Posted in poetry on Feb 8th, 2010
The Tetragrammaton is irreversible.
I cannot see the light.
To force the Holy into action.
To bring His presence
back into Creation.
I know your name.
But you are not your
brothers’ keeper.
Consecration
spreads it’s wings.
It is the force that
turns the world.
It is the change
that time cannot deny.
It is the dream
that you never forget.
It is the Shaman
with no regrets.
Jack
I Listen.
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 15th, 2009
What is Ideology?
In the simplest of terms, ideology is the study of ideas.
In the previous philosophical series, Developmental Theology 089, we talked about very basic ideas that can help develop an open mind, and teach us how to create our own philosophical views, overlooking prior prejudices. You can read the entire Developmental [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 6th, 2009
When I asked the community for an inside view of Humanism, I never expected to get such a rich and detailed version like the one Ryan provided for our last lesson.
In this lesson, we’ll talk about Humanism, using the information that is generally available across the net, and some of the remarks Ryan [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me.
I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 15th, 2009
I’m working on a set of articles for the Basic Ideology 101 series that covers dominant and popular ideologies in use around the world today. These articles will be in-depth, but, hopefully, easy to understand.
We will talk about philosophies, religious views, politics, and cultures. Along with ideologies you may already be [...]
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Posted in off-topic on Feb 20th, 2008
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Seems my Dream Catcher is getting those nasty thetans for me. No more auditing.
-Loki.
Yeah, I’m listening.
[EDIT - ADDITION - 02.21.08 01:32AM]
As a journalist and self purported religious scholar, it is time I made a stand on this. Take this however you like. I love writing and I love religious freedom. [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology, update on Feb 2nd, 2008
“Religious freedom constitutes the very heart of human rights. Its inviolability is such that individuals must be recognized as having the right even to change their religion if their conscience so demands.”
-Pope John Paul
Loki.
Developmental Theology 089
Lesson #41
02.02.08
Update:
Wow lesson 41!!! I’ve been doing this for 11 months now. I’ll do a very special [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Aug 28th, 2007
“Do not believe anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Aug 25th, 2007
“At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.”
-Aldous Huxley
-Loki.
Developmental Theology 089
Lesson #23
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Aug 23rd, 2007
“A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.”
-Abraham Joshua Heschel [New York Journal-American, April 5, 1963]
-Loki.
Developmental Theology 089
Lesson #22
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