http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23607/philip-pullman-scoundrel http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23607/philip-pullman-scoundrel#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:22:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23607 Philip Pullman, the children's author, is set to cause controversy with a new book - called The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ - denying that Jesus was the son of God.

Publisher Jamie Byng said that Pullman's book, which will be published next Easter, "strips Christianity bare and exposes the gospels to a new light".]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23607/philip-pullman-scoundrel/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:30:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21726
According to this article, "If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time."

Yet the Old Testament includes hundreds of prophecies regarding the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:16:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21696 The boy, 16, was stopped by police in Biggera Waters after he was spotted wearing a t-shirt which claims "Jesus is a (expletive deleted)" and depicts a nun masturbating.

It is a t-shirt for English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:13:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21689 Harun Yahya is one of the most widely distributed authors in the Muslim world. His glossy books and DVDs on religion and science sell in Islamic bookshops around the globe. He gives away thousands of expensive volumes and lets readers download much of his work from his websites for free.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21423/rnb-roundup-virgin-mary-scientology-neural-buddhism-bible-study-excuse-note-and-more http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21423/rnb-roundup-virgin-mary-scientology-neural-buddhism-bible-study-excuse-note-and-more#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 10:54:56 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21423 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21423/rnb-roundup-virgin-mary-scientology-neural-buddhism-bible-study-excuse-note-and-more/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21263/book-by-film-director-refutes-bible-teachings-about-the-birth-of-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21263/book-by-film-director-refutes-bible-teachings-about-the-birth-of-jesus#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:49:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21263 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21263/book-by-film-director-refutes-bible-teachings-about-the-birth-of-jesus/feed 0