Nov 18
The Biblical Flood (2347 BCE) It was on this date, November 18, 2347 BCE, that Noah’s Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, after 150 consecutive days of rain. We can be sure that this story is true, because the Judeo-Christian Bible tells us so, the Church Fathers say it was so, the …
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Aug 07
The Virgin Mary (1555) Religion and Virginity It was on this date, August 7, 1555, that Pope Paul IV, newly elected and nearly 80, issued an Ecclesiastical Constitution called “Cum quorundam,” making it an article of faith that Mary, the mother of Jesus, “was a virgin before, during, and after the conception and birth of …
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Jul 09
![The Báb's Bayan-i Farsi(Persian Bayan)Bahá'í scholar Denis MacEoin calls this"The central book of the entire Babicanon... Begun in Maku [prison], thisbook more than any other, containsthe mature doctrine of the prophetof Shiraz set out in as near anapproximation to a system ascould be hoped for..."](http://freethoughtalmanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bayan-i-farsi-150x150.jpg)
The life of the Báb gives us an interesting illustration of how miracles and legends can attach themselves to recent historical figures.
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Jun 07
“It was not the religion of Islam that was disseminated by the sword, but political sovereignty.”
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Apr 08
Buddha (560 BCE) It was on this date, April 8, 560 BCE, according to tradition, that Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in what is now modern Nepal. He grew up in a royal family, so he was sometimes called Prince Siddhartha, and at the age of twenty-nine, he left the kingdom, his …
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Jan 01
“[Frazer] was not an Atheist. I would say perhaps that he held his judgment in suspense.” That is the common definition of an Agnostic.
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Nov 18
If God wanted us to know the truth, he wouldn’t have given us badly translated revelations!
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