The Hidden Story of Jesus

British theologian Robert Beckford investigates remarkable parallels to the Jesus story in other faiths; some that predate Christianity by thousands of years.
Depending on how strongly you understand the word investigate (and parallel) I suppose that this could be an accurate summary of The Hidden Story of Jesus which Compass (ABC) broadcast last Sunday night.
Unfortunately, Beckford’s [...]

‘Pure Science’

ABC Breakfast News lead this morning with Barack Obama’s executive order to allow the US government to fund embryonic stem cell research. ABC News story here, the video will possibly be here later today.)
Disappointingly, the story was cast as an ’science v. ideology’ issue, rather than as the debate between those who oppose embryonic stem [...]