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A question from a reader: Is it all to do with politics and power at various times in the past 2000 years? I mean, every society needs to something to believe in, right? It hardly seems to matter if Christianity, Judaism or Islam are right or wrong just so long as they serve to control [...]

While shopping around for swords, knifes, and daggers, you might have come across some weapon smiths that claim their swords as “highest quality” or “the best made”. These claims might have some basis, however it doesn’t hurt to define a set of criteria by which you determine quality. Part of our Sword buyers Guide [...]

A question from a reader: I can think of a bunch for Europe, the crusades, the 30 years war, the witchcraft trials which killed thousands, the religious wars after the Protestant reformation. For America the worst thing I can think of is the witchcraft scare at Salem, and the deaths of all of 20 people. [...]

King Henry VIII’s reign saw a new departure regarding the English crown’s attitude and policy to Ireland. Before his reign the English crown held no sway in most parts of Ireland, however by the time Henry’s daughter Elizabeth passed over to her successor King James I of England he was undisputed ruler of the entire [...]

Not only do WINNERS write history, but history is constantly being REVISED. As a political science and history major that gave me my BA in college, I have to wonder how much of history is FACTUAL. However, my intent here is about religious history which has a particularly shady approach to the past. Before I [...]

By the seventeenth century the traditional divide between the Gaelic Irish and Old English was declining; they had assimilated with one another and they were united by their shared religion, Catholicism. In addition, they were allied together in the face of the huge influx of Protestant English and Scottish settlers during the Plantations who were [...]

History of Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica, pronounced [re?pu?likaðe?kosta?rika]), is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa [...]

Life insurance is a staple of today’s financial market and provides millions – if not billions – of people around the world with peace of mind and financial support for them and their families. Believe it or not, life insurance began in ancient Rome where people could sign up to “burial clubs”. As the name [...]

By James F. Cotter   In an interview with the Columbus Dispatch, Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH) said, in opposition to the economic stimulus, “When Roosevelt did this (tried to stimulate the economy), he put our country into a Great Depression.  He tried to borrow and spend, he tried to use the Keynesian approach, and our [...]

introduction Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner (insured and the insurer, (insurance company) where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money stipulated in the contract at the time of the insured’s death. The payment sum usually goes to the agreed beneficiaries in the event of the policy [...]