... it to every thing else: When people exposed their children, Christians did not; they don't (well, a significant portion) do not worship idols; their religious writings are full of exhortations to strive to be a moral and decent person. Course, reading the bible reminds me that they also: Believe faith is ...

David Eller

...” in terms of our native religious culture even if we are a ... could be an atheist and also religious. That atheist being defined as “...leaves open the vast majority of religious belief that exists or has existed...themselves as atheists are actually a-religious. Which is not enough for ... we have no concept of religious belief. Eller suggests that we ... justice to Eller or his writings. I made the error of ...

Four Quartets T. S. Eliot (Part 5 of 5)

...e. Mary and Jesus); from Dante's Paradisio . LITTLE GIDDING Written in 1942. Little Gidding is a village in Cambridgeshire visited by Eliot in 1936. It was the home of a religious community established in 1626. In 1633 Charles I visited the community; in 1646 he returned, fleeing Parliamentary troops who broke up the community. Part III "Sin is Behovely, but All shall ...

... i was missing it until i find it. i've never been religious, but i've always found religion to be fascinating. it's so interesting to see how everyone interprets religious writings in their own way. i don't want to be "saved" or converted, i just ...i want to learn as much as i can about all the different religious theories. i want to know your ideas on god. i don't...

The Cosmic Sadist

.... I suppose it is for the same reason that a posthumous publishing of collected letters and writings of Mother Theresa caused a similar stir when it revealed moments of darkness and doubt in her.... The faithful cannot face the humanity of those whom they place on the great pedestal of religious faith. If these great giants of spirituality flair, doubt and occasionally despair then what hope do ...

"The Silencer" on UFO Hunters - and what they left out

...in silence and secrecy, often within religious, fraternal and political institutions dedicated ... various Tantric Buddhist and Bon religious institutions , the P.L.A.... Lodge are scattered throughout his writings and bear further study. From ... the one hand, or a religious fundamentalism grounded in a new ... an international effort to combat religious dogmatism, extend the range of ...

Books 34 & 35

... the show often so this is a read for a true fan. Title: Incantation Author: Alice Hoffman Themes/Topics: Religious Persecution, Family, Nature Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite authors, but I didn't like this as much. Her young adult literature doesn't have the same feel as the rest of her writings, some of the nature imagery was there, but not enough for my liking.

The Life and Times of Giordano Bruno

... of 24. At the monestary, Bruno kept a copy of the banned writings of Erasmus; it was discovered, and when he learned that an indictment was being prepared against him in Naples he fled, shedding his religious habit. For at time, he wandered. He first went to the ..., but was denied absolution by the Jesuit priest he approached. When religious strife broke out in the summer of 1581, he relocated to ...

things i love thursday.

...firm your devotional impulses. a far cry from his usual prosaic writings on everyday life. maybe i should just paint my nails purple ... something? ha. i would as a general rule recommend his writings though, just for interesting thought triggers. getting a ton of ... leche, studying in the sunny patch in the lounge, glittery religious icons, fairylights, the prospects of an end of term dinner with...

you follow me in or you don't and either way it's alright.

...got rather stressed out at the fact that a lot of my group seemed to instantly dismiss fredric jameson's writings because of his marxist association. i mean, its all well and good to sit there and say that ... most of us, our life is secular and the pursuit of happiness, and love for some, has replaced religious meaning. but there's no way to know if the path you take in pursuit of either will work. ...