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There is a near universal majority of scholars in many fields—historians, Bible scholars, New Testament scholars, philologists, archaeologists, anthropologists, literature, folklore and oral history specialists, paleographers, linguistics scholars in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, those in the field of the Classics, a Dead Sea scroll specialist or two, and many others—from atheist to Jew to liberal to fundamentalist Christian, who all agree Jesus existed.Over the last two hundred years, there has also been a small group called “mythicists” who have asserted there was no historical Jesus. Very few mythicists are scholars; I know of two currently. They tend to be exclusively atheistic...

A mother who allegedly couldn’t be bothered to look up from her phone while her 3-year-old son drowned nearby at a Texas waterpark has been indicted nearly two years later. Jessica Weaver, 35, is charged in connection with the death of her son, Anthony Malave, who drowned in May 2023 during a soft opening at the new Camp Cohen Water Park in El Paso. One of 18 lifeguards working at the park pulled the unconscious boy out of a 4-foot-deep section of the pool. He was rushed to the hospital where he died, police said. Weaver was glued to her...

General EssaysAnalysis of general principles used by the "borrowing" thesis. Some notes on alleged parallels between Christianity and pagan religions -- an introductory commentary by a classical scholar writing for us as "Justin Martyr" On Napoleon as Myth translated by "Justin Martyr" Glenn Miller's general essay refuting the pagan-copycat thesis Creation Ministries International on Indian creation mythsOld Testament "Borrowing"Figures claimed to be sources for the Old Testament. Named entities in alphabetical order. Akhenaten -- Did the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten influence Jewish monotheism? Sargon -- Did the story of this Assyrian king influence the story of Moses? Sinuhe -- Did the...

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected to return to a courtroom this week ahead of his summer murder trial for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. A hearing Thursday will consider 12 suppression motions filed by Kohberger’s defense. It will be the first time Kohberger has been back in court in over two months, when his defense team asked a Boise judge to “sanction” prosecutors over “inadequate disclosures” through the discovery process. His defense team is requesting expert witnesses be excluded from the case as a solution. His team is attempting to have...

“Tiger King’s” Joe Exotic is knocking President Trump and former President Biden for not issuing him a pardon, saying he’d have a better chance of a commuted sentence if he “broke in the [Capitol]” or was “related to the Bidens.” “You forgot me…again,” Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado, said via an image directed to Trump and posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday. “If I was a crack dealer, maybe if I broke in the capital [sic] or even have been related to the Bidens. I might have gotten some relief on being in prison innocent,” the ex-zoo...

NEW YORK (WPIX) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a nose spray to help treat depression, Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday. Spravato is a first-of-its-kind medication to help manage treatment-resistant depression, according to the pharmaceutical company. The nasal spray can be given to people who haven’t seen improvements in their depression after taking at least two oral medications, according to Johnson & Johnson. The main ingredient for the spray is esketamine hydrochloride, which is the “chemical cousin” of ketamine. Ketamine has been used by clinics across the U.S. to treat depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....

Four viruses are currently circulating in the United States, which some have referred to as a "quad-demic." Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an increase in three respiratory viruses—COVID-19, flu and RSV—and the gastrointestinal disease norovirus. Emergency department visits are "high" and "very high" for flu and RSV, respectively, and "elevated" for COVID-19 across the U.S., according to the CDC. As of the week ending Jan. 4, 18.6% of tests for influenza are returning positive, as are 11.6% of RSV tests and 6.9% of COVID tests. Meanwhile, for norovirus, 27.91% of weekly tests have come back...

Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, an Allied combat operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

Bill Burr is fired up. The comedian and actor, 56, blasted insurance companies and praised accused UnitedHealthcare CEO-shooter Luigi Mangione while speaking about the LA fires during his Tuesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Burr revealed that, like many people in Los Angeles, he had to evacuate after flames threatened his home. “I got lucky,” he said. “You know, the winds moved. “And I think everybody did a great job. Unlike the internet,” he added, alluding to the rapacious criticism of state and local officials’ response to the fires. Burr went on to mock online critics who liken themselves to...

DNA is a molecule that has a variety of functions within a living organism, including telling the organism how to “look,” facilitating reproduction, and helping cells to make proteins.[23] A single strand of DNA is thousands of times thinner than a single strand of human hair.[23] Each strand of DNA contains 3 building blocks: a group of sugars, a group of phosphates, and a nitrogen base.[23] DNA is built like a twisting ladder, with sugars and phosphates forming the side rails and various chemical bases forming pairs of rungs.[23] The specific sequence of chemicals in a strand of DNA tells...

