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No Girls Allowed? Debate for Women in the Christian Priesthood Rages On
In many countries, laws prohibit employers from discriminating based on sex. However, exemptions to this law are often made for religious orders. The Roman Catholic Church is adamant that women cannot become priests or bishops or deacons because women have never in the past been priests or bishops or deacons. With a few notable exceptions, most Christian denominations have followed the lead of the Vatican.
Kerry Sullivan - 10/05/2017 - 14:03
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36,400 BC: The Historical time of the Zep Tepi Theory
... the Zep Tepi was an historical time of prosperity. In my opinion, all major monuments of Giza were built before the ... while Alnitak has moved toward the south-east. In my opinion, this is not the right configuration, because I would ...
Armando Mei - 28/01/2015 - 12:51
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Connecticut’s Gungywamp: Old Stone Chambers That Are Still A Mystery
... settlers during the colonial period, others are of the opinion that they were built by Native Americans before the ... The other stone structures at Gungywamp have divided opinion as well. Regarding the stone rows, for instances, ...
dhwty - 04/11/2021 - 21:58
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The Loa Giants: Impressive and Enigmatic Geoglyphs in Northern Chile
... civilization that preceded the Incas by many years. In his opinion, proof of this is found in a kind of writing that is ... This geoglyph, which is the biggest I've found, in my opinion represents the stylized figure of a king or queen ...
ancient-origins - 25/05/2016 - 03:49
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Are We in Tyrannical Times? Has Plato’s Terrible Prediction Come True?
Okay, so Plato once predicted that all democratic governments would inevitably lead to chaos and anarchy.
And sure, he foresaw that elected leaders would try to lie to us, in attempts to placate the people. And yes, Plato deduced that the only logical result from democracy was...Tyranny; a state where lawmakers would purposely undermine the people’s needs in order to maintain power. But really, come on. It’s not like this is happening now, right? Right?
Van Bryan - 15/03/2018 - 17:55
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Göbekli Tepe Shamans and their Cosmic Symbols – Part I
... Ülgen ascends the throne on the pole star, Polaris. In my opinion, Göbekli Tepe was not only the ritual center of ... and “male and female principles” as well. In my opinion they were for the high-priests or head-shamans of ...
Ozgur - 16/01/2016 - 00:51
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Empedocles of Acragas Committed Suicide by Jumping into a Volcano
Empedocles of Acragas was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC. It is said that wanting to prove he was an all-powerful god, he decided to leap into the volcanic Mount Etna where the ancient Greeks once believed their gods resided. He was never seen again.
Cecilia Bogaard - 28/08/2022 - 22:58
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Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I
... sent the satellite photograph to Dr Winters for his expert opinion. Plate 3: The original satellite photograph of the ... (Here entitled Plate 5. Plate 5. Dr Winters was of the opinion: “it was unlikely that there was any connection ...
William James Veall - 06/12/2017 - 18:57
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Chrysippus Died Laughing at His Own Deadly Joke
We’ve all heard the expression “to die laughing” to refer to a bout of uncontrollable laughter. But did you know that it actually happens? When looking at the Hellenistic bust of Chrysippus housed at the British Museum, you’d never guess how he perished.
Cecilia Bogaard - 23/07/2022 - 01:56
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Controversial Documentary Claims Philosopher May Have Been the Real ‘Son of God’
... on the Bible without any historical evidence or expert opinion to back it up.” Others claim the Amazon documentary ... analysis of historical fact, but a heavily biased opinion piece.” Viewers should consider that this entire ...
ashley cowie - 12/02/2019 - 18:48
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Sea-Farers from the Levant: Do Ancient Inscriptions Rewrite History of the Americas? - Part 2
In this opinion piece exploring proto-Sinaitic inscriptions, guest ... well thousands of years before Columbus was born. In my opinion, it is now time to readjust the claims of the Spanish ...
William James Veall - 19/05/2015 - 03:50
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Ex-Devil Worshipper Says: I'm Shocked Christians Celebrate Halloween
... would be saved. Editor’s Note: Ancient Origins publishes opinion pieces that reflect a range of perspectives on ...
ancient origins - 22/10/2018 - 18:56
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The Babylonian Marriage Market: An Auction of Women in the Ancient World
... turn to their customs, the most sensible of which, in my opinion, is also practised, I hear, by the Illyrian tribe. ...
dhwty - 21/07/2016 - 00:36
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Cosmic Power of the Shaman and Symbols at Göbekli Tepe - Part II
... a hunter man. There is much more to it than that. In my opinion, the leopard skin emblematizes the Cosmic Puissance ... that the “H” symbol consists of two Tau symbols. In my opinion, both of the side symbols next to “H” symbol ...
Ozgur - 18/01/2016 - 04:10
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The Ancient Admiration of Birds: Flamingos as Masterpieces of Art and Food
... had tasted these dishes, but he did not share the positive opinion that the Romans had. In the Edictum de Pretiis of ...
Maura Andreoni - 25/06/2019 - 23:03
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Which Goddess Lost Her Legs in a Shipwreck? 2,700-Year-Old Terracotta Statue Discovered in Turkish Waters
A team of Turkish archaeologists have announced the fascinating underwater discovery of a large terracotta sculpture of a bare-footed woman wearing a long dress. Could these be Aphrodite’s legs hidden beneath the waters? They say that the statue they found hiding in the sand of the Aegean Sea is a Cypriot goddess and the biggest find in underwater history for their country to date.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/01/2017 - 19:58
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Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: Empedocles of Acragas - The Pre-Socratic Philosopher with a Sense of Style
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Genuine Ooparts Crucial to History or a Colossal Hoax? A Thorough Examination of The Tucson Artifacts [Exclusive Images]
... possibly revelatory. A Professional Metalwork Engineer’s Opinion The writer of this article has a background in ... features are virtually identical from part to part. In my opinion, nothing is apparent in any feature of these ... The result of this investigation is inconclusive, but the opinion is that these items show no indications from ...
Gary Moran - 09/04/2019 - 18:52
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Pythagoras: One of the Greatest Minds of His Time
Pythagoras was one of the greatest minds and philosophers of his time and his unquestionable influence can be felt even today in mathematics. It is believed that he was the first man who referred to himself as a “philosopher.” He was the founder of Pythagoreanism, a religious and political movement that appeared mainly in the big cities of Magna Grecia (today southern Italy).
Theodoros Karasavvas - 10/12/2016 - 03:55
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The Wolves of Dacia Take On the Roman Empire
... be by far the most powerful nation in the world, in my opinion. This is completely impossible for them, however – ...
dhwty - 03/05/2020 - 14:09