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the good friday myth - death in the afternoon?6 comments

luigifun wrote 1 month ago: I actually don’t mind a day off from pubs, restaurants, shops and, of course, work, on one day … more →

Tags: Skepticism, Religion, Jesus, Atheism, Christianity, Judaism, Passover, Good Friday, Easter

how to debate William Lane Craig, or not – part 8, the divinity and resurrection of Jesus2 comments

luigifun wrote 1 month ago: Ah am the greatest – Ah whopped those guys in the temple, and they’s tried-a whop me, bu … more →

Tags: Skepticism, Religion, History, Heaven, Jesus, Truth, Monotheism, William Lane Craig, Debate

The Great Fire of 1788

darnola wrote 7 months ago: If you want to know why the French Quarter is mostly Spanish architecture, note the date of this eve … more →

Tags: History, Block Information, French Quarter, Chartres

The faces of TV archaeology23 comments

Jonathan Jarrett wrote 9 months ago: One of the other things from the backlog that I wanted to talk about was what looks like a case of m … more →

Tags: Anglo-Saxons, archaeology, Vikings, Journalism, time team, burial archaeology, Mick Aston, Mary Ann Ochota, Television

Johnny White's

darnola wrote 10 months ago: As someone who had a family member who was associated almost daily with JW’s bar, I have a har … more →

Tags: Block Information, ain't dere no more, Drink

The Winter of Discontent: a media event2 comments

buddyhell wrote 1 year ago: The abiding image of 1979 but was this scene was not universal Last night I was watching Dominic San … more →

Tags: media, Ideologies, Tory press, Television, Media, Tories, rupert murdoch, winter of discontent, right wing press, Labour Party

Savage Characters of a different sort2 comments

Suzy D wrote 1 year ago: Today, like most days, you get an odd post. The reason I say odd, is because while its still technic … more →

Tags: writing, thoughts on stuff, RPG Things, writing sprint, character bio, Riga, Steampunk, steam punk, cowboy

Assassin's Creed Review.

kaufmak wrote 1 year ago: I just finished Assassin’s Creed.  I know I’m a little late to the party, but I just got my Xb … more →

Tags: Video Games, Assassin's Creed, Templars, video games, Assassin's Creed 2, Gaming, Videogames

Melvyn Bragg makes an arse of himself on Australian TV4 comments

luigifun wrote 1 year ago: What do I know of Melvyn Bragg? That he’s a writer who writes popular tomes about history and … more →

Tags: Education, Religion, History, melvyn bragg

Two Pit Bulls Kill Neighbor Dog2 comments

Rachel Pawluk wrote 1 year ago: Feb 20, 2012. West Kelowna. 2 pit bulls escaped their owners yard, and according to a witness when t … more →

Tags: Pitbulls, animals, Dogs, Pit Bulls, BSL, ignorance, police, instinct, Sad

The Lover Within1 comment

pranalize wrote 1 year ago: “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that … more →

Tags: Valentine s Day, Unsuccessful attempts, Perfect Lover, First Love, Love Story

Three-quarters brilliance: l'affaire Zimmermann, part III10 comments

Jonathan Jarrett wrote 1 year ago: Because of the various things to do with the production of charters that are currently on my plate t … more →

Tags: Catalonia, Charters, Currently reading, Borrell II, judicial practice, Michel Zimmermann, scribes

Happy Fourth of July (yuck)

G. S. Feet wrote 1 year ago: BAH! Humbug, I say! Of all the holidays in the year, I like The Fourth of July least of all — … more →

Tags: My Opinion of Something, My philosophy of life, holiday post, Independence Day, July 4, Hot., humid

The Real World: 2012 Republican Edition, Pt. 3

Matt wrote 1 year ago: This is the true story … of eight presidential candidates … picked to live in a house … work togethe … more →

Tags: The Real World: Republican Edition, Sarah Palin, The real world, Republican Presidential Candidates, Tim Pawlenty, Herman Cain

How to Write Bad History (2011)1 comment

Jonathan Wilson wrote 2 years ago: David Barton has been getting a lot of attention lately. The New York Times ran a brief profile arou … more →

Tags: Humor, Historiography, David Barton, Religious Right, Christianity

"Studying history stops people believing rubbish", and other Internet gems9 comments

Jonathan Jarrett wrote 2 years ago: I’m actually catching up on backlog here, assisted by the fact that both Oxford Medieval Histo … more →

Tags: Anglo-Saxons, archaeology, Blogroll, Institutions, numismatics, Andy Woods, feudal transformation, Fitzwilliam Museum, Francis Fukuyama

7 Memes for Keeping Christians in Their Place!

Carey wrote 2 years ago: Doug starts out this article with a quick definition of a “meme” (pronounced “meem … more →

Tags: History, Theology/Apologetics, Apologetics/Defense of the Faith, Apologetics, Philosophy, douglas wilson, memes to keep Christians in their place

Program To Fight French Quarter Termites Nears End - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans

darnola wrote 2 years ago: Program To Fight French Quarter Termites Nears End – New Orleans News Story – WDSU New O … more →

Tags: History, Festivals, termites, History 2, Nature

About Religion

Mr. Religion wrote 2 years ago: Since the dawn of time, religion have plagued mankind. It has spread where people want to believe, n … more →

Tags: Is there a God?, Which religion is the right one?, Other, God, atheist, Religion, Is there a god, which religion is the right one, Law


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