Le Cercle is a shadowy network of global elites that makes the CIA look like the DMV. Bilderberg recently announced plans to be more open and friendly to the press — but what about Le Cercle? If Bilderberg is the shadowy conference everyone whispers about, Le Cercle is the one that doesn’t even make it into the conversation. For many readers, this may be the first time you’ve encountered the name. Founded in 1952, this corrupt cabal operates with a level of secrecy that makes the Bilderberg Group seem almost transparent by comparison. Smaller, spookier, and infinitely more secretive, Le...

President-elect Donald Trump received his sentence for his hush money case conviction, but Judge Juan Merchan declined to impose any punishment. Trump was sentenced Friday morning in New York for his conviction on 34 felony charges in his hush-money case after the Supreme Court refused to block the sentencing, making him the first U.S. president to be convicted and sentenced for a crime to take office. Trump could have been sentenced to up to four years in prison but instead was delivered a sentence that does not include penalties like jail time or probation in what's called an unconditional discharge....

Forecast as people vote with their feet. California -4, New York -3, Illinois -2, Minnesota -1, Oregon -1, Rhode Island -1 Pennsylvania -1, Georgia +1, North Carolina +1, Arizona +1 Tennessee +1, Idaho +1, Idaho +1, Utah +1, Florida +3, Texas +4

An apocalyptic video shows two men and a dog in a home surrounded by roaring flames as wildfires spread throughout the Los Angeles area due to extreme winds. The now viral video shows the blaze roaring dangerously close to the home. Huge flames and smoke can be seen outside of the window behind the living room and wrapping around the home. One can hear the winds whipping and whistling in the background. “It’s going to be ok,” the man says to a dog wagging its tail.

(NEXSTAR) — While the national housing supply recently reached a four-year high, buying a home in some U.S. cities may be especially difficult in 2025, a new Zillow report suggests. To make its predictions, Zillow reviewed multiple factors — including how quickly homes have been selling, and its own forecast for home value growth — in the 50 most populated cities nationwide. Overall, Zillow’s analysis determined cities primarily on the East Coast could have the hottest housing markets of 2025. For the second year in a row, Buffalo, New York, held the top spot on Zillow’s list. The company pointed...

“The statistical probability that organic structures and the most precisely harmonized reactions that typify living organisms would be generated by accident, is zero.”- Ilya Prigogine (Chemist-Physicist) Recipient of two Nobel Prizes in chemistryI. Prigogine, N. Gregair, A. Babbyabtz, Physics Today 25, pp. 23-28“The really amazing thing is not that life on Earth is balanced on a knife-edge, but that the entire universe is balanced on a knife-edge, and would be total chaos if any of the natural ‘constants’ were off even slightly. You see,” Davies adds, “even if you dismiss man as a chance happening, the fact remains that the...

CBN.com – Spud Alford’s life always revolved around athletics. In high school, he excelled in track, football and baseball and went on to play at the University of Southern Mississippi. Then, one day in 1976, he saw something on TV that would change his life. .... “I had never watched the Olympic Games before. I had never heard the word ‘decathlon’, but I fell in love with what I saw as he carried the American flag around the track that particular day.” He began training immediately for the 1980 Olympics and spent the next four years preparing for Moscow. While...

The Universe is electrically neutral, with one electron to cancel out the charge of every proton in the Universe, and the nuclear forces are extremely short-range, failing to extend beyond the scale of an atomic nucleus. When it comes to the Universe as a whole, only gravitation matters. The Universe expands at the rate it does throughout its history — and not at a different one — for two reasons alone: our laws of gravity and all the forms of energy that exist in the Universe. If things were slightly different from how they actually are, we wouldn't exist. Here's...

Certain F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT). If you are an employer who wants to provide a practical training opportunity to a STEM OPT student during their extension, you must: Be enrolled in E-Verify, as evidenced by either a valid E-Verify company identification number or, if the employer is using an employer agent to create its E-Verify cases, a valid E-Verify client company identification number. Remain a participant in good standing with E-Verify, as determined by USCIS. Have a valid Employer Identification...

Did you know Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to have an armored limousine? At the height of World War II, the Secret Service decided that the president needed a safer means of transportation. And that tradition still stands today. Getting your hands on a presidential limo, though, is no easy feat—they don't just hand them out to civilians. But, if you head to the Mecum Kissimmee auction on January 18, 2025, you might be able to drive home in a rare armored Cadillac originally built for President Bill Clinton. This fully armored 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was one...