There are Shabbat elevators in areas of large Jewish population in Israel, the United States, Canada and Ukraine. These elevators stop at every floor so that Jews won’t have to press buttons on the Sabbath since pressing buttons is considered ‘doing work’.
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the…
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the Islamic religion. She is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament.
Easter is really the celebration of the fertility goddess…
Easter is really the celebration of the fertility goddess Eostre and that eggs and bunnies are her symbols.
The shoe company ‘Atheist Shoes’ conducted an experiment where they sent packages…
The shoe company ‘Atheist Shoes’ conducted an experiment where they sent packages with ‘Atheist’ brand packing tape and neutral packing tape to the U.S. The ‘Atheist’ marked packages took an average of 3 days longer to ship and where 10 times more likely to disappear.
France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because…
France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because of its “intrusion on people’s innermost beliefs”.
When Vladimir the Great was trying to decide on the national religion…
When Vladimir the Great was trying to decide on the national religion of Russia in 987, he nearly chose Islam; however, after realizing that Muslims weren’t allowed to drink alcohol, he decided on Orthodox Christianity instead.
The earliest piece of great literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh…
The earliest piece of great literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh, includes a story in which Utnapishtim is told to build a ship to save the animals of the world from a “great flood”. Nearly 2,000 years later, a similar tale with different names appeared in the Bible’s book of Genesis.
Three of Nigeria’s wealthiest pastors spent more than $60…
Three of Nigeria’s wealthiest pastors spent more than $60 million on private jets between March 2009 and March 2011.
Since the 12th century, Judaism believes that if…
Since the 12th century, Judaism believes that if the truths derived through science or philosophy contradict religious beliefs, the religious beliefs are incorrect.
St Augustine, who lived in the 4th century, advocated…
St Augustine, who lived in the 4th century, advocated that god should have made use of natural, evolutionary, original causes in the production of man’s body. He believed it was the soul that was created through a supernatural process, the body was created through a natural evolutionary process.