Within the study of Christianity, forged and faked ancient documents proclaiming a new shocking, revelation are nothing new. But recent news offering substantial evidence that the often-talked-about Gospel of Jesus’s Wife is a forgery – well, it breaks new ground – particularly since its authenticity was supported by Harvard University and promoted on the Smithsonian
Atheist group, Freedom from Religion Foundation, has lodged a complaint against the Clemson football program, accusing the coach of running a team that is “entangled” and “entrenched” in religion. FFRF complained that the athletic program participates in bible studies and prayer services and since the school is partly state-funded, the separation of church and state
Slipped to the public under the guise of serious scientific research, a Columbia University research team released a research paper which concludes that homophobia shaves years off your life – 2.5 years to be exact. Their stated solution is for society to accept homosexuality as a conventional moral standard in order to improve the health of
According to a U.N. human rights committee, the Vatican "systematically" adopted policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades. The committee urged the Holy See to open its files on pedophiles and bishops who concealed their crimes. The report, which took the Vatican by surprise in its harsh
Regular Bible Blender readers know I’m a geek at heart with a strong love for science and technology. Regular readers also know that despite my adoration of science, one of my pet peeves, and one of the focal points of Bible Blender, is the misconception that science and religion cannot coexist. My stance is fairly
Science is wonderful. On a tireless effort to unwrap the mysteries of the universe, scientists build upon their knowledge layer by layer until presumably, at some point we’ll understand how this big blue marble functions within the massive space that surrounds us. The problem with science, and scientists in particular, is that they tend to
On the heels of a public debate with Creation Museum CEO Ken Ham, children’s science hero Bill Nye “The Science Guy” admitted to Huffington Post today that he is an agnostic and found the idea of a God that directs our lives as "troublesome". Nye is scheduled to debate Ham on February 4, 2014, a
Atheist lobbyists have once again successfully leveraged their small, but increasingly growing voice to pressure the Port Authority of Pittsburgh into implementing a policy banning references to the Bible in Port Authority bus ads. The unusual anti-religious policy was discovered by a Pennsylvania man who sought to buy bus ads to promote his New Testament
Sunday Assembly – church for people who don’t believe in God The newly founded Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles claims to be a “church for people who don’t believe in God”. One Sunday Assembly founder, quick to point out that they are not a cult, noted, “It's all the best bits of church, but with no
In the wake of the uproar over A&E’s suspension of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson and continuing downward pressure on Americas values, Cracker Barrel restaurant announced today that “selected” Duck Commander products “which we were concerned might offend some of our guests” have been removed from their shelves. According to a purported employee of the chain, the