Daily Archives: 23/11/2010

Did the Pope “justify” condom use in some circumstances? No!

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Did the Pope “justify” condom use in some circumstances? In a word: No. Has the Catholic Church’s teaching on condom use changed? In a word: No. Despite the hundreds of media reports to the contrary. For those who still haven’t … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s mines, did they really exist — in southern Jordan?

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University of California, San Diego (UCSD) professor reveals evidence about King Solomon’s mines Thomas Levy, a UCSD professor of anthropology and Judaic studies, has pioneered three highly sophisticated digging excavations in an area called Khirbat en-Nahas, located in southern Jordan … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology

There are no atheists in foxholes — nor on deathbeds

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Hungary’s communist leader Kádár summoned priest before dying  Hungary’s last communist leader János Kádár met a priest at his own request shortly before he died, former Hungarian Prime Minister Miklós Németh revealed on Tuesday, two decades after Kadar’s death. “Aunt Mariska … Continue reading →

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More than half of British young people have never heard of the King James Bible

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More than half of young people have never heard of the King James Bible The survey showed that fifty-one per cent of under-35s did not know what the Authorised Version was, compared with 28 per cent of over-55s. The Authorised … Continue reading →

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Jewish pundit Jonah Goldberg says: “Pope Benedict’s reasoning is perfectly sound”

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“This pope plays it right” says Jonah Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times. What Benedict said in a book-length interview is that in certain circumstances, using a condom would be less bad than not using one.  To use Benedict’s example, a … Continue reading →

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