Antisemitism in Christianity

[JohntheBike]

Found it... James Ussher. He claimed the world was formed on the evening of 22nd October, 4004BC.

he'd obviously not heard of Newgrange then! -



Newgrange - Wikipedia

[JohntheBike]

Both are fantasy, so why not

it's surprising that so many "intelligent" people associate many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra terrestrial activity. Eric von Daniken to name one.

Elijah ascended into heaven on a "chariot of fire" - a rocket propelled device perhaps?

[sasguru]

it's surprising that so many "intelligent" people associate many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra terrestrial activity.

No, it's not surprising that so many "intelligent" people associate many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra-terrestrial activity.
What would be surprsing was is if many intelligent people associated many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra-terrestrial activity.

[Zigenare]

No, it's not surprising that so many "intelligent" people associate many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra-terrestrial activity.
What would be surprsing was is if many intelligent people associated many of the so called "miracles" in the Bible to extra-terrestrial activity.

How the **** would you know?

[Jog On]

One that believes every story in the bible is true, talking snakes, Noah's Ark, people living in whales, Earth 6 thousand and something years old, Mary impregnated by God etc

Isn't this similar to creationism? The anti-Darwin crowd?

I see all this religious squabbling like any other squabbling along the lines of "I'm right you're wrong, think the way i do or you're a [fill in the blank]"...

All this us vs them thinking...what would Jesus say?!

[greenlake]

Found it... James Ussher. He claimed the world was formed on the evening of 22nd October, 4004BC.

[JohntheBike]

given that the Jews and the Muslims don't believe in Jesus, isn't it a travesty that they both use the AD calendar, albeit in conjunction with their own?

[Zigenare]

given that the Jews and the Muslims don't believe in Jesus, isn't it a travesty that they both use the AD calendar, albeit in conjunction with their own?

A travesty of what?

And nope.

[JohntheBike]

A travesty of what?

And nope.

no point in explaining then.

perhaps irony might be a better word

[Zigenare]

no point in explaining then.

perhaps irony might be a better word

What about the use of "Anno Lucis"?