Questions tagged [christianity]

the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.

Use this tag for notable claims in which Christian practice, belief, or affiliation is a major factor. This includes:

  • Claims involving the beliefs or practices of specific Christian groups (e.g. "Does the Church of X really hold to Teaching Y?") that can be verified through consulting official statements, interviewing church officials, or attending services.
  • Claims involving whether notable Christian leaders did or did not make certain notable statements.
  • Claims involving historically verifiable parts of Christian history, such as the existence of certain religious figures or leaders (e.g. whether there is historical evidence for the existence of St. Patrick).

Do not use this tag for inquiries into the truth or falsity of Christian belief (such as the divinity of Jesus, the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the exact mechanics of a future Rapture, etc.), as religious belief is, by definition, not falsifiable.

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Has Jesus been declared the king of Poland?

Reportedly, Jesus Christ was declared the king of Poland in November 2016 following a vote by their parliament. I've seen such reports in blogs and other such resources that are usually used as secondary sources, one of which expresses some doubt…
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Did Muslims in the Middle East cut off the breasts of Christian women?

A Conservative Infidel article from 2014 made a claim (that was repeated in a forum for Americans for Legal Immigration PAC) that: Muslims in the Middle East took Christian girls and cut their breasts off. Sister Hatune Dogan interviewed 280 girls…
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Did Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni hand the national flag to intercessors in 1997 in the midst of a Christian revival?

World Trumpet Mission, an international revivalist ministry founded in 1988 in the Republic of Uganda by John Mulinde, presents the following historical timeline on their website (emphasis mine): In particular, the timeline claims that in 1997,…
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Does this statue outside a school in India depict a Hindu Brahmin begging in front of Virgin Mary?

This video was circulating on social media with the following caption: At the entrance of St. Mary's H. S., Manapparai, Tiruchy, Tamilnadu, a brahmin is depicted as begging in front of Virgin Mary. Should Co-existance and secularism mean…
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Do Christian pastors in India pay people to convert to Christianity?

This says: 2) The Money Minded Evangelists - This is where 99.9% of today's Indian Christian Evangelists fall into. There are pastors who live in mansions and luxury, pay people to convert to Christianity so that they can make up the numbers and…
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Did Pope Leo X say that Christianity is a fable?

The internet is full of references to the following quote, attributed to Pope Leo X: How well we know what a profitable superstition this fable of Christ has been for us and our predecessors. Did he actually say it?
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Do a substantial number of born-again American Christians not believe "that Jesus bodily came back to life"?

In Dan Barker's Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists, at the start of Chapter Sixteen, he writes (emphasis mine): Many bible scholars[25] and ministers—including one third of the clergy in the Church of…
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Did a pastor undress and kiss his female church members' behinds to help them find a husband?

I came across this article from Facebook where this site (Warning: Site contains nudity) claims a pastor asked his female members who are spinsters to a beach where they were asked to undress and were kissed on their behinds as a sign for them to…
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Did Islam dominate slave trade, and did Christians enter the slave market only later?

Stefan Molyneux claims in The Truth About The Crusades that: Islam dominated slave trade between the 7th and the 15th century, while the Christians entered the market of human flesh much later - 1519 to 1815 is the period of Christian slave…
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Have 25% of all Christian Ex-Muslim converts received dreams or visions as a major factor in their conversion?

In an 2009 article, Why do Muslims come to Christ? Five case studies that underline the key factors as Living God in Christ, the living Word, and the living Body of Christ. by Salaam Corniche, there is a reference (on the last page) to a study of…
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Was Mother Teresa a fanatic and a fraud?

According to this article, Mother Teresa did much more harm than good and was opposed to helping the poor, the ills and raped women. Is it true that Mother Teresa didn't do much to help those in need ? If so, why is she seen as a saint by many ?
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Has the documentary hypothesis become invalid?

The documentary hypothesis is a hypothesis which proposes that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives, which were subsequently combined into the current form by a…
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Are there any historical records of Gospel miracles?

The primary source documentation for whatever Jesus did are the Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Are there still any non-religious sources for the works/Miracles performed by Jesus. Can we find anywhere historical records of all…
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Did a ruler/army accept baptism with one hand unbaptized

There are a number of variations of a story on the internet mentioning how a ruler/an army accepted Christian baptism except they held their sword arm and sword out of the water, rejecting any limitation on their ability to fight. This source says…
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Did Elvis Mbonye predict the 2012 Ugandan helicopter crash, 2018 Oscar winners, and Kenyan election dispute?

According to these videos, Elvis Mbonye, a self-proclaimed African prophet, predicted events such as the 2012 Ugandan helicopter crash, 2018 Oscar winners, and Ugandan election dispute: Kenyan Election dispute "I shall begin to cause…
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