Logan Roy went on an unholy rant. In an interview on “The Starting Line Podcast,” “Succession” star Brian Cox, 77, had some scathing words about the book. “Religion does hold us back because it’s belief systems which are outside ourselves,” Cox said on the show, which published Sunday. “They’re not dealing with who we are. … Read more
And that’s the gospel truth. “Saturday Night Live” pulled no punches last night when the comedy show took aim at former president Donald Trump and the $60 bibles he has been selling mere hours before the Easter holiday. During the program’s cold open, “SNL” gave a brief nod to the biblical story of how Jesus … Read more
Warning: Adult Content Just a few years ago, Tessa Williams would regularly dress up in her ‘sexy nun’ outfit, ask men to take off their pants and proceed to spank them on their behind with a large bible. For 15 years, she was known as one of Australia’s most successful ‘dominatrix’ sex workers, specializing in … Read more
Fans of the historical drama “The Chosen” are rejoicing. The series has been granted a waiver from SAG-AFTRA to continue filming amid the ongoing strike. “Great news! We just received word from SAG that we have been approved for a waiver. We’ll continue shooting on Monday,” the series’ official Twitter account announced Sunday. “To be … Read more
An archaeologist claims the Bible’s King David could’ve ruled over a large kingdom, complete with roads connecting between cities, made up of fortified cities around Jerusalem. Yosef Garfinkel, a professor at Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, says he found evidence of urban settlement in organized cities dating to around 1,000 BCE, which … Read more
The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history,” has become the most valuable manuscript ever to be sold at an auction. The Codex Sassoon is more than 1,000 years old, dating from the late 9th or early 10th century, and sold for $38.1 … Read more
Let there be UV light. A “hidden chapter” of biblical text that is said to date back 1,750 years has been interpreted by an Austrian scientist, according to a study published last month in the journal New Testament Studies. Grigory Kessel, a medievalist from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, used ultraviolet photography to analyze the … Read more
What is … bad judgment? “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings is in the negative with fans after they claimed he “robbed” a contestant of his points during Monday’s show. Jennings’ questionable judgment came when contestant Kevin Manning gave the correct answer to a clue — but with an invalid response, it seems. “After the Last Supper, … Read more
God’s bestseller is next up on the chopping block. A Utah parent is calling for the Bible to be banned in school districts, claiming it violates the state’s 2022 law regarding “sensitive material.” “Get this PORN out of our schools!” pleas the anonymous parent in their scathing request to Davis High School, calling the Bible … Read more
One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its anticipated … Read more
The popular quiz show “Jeopardy!” has courted controversy twice this week — this time sparking a debate of Biblical proportions. In the final round of Wednesday’s “Tournament of Champions” episode, contestants Amy Schneider, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey had to solve the following clue: “Paul’s letter to them is the New Testament epistle with the … Read more
Hell hath no fury like TikTokkers scorned. A filmmaker says she’s been subjected to a vicious smear campaign on social media ahead of the release of her new documentary, which alleges that the word “homosexual” was accidentally inserted into the Bible back in 1946. Sharon “Rocky” Roggio is the director of “1946: The Mistranslation That … Read more