Author: Acharya S
What does the Koran say about women?
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Following are pertinent quotes from the Koran/Quran regarding women, from the Dawood translation with the side-by-side Arabic. At the bottom of this post appear the sahih or authorized translations from Quran.com, saying essentially the same things, although Dawood is more literal, direct and blunt. Below is also a summary of…
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Navajo Code Talkers: Heroes of World War II
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A truly fascinating story: The Navajo Code Talkers are credited with being vital in the defeat of the Japanese on Iwo Jima and, by extension, their final defeat in World War II. Surmised to be related to various Syno-Tibetan dialects, the Navajo language is extremely interesting, as is the origin…
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Adam and Eve a myth?
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The NPR article below explains that Christian scholars are being forced to reconsider the account of Adam and Eve in the Bible, largely because of genetic studies. If Adam is mythical, then the Bible is incorrect and not “inerrant.” Moreover, the New Testament traces Jesus’s family lineage to the (fictional)…
Read MoreThe Virgin Mother as Moon Goddess and other topics at Booktalk.org
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Just a reminder of the Booktalk.org discussion of my book Christ in Egypt . Here’s a list of my posts: The Virgin Mother as Moon Goddess The Egyptian Virgin Mother Goddess Horus’s December 25th Birthdate Horus, Sun of God Motivation for Writing Christ in Egypt Further Discussion of Motivation and…
Read MoreDr. Wafa Sultan’s message to America: Fight for your freedoms!
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Dr. Wafa Sultan is a very courageous ex-Muslim who knows how hard life can be for a woman in Islamic culture. I interviewed her some years ago: “Dr. Wafa Sultan’s Warning to America.”
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‘Earth Clock’ measures hours, months, solstices and equinoxes
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This awesome modern gem emulates ancient astronomically aligned megalithic sites in measuring many important temporal and calendrical aspects, including the hours of the day and months of the years, as well as the cardinal points, solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days. While the stones may look simple, the calculations are complicated!…
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Our Lord and Savior Ursus
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Readers familiar with my work in comparative religion will know that for years I have asserted that most of the germane characteristics of the Christ tale long predate the Christian era. In this regard, the following information regarding apparent Stone Age religion ranks among the most important I have yet…
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Garden of Eden originally a Pygmy myth?
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In one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read, Pygmy Kitabu, Belgian anthropologist Dr. Jean-Pierre Hallet relates numerous detailed legends of the Pygmy people of the Ituri Forest in the Congo, including their origin and savior myths. Hallet, who spent some 30 years living off and on with the…
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Wishing for the Rapture ‘pathological’ and ‘unhealthy’
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Here’s an article in Las Vegas CityLife for which I was interviewed by reporter Jason Whited. The article is about the Rapture/Armageddon/End Times, as in the brouhaha during May 21st of this year. I’m mentioned in the last paragraph: “All these people seem to be thrilled by this notion that…
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Bible manuscripts a mass of variations
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In my book The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold, published in 1999, I included a discussion of the hundreds of thousands of “variations” in the various Bible manuscripts dating to the earliest presently in existence. This fact has been known since the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s good…
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Christ in Egypt discussion on Booktalk.org
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I’m delighted to announce that my book Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection has been chosen for discussion at the popular site BookTalk.org. You can find the various discussion threads here: http://www.booktalk.org/christ-in-egypt-the-horus-jesus-connection-by-d-m-murdock-f180.html All who wish to join are welcome to do so – BookTalk.org is well moderated and very civil.…
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Manhattanhenge: New York’s ‘magical’ astronomical alignments
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Here’s a short article about a phenomenon that demonstrates astronomical alignment of buildings even in a modern city. Popular astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is quoted here about “Manhattanhenge,” a term he coined almost a decade ago. However, I would be very surprised if Manhattan is the only city in…
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Who Was Jesus? Revised edition!
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I’m delighted to announce that the new edition of my book Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of The Christ is now available! The revision includes a new cover and style changes to the book block, including a new font. I’ve also fixed the few typos and errors, as well as added…
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D.M. Murdock on Point of Inquiry radio
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My recent radio program with Dr. Robert M. Price is now live at the Point of Inquiry website, hosted by Center for Inquiry: D.M. Murdock – The Christ Conspiracy In this rare audio meeting of minds, Bob and I discuss the following subjects: My religious upbringing and what I consider…
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Does Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians reveal a ‘historical’ Jesus?
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The following represents a question and my (amended) response originally posted as comments on my Amazon review of Earl Doherty’s Jesus: Neither God Nor Man, a book making the case that the letters of St. Paul in the New Testament reveal no knowledge of a “historical” Jesus of Nazareth. The…
Read MoreRadio discussion on Mythicist Position and Religious Origins, 6/17/11
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Tomorrow, June 17, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM EST/4:00 to 6:00 PM PST/12:00 AM GMT, I will be appearing on a Blogtalk radio show, “The Stench of Truth,” to discuss the mythicist position and religious origins. We will be accepting phone calls at some point at this number: (760)…
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World’s ‘oldest religion’ honors Mother Goddess and nature
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In a PSB Home Video series, “The Story of India,” historian Dr. Michael Wood discusses the current DNA theory positing the migration of the first humans out of Africa some 70,000 years ago, arriving on the fertile shores of southern India, where they began to flourish and spread throughout most…
Read MoreAcharya S on the radio tonight, 6/7/11, from 10-12 PM EST/7-9 PM PST
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Tonight, June 7, 2011, I will appear with guest host Jerry Wills on the Kevin Smith Radio Show from 10:00-12:00 PM EST/7:00-9:00 PM PST/2:00 AM GMT. We’ll be talking about my forthcoming DVD and several book projects. You should be able to access the show by clicking on the “Listen…
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The Sacred Spear and Side-Wounding
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If you’ve seen the movie “Thor,” you may have been curious about Scandinavian mythology and its possible connection to the Christ myth. Here is a brief excerpt about Norse myth from my book Who Was Jesus? (245-6): The Sacred Spear and The Side-Wounding At Matthew 27:49, the Revised Standard Version…
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Is Jesus coming soon? Is the end near?
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UPDATE 2013: As we know, this event came and went without incident, except that several thousand people apparently sold or gave away all their belongings but were not raptured off the planet. Harold Camping, however, has gone since then to meet his Maker. RIP. UPDATE: Be sure to join us…
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Bible scholar: New Testament books and letters bogus
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Some 80 years after lawyer Joseph Wheless wrote his classic Forgery in Christianity, it seems some – or at least one – mainstream scholars are catching up to the fact that the New Testament is not what it appears to be and what hundreds of millions have been taught around…
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Josephus forgery on Jesus
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Here’s a neat little paragraph succinctly summarizing one of the many problems with the passage in the works of the Jewish historian Josephus used to “prove” the historicity of Jesus Christ, called the “Testimonium Flavianum”: “Its brevity disproves its authenticity. Josephus’ work is voluminous and exhaustive. It comprises 20 books.…
Read MoreEaster: Christian or Pagan? Radio show and articles
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Happy Belated Vernal Equinox Celebrations! Time for these perennial favorites once again! As you can see from the articles below, there’s more to Easter and Passover than meets the eye. On April 21st at 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PM PST, I will be appearing once again on the Godless Discussion Radio…
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One with all things?
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When I first read this poem over 20 years ago, I immediately understood it. I “got” it both spiritually and anthropologically. I once shared it with a couple I encountered, but when I got to the part about Hitler, the woman snapped, “I don’t agree with that at all” and…
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