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Let My People Go: The Election 2008 Edition (1)
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Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic speaks the truth, not just for himself but for me too: I can’t tell you how many e-mails I’ve received in the past two weeks that attempt to revive all of the absurd fears about Barack Obama, mainly of the sort that suggest he’s a Manchurian Candidate who has been groomed his entire life by some Middle Eastern version of KAOS to seize the White House and immediately annihilate Israel. ...
American Sexuality - Western Sexual Mysticism (1)
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[image source]May not be safe for work, just a head's up. But this is an interesting look at Western Sexual Mysticism, for those interested in such things. Some thoughts below the excerpt.Western Sexual Mysticism The hidden links between sexuality, spirituality, and nature By Arthur Versluis Few people know of the long-standing traditions of sexual mysticism in the West. These traditions, unlike Hindu and Buddhist forms of Tantra, which were often distorted, commodified, and trivialized upon ...
Stan Goff: open letter to Christian soldiers (1)
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A few weeks late on this one. Stan Goff's "Open Letter to Christian US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan". I have written on numerous occasions here about my softening attitude towards religion over the years--I think the Left makes a big mistake in demonizing the religious, in identifying religion only with its most frightening manifestations--in part because it's not going away, but also because I think it can be argued, convincingly, that religion is what ...
Path Toward Peace ~Prologue (1)
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A relatively recent introduction through the use of a comment, has given me the opportunity to meet what I consider to be a gifted and talented ,teacher, whose personal life’s journey and understanding of more than his own chosen faith has sought to lend ,edification, to humanities spiraling descent… It is through invitation that I [...]
Public Prayer Booth (3)
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Kansas City-based artist Dylan Mortimer combined a telephone booth and a prayer station into this art piece titled Public Prayer Booth. If you ever came across one, you can pull down the kneeler and pray on the spot. Link - via Locust & Honey
Fresno, CA: Catholic Priest Comes Out In Sermon About Proposition 8 (2)
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Yesterday Father Geoffrey Farrow, a Catholic priest for the last 23 years, shocked his Fresno parishioners and likely ended his career when he defied his diocese and gave a sermon against Proposition 8. After 23 years as an ordained Catholic Priest, Father Geoffrey Farrow has likely given his final mass. Sunday morning he invited us to hear his message, a message that shocked many parishioners. 11 o'clock mass began as usual Sunday. Father Geoff led ...
Religulous (1)
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I saw Bill Maher's movie this weekend—and surprise! I loved it. But I would have to, right? You don't have to love it, of course, but you should see it.
Who is Zaid Zaman Hamid? Brasstacks or Yousuf Kazzab Prophecy? (1)
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Brasstacks TV One show with Zaid Hamid In the past few weeks there has been a buzz spreading around Pakistan’s digital world talking about the recent fame surrounding the TV show personality Zaid Hamid who conducts a show on TV One called Brasstacks. It should be mentioned that brasstacks is reportedly a paid-for show which has started airing barely a few months back and has developed a very strong following amongst the masses. Admittedly Zaid ...
A Brief History of Disbelief (4)
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Jonathan Miller’s Brief History of Disbelief is a BBC production (2005) that offers television’s first sustained look at the hidden history of atheism. The three-part documentary takes you from unbelievers within Ancient Greece, to the re-emergence of disbelief in 15th and 16th century Europe, through to the French Enlightenment, Revolutionary America and the rise of Darwinian thought. We’ve posted Part 1 below. You can watch Parts 2 and 3 here and here. This video comes ...
Myth: Tolerance is religion’s contribution (1)
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The Sangh Parivar and it’s supporters time and again have been saying that their violence is in response to centuries long oppression that Hindus had to face from it’s foreign invaders. They say Hindus had to suffer because of the tolerant nature of Hindus. They further explain that the Mughal raj, British raj, Missionaries and conversion are all results of this centuries long tolerance and universal acceptance of Hinduism. This has gained quite some sympathy ...
I already had my seat in hell reserved (1)
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but Sarah Palin just told me that I’ve got VIP access now. Sweet! Ta-Nehisi Coates suggested bloggers should post this around the web. Guess he was flabbergasted Palin would basically use religion and the fear of eternal hell-fire to guilt believers into voting for her. I think the clip is ridiculous, partly because she sounds [...]
After reviewing the call (2)
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Warning: The Holy Bible is a Work of Fiction (3)
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tags: Holy Bible fiction, religion, religious fundamentalism, religious wingnuttery, religious fascism I've often said that the bible needs a warning on the front cover, so I am pleased to see that someone has finally heard me and done this. Image: Orphaned [larger view]. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
Making history (1)
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If you’re anything like me, you’ll have noticed that there’s a lot of history programmes on television at the minute. I’ve had an idea for a new show that combines history with reality TV. It’s called Rejuvenation, and in it Griff Rhys Jones gets you to vote to restore your favourite senior citizen to their youthful self again. Then we follow the exploits of Enid and Albert and Dorothy as they are botoxed - and ...
Saturday morning ranty post (Nissa edition). (1)
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Yup. Saturdays are bitchy rant time. Only this time, it’s not me doing the ranting. If you’ve been following along in the comments sections of the past few posts, you’ve probably seen the novel-length comments left by a Muslim named Nissa. She* went through and dive-bombed a bunch of posts with her Muslim take on things (ie “You’re wrong, God is right.”), but I published only 2 of the 9 comments she made. Why? Because ...
Solar Roof Brings Vatican Closer to Becoming World's First Carbon-Neutral State (5)
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Holy Green: The world's smallest state aims to become the first net zero emitter. (photo via Wikipedia) This week, the Vatican did its part to make the move to renewable energy, as workers began installing the first of 2,400 solar panels on the roof of the papal audience hall in Vatican City. The Vatican's new solar roof, reportedly worth nearly $1.5 million, should need only minimal maintenance for the next 25 years. Last year, the ...
Nursery Gassed at Ohio Mosque, Not a Hate Crime (1)
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Pardon my language, but this is straight fucked up. Less than a week after anti-Islam DVDs were distributed by mail and in newspapers all across the Midwest, in Ohio a “chemical irritant” was sprayed through a window of the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton, where 300 people were gathered for a Ramadan prayer service. More succinctly, it was sprayed into the nursery where the babies and children were kept while their parents prayed. “She told ...
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