http://zionica.com Where Christianity intersects with politics, culture, and entertainment. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://zionica.com/2013/01/07/scientology-church-has-secret-alien-space-cathedral-in-new-mexico-desert/ http://zionica.com/2013/01/07/scientology-church-has-secret-alien-space-cathedral-in-new-mexico-desert/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:00:40 +0000 Zionica http://zionica.com/?p=23237

A gigantic symbol etched into the desert in New Mexico holds below it a secret “alien space cathedral” built by Tom Cruise’s Scientology church, according to one man’s account. The symbols are supposedly a welcoming message to aliens designed in a crop-circle fashion that can only be seen from high above the ground, BBC reporter John Sweeney says. The…]]> http://zionica.com/2013/01/07/scientology-church-has-secret-alien-space-cathedral-in-new-mexico-desert/feed/ 8 http://zionica.com/2012/05/23/catacomb-or-cathedral-christianity/ http://zionica.com/2012/05/23/catacomb-or-cathedral-christianity/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:06:37 +0000 Zionica http://zionica.com/?p=19851

As you're reading this, I'm in Italy leading a Southern Seminary study tour through Rome. In the past two days, I've spent time praying in Saint John Lateran Cathedral here, and in the ruins of the ancient Christian catacombs. It struck me that we Christians sometimes forget the paradoxical grace of God in giving us…]]> http://zionica.com/2012/05/23/catacomb-or-cathedral-christianity/feed/ 19