Wovoka (c. 1856 – September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. … More
Category: Religion
American Indian Ghost Dance Songs, 1894
In the summer of 1894 James Mooney, a scholar of American Indian culture and language, made recordings of songs of … More
Jesuit conspiracy theories
A Jesuit conspiracy is a conspiracy theory about the members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a religious order in the Catholic Church. Such theories began appearing in 1550, … More
Why Napoleon Kidnapped One Pope After Another
Between the hours of 2 and 3 on the morning of July 6, 1809, French troops under the orders of Napoleon … More
Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins
The annual Hajj pilgrimage performed by Muslims from around the world has begun in Saudi Arabia, dramatically scaled back because … More
Palestine is described as resembling “Swiss cheese”
The current map of Palestine is often described as resembling “Swiss cheese”. Over the past century it has been carved … More
Israel’s Annexation Plan Dims Hope For PEACE
On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to commence the process to annex Jewish settlements and the Jordan … More
That is “Apartheid” – Israel and the USA
Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the time is ripe for his country to permanently seize Palestinian territory by annexing swathes of the West … More
Sacred Line of Saint Michael the Archangel
The Sacred Line of Saint Michael the Archangel represents, according to legend, the blow the Saint inflicted the Devil, sending him to … More
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
