An old Gospel song sets the question of the day: why do people who act badly not get the punishment they have so richly earned? This type of question philosophers call theodicy: if God is all-powerful
For hundreds of years, Christian churches have observed a ritual in early November of remembrance of loved ones who have died. Perhaps the most elaborate ceremonies are those of Mexico, where it is ca
Next Wednesday is one of the holiest days in the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. It occurs ten days after Rosh Hoshana, the Jewish New Year. The Hebrew Bible has elaborate ritua