In Part I of this series, we examined the need to view the entire Christmas story arc, and in Part II we discussed the probability of Jesus’ birthday on Sukkot (mid-September to early-October), as opposed to the semi-synchretistically chosen date of December 25.
In this installment, we will examine Jesus’ parents, comparing common belief/depiction of them [...]
Nov
24
De-sanitizing Christmas #3: Meet the Parents (2008 Update)
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Nov
17
De-sanitizing Christmas #2: Happy Birthday Jesus! (2008 Update)
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In Part I of this series, we examined the need to view the entire Christmas story arc – which begins in Exodus (after the prologue in Genesis) and ends with John the Baptizer’s declaration of “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Today, I would like to take a quick journey in trying to determine when, during the [...]
Nov
14
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
This is how the Bible starts in Genesis 1:1. While this doesn’t seem to be all that controversial a statement (since none of us, or our ancestors, were there), it is all too frequently a point of contention and battle in the public square. [...]
Nov
11
De-sanitizing Christmas #1: Behold the Lamb of God (Repost/Update)
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After some requests and input, I’m going to repost the Desanitizing Christmas series from last year, making some minor adds/revisions, possibly a few more articles (and no fair peeking ahead in the archives if this is your first time through!)…
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This is the first part in what (I hope) will be a many-part series over the [...]
Nov
8
The New National Anthem
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HT: Craig
Nov
7
Arbeit macht frei
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And so it begins…
“Work Will Set You Free”, so the saying goes. Our messiah-elect is getting set to compel all of our youth to become “community organizers”. From here:
Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school [...]
Nov
6
Gotta Love the Onion
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Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
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Nov
5
Spreading the Wealth Around
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[Before I go any further, I need to give credit to a friend from West Lafayette who gave me the idea that was put into action here...]
Today’s likely to be one of the last nice-weather days this year in Indiana, so I decided to take a walk downtown to eat (about 6 blocks).
On the way [...]
Nov
4
USA, RIP
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United States of America
7/4/1776 – 1/21/2009
R.I.P.
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United Socialist States of America
1/21/2009 – ???




















