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Where exactly did the Council of Nicea meet in 325? As described in their article "Nicea's Underwater Basilica" in the November/December 2018 issue of BAR, Mustafa Sahin and Mark R. Fairchild have an idea. In 2014, an ancient basilica was discovered 165 feet off the coast of Iznik, submerged 6-10 feet under Lake Askanios. Subsequent survey and excavation headed by Professor Mustafa Sahin of Uludag University determined that this Nicea church had three aisles and a central apse and dated to the late fourth-early fifth century... The floor of the basilica's nave lay 1.6 feet lower than its walls, suggesting...

- Divine Life – A Blog by Eric Sammons - http://ericsammons.com/blog - The Council of Nicea as theological Rorschach Test Posted By Eric Sammons On June 4, 2010 @ 7:21 am In The Church | 5 Comments As most Catholics know, Vatican II was held 40 years ago and in many quarters is still controversial. But this should surprise no one; the first ecumenical council, the Council of Nicea, was held almost 1700 years ago and it is still controversial today. It has been upheld as the standard of orthodoxy, derided as an intervention of the state into Church affairs,...

www.catholicnewsagency.com ST. ATHANASIUS, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH SATURDAY, MAY 02, 2009 Athanasius was born in 295 in Alexandria, Egypt, and served there most of his whole life. He was ordained bishop of Alexandria in 328.Three years earlier, he attended the Council of Nicea, where he defended the faith and the divinity of Jesus against Arianism, which was rampant at the time. He taught that Jesus was truly God and fully man, defining the Holy Spirit also as God. The Council was crucial to determining the orthodox teachings of the Church on the nature of Christ.He also fought for the...

Is the Bible from God or Men?By Perry B. Cotham   Introduction The Bible is either the inspired word of God or it is not.  If it is, then it is true and must be believed and obeyed.  If it is not true, then it is of human origin and the greatest hoax that has ever been perpetrated, since it claims to be from God.  By the Bible, I mean the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.  This is not a study as to which books are canonical or if other books should be included in the Bible. ...

The Real Saint Nicholas Jerry Falwell Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003 When Christmas displays are erected on public grounds across the nation, they typically must include a secular element in order to achieve legal requirements. In effect, a manger scene must include a depiction of Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer before it passes constitutional muster. While I believe this is a nonsensical requirement, it is where the seemingly unending ACLU lawsuits against public religious displays have brought us in terms of social policy. However, Christians can utilize this regulation to bring about a positive result. I encourage parents...