I just returned from the Pagan Studies Conference in southern CA. It was pretty interesting. One thing that came up over and over again was the...
Last night I celebrated the Solstice with my Druid grove (yep, a day early- we meet on weekends for the convenience factor). The ceremony turned...
Yesterday, I received teaching with some 12000 other people from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Long Beach Arena. It's been an interesting...
Hi, All- I just wanted to give a heads-up that I am stepping down from moderator-ship here. It's been a wonderful journey and I've learned a...
I was reading Wiki on Eastern Orthodoxy today and was surprised to find that many of my doctrinal beliefs, such as they are at the moment, are...
I've read some interesting articles about modesty from a variety of sources in the Jewish-Christian-Muslim arena. Some of the most spirited...
An increasing number of folks in the US, and I would imagine in some other places too, are saying they have no religion but are spiritual. What...
I was reading "The Year of Living Biblically" and began to wonder how much a person could learn about another religion in a single year if they...
I've been reflecting a lot on that question of "what am I?" religiously. Personally, I don't think it matters (in terms of salvation or what have...
I'm trying to pull up all the posts I have made, which are around 1800-1900 at this point. The problem is, the search for "all" posts only gives...
I've often wondered this, and McCain and Obama's (sort of) cooperation on the economic bailout issue brought it to my mind again: McCain, Obama...
I wrote this after viewing video footage on youtube of Sarah Palin agreeing with a pastor that prayed for her rise to office, rather than God's...
I was reading the stats from the recent PEW foundation report on religion in the United States, and it really struck me how different common views...
Hi, All- So we’re at that time again, another installment of anthropology and religion. J This week, I thought I’d delve into a discussion of...
Hi, All- Here's a list of some good readings on anthropology and religion. The ones with * I'd especially recommend- not necessarily for the...
OK, so I figured I'd start a little series about the study of religion from the science of anthropology, which is the study of humans. I'm a...
I've been reading "Living Buddha, Living Christ" by Thich Nhat Hanh and came across an excellent passage on interfaith dialogue that piqued some...
Recently, in a PM discussion, I was asked "why Paganism?" It is not the first time I've been asked this question. Some people feel that Paganism...
Wow! I leave for a little while, and I come back to a new Christianity board and ever too many new posts to read!I will endeavor to be around...
OK, so what I see lately are lots of debates about general topics and non-Biblical works. I don't think that is necessarily problematic, but...
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