Zoroastrianism, which was probably founded some time before the 6th century, is credited by most scholars as being the first monotheistic religion. Zoroastrians believed in one universal god, Ahura Mazda.
This thread would be better served as a vehicle for discussing how film and other forms of media influence our thoughts about faith and NRMs. The fact that a movie apparently made up a NRM and, the fact that said NRM has gotten attention here has a myriad of possibilities that the Academy and...
The U.N. giving the Palestinian Territories the new status of a non-member observer state is at best a symbolic gesture, and at worst nothing more than an empty statement. Its basically a publicity stunt. The politics surrounding Palestine have not changed. The Palestinian Territories does...
The best way to increased wages is through a free-market economy. Unfortunately, we have not had such a system for a long time, and I believe that a livable minimum wage is a matter of basic fairness. However, when the federal government imposes a new and higher artificial minimum wage, it...
James L. Payne, an economist who has written a number of scholarly articles on the American tax system, testified before a House Congressional committee, "If an enemy power bent on destroying our Nation were somehow given the opportunity to devise our tax code with a goal of sapping the Nation...
No, data indicates an uptick in ethnic and denominational conflict. The World Bank, World Health Organization, and the United Nations all have updated reports on the current conflict-prone hotspots around the world. Just because there is anecdotal evidence that violence is down in one area of...