Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Priest drowns baby during Baptism in an Eastern European church. Father Valentin faces charges of accidential homicide following the Baptism of a newborn baby boy which left the infant dead. The baptism was held at a church in Moldova. The baby was six weeks old when the religious...
The term "dogma" derives from Greek words meaning "that which seems to one, opinion or belief" and "to think, to suppose, to imagine." Dogma is a code of tenents, core principle, organized belief, or value held by a religion, group, or organization. Dogma is a inarguable, undoubted, established...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Scientology is a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment. Some people consider Scientology a cult. Many Hollywood Celebrities are...
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
