The Religious History of Halloween: From Ghoulies and Ghosties…
As Halloween approaches and our kids get their costumes ready for a day and night of oddly paired sweet and scary things, many of our country’s religious families grapple with how they should be...
View ArticleReligious Conspiracy Update: The Holy Grail
According to legend, there was possibly a dish, cup or plate used by Jesus at The Last Supper that took on some divine attributes. This mythological “Holy Grail” was said to possess miraculous powers,...
View ArticleThe Ark of the Covenant: What Is It? – Part 1 of 4
by Eliza Wood | Welcome to Progress Planet’s four-part series on The Ark of the Covenant. This is Part 1 of 4. Unlike Noah’s Ark, which was a specific type of boat designed by God to help Noah, his...
View ArticleThe Ark of the Covenant: What Was Its Purpose? – Part 2 of 4
by Eliza Wood | Welcome to Progress Planet’s four-part series on The Ark of the Covenant. This is Part 2 of 4. Click here to start by reading Part 1. The Ark of the Covenant was not merely a storage...
View ArticleThe Ark of the Covenant: Where Is It? – Part 3 of 4
by Eliza Wood | Welcome to Progress Planet’s four-part series on The Ark of the Covenant. This is Part 3 of 4. Click here to start by reading Part 1. Visit us on Monday, November 5 for Part 4. Where is...
View ArticleThe Ark of the Covenant: Conspiracy Theories – Part 4 of 4
by Eliza Wood | Welcome to Progress Planet’s four-part series on The Ark of the Covenant. This is Part 4 of 4. Click here to start by reading Part 1. There are other theories that the Ark was somehow...
View ArticleAncient Mysteries: Christian Relics – Part 1 of 2
Welcome to Progress Planet’s two-part series on Ancient Mysteries: Religious Relics. Part 2 will be posted on Thursday, November 8. Recently, we reported on some of the more widely known Jewish and...
View ArticleAncient Mysteries: Biblical Artifacts – Part 2 of 2
Welcome to Progress Planet’s two-part series on Ancient Mysteries: Religious Relics. This is Part 2. Click here to begin by reading Part 1. The Jewish culture is so much older than Christianity and...
View ArticleWho Was Jesus? A Future Jewish Superhero Rock Star?
Many of our readers know that I write quite a bit about Jewish and Christian things: how they differ and how they converge in modern times. My book, Crisis of Faith, goes a long way toward showing how...
View ArticleIs James Holmes Evil, Insane or Possessed?
This week it seems all we hear about on CNN is the discussion about whether the suspected Aurora, CO shooter, James Holmes, is really insane, possibly faking insanity or truly evil but sane. He sure...
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