"Gospel of Jesus's Wife" Papyrus Authenticated
The papyrus fragment that touched off a firestorm because it refers to Jesus's wife appears to be authentic. Tests of the papyrus fibers and ink confirm that both are of ancient origin.For two years,...
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Into the Darkness
Buy From Art.comLate tonight we will be treated to a total lunar eclipse. Slate has a detailed writeup on where and how to view it.Do you live in North America, South America, Australia, or eastern...
View ArticleSatanists Fight for First Amendment as SCOTA Shreds It
The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on FacebookAn excellent column in the Chicago Tribune underscores the pernicious effect of this week's...
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James Ray's New Tune
I saw this on Connie Joy's Tragdedy in Sedona page and, well, yuck. As we know James Arthur Ray was unfortunately turned loose on the public a while ago and he's plying his craft once again. He's...
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Pope Francis on the "Black Mass" of Sex Abuse
It would appear that Pope Francis has taken to heart criticism for his lackadaisical attitude on sex abuse, as well as a scorching report from the UN. With bold rhetorical flourishes like comparing sex...
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Sea Change for Snakes in Ireland
What would St. Patrick say? Snakes, aka., Pagans, are becoming a visible force in Ireland. The Wild Hunt reports that openly Pagan Deirdre Wadding has claimed a Council seat.On May 23rd, the 2014 Irish...
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James Ray's Crisis of Character
So what's on sale? The jacket???I had hoped to never write about James Arthur Ray again. But then they let him out of prison. Try as I might I can't ignore the madness.Connie Joy has really been...
View ArticleWhale Talk
When my daughter was a wee toddler, she used to pretend to talk on the phone. She'd grab any random object, rarely the toy phone for some reason, and begin to chatter. She'd pace around the room with,...
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Chopra and Sheldrake
Try saying that three times fast.This is a really compelling discussion, the kind you'll want to listen to more than once just to catch all the nuances. The first focuses primarily on Sheldrake's...
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TED and the Diploma Mill Yoda
How did this squeak by TED's rigorous screening process? By this I mean a TEDx talk written up in this feel-good piece in Mother Jones, a publication I thought had fact-checkers.Ironwood State Prison...
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The Marion Zimmer Bradley Problem
Hat tip to The Wild Hunt for this morning's disillusionment. I had been blissfully unaware of this controversy. Even though I have never been Marion Zimmer Bradley fan, I am well aware of her influence...
View ArticleGraham Hancock Sums It Up
This interview is brief but, as ever, Graham Hancock shows the elegant fluency with his material that make all his talks and interviews compelling. This is a very worthwhile summary of his research...
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William Henry on Cave Paintings in India
A few years ago, I asked if religion could survive first contact. Answer: It probably already has done, if we include indigenous medicine practices reaching all the way back into prehistory. The recent...
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Satanists Seek to Exploit Hobby Lobby Ruling
The Satanic Temple has carved out quite a niche for itself in the fight for First Amendment protections, capitalizing on Satan's pariah status as it exploits legal loopholes and bad rulings that cater...
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Are the Poles Shifting?
I've been talking about pole shift for a while now. Several years ago, I started getting intimations that it was imminent. There's a little more on these of messages here. I just didn't really know...
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The Richard Dawkins Problem
Date rape is bad. Stranger rape at knifepoint is worse. If you think that's an endorsement of date rape, go away and learn how to think.— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) July 29, 2014Richard Dawkins...
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Dawkins Keeps Digging
Does someone maybe want to take the shovel away from Richard Dawkins? His recent Twitter battle, discussed here, is having a ripple effect I don't think he expected or intended. It's rather...
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Negative Thinking Associated with Longer Life
Buy From Art.com"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised." ~ George F. WillThe data in support of "negative thinking" keeps...
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Bergholz Amish Win Appeal
It brings me no joy to report that Sam Mullet and his Bergolz Amish followers have won a victory in an appeals court and may "become loose" against the express wishes of many local Amish.A deeply...
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We Are Legion and We Are Tactless
St. Mary MagdaleneBuy From Art.comOne of the most consistently baffling things to me about the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church is their tone-deafness. Do these Church officials really not know...
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