Centroids : As you may have noticed, all of my postings today have featured religious theme news stories. Today is a banner day for religion. Well, at least it is for me. GREAT NEWS ! Real Clear Politics, also known for Real Clear Markets and Real Clear World, now has a Real Clear Religion section. This is not to be confused with a separate Catholic-sponsored site also called "Real Clear Religion," which has been up and running for some time now. Anyway, the Real Clear Politics version of Real Clear Religion is top rate, lots of excellent material, timely, wide variety of topics covered, and a real advantage for anyone who follows news of religion. There may be a better way to access the new site --I presume it is new, and have never stumbled across it until now-- but so far the secret seems to be to do a Google search and type in, exactly like this : "Real Clear World" "Real Clear Religion" If you just type in "Real Clear Religion" you will get the Catholic site. That site is also good, but, for some odd reason, it has a pro-Catholic viewpoint This is OK with me, but the Real Clear Real Clear Religion site is purely Interfaith, or, as the case may be with Atheist theme stories, Inter/anti-Faith. Related News : Best issue ever of Biblical Archaeology Review, the November/December 2010 edition, now on the stands. Well, maybe not every newsstand, but surely a few of them. Somewhere. The point is that this issue is outstanding. I have been a long term subscriber but have never seen anything like this. Great story / interview about research into the historical Jesus, with one of the best living scholars of the subject. Fine story about the "alternative" Temple of the Samaritans at Mt Gerizim. Really good story about how the figure of "Danel" ( not "Daniel" ) mentioned in Ezekiel has a direct parallel in the Ugarit / Ras Shamra texts which everyone here surely is familiar with like the back of your hand. OK, maybe not, but take my word, this is fascinating stuff, one-to-one correlation between a Biblical book and an ancient Pagan text of some reputation. So, RUN, don't walk, to your nearest newsstand that has a supply of the latest BAR --as it is known affectionately by the cognoscenti-- without delay and pick up your copy of this outstanding issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. You will be glad you did. Guaranteed. Happy Comparative Religion Day Billy
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