Burnley vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Chelsea secured back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since March after coming from behind to thrash Burnley 4-1 on Saturday. Looking to end a run of four successive home defeats on their return to the top flight this season, promoted Burnley raced into a 15th-minute lead, Wilson Odobert scoring his first goal in English football to stun the visitors. Chelsea offered little in response until Ameen Al Dakhil put through his own net in the most unfortunate circumstances three minutes before the break to get Mauricio Pochettino’s team back level. The visitors completed the turnaround early in the second half, Cole Palmer converting from the spot after Raheem Sterling had been fouled in the penalty area. A fine Sterling goal and a fourth from substitute Nicolas Jackson put the game beyond the hosts, lifting Chelsea to ninth in the standings, with Burnley remaining in the relegation zone with only one win this season.
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Scholar dedicated his career to arguing that Jesus was a hallucinogenic mushroom
Since the 1960s, one scholar has dedicated his career to arguing that Jesus was not a living man, but in fact a mushroom. John Marco Allegro was one of the first scholars permitted to decipher the ancient documents now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, that were discovered in 1947 in the Judean Desert. They contained the oldest surviving versions of books that would later be incorporated into the biblical canon. Allegro and his colleagues were the first to go about making sense of the documents, as they were obviously discovered untranslated, eventually publishing the texts after hard work and disagreements. Allegro then went on to write two more books on the subject in 1958, The Dead Sea Scrolls and The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which remain extremely influential. Then in 1970 and again in 1979, Allegro published two more books. These expanded on his idea that Christianity was a cover for a secret cryptic sex cult generated by people under the influence of Amanita muscaria, more commonly known as Fly agaric. And that Jesus was a metaphor for the fungus and its influences. Using etymology, Allegro argued that early Christianity was created by an Essene cult that recorded their practices through the texts of the New Testament. And that evangelists misunderstood the text's true meaning when they transcribed it. There was never a man called Jesus, only a cult that used mushrooms to have hallucinations. He also argued that the God of the Old Testament was "a mighty penis in the heavens who in a thunderous climax of the storm ejaculated semen upon the furrows of Mother Earth." Allegro's views were not well received, with some believing he created the argument as revenge against Christian critics who dismissed his earlier translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls, whilst some believed he just ran away with the wrong idea. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Ecuador investigates prison agency after killings of suspects in candidate assassination
Ecuador's public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the prisons agency(SNAI) for its potential role in the
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2024 NFL mock draft: Quinn Ewers to Vikings, Shedeur Sanders to surprise team
The Bears get Caleb Williams and a stud WR at 1-2, the Vikings land Texas QB Quinn Ewers in the Top 5, Shedeur Sanders is grabbed Round 1 and more in a new 2024 NFL mock draft.
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MTA Seeks to Join US Against NJ Suit to Halt Congestion Pricing
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which plans to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan, wants to join the federal
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Soccer-Inter stunned as Bologna hit back to draw at San Siro
MILAN Early goals from Francesco Acerbi and Lautaro Martinez proved insufficient for Inter Milan as Bologna snatched a
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Fed's Bowman says it will likely be appropriate to raise rates again
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Saturday repeated her view that inflation continues to be too high despite
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X reacts as Andre Onana blunder gifts Brentford lead at Man Utd
How social media reacted to Andre Onana's poor attempts to save Mathias Jensen's shot as Man Utd went 1-0 down to Brentford.
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Exxon CEO’s Quest for Mega Deal Is a Bet on Oil’s Staying Power
Exxon Mobil Corp. boss Darren Woods is poised to emulate his two predecessors with a career-defining mega deal
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The arrest in Tupac Shakur's murder leaves many wondering: What about Biggie?
In the 50-year history of hip-hop, there have never been two stars whose lives -- and deaths -- have been more examined than Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, the rapper known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls.
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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift understand the power of concert films
There is more than enough room at the top for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.
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Fulham vs Sheffield United LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent. Fulham have struggled to score but have only lost one of their last three in league play, sitting 13th in the table. They host newly promoted Sheffield United, who have really struggled since their return to the top flight. Indeed, the Blades have just one point from seven matches, a draw at Everton which has since been followed by three defeats including an 8-0 thrashing by Newcastle. Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
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