Cardinal Dolan on Losing the Culture Wars
Last night I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that Pope Francis had resigned and been replaced by yet another pope. How many retired popes, I wondered, could Vatican City accommodate? Would this...
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The Remarkable Vision of Jimmy Nelson
Available on Amazon.comI don't like the title of this book. It sounds fatalistic to me, as if the attrition of these indigenous cultures is inevitable. But it is also a warning, a reminder of what a...
View ArticleJames Arthur Ray Has a Record
One thing I learned during the James Ray sweat lodge trial was that you can't rely on mainstream media to report the unvarnished truth about the man's character or his crimes. If the recent Piers...
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Strings and Things
There have been some big doings in the world of physics, real front page stuff. For simplicity's sake, I'm going to skip the part where I try to pretend I understand any of it.The theory of the...
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Chipping Away at Lululemon
Chip Wilson is bad for business. He announced earlier this week that he will step down as chairman of the company he founded in 1998 -- a yoga-themed retail chain he created to address the scourge of...
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The Artist Formerly Known as Teal Scott
On January 4, Teal Scott and Sarbdeep Singh Swan were wed.The Artist will henceforth be known as TEAL.There's a story in the Marine Corps, perhaps apocryphal, about something a senior officer wrote in...
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Noah, the Versificator & the Persistence of the Soul
I love Noah. I fell hard the instant I heard his rendition of "Sexy and I Know It." He took it to pieces and brought the innate irony of the song to new heights. A round-faced, ruddy-cheeked cherub...
View ArticleThe First Stone
A transgender woman in Shreveport, Louisiana put a councilman's biblical beliefs to the test and offered him the first stone. Unlike Councilman Ron Webb, Pamela Raintree seems to actually understand...
View ArticleThe Ruins of TED
A friend of mine posted a video lecture the other day by another casualty of TED's war on "pseudoscience." Above is the TEDx talk that was removed from TED's platform after its super secret science...
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The Beautiful Unfoldment of an Episcopal Diocese
"I just stopped believing God was a mystery you could nail down with one book." ~ Keanu Reeves in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee I was contemplating last evening, apropos of nothing, just why I did not...
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UN Finds That Catholic Church is Bad for Children
Buy From Art.comThe report is scathing.The Vatican "has not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, has not taken the necessary measures to address cases of child sexual abuse and to protect...
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Breaking the TEAL SPELL
Some years ago, when I was doing the Flower of Life teacher training with Drunvalo Melchizedek, one of my fellow travelers shared with me that he was troubled by what he called the "Drunvalettes." The...
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Graham Hancock: Exploring Consciousness
Graham Hancock here offers an excellent synthesis of some of his more recent work. The "hard problem of consciousness" is turning out to be one of the most divisive issues in the sciences, as the TED...
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Rewriting Jesus
Buy From Art.comThis was my comment to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer when I signed the petition asking her to veto SB1062:Whom would Jesus refuse to serve? This bill isn't just un-Constitutional. It's...
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Sexy Jesus, Pt. II: The Gallery
well, jesus was damn hot. #hotjesuspic.twitter.com/J8KU3DF7Uj— Bun (@isabelle_demasi) February 26, 2014Well, it took years, a Portuguese sex symbol, and a trending hashtag, but they finally got there....
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Rhode Island Legionaries to Face Lawsuit
A lawsuit against the Rhode Island chapter of the Legion of Christ will proceed. A previous lawsuit, discussed here, here, and here, was dismissed on the basis that the plaintiff lacked legal standing...
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Pope Francis Sex Abuse FAIL
Pope Francis has delighted many, myself included, as the kinder, gentler pontiff. But I've said from the outset that when it comes to Catholic leadership the sex abuse crisis is where the rubber meets...
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Anthony Peake on Philip K. Dick and the Nature of Reality
Note to self: Read more Anthony Peake and Philip K. Dick.Sometimes I think the only way to tell the truth is to write SF and Fantasy. This is a fascinating interview... more of an Anthony Peake...
View ArticleBill Maher on Noah and his Genocidal God
I like Bill Maher. His New Atheist views less so. I think his views on religion are often under-informed and facile. That said, I find little to disagree with in his latest anti-religious rant. It is a...
View ArticleHomeless Jesus
A public art installation in an affluent North Carolina suburb is causing some consternation amongst the locals. One woman even called the police when she noticed what appeared to be a homeless person...
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