July 2010

  • Anne Rice Will Follow Christ but Not His Followers

    By becksta on 7/31/10 2:14pm
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    Anne Rice Will Follow Christ but Not His FollowersAnne Rice Will Follow Christ but Not His Followers

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  • Your Cross May Be in Vain

    By sarajean on 7/29/10 6:10am
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    What if I told you that the cross that many Christians like to wear around their necks—as well as bumper stickers, tattoos, wall art, and whatnot—may have nothing to do with Christ’s death? A scholar has controversially declared just that.

    Gunnar Samuelsson, of Gothensburg University, says that there’s no evidence to support that Romans crucified anyone on a cross—and instead of being based on fact, the story of Jesus dying on a cross came from Christian traditions instead, as well as historical illustrations. The Bible itself, he maintains, makes no reference to a cross, either, but only to a “staurus,” which could also mean “pole.” None of the bloody nails or other equipment we learned to sing about so gruesomely in Sunday school are mentioned, either.

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  • Does Twilight Carry a Mormon Message?

    By sarajean on 7/15/10 3:17am
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    If you’re familiar with the Twilight series—and you sort of can’t help but be these days, unfortunately—then you might know a bit about its author, Stephenie Meyer. Meyer, a mother of three boys, is a graduate of Brigham Young University and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She claims that her religious beliefs have had no impact whatsoever on her novels, but we all know that such a thing is sort of impossible.

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