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Certainly, it's hard to know whether to trust the allegations in the writings of Tacitus. Yet, what about the explanation offered by Nero, that the Christians were to blame? At least one scholar believes Nero was on the mark. Professor Gerhard Baudy of the University of Konstanz in Germany has spent fifteen years studying ancient apocalyptic prophecies. His studies have shown that in the poor districts of Rome, Christians were circulating vengeful texts predicting that a raging inferno would to reduce the city to ashes. "In all of these oracles, the destruction of Rome by fire is prophesied," Baudy explains....

There have been postings here on Free Republic describing how much money Michael Schaivo will make from Terri Schaivo's death. The money would come from book deals, made for television movies, speaking fees, etc. I expect that his lawyer, Geroge Felos, will also be looking to continue "cashing-in" on Terri. And there are certain to be others. While I can only speak for myself, I intend to protest against Terri Schaivo's treatment and death by boycotting the products and services of any and all commercial or public organizations that are making payments to Mr. Shaivo, Mr. Felos, or any one...

This is a question relating to Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion" and the "controversy" concerning his Traditionalist Catholic beliefs. There has been a lot of well...frankly, a lot of mischevious talk about his "traditionalist" views and head nodding about the Catholic Church's release of teaching guides to "assist" Catholics in understanding the movie from a church perspective. Frankly, I'm alittle confused since everything that has been said about the portrayal thus far seems to comport with the current catechism of the Catholic Church. So I am doing some on-line research specifically trying to determine if there is any difference between...