Ancient records have nothing at all to say about Baalbek, it seems, though human habitation there is quite old. Archaeological digs reveal evidence of human habitation at least back to 1600 BCE and possibly going to 2300 BCE. The name Baalbek means "Lord (God, Baal) of the Beqaa Valley" and at one time archaeologists thought that it was the same place as the Baalgad mentioned in Joshua 11.

 

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During a recent appearance on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Newt Gingrich explained why he thinks he's getting more popular among evangelical voters despite being a Catholic, a serial adulterer, and divorced. It's because he more than any other candidate understands that there is a "war on religion" out there and he's willing to do battle on evangelicals' behalf. Read More...

From: Brooks A.
Subject: Nothing

I'm not so sophomoric as to point out that the suffix "ism" by definition entails "indicating a belief or principal" (or am I?). I will instead point to the fact that it's true neither in practice nor in the abstract, and that I don't think atheists agree with you. Atheism, ... is the active belief that there is no God. In fact, atheism is such a fervent belief system that it is predicated on the existence of beliefs systems that holds that there is/are gods/ a God, and subsequently that it is wrong.

In order to stake this claim, atheists attempt to presuppose that a lack of existence in God is man's default condition, and, for that matter, that not holding a belief is man's default condition, both of which are, of course, simply not true.

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A lot of people oppose the legalization of gay marriages because they believe that it poses a serious threat to the institution of marriage itself. What is most disturbing about this position, and what should be disturbing for them as well, is just how similar their arguments are to the ones which were used to oppose interracial marriages and to support anti-miscegenation laws. Both sets of arguments also tend to be religious. What really separates them from the racists of the past?

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