Given the escalating series of natural disasters devastating various portions of the world in ever greater frequency and gravity, as well as Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, it would be no surprise to me if something similar happened here
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6 ways Jesus is like the Easter bunny: Where Easter comes from and what it’s got to do with Christianity
What are your Easter celebration plans for Sunday, April 24th? Will you go to a church service? Will you paint and decorate Easter eggs? Aren’t you curious about where Easter comes from, or how we went from the resurrection of
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Daniel Radcliffe crashes Prince Williams’ royal wedding dressed as Harry Potter, Rowling mortified.
For immediate release: Apr. 29th, 2011: Daniel Radcliffe seemed to take it in stride last week when he found out he was not invited to the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. “I mean, I don’t even know
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Birds of a feather: religion, vegetarianism, and animal cruelty in religion
I just got my first feedback on my new site design; I was surprised however by the objection. I had to read it a few times to understand the criticism, and now that I have, I feel it is worth
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How to spot an Atheist, a definition of terms: Richard Dawkins’ God and Sam Harris’ critique of Atheism
This is a combination of a few posts, which seeks unsuccessfully to grapple with my non-religious-identifier. I know many of you probably have strong opinions on the subject, so please leave your comments. What does it mean to be an
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My Cult Life: Cult Recovery Resources for Ex-Christians and Fundies
I found a great new blog today. Meet Lisa. At 17 she had a full-ride scholarship to university, and she gave it up to join a group of traveling ministry group. Several years later, disillusioned, she’s given up Christianity and
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Does JK Rowling’s “Deathly Hallows” Reveal Jesus as Literary Figure?
The Deathly Hallows Part 2 movie (Harry Potter Eight) is coming out soon. There’s been talk that Harry Potter is a Christ Figure. They’ve got it backwards: Jesus Christ is a Harry Potter Figure. Harry Potter Refutes Historical Jesus? John
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Does God love Japan? The power of prayer against earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation.
First of all, let me start off by saying that the tragedies recently befalling Japan are horrific and terrible. Any and every human being should look at that sudden and powerful series of disasters and feel the depth of mortality
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Who will watch the Watchmen? God, Biopolitics and the secret truth of Christianity’s homo sacer revealed in the Watchmen movie
In Michel Foucault’s 1975 Discipline and Punish, he tried to trace the processes and effects of power as they relate to discourse; that is, the systems of power that extend not merely from above (as in an authoritarian regime) but
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Satan’s Moral Development: making sense of Milton’s Paradise Lost through the lens of modern theory
ABSTRACT: Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost (1667), was originally interpreted as in line with traditional Christian themes; a moral piece of literature with the final conclusion that Satan (and man) must submit to the absolute authority of God. Near the
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Is the Bible the Word of God? Biopolitics and Divine Intervention in The Book of Eli Movie
Denzel Washington’s “The Book of Eli” movie was an unexpected treat: I knew it had something to do with the Bible and religion, but I was unprepared for the complex theological statements, intense action scenes, and surprise ending (which may
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