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I've always viewed the notion of separation between church and state as negative. But upon further reading, I believe there are positive benefits to separating the two. The alternative is where one ruler is both over the state and the church, which was common in the Middle Ages. That led to the...

I would argue that it can't. Theism appears to be the default belief system of humanity. Every ancient civilization believed in God or gods. It wasn't until around 300 BC that we saw the beginnings of atheism from the Greek philosophers. Their debates about God's existence sounded remarkably...

Liberal scholars date the Book of Daniel to around 170 BC, because it seems to detail the Maccabean Revolt (167–160 BC) so well. However, evidence would suggest a later date: *The Book of Daniel is mentioned in the Septuagint, which was written between 300 and 200 BC. *Jesus validates the Book...

There are two main schools of medicine: the house of allopathy and the house of homeopathy. Allopathy is the cornerstone of western medicine. Its focus is on treating the symptoms of an illness, mainly through medication. This is where my criticism of modern medicine begins. Medication is used...

Author Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book in 2015 entitled "David and Goliath" that deals with the biblical story of the same name. It presents an alternate view that portrays David not as a weak underdog but as a mighty warrior, and Goliath not as the strong giant but as a sickly man. In Gladwell's...

There is an argument that the name Jesus is a pagan corruption of the name Zeus because they sound phonically similar, but there are a few problems with that theory: 1. There is an etymological explanation of how the name Jesus came to be that has nothing to do with Zeus. The modern name...

How would you respond to this woman? Her argument is this: She belives the world popped into existince (i.e., an eternal universe). While we would attribute the creation of the universe to God, she thinks that is just creating a middle-man since it doesn't answer who created God. And if can God...

Thoughts from a Christian perspective?

So, I came across a YouTube video that attempts to answer this question. It goes on to say that Satan sinned in eternity, and in eternity, there is no past or future; only an eternal present. When God cast Satan out of heaven, his decision was final and irrevocable. So even if Satan had asked...

Hello all. I used post at another forum for many years until it was finally shut down. I've been looking for a new home ever since. I thought I would try this forum out to see if it's a good fit.