Tag Archives: religions
Jesus: How to Turn a Legend on Its Head
The Golden Bough (1963 version) I got given this book yesterday. It’s one I have quoted from in “The Star of Bethlehem” manuscript, but have never read. Now I have something to keep me busy through the long winter days … Continue reading
Image of the Interfaith Beliefs of an Afterlife
Lost Finale: “The End” – Stained Glass Window It was an inspired bit of theatre: having a stained glass window displaying six symbols of the world’s main religions. No doubt the producers wanted to be inclusive of all faiths when … Continue reading
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (or did he?)
Zoroaster (dates unknown) I am not going to quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, although that would be the most important book written about Zoroaster. No, I’m going to quote something more recent. ‘For many centuries before Zaratas’s time, the Babylonian astronomers … Continue reading
Is God on Our Side?
Does the Universe have Our Back? I was reading an article online that had been linked to us by the leader of our Faith & Science group, and then it struck me: most of us think that if we are … Continue reading
Coincidence or Something Else?
God (be)friended me I’ve been wanting to correct that title ever since this TV show started in the fall. I know that having a Facebook relationship is a friendship, and the act of linking up is called clicking the “friend” … Continue reading
Neale Donald Walsch: Devil’s Advocate?
The New Revelations This is the fifth book by Neale Donald Walsch that I’ve read, and I suspect it will be the last. It’s not that I don’t appreciate his message, because I do, it’s just that his method of … Continue reading
Oh, God!
As King on a Throne This is the classical view of God. He is King over us all. He sits on a throne and dispenses justice for his Chosen People. I like this image, because you cannot actually ‘see’ God: … Continue reading
To Blog or Not to Blog
THAT is the Question William Shakespeare would have had no problem answering this one. Writers, by trade, must write. But what if they have nothing to say? Have you ever known anyone with an opinion holding back? Take reviewers of … Continue reading
Intifada: Awakening
It was 30 years ago today On December 8, 1987, an Israeli civilian truck driver lost control of his vehicle as he passed the Gaza enclave’s large refugee encampment of Jabaliya. The truck smashed into an oncoming automobile filled … Continue reading
All Along the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witnesses We have all experienced being door-stopped by a couple of ‘missionaries’ who want to share their “Good News” with us. As a student of the Bible, I do not mind discussing their interpretation of Jehovah’s Word, but I … Continue reading
