Nice article. I've heard this guy speak before, and gives some small hope that the war between science and fundamentalism in America might end some day. If you get a chance to see him speak, he has a wonderfully calming way about him - easy to listen to.
I only have issue with one statement in the article - "Here was a person (Jesus) with remarkably strong historical evidence of his life" That is far from truthful. It is one of the widest spread disinformations out there. Actual historical data of this person is non-existant outside of church documents generated centuries after the alleged incidents. I would not call church documents unbiased or accurate for historical documentation. Sorry.
But that does not detract from the message of acceptance and co-existence he is bringing.
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Date: 2007-04-05 14:40 (UTC)If you get a chance to see him speak, he has a wonderfully calming way about him - easy to listen to.
I only have issue with one statement in the article -
"Here was a person (Jesus) with remarkably strong historical evidence of his life"
That is far from truthful. It is one of the widest spread disinformations out there.
Actual historical data of this person is non-existant outside of church documents generated centuries after the alleged incidents. I would not call church documents unbiased or accurate for historical documentation.
Sorry.
But that does not detract from the message of acceptance and co-existence he is bringing.