Pages Tagged with #zoroastrianism

The Divine Number 12: 12 Gods, 12 Disciples, 12 Tribes and the Zodiac, in the following sections:

• The Divine Number 12: 12 Gods, 12 Disciples, 12 Tribes and the Zodiac: 3. Zoroastrianism and Olympus: The 12 Heavenly Gods
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When Was Jesus Born? What Year, and Which Day?, in the following sections:

• When Was Jesus Born? What Year, and Which Day?: 3. The Stories of the Birth of Jesus: What Do We Know?
• When Was Jesus Born? What Year, and Which Day?: 2. On What Day of the Year Was Jesus Born? December 25th?

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline, in the following sections:

• Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline: 4. Census Results for 2011, and Comparison to 2001
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The Birth of Jesus and the Christmas Story: Pagan and Unhistorical, in the following sections:

• The Birth of Jesus and the Christmas Story: Pagan and Unhistorical: 5. The Guiding Star and the Three Wise Men
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Jesus Did Not Exist, in the following sections:

• Jesus Did Not Exist: 2.6. Jesus and Other God-Men are Personifications of the Sun
• Jesus Did Not Exist: 1.3. There is No Evidence for the Story of the Birth of Jesus

Mithraism and Early Christianity, in the following sections:

• Mithraism and Early Christianity: 5. A Solar Cult: Sunday as the Day of Worship, and December 25th
• Mithraism and Early Christianity: 1. Mithraism and Christianity: Two Developments of the Same Underlying Mythos

The Problem of Evil: Why Would a Good God Create Suffering?, in the following sections:

• The Problem of Evil: Why Would a Good God Create Suffering?: 1. Introduction to the Problem of Theodicy: A Fundamental Contradiction Between a Good God and Reality
• The Problem of Evil: Why Would a Good God Create Suffering?: 7. Christianity

Satan and The Devil in World Religions, in the following sections:

• Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 1. Explaining Evil: Why World Religions Personify Evil
• Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 2.1. Zoroastrianism (Ahriman)

Ethics Of Reciprocity like the Golden Rule and the Wiccan Rede Do Not Work, in the following sections:

• Ethics Of Reciprocity like the Golden Rule and the Wiccan Rede Do Not Work: 1. The Golden Rule: Almost Universal, But Still Dysfunctional
• Ethics Of Reciprocity like the Golden Rule and the Wiccan Rede Do Not Work: 4. Adherents of the Golden Rule, by Religion

The True Meaning of Christmas: Paganism, Sun Worship and Commercialism: 1.2. Sun Worship (the Reason for the Season)

Islam versus Unbelievers: Convert, Subjugate or Die: 3. Apostasy

Animal Sacrifice and Blood Rituals in Traditional World Religions and Satanism: 3.4. Paganism / Mithraism

Human Religions

Religious Dogmas Against Marrying Outsiders (Exogamy): 4. Zoroastrianism

Book of Judges (Shofetim): 2. Were There Twelve Judges?

Melakhim (1st half) / 1 Kings / 3 Kingdoms: 1. The Number Twelve in 1 Kings

Incest in the Bible: Adam and Eve and Their Children, and Noah and His Family: 5. Incest in Ancient Zoroastrianism

The Al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Druze)

Jainism: 6.4. The Tirthankaras and the Solar Mythology of the Number 12

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

The Yezidis / Yazidis: Persecution Amidst Claims of Devil Worship

The 12 Disciples: The Christian Take on Ancient Astrology: 1. The Number Twelve in Ancient Religion

Human Rights and Freedom in Iran: 4.3. Freedom of Thought

Religion Versus Womankind: 1. The Dominance of Men in Traditional Religions