As it has been for millennia, all Jewish boys are required by Jewish law to be circumcised on the 8th day of their birth. Since Jesus was a Jewish boy, well. However, the question of whether Jesus was circumcised was once a significant issue of debate, one that received comment even from the great Saint…
I remember when it first dawned on me that I was not just merely perpetually sad, negative, unmotivated or for the most part indifferent, but, that I was actually suffering from depression. At the time, I was only old enough to sprout three or four strings of hair on my chin, and I had not…
“I, Uhuru Kenyatta, in full realization of the high calling…do swear that I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya…and that I will obey, protect and uphold the sovereignty, integrity and dignity of the people of Kenya.“ These were the words that, at the time, the President-elect of the Republic…
As a faithful lover of science, experiments are my prayers, my toil in study is my worship, discoveries are my offering and the laboratory is the cathedral of my soul. I had never imagined, ever since I was a little primary school boy, that I would one day set foot in a Hindu temple. But when…
A few problems with Capital Punishment When the body is rested, and the mind, subdued by deep contemplation, seems unbent by the impulses of its vessel, stranger creatures stir, and bring to surface emotions old. It is here that our pretentious affirmations of certitude are revealed by the circumspect eye of self-scrutiny, and that our…
“And in their (the earlier prophets) footsteps We sent Jesus the son o Mary, confirming the law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel, therein was guidance and light and confirmation of the law that had come before him, a guidance and an admonition to those who fear God.” Qur’an:5:46 PART 2:…
Deuteronomy 20:10–12 “When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace. If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you. If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to…