Updates By Month (2/2005)
Toddlers Married to Puppies to Ward Off Evil
Two small boys and two girls were married off to four puppies by tribal villagers in Jharkhand to ward off evil.
posted: 2/24/2005 6:32:17 PM
Ten Commandments: Religious or Historical?
The Supreme Court will be hearing two cases on March 2 involving displays of the Ten Commandments on government property.
posted: 2/23/2005 6:27:52 PM
Archaeology Finds: Biblical Edom, St. Paul's Tomb
News of the discoveries of St Paul's tomb and biblical Edom.
posted: 2/22/2005 4:07:59 PM
The Incompetence of the Intelligent Designer
Many conservatives still won't embrace the principles of evolution, so the newest counter tactic is pseudo-scientific Intelligent Design.
posted: 2/21/2005 5:49:07 PM
Psychiatrists Develop 'Depravity Rating' To Measure Evil
Research psychiatrists have developed a depravity rating system to quantify just how evil someone is by the magnitude of the crimes they commit.
posted: 2/20/2005 6:18:26 PM
How Do We Know About Traditions Outside the Bible
A reader asks about sources of biblical traditions outside the Bible.
posted: 2/20/2005 5:40:20 PM
The Geneva Bible: The Bible Before King James
The King James Bible is still widely in use today, and many people swear by its accuracy, but this wasn't the first bible to be published.
posted: 2/20/2005 5:10:08 PM
Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
It has been long thought that the Essenes wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, but recent archaeology by two prominent Israeli scholars think otherwise.
posted: 2/19/2005 9:52:15 PM
New Coptic Texts Found!
Archaeologists have found a collection of Coptic writings buried under a sixth-century monastery.
posted: 2/19/2005 6:10:32 PM
German Scholar Is Exposed As Fraud
Professor Reiner Protsch was forced to retire after trying to sell the university's entire chimpanzee skull collection to the United States.
posted: 2/18/2005 5:16:29 PM
Vatican Offers An Occult Course as Gruesome Crimes All Over the News
Updates on the Vatican's new course on Satanism and the Occult.
posted: 2/17/2005 9:39:51 PM
Medieval Love Rings from East Sussex
A number of golden love rings have been found in a field near Lewes and date to Medieval times.
posted: 2/14/2005 6:00:23 PM
Hello Kitty Crop Circle
Forget UFOs, this Hello Kitty crop circle was created just outside of Stonehenge to celebrate Hello Kitty's 30th birthday.
posted: 2/14/2005 5:36:13 PM
Priests and Exorcisms
The Anglican Church has been performing exorcisms for people who want their home cleansed.
posted: 2/12/2005 6:14:35 PM
What did Jesus look like?
Forensic experts in Italy have created a computer-generated sketch of what Jesus may have looked like.
posted: 2/12/2005 4:57:05 PM
Belief in Hell Boosts The Economy
Economists claim to have found a direct correlation between belief in hell and their per capital income.
posted: 2/10/2005 4:14:29 PM
Vampire of Birmingham
Police have arrested the guy suspected of biting three family members over Christmas and apparently sparking an urban myth about a vampire on the loose.
posted: 2/9/2005 9:23:50 PM
Child Sacrifice to Durga
An Orissa man killed a 5 year old boy in hopes that Durga would help him in financial matters.
posted: 2/9/2005 4:51:26 PM
Chinese New Year and the Evil Spirit Nian
Long ago, the Chinese people thought that an evil spirit, called Nian, brought the long darkness and severe cold of winter that killed many people.
posted: 2/7/2005 4:53:52 PM
Vampires Are Still A Reality in Romania
According to a recent article, superstitions are still running rampant in Romania.
posted: 2/6/2005 9:37:10 PM
Replacing the 7 deadly sins
A new poll shows that people think the 7 deadly sins should be replaced.
posted: 2/6/2005 6:23:03 PM
Lost Christianities
Lost Christianities provides a fascinating overview of the events, writings, and politics that eventually led to the New Testament as we know it today.
