's Biggest Religion?
July 29th, 2021
How much of the Bible must you believe to be Christian? A recent poll found that many Christian Millennials have some moral and political beliefs that conflict with their faith. Can they still be considered Christian?
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