Is Christianity a Counterfeit Religion?

A fairly popular claim is that Christianity is a counterfeit religion since it has simply copied or plagiarized pretty much all of its key claims and doctrinal positions from ancient pagan religions.  Certainly, there are numerous striking parallels between Christianity and numerous ancient pagan religions, to include the trinity, the virgin birth, a divine death…

A “Christian Agnostic”?

By Sean Pitman Ervin Taylor, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Riverside. He is also a long-time supporter, executive publisher, and contributor to the “progressive” journal Adventist Today and is a fair representative of the face of “progressive” Adventism in general. As an ardent progressive Adventist, he has been a…