An archeologist quoted in a CBS News report about human sacrifice altars in Guatemala seemingly claimed the sacrificing culture wasn’t violent, adding that they were “connecting with the celestial ...

Historical, anthropological, and folkloric data are replete with accounts of various rituals in every human society as far back as records existed. Such rituals were performed for various reasons, ...

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A 2,400-year-old ritual site in southern Russia has emerged as the most lavish sacrificial complex of its kind yet uncovered, ...

Watching Mel Gibson’s movie Apocalypto is not for the fainthearted or squeamish. Set among the Mayans in the 16th century, the film portrays their customs of human sacrifice with unsparing realism.

Rituals are religious or solemn ceremonies consisting of a set of actions performed in a specific order. We all follow rituals – the ritual of celebrating a birthday or a wedding; the rituals that ...

Humans have a penchant for sacrifice, but it’s the Lord who makes it possible. Over the years, one thing that has fascinated me about the gospel is the way it takes our familiar human longings and ...

Many people have altars in their homes, altars of all kinds. Some have family photos displayed on a piano. Some have bowls of colorful rocks from their travels or local hikes. Some have bells or ...