The Sacred Line of Saint Michael the Archangel represents, according to legend, the blow the Saint inflicted the Devil, sending him to … More
Category: Religion
Jacob and Esau today
The opening paragraph of the Israeli Declaration of Independence not only references the connection of Jewish people to the Land … More
Ishmael – Abraham’s first born son
Ishmael, a figure in the Tanakh and the Quran, was Abraham’s first son according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael … More
Jacob’s deception of his father Isaac
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. … More
Esau – Edom and Idumea
Edom was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west and the Arabian Desert to the south and east. Most of … More
The Real ROYAL Family
The British monarch is not the Crown, the office of monarch is the head of state and exists in the fiction. … More
The Seraphim are six-winged “fiery” angels
The prophet Isaiah tells us that the seraphim are six-winged “fiery” angels who surround God as He sits upon His … More
Bonastruc ça Porta – “Mazel Tov near the Gate”
Moses ben Nahman (1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides, and also referred to by the acronym Ramban and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc … More
“The Steal of the Century” – Trump’s anti-peace plan
Trump has unveiled his vision for Middle East peace in a White House launch that gifted Israel a wishlist of its … More
“the official Bible for the new U.S. Space Force”?
The blessing of what’s being called “the official Bible for the new U.S. Space Force” at the Washington National Cathedral … More
Thích Quảng Đức – the burning monk
Thích Quảng Đức (1897 – 11 June 1963; born Lâm Văn Túc) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road … More
Religious nationalism
Religious nationalism is the relationship of nationalism to a particular religious belief, dogma, or affiliation. This relationship can be broken down into two aspects: the … More
Should We Remain Silent About Toxic Christianity
Three times a week, 15,000 students stream into the Vines Center, a huge silver-domed building on the campus of Liberty … More
The Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also known as the Samaritan Torah (torah shomronit), is a text of the first five books of the Hebrew … More
Why the Hatred Between the Jews and Samaritans?
I have been perplexed by the rift between the Samaritans and the Jews and their hatred mentioned in the New … More
Kushinagar
Kushinagar is a pilgrimage town in the Kushinagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists … More
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as … More
Varanasi, also known as Benares
Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras, or Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east … More
Amarnath cave
Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, … More
Kumbha Mela
Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage … More
