As the coronavirus pandemic spreads emotional and economic panic across the globe, misinformation has gone viral, as well. However, when it comes to bogus coronavirus cures, disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker takes the cake
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Like with most freelance writing projects, the Bible had plenty of excited contributors and a finite amount of space. One of the more conspicuously absent members of the list is the Book of Enoch. So why didn't it make it into the Bible proper?
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Theologians have been wrestling with this biblical mystery for millennia: why did Old Testament folks live so gosh dang long while we, with all of our scientific advances, struggle to hit the single century mark?
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"In the beginning," the Bible says, "God created the heavens and the Earth." Six days later, we got people, and things mostly got worse. But hold your prehistoric horse ancestors. What about dinosaurs? Where do they fit into the grand design?
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Finalizing the biblical canon took a long time, and quite a few books were left on the cutting room floor. Why? Well, a lot of those books were absolutely bonkers. From talking animals to a murderous Jesus, here are the craziest stories that didn’t make it into the Bible.
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Consider, for a moment, the Gideon Bible. It's the closest you'll get to something you can find in every hotel room without the use of a blacklight. Here is its story.
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The Holy Bible is probably the most discussed, debated, and argued book in the history of humankind. But which books had the rockiest road to travel on the way to acceptance into biblical canon? Here are the most controversial books that were included in the Bible.
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The Ten Commandments give us zero hints about what to eat, for example, or what clothes are acceptable, or whether or not God is disappointed in you for going to Hot Topic and getting a belly button ring. That's why we've got to open up the Bible to learn all the ways we've screwed up.
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Nobody associates Satan with good advice or good anything else unless you're somebody like Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan, earning him the moniker "Black Pope." He also penned the Satanic Bible, a verbal melange of philosophy, rationalism, occult ideas, and anti-Christian criticisms.
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Through the Vatican's history, there are some stains. Aside from conspiracy theories and abuse scandals, there are lots of things it would rather you not know.
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