Many Christians across the Globe expressed confusion yesterday when the day went without the doomsday scenario that many predicted would occur on May 21, 2011. Some followers who have given away their life savings in anticipation of that day said that the delay was a further test from God to persevere in their faith. Many others who were at rapture parties when…
A prominent pastor in Florida is preaching that the world will end tomorrow, with all believers going to heaven and everyone else being left behind. The pastor has reportedly spent years of studying the bible to come up with the exact date for the end of the world.
Many people are taking him seriously. As a result, many…
After having read his bible and studied references to Jesus Christ distributing bread, fish and wine to the masses, Robert Matthews, a religious man in Kansas decided to eat only what Jesus Christ had distributed. As a result, Mr. Matthews, spent the past six months on a Jesus Christ diet, which consisted mostly of bread, wine and, for special occasion, fish…
A pastor who challenged the view among Christians, that non-Christians will be condemned to hell, is being vilified by fellow pastors who claim that he has gone too far. In his new book soon to be published, Rob Bell, one of the country’s most influential evangelical pastors, rejects the idea that billions of people are going to hell, including people like…
The recent reported discovery in South Africa of a half-ape, half-human fossil by a team of paleontologists from the University of the Witwatersrand is drawing criticism from proponents of the creationism theory. Most religious scholars, interviewed for this article, agree that a person’s faith should not be shaken by the discovery,…
In the aftermath of the latest sex scandal that has embroiled the Catholic church, several cardinals have been reported to consider pressing the Pope for his resignation. The latest scandal involves allegations of sexual abuse and of a cover up by senior clergy as well as questions about Pope Benedict XVI and his role…