Violence in the name of Buddhism – Deutsche Welle
Why does every religion have these hate groups?
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Jesus Christ endorses a candidate for mayor????
I have to say it, so forgive me:
There are mental patients wandering around the streets of our major cities, who believe they hear the voice of Jesus, but they don’t run for mayor!
Florida Mayoral Candidate Boasts Endorsement from Jesus Christ.
‘Religious Freedom’-Fighting NC Lawmaker Opposes Islamic Prayer in Legislative Meetings: ‘I Do Not Condone Terrorism’
This North Carolina Lawmaker (or in this case, since it is against the US Constitution “Lawbreaker” believes that it’s okay to have a state religion—but only if it’s HER’s. So, would the next logical step be to outlaw other religions (and in this case, particularly Islam)?
How about a state declaring that that state religion was “atheism”?
I guess it’s only “religious freedom” when it’s YOUR religion????
Christianity As State Religion Supported By One-Third Of Americans, Poll Finds – Huffington Post
In a country where one of the founding principles is separation of church and state, I find it frightening and yet sad by this poll’s result.
Christianity As State Religion Supported By One-Third Of Americans, Poll Finds – Huffington Post
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666 W-2: Walter Slonopas, Christian Employee, Quits Over Mark Of The Beast On Tax Form
666 W-2: Walter Slonopas, Christian Employee, Quits Over Mark Of The Beast On Tax Form.
While he’s certainly entitled to his belief, what would he have done if the number 666 appeared in his social security number?
Seeing God in the Third Millennium – Oliver Sacks – The Atlantic
How the brain creates out-of-the-body experiences and religious epiphanies
Having myself having had both (an out-of-the-body experience as a child after a massive dose of penicillin), and a religious epiphany while walking on the top of the walls of Jerusalem in 1990, I found this article by Dr. Sacks very interesting. Does it preclude a genuine religious experience of God? Personally, I think the jury is still out.
Seeing God in the Third Millennium – Oliver Sacks – The Atlantic.
The Vatican is worried that support for gay marriage will lead to support for polygamy. So what?
Vatican vows to fight gay marriage after gains in U.S., Europe | Reuters.
For the record, I really don’t have an issue with gay marriage, polygamy, polyandry, or whatever occurs between 2 or more consenting adults. I don’t think it’s my business, and, as a heterosexual male, I don’t intend to practice of these.
BUT, I do have issue with anything that drives people apart, that would deny people love in a world where it it so hard to find and keep.
So, for the benefit of the Vatican, let me point out one little thing: Continue reading “The Vatican is worried that support for gay marriage will lead to support for polygamy. So what?”
The Bodhisattva’s Mind Training Practice
I have always been fascinated by the Bodhisattva (an enlightened being that compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save other) concept in Buddhism.
This is an interesting introduction to the mind training practice as written by Tenzin Norbu
Tenzin Norbu: Lojong Meditation: The Bodhisattva’s Mind Training Practice.
Is It Possible to Govern ‘Biblically’?
A very interesting article I found on Pulse by Matthew L. Skinner.
Is “God” blackmailing German Catholics?
According to the Associated Press, Roman Catholics bishops in Germany declared today that believers who refuse to pay religious taxes won’t be able to receive the sacrament, become godparents, work in church institutions, and possibly will be denied burial in sacred ground:
I'M GOD AND YOU'RE NOT 