We’ve all heard about the ‘End Times,’ as described in the last book of the New Testament, Revelation. We survived Y2K, Harold Camping’s May 21st Judgement Day and his October 21st End of the World but, with Dec 21st 2012 quickly approaching, we’re not out of the woods just yet. I hope you’ve been watching …
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Miguel’s talk
I’ve noticed that people are citing various individuals as “leading experts” in the field of mythicism, when they truly are not. On the contrary, most are ignorant of the massive body of mythicist literature dating back hundreds of years. Therefore, they should not be touted as “experts,” as this assessment is misleading as to what …
Belief & Unbelief by Barbara G. Walker
Criticisms In the inscription of the copy of her book to me, Barbara calls me “a great editor,” based on my work on her book Man Made God, which I published through Stellar House. Man Made God was a monumental work, replete with Walker’s fabulous writing, which I edited diligently, adding numerous subtitles, footnotes both …
What do Muslims pray for five times a day?
What do Muslims pray for five times a day? Some of the praying sounds “reasonable,” unless you are an atheist, but for the most part, Muslims are petitioning the Arab tribal god Allah not to make infidels of them. In other words, every day Muslims are engaged in infidelophobic behaviors, designed to be divisive and …
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Killing Jesus the Zealot
Hi there – You’ve probably heard about the spate of “historical Jesus” books lately, including one by FOX news anchor Bill O’Reilly, a devout Catholic. As one might imagine, his book is biased, as are those by others released within the past year or two. All seek to “prove” that there was a historical Jesus …
Western Religious Pluralism?
(The following is a contribution by Freethought Nation guestwriter Brian Schmied.) After witnessing the holocaust, Western governments slowly began to hang up their age old religious hatreds in favor of peace, advocating instead for secular government. People, however, did not hang up their religious biases. Governments are unfortunately made up of people, including people who …
The Star of Bethlehem, Three Kings, Sirius and Orion
At this time of year, interest begins to increase in the motif of the “Star of Bethlehem” and “Three Kings” who supposedly followed it to the birth place of the baby Jewish messiah. The depiction of the “kings,” “wise men” or magi as three comes not from the Bible specifically but represents a tradition based …
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Did Jesus have a wife? So says an ancient Egyptian papyrus
A Egyptian papyrus fragment describing Jesus Christ as discussing his “wife” has been making the news globally of late. The idea of Jesus having a wife is many centuries old, having been circulated beginning in the late second or early third century and popularized in modern times by Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. In …
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Giants in the Bible
Ugh. Someone put me on a “Creationism” group, so I started getting all this nonsensical dreck in my feed, like FAKE images of “giants” that “prove” the Bible to be true. First of all, any “giants” in antiquity would be little different than the tallest tribes or individuals of today. So, the Watusi tribe of …
Hi there – Sunday, May 18th, will be the last day for the general public to have access to my PDF collection special: http://www.stellarhousepublishing.com/acharyapdfs.html If you would like to help me with my promotional efforts and gain hundreds of pages of fascinating information at the same time, please go to the above link! All assistance …
Iranian woman speaks out on ‘respecting religion’
Thank you! This is very well written and important, coming from an Iranian woman whose native culture has been usurped by an oppressive foreign invader cult. I hope many more Iranians are able to loosen these binds of bigoted religious oppression. —– Mansoureh Nasserchian Soroor: We hear a lot about respecting ideas of other people. …
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FAQs
“Islamophobia?” Inevitably in any discussion of Islam, there are those “infidelphobes” and “dhimwits” who start shrieking about “Islamophobia,” as if that’s a bad thing. A healthy fear of Islam–knowing its actual history and what it continues to do globally, rather than remaining in a bubble of ignorance–would be a good thing for any sensible person. …
Was there a historical ‘Jesus of Nazareth?’
Hi there! Just a reminder of my ebook/PDF special, in case you haven’t gotten a copy yet. If you have, thanks! I hope you are enjoying it. If not, don’t forget that I’ve included in this collection of nine (9) of my PDFs a brand-new article entitled: Was There a Historical ‘Jesus of Nazareth?”The Use …
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Why is the cow sacred to Hindus?
(This article was written by Indian scholar Murali Chemuturi) Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists consider the cow to be sacred so much so that they worship it. Why is it so? Is it some blind belief or superstition? Is it because of some mysterious powers the cow enjoys and grants them to its worshippers? …
The Atheist Code
At last, here’s the code you must follow if you want to be welcomed into the atheist world. If you have an interest in any of the things on this Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense, you’re to be held away from the proper atheist nose as if you’re a stinky fish. Indeed, true atheists will …
Good new from the Islam front?
Based on a couple of small but hopeful developments as outlined in my Freethought Examiner article, “Why Muslims don’t speak out,” is there good news about Islam for a change? I’d like to think so, although others remain skeptical. Let’s give these particular folks the benefit of the doubt for now. Let us also hope …
Are the Jews from India?
Someone recently sent me the following commentary and query: Hi Bhagwan Acharya Ji, Somewhere in Hindu scriptures I read Jews are YADAVAS, the lost tribe of Lord Krishna who, after defeat in the epic war in the “MAHABHARTA,” were ousted from India some 7 to 8,000 years ago and left India through Khaiberpass and via …
Is ‘Zeitgeist’ a cult?
Because of the “Zeitgeist” film series being associated in the mainstream media and blogosphere with Jared Loughner, the disturbed individuals who committed the heinous murders and injuries in Tucson, Arizona, the Zeitgeist Movement is now being deemed a “cult” by various writers on the internet. But is the Zeitgeist Movement or “TZM” as it is …
Prison inmates request books by Acharya S/D.M. Murdock
Here is one of the funniest emails I have ever received – and, oddly enough, one of the most hopeful! I have removed the particulars, but you get the point. And if anyone wants to donate money so I can fulfill this person’s request, I’d greatly appreciate it. The message appears to be for real …
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Scholar challenges academia over Christ myth
In the wake of my release of my ebook “The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus, the daring Danish scholar Dr. Christian Lindtner has come for with a bold statement regarding academia, the Christian church and the mythicist position. Dr. Lindtner received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of …
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Afghanistan: Damned if you do or don’t
I am conflicted on the non-Afghan presence in the country of Afghanistan. If, on the one hand, the motive for occupation by Americans, et al., were really about stopping Muslim terrorism and creating a less impoverished, more democratic infrastructure, then I would be all for it. If, on the other hand, it is largely about …
Jesus the Good and the Chrestians
In his monograph Chrestos: A Religious Epithet; Its Import and Influence, J.B. Mitchell describes the Jewish “agadists” who engaged in midrash or the reworking of ancient ideas and texts, remarking: By [midrash], remove and fantastic analogies, metaphors taken literally, ambiguities of all sorts, punning included, took the place of accurate ratiocination [_____]…. among Patristic and …
American Christian apostates abused and threatened
We are harangued, harassed and cyberstalked relentlessly. Our personal information is exposed against our will on the internet, endangering us and our loved ones. We are ridiculed, slandered and libeled endlessly, with all manner of hate speech and evil epithets. We are ostracized and censored relentlessly [rp] in sustained campaigns of malevolence, silence and shunning …
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Revolution Muslims or Jews?
The first time I saw and heard Younus Abdullah Muhammad I thought, “That guy is Jewish.” I’ve lived in New York city and Los Angeles, and I’ve spent a significant amount of time around Jewish people on both coasts. My best female friends for the past two decades have almost all been Jewish, one of …