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Jesus’ Teachings on Love and Salvation
Jesus' commandments to love the "other" were radical for his time and were very different than what ancient Greek and Roman ethics espoused. Read...
Who Was The Last Non-Christian Emperor of Rome?
The last non-Christian Roman emperor had actually been raised Christian but turned back to paganism, and he made several strategic moves to stifle Christianity...
A Funny Story about the Rapture
A brief recollection about changing spiritual views, the fundamentalist idea of the rapture, and a film called "Thief in the Night" that was a...
Is There Anything "Religious" about "Ethics"?
Bart explores how love of one's neighbor emerged as a primary ethical concern. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Love. How I've Shifted the Focus of My Book on Charity
Dr. Ehrman argues that the Christian idea of treating others in a way to promote their well-being was not part of the ancient Greek...
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Why Even Conservative Christians Should Accept Evolution: Blog Anniversary Guest Post by Michael Shermer (part 2)
In the second part of his Blog Anniversary Guest Post, Michael Shermer describes 8 reasons that conservative Christians should appreciate the explanatory power of...