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Counter Protesting “God Hates America”
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AP file photo, 2006 You may or may not know that the St. Louis area is host to the picketing of the Westboro Baptist Church today. Thankfully, it is one day only. I know of several people who will attend– in order to counter demonstrate– in order to say, No, God doesn’t hate America, or soliders, or gay ...3 days ago -
Four Functions of Religion
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In our western culture, the word mythology has overtones of some other religion, or a religion of the past. I have no problem calling my own religion a mythology. As a school age child of the 60’s and 70’s, I was taught that mythology was used to explain the world before the real sciences were developed. I ...1 week ago -
Phelps Counter Protest at Hazelwood Central High School a Demonstration of Love
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Fred Phelps came to town yesterday afternoon. Fred Phelps (For a quick primer on the infamous pastor you can check out his Wikipedia page here .) Phelps was in town with members of his Westboro Baptist Church to protest at Hazelwood Central High School because of its Gay/Straight Alliance club. It should be ...1 week ago -
The People Vs. Leo Frank
RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY —
Authority: 421
Kelly Baker The lynching of Leo Frank remains a subject of historical and popular interest. Frank, a Northern Jew, was accused of the rape and murder of Mary Phagan. For crime show buffs, the case contains mishandled evidence, questionable testimony, and good old fashioned prejudice. Modern audiences might have a ...1 week ago -
Samhain: celebrating life, remembering the dead
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Dia de los Muertos folk art by Kevin T.; available at Photobucket. Samhain is one of the most widely known of the Pagan holidays in (perhaps tied with Yule). It’s certainly the least understood. I suppose that’s fitting. It is the holiday Pagans themselves celebrate with one foot in the mundane world of candy, ...2 weeks ago -
Is It Broken? Should You Fix It? Gay and Lesbian Conversion Therapy
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Homosexuality has always been a hot-button issue in America. The most recent flash point in the debate is over “conversion therapy,” or the belief that, given proper psychological counseling, a person may be converted from homosexual to heterosexual. The question is a minefield of psychological, moral, ...2 weeks ago -
My Father, Let My Country Awake
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Eight months had passed since the riots. Minorities–Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians–in India felt uneasy. Everywhere you turned, you did not see the abhorance that you would have thought normal. For those readers who are not familiar with the 2002 riots, the trigger was the burning of a railway coach in a place ...3 weeks ago -
Thunder Road and Divine Love: The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen
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Authority: 524
Thunder Rd. street sign I am a huge Bruce Springsteen fan, so it’s no surprise that I’m anxiously counting down the days until this Sunday when I’ll get to see him and the E-Street Band in concert at the Scottrade Center . In addition to writing some of the best lines ever in rock and roll music, in the ...3 weeks ago -
Rush Limbaugh’s Karma
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The old adage, “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”, has been validated this week by Rush Limbaugh’s denial of NFL team ownership . If Rush is receptive, a life lesson on karma may be attained. On some level, good comes to those who do good. I think we are psychologically hardwired to honor and ...3 weeks ago -
Grand mufti points the way to religious tolerance
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Mustafa Ceric, the grand mufti of Bosnia. Source: BBC Tim Townsend’s story in the Saturday edition of the Post-Dispatch about the Interfaith Partnership / Faith Beyond Walls annual dinner included a remarkable statement by Mustafa Ceric , the grand mufti of Bosnia, described as “the highest authority for ...3 weeks ago -
Vatican wishes Hindus well for Diwali festival
Thaindian News —
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Vatican, Oct 16 (DPA) The Vatican Friday urged religious tolerance in a greeting for the Hindu festival of Diwali which many of the estimated one billion followers of the world’s oldest religion will celebrate Saturday.The message titled: “Christians and Hindus: Committed to Integral Human Development,” was ...4 weeks ago -
US Congress commends Gandhi’s role in India’s formation (Lead)
Thaindian News —
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Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) The US Congress has acknowledged Mahatma Gandhi’s unique role in the establishment of India and described him as a “man of all times and places”.A resolution unanimously passed by the US House of Representatives Thursday congratulates the visionary leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and ...4 weeks ago -
Gandhi a ‘man of all times and places’: US Congress
Thaindian News —
Authority: 710
By Arun KumarWashington, Oct 16 (IANS) The US Congress has passed a resolution congratulating the visionary leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, which enhanced the rapidly deepening friendship between the United States and India.Unanimously passed by the US House of Representatives Thursday, the resolution also acknowledges ...4 weeks ago -
Observed
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Perusing the book section at the PX (with mah new CANE!), as we are wont to do, I happened past the religion section, which used to contain all sorts of goodies, and is actually where I found my Pagan Book of Prayer that I have grown fond of. This time, all the Pagan books are gone, and are now two rows over and ...4 weeks ago -
Beliefs Matter: When Richard Dawkins and I Agree
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photo courtesy photobucket We believe that all religions are basically the same- at least the one that we read was. They all believe in love and goodness. They only differ on matters of creation, sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation. Steven Turner, “Creed” I’ve been thinking of this passage from ...4 weeks ago -
The 5000 Year Leap, the Naked Communist, and the Man Who Changed Glenn Becks Life
RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY —
Authority: 421
Paul Harvey Alexander Zaitchik, " Meet the Man Who Changed Glenn Becks Life " (H/T Matt Hedstrom), is a fascinating account of the subterranean influence of W. Cleon Skousen, the long life of the paranoid style in American politics, and the recent revival of far-right religiosity. It reminds me much of Lisa ...8 weeks ago
