Several experts said this week that the statements by Jose Saramago about the Bible, which he called “a manual of bad customs, a catalogue of cruelties,” should lead the Church to value biblical ...
SAN FRANCISCO — “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ,” said St. Jerome. If that’s true, then lots of Catholics are getting to know Christ very well indeed. In the past year, nearly ...
I may be getting this wrong, but seems to me I read a newspaper story about a group calling themselves Moms for Ignorance. They attended a school board meeting somewhere, hoping to deny children's ...
A key issue in the Fundamentalist-Modernist debates of the last century has now resurfaced. The 2025 State of the Bible Survey revealed the astonishing fact that there are more Americans (and ...
Greg Clark has written in the Public Forum many times that he is an atheist. He comes off very bitter and angry to me. He also shows his ignorance of scripture. Although many men are very prideful and ...
Please fill in the blank: “Our Father who art in heaven ____ be thy name.” This month, that question came up on the television gameshow “Jeopardy!” and none of the otherwise smart contestants could ...
(UNDATED) Was Moses one of Jesus’ 12 apostles? One out of 10 teenagers erroneously thinks so, according to a report that argues lack of biblical knowledge could be a huge educational disadvantage for ...
How could Scripture possibly apply to our daily life? Sadly, many think of Scripture as an outdated and unhistorical fiction that has little to do with the world or even the faith. Jesus’ words can be ...
Centuries from now, historians will have the daunting task of looking back on the essays of the 21st century in an effort to distinguish the serious from the satirical. I don’t envy them; I can barely ...
Austin Culp seriously needs to get out his Bible and start reading. In his opinion article in The Forum on Monday, Nov. 26, he blatantly and maliciously condemns God's people. Culp writes that he has ...