The Freedom Fog
Maybe it is time to lower the walls of our ideological purity, drop the intellectual piety and pick our battles more carefully.
Religion
In the Bible, Angels Can Be Deadly
Placing angels on our tree might seem an odd tradition given this complex history. Yet perhaps that complexity is itself the point.
The Candles of Advent Herald a Birth and a Second Coming
Early traditions of Advent focused on more than the manger.
Who Were the Magi?
A brief mention in one gospel spawned some of the most iconic Christmas imagery.
The Millennia-Long Journey from Christmas to Exmass
For centuries, Christians barely took notice of Jesus’ birth.
Samuel Paty Was Murdered for a Lie
How a fabricated ‘hate crime’ led to a very real one.
It Continues to Increase
Violence towards Christians is escalating. It’s not only in Europe and not only physical assaults.
Fakers of the Borrowed Ark
An ancient Babylonian tablet describes an ark – but it’s not what Creationists claim it is.
The Polish Priest Who Brought Down Communism
Things worked well for a week, but the weights tied to the body failed to keep him submerged and when he floated to the top of the water, the brutality of the Polish People’s Republic was exposed.
What They Think They Know, Ain’t So
Debunking the most common anti-Christian calumnies
When Spiritualism Changed the World
Nowadays a bit of a joke, Spiritualism was briefly a transformative radical religious movement.