Religion for Breakfast
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained
Stories about Jesus' birth are famous. But what about stories about Jesus' childhood? One early Christian text, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, invents some pretty crazy stories about the schoolboy Jesus. But what did this text mean for an...
Barcroft Media
Snake-Handling Pastor Bitten By Deadly Rattlesnake
A NEW documentary has captured the startling moment a controversial American pastor is bitten by a deadly snake during a service. Cody Coots is the pastor at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus' Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky - one...
Jabzy
Jesus' Hand Gestures - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Jesus' Hand Gestures
Mr. Beat
Morse v. Frederick
In the fourth episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat goes back to 2002 to look at darn high schoolers causing mischief with a banner about marijuana. Is it their First Amendment right or are they disrupting school? Joseph Frederick, a...
Next Animation Studio
Church of the Apostles may have been unearthed near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists have discovered an early Christian church rumored to be built over the house of the apostles Peter and Andrew.
Religion for Breakfast
"Orthodoxy" versus "Heresy" in Ancient Christianity
You might have heard about the bunches of heresies that popped up in the early centuries of Christianity. But historians don't generally like using the term "heresy" to describe these groups. Is there a more historically neutral way to...
CuriosaMente
¿Somos egoístas o generosos por naturaleza?
Se dice que la evolución fue guiada por la supervivencia del más fuerte. Entonces ¿Cómo explicar los comportamientos altruistas y generosos? ¿Somos egoístas por naturaleza? ¿la bondad es natural? La cuestión de si los seres humanos son...
Barcroft Media
I Set Up My Own Devil Church
THE leader of one of America's most prominent devil-worshipping churches says he turned to Satan to help him cope with the guilt of killing a man in self-defence. Adam Daniels, 35, is the "dastur" - or high priest - of the Church of...
Religion for Breakfast
Exorcism: Ancient Medical Practice?
The ancients blamed all sorts of medical problems on demons: headaches? stomach pain? eye infection? They would say a demon caused it. But why associated demons with medicine?
Religion for Breakfast
The Reason Why They Gave Jesus a Beard
Why do depictions of Jesus always seem to portray him with long hair and a full beard? The reason stretches back to the earliest centuries of Christianity. The first images of Jesus actually depict him as beardless, but by the 4th...
The Art Assignment
Art and Empathy
Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to...
Jabzy
Dissenters - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Dissenters
CuriosaMente
¿Cuándo nació Jesús?
Una explicación animada acerca de ¿De verdad nació Jesucristo un 25 de diciembre? Y si no ¿por qué lo celebramos en esa fecha? La fecha exacta del nacimiento de Jesús es incierta, y la celebración de la Navidad en el 25 de diciembre se...
Curated Video
Caravaggio's Taking of Christ: Great Art Explained
The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Caravaggio’s approach to religious art was shocking...
Amor Sciendi
Madonna with the Long Neck
This strange and clever painting by Parmigianino asks a lot of questions. It deals with art inside a greater context and how how the story of art can often be self-referential.
CuriosaMente
¿Existió Jesús?
No estamos tratando de revolver las aguas, simplemente queremos compartir información interesante acerca de la existencia histórica de Jesús. Aún así, sabemos que habrá gente de los dos bandos que se va a enfurecer ¡serenidad! La...
Coto Japanese Academy
Japanese School in Tokyo - Beginner Japanese - Fun and Easy Unit 3 - Section 1
In this unit we will look at how to ask shopkeepers if they have an item that we are looking for.
Curated Video
Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights (Part Two): Great Art Explained
In this video I look at Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Nobody painted Hell quite like Bosch. What we think of as Hell, and certainly what Bosch thought of as Hell is not based on the bible. There is no mention of Hell...
Curated Video
Israel, the Gospel trail in the Galilee
The Gospel Trail provides an opportunity for anyone on foot or mountain bike to enjoy the physical and spiritual experience of following in the footsteps of Jesus through the beautiful, historical landscape of the Galilee. The trail...
Music Matters
Handel’s Word Painting Brilliance - Composer Insights
A detailed look through the opening of the first Chorus movement in Handel’s “Messiah”. In particular word painting is explored, namely how Handel paints the text “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed”. Choice of key and tempo are...
Curated Video
😱 OMG Why Do British People Disrespect God? 😱
OMG Why do British people disrespect God? British people are taking the Lord's name in vain all the time. Why? Find out the answer in this short video, where I explain that using phrases such as Oh My God, Jesus Christ and For God's Sake...