Genesis 19:30-36 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to lie with us, […][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
June 30th, 2019 - 1:30 am § in Christianity, Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Descecrating Others’ Gods
Members of the Christian sect Jehovah’s Witness reportedly destroyed a sacred Indigenous archaeological heritage site in central eastern Mexico in an act of apparent religious intolerance, claiming the traditional rituals practiced at the ancient ceremonial place were “not Christian,[...]
Comment on the Gospel As Taught in Washington State
In the aftermath of the death of John Chau, a Christian missionary who tried to invade the Andaman Islands, two things have struck me. The first is the number of Black friends on Facebook who insist that Chau, despite his slanted eyes and Chinese last name was “white.” From the stories[...]
THE HUBRIS OF “GOD TOLD ME” OR “GOD WANTS ME”
If your religion fails to accomplish your goals, it is not that your religion has failed you. It is that you have failed your religion. I happened to see something regarding the Florida Senate election of 2018. Governor Rick Scott is trying to unseat incumbent Senator Bill Nelson. He apparently said[...]
April 8th, 2018 - 1:55 am § in Religion
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Himmler on God
“I have never tolerated an atheist in the ranks of the SS. Every member has a deep faith in God, in what my ancestors called in their language Waralda, the ancient one, the one who is mightier than we are” “So you believe in a God ?” – “Yes, I believe in a Lord God.” […][...]
March 28th, 2018 - 1:46 am § in Misc.
The Powers of the ACLU
Phelan Moonsong, a pagan priest in Maine was originally denied the right but successfully fought to gain the same recognition as other religions. “I was eventually called up and the clerk asked me if my horns were implanted and I told her they are not,” he explained to The Wild Hunt. The clerk o[...]
March 25th, 2018 - 10:37 am § in Religion
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: In the modern age, revelations can come as videos.
God spews: This revelation first appeared as a 1950 short story “To Serve Man“, written by Damon Knight. The video of the revelation appeared as a 1962 episode of the television series The Twilight Zone where the actor addresses the viewing audience at the episode’s end, speaki[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: !Catholics, Republicans and Muslims …Grow Up!
Simcha Fisher wrote that a Roman Catholic Friend had told her this: Every time some violent Muslim blows something up, all the peaceful Muslims complain about how unfair it is that everyone thinks all Muslims are like that, and they protest about it. And I’m thinking, Why aren’t you gu[...]