| About this site |
| About us |
| Our beliefs |
| Is this your first visit? |
| Contact us |
| External links |
| Good books |
| Visitor essays |
| Our forum |
| New essays |
| Other site features |
| Buy a CD of this site |
| Vital notes |
| Non-theistic... |
| Atheism |
| Agnosticism |
| Humanism |
| Other |
| Spirituality and ethics |
| Spirituality |
| Morality and ethics |
| Absolute truth |
| Peace and conflict |
| Attaining peace |
| Religious tolerance |
| Religious hatred |
| Religious conflict |
| Religious violence |
| Laws and news |
| Religious laws |
| Religious news |
Sponsored link
Religious watches by
Whimsical Watches
|
|
 | The Black Death: In one of our essays on
Christian persecution of Jews, we stated that the Black Death epidemic
in Europe started in 1347 CE and was
spread throughout the Mediterranean by shipping from the Far East. This is
impossible since shipping from the Far East to Europe did not start until
the 16th century. The disease did start in the Far East. Mongol invaders brought it to Kaffa in the Crimea (modern-day Fedodosiya). Defenders of the city later escaped from the city and spread the disease throughout Mediterranean ports. 1 |
| Krishna: In our essay that compares Jesus with Krishna, we cited an incorrect chapter in Mark. The correct citation is Mark 5:44. |
| Quotation error: David W. Odell-Scott, Professor & Chair of the Philosophy Department and Coordinator of the Religion Studies Program at Kent State University Emailed us, stating that a quotation attributed to him in our essay on religious tolerance is incorrect. Your quote originally read: "To simply be tolerant doesn't feel too good. People should have a deep sense of appreciation of people different from them." What he actually said was: "We value tolerance as a virtue. Yet, consider tolerance from the perspective of the person being tolerated. Have you ever been tolerated? Or had someone say to you that they can just barely tolerate you? The experience of being tolerated by another – doesn’t feel like the one tolerating you is virtuous." We have corrected the error, but remain puzzled about from where the original quotation came. |
Reference used:
- "The Black Death: Scourge of Medieval Europe," Awake! magazine, 2000-FEB-08, at: http://www.watchtower.org/
Latest update: 2008-MAR-03
Author: B.A. Robinson
|
|
