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Spiritual Catalyst or...
The magazine is out. What magazine, you ask? Why only the long-awaited publication from Ethics and the Modern Guru, about Teal Bosworth Scott Swan and containing an interview with her alleged Mormon...
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The "Mormon Satanist" Speaks
For years we've been hearing about "Doc," the alleged, ritual abuser of Teal Bosworth Scott Swan. Her recollections of him infuse her work as a "spiritual catalyst" with no small element of horror. He...
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Fullmetal Plagiarist
In this recent post on Teal Bosworth Scott Swan, I wrote about what I'm calling her "originality gap." I cited a number of examples of recycled material – numerous blog posts which rely on word for...
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Today's Forecast: Dizzy
... with increasing chance of lower back pain, headache, and occasional piercing tones.I rarely do these energy forecast type things, but the last few days have been so strange, I thought it merited...
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The Taybor Revisited
A couple of years ago, I was brought up short by the realization that Space 1999 might just be more than a shallow, if entertaining, 1970s science fiction vehicle. An episode from the second season...
View ArticleGraham Hancock on Revising Archaeology
In this recent interview, Graham Hancock discusses findings at sites like Göbekli Tepe and Gunung Padang and how they challenge the prevailing archaeological narrative. He also discusses evidence that...
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Pottermore Snuffs Candlelight Vigil
As I wrote here, the once great site known as Pottermore fell to the Death Eaters and Dolores Umbridge appears to have taken over the security of their social media. A once vibrant, atmospheric, and...
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Bikram Loses Million Dollar Law Suit
Minakshi Jafa-Bodden has prevailed in her lawsuit against yoga teacher Bikram Choudhury, as previously discussed here. A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga,...
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Richard Dawkins and the He-Man Woman-Hater's Club
Richard Dawkins may have finally gone too far. (Not the first time I've said this, I know.) After his most recent Twitter feud, he's found himself disinvited by the Northeast Conference on Science...
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Satanists Silence Phoenix City Council
The Satanic Temple has struck another blow for the First Amendment, by effectively silencing the Phoenix City Council. Rather than allow Satanists to exercise their Supreme Court determined right to...
View ArticleReligious Literacy: Midterm
I have been taking this class through Harvard edX on religious literacy and enjoying it very much. It's also been taking up a lot of my writing