Little-known Quirk of Faith

by | January 30, 2022

By James Haught Here’s an odd twist of religion: Multitudes of Muslims believe that Jesus will return to Earth soon — not to spread Christianity, but to abolish it in support of Islam. Muslim scholar Mustafa Akyol outlines this bizarre tenet in The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims.… Read more »

Licensed Astrologers

by | January 23, 2022

By James Haught The solar system is relatively flat, occupying an imaginary plane in the sky called the ecliptic. Planets waver 8 degrees on each side of the centerline, in a belt called the zodiac. As the Earth travels around its orbit through the year, 12 different constellations of stars come into the zodiac area.… Read more »

Recovering a Lost Treasure

by | January 16, 2022

By James Haught Ancient Greece, birthplace of Western civilization, was contradictory. It produced the first known thinkers who tried to understand the world through logic and observation, instead of through supernatural explanations. Yet Greeks also sacrificed thousands of animals to imaginary gods on Mount Olympus, and gave gold to mystical “oracles” who babbled in trances.… Read more »

Upcoming downtime

by | January 12, 2022

Just a heads up to Canadian Atheist readers, there will be a brief period of downtime in the coming weeks.