Posts from This Journal by “religion” Tag

• Psalm 102: A prayer in times of distress

  Hear my prayer O Lord and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not they face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incilne thine ear unto me; in the…

• Blasphemy law removed from Ireland's constitution

  Voters overwhelmingly approved an update to the Irish constitution that removes a stiff penalty for blasphemy. Score one for freedom of speech and…

• QotD: Yoga goes beyond Identity

  Yoga has the potential to transform both our inner and outer selves in a way that would allow us to see past differences of race, religion, gender,…

• QotD: Looking for a Black Cat in a Dark Room

  Philosophy is like being in a dark room and looking for a black cat. Metaphysics is like being in a dark room and looking for a black cat that…

• QotD: Don't Try to Answer Unanswerable Questions

  To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: This skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness. — Ursula…

• QotD: Religion Makes People Vulnerable to Manipulation

  "...growing up in church desensitizes you to logical inconsistencies, and that opens up large numbers of people to manipulation tactics…

• Blazak on the Role of Religion in Hate Crimes in the US

  Randy Blazak is a PhD from Emory University with a specialty in hate crimes. Specifically he studied racist skinheads (he doesn't say just…

• QotD: Joseph Campbell on Cultural Collision

  There were formerly horizons within which people lived and thought and mythologized. There are now no more horizons. And with the dissolution of…

• QotD: Choice and Responsibility--and Default

  I have often said "it's a free will universe" as a basis for extolling choice as a power, whether conscious or unconscious, for determining your…