The Sunni branch of Islam does not have imams in the same sense as the Shi’a, an important distinction often overlooked by those outside of the Islamic religion. Why do Sunni and Shia differ? The origin of their separation can be traced back to a dispute over the succession toRead More →
In particular, the three creeds of the church (the Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed) constitute the core of Anglican belief. Are Anglican churches reformed? The Church claims to be both Catholic and Reformed. It upholds teachings found in early Christian doctrines, such as the Apostles Creed and theRead More →
Johannes Kepler is best known for his three laws of planetary motion. These laws are: Planets move in orbits shaped like an ellipse. A line between a planet and the Sun covers equal areas in equal times. How long a planet takes to go around the Sun is related toRead More →
Answer: The historical narrative is more or less objective, therefore, because the historian faithfully records, according to the evidence, the volitional connections that constitute past action. There is, then, only one story in the past, the story dictated by action. What is subjectivity in historical writing? In other words, historicalRead More →
Idol Worship is prohibited in Hinduism not in a single place…. “They enter darkness those who worship natural things (for e.g. air, water, fire, etc.). … Those who say Vedas do not recommend idol worship must accept Vedas first and then talk. Which religion is against idol worship? idolatry, inRead More →
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland is Calvinist in doctrine, worship and practice and the community believes and professes that it accurately practices and adheres to the Word of God: the Bible. Are Methodists Calvinists? Most Methodists teach that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for all of humanityRead More →
He is currently filming the third movie in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise in place of Johnny Depp, and has been attached to the upcoming Cold War drama “The Billion Dollar Spy”. How do you pronounce Mads in Danish? It’s pronounced “Mass,” say 47-year-old Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. What language doesRead More →
Other famous loyalists include Thomas Hutchinson (governor of Massachusetts colony), Andrew Allen, John Butler (leader of the loyalists troops Butler’s Rangers), and David Mathews (mayor of New York City). Who were the three firebrands? A firebrand is a stick of wood with a spark of fire at one end. hadRead More →
What was Rudolf Bultmann’s contribution to the search? Bultmann developed a method called demythologizing to reinterpret the early Christian myths such as the incarnation and deity of Christ. What does the Jesus Seminar believe? The Seminar treats the canonical gospels as historical sources that represent Jesus’ actual words and deedsRead More →
The Viking Age saw the last stand of paganism in Scandinavia, where raiding and trading brought followers of a pantheistic religion into contact – and often conflict – with Christian and Muslim worshippers of a monotheistic God. Do people still worship Odin? Thor and Odin are still going strong 1000Read More →