Documents relating to the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos – Part Three: Worship

...from the Serapieion. I petitioned you then about the temple of Arsinoe which is to be built in order that I might come here. So, if you agree, let me serve under you here – I am not alone, but have a family – so that I may offer prayers both for the King and for your own well-being. I have written to you so that no one else pushes in, but it is I who serves. Farewell.” – P.Lond. 7.2046 Arsinoe...

Greco-Egyptian quote(s) of the day #10 and 11

... to your inquiry whether he is of a priestly family and ought to be circumcised we declare on oath ... Antoninus Augustus that he is in truth of priestly family, and that the proofs submitted by him are genuine,... . 2.293 Water and fire used in the worship of Serapis “Water and fire, the most beautiful of...at the opening of the sanctuary of Serapis the worship is performed by means of fire and water, ...

I Need Your Help

... last year, when I was going through financial and medical family hell due to threat of foreclosure and other long-standing ... you generously and kindly came through for me and my family in the helpvera community donation drive? How you raised thousands... -- at work, office, school, watercooler, library, house of worship, synagogue, church, temple, post office, concert hall, meeting, party...

From Twitter 12-03-2009

... make sense. 13:53:39 : I bet once some kid said "Hail Mary full or GRAPES" by accident & the family wouldn't shut the fuck up about it for years. /via @FatherKelly 14:03:53 : @ atempestcyclone wait what ...16:01:05 : No one understands the things I would do to see and meet Tori Amos. NO ONE. I basically worship her and I'd be crying etc. 16:14:04 : So happy I could die! Just bought my bus ...

Requesting some Buddhist interviews

... paper. 1. How long have you been practicing Buddhism? 2. Were you raised in a Buddhist family, or did you convert to Buddhism? 3. Which ethnicity/nationality do you identify as? 4. Where ...are related to your religious beliefs? Why or why not? 10. Do Buddhist communities and places of worship encourage Buddhists to engage in environmentalism? Why or why not? 11. Does the belief in reincarnation ...

Out of the Broom Closet

... their faith with their friends and family — or “out of the broom closet,”... believes in numerous gods. Traditionally, pagans worship at least one god and one ... going to church sporadically with his family, he found that Christianity did not ... [...] Mainstream society has opted to worship consumer culture (or Scientology) in place ...But if you really need to worship this winter, why not appreciate the ...

Supernatural, The Sky Was Full of Wings, 2/5

...eyes, which he saw now. Those eyes had never looked at him with such worship, never seen him as hero, companion, lover, rolled into one, never promised ... been a part of. The woman at his side spoke. “This is my family, Dean, and if you choose to join us, they will be yours, too.” Dean thought he’d have the weirdest fucking family in the universe. He couldn’t begin to catalog the creatures in the ...

... have to have the last word? no, but sometimes i like to. Who do you hate the most in your family and why? my sister. because she's just.. a mess. i'm more mature than her and i'm 6 ... covering my mouth. Do you do childish things? of course. Do you say your prayers every night, if you worship some god? no. Can you feel your spine? yes. What about your ribs? not really. Can you wrap your ...

Right to Privacy

...the whole incident to himself and his family. Yet the more the cry for privacy...are intimate and within one's own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions... no longer becomes just an internal family squabble. I'm sure this problem ... matter how absurd I think celebrity worship is, no matter how dumbfoundingly obsessed ...

Chicago Tribune interview with Kurt Sutter

... he is going to become. Ryan: Yeah, to me, the show is also exploring these ideas of loyalty and the family that you create and the limits of loyalty. And this question of whether it is possible to change a dynamic or an ... if you want to read it]. Ryan: Would it be fair to say Jax has a bit of a hero worship when it comes to his father? KS: I don’t know if I would say that. Jax was a kid ...