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New Bible Aims for ‘Common’ Language, Gender Neutrality
We didn’t know Jesus being called the “Son of Man” was so confusing.
The Real Housewives of…the Bible? DVD Series Aims to Modernize Religious Lessons
Verbal threats and table flipping, Old Testament style?
Dutch Carpenter Builds Full-Size Replica of Noah’s Ark
It turns out somebody actually knows what a cubit is. Because one man converted the Biblical measurements to create a scale model of Noah’s ark. And it’s big. Really big.
Religious Rebuttal: Southern Baptists Resolve That Hell Is Real
At their convention in Phoenix this past week, Southern Baptists issued a resolution asserting their “belief in the biblical teaching on eternal, conscious punishment of the unregenerate in Hell.” … Or, as the …
Far-Reaching Faith: Poll Shows 9 out of 10 Americans Believe in God
America’s first colonists were a religious lot. Three-and-a-half centuries later, not much has changed: more than 9 in 10 Americans still say they believe in God, according to a new Gallup poll.
Craigslist Opportunist Sees the Positive of the World Ending on May 21
You have to hand it to this Craigslister–this is certainly the silver-lining of people believing in the end of the world.
Judgment Day? No Way! What’s Behind the May 21, 2011, End-of-the-World Rumors
Forget the Mayan calendar’s 2012 doomsday. One Christian radio network has calculated its own apocalyptic date: May 21, 2011.
Restricted Reading: South Carolina Jail Bans All Books Except for the Bible
If you’re a criminal who likes to read — and/or religious, but not Christian — then the last place you want to be jailed in is Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
Controversial Bible Revision: About That ‘Virgin’ Thing…
Headline writers are having fun with stories about a new translation of the Bible, which has been in the works since 1994 and will finally be released on March 9 (Ash Wednesday): “Bishops boot ‘booty’ from revised Bible,” …
Does the Death of 200 Cows in Wisconsin Confirm Biblical Prophecy?
When it comes to mass animal death in 2011, birds do it, fish do it, and now even cows do it. For a number of Christian theologians, it’s enough to suggest the end of days is near.
Judgment Day: Will May 21, 2011, Be the End of the World?
According to a small Christian movement, yes, it will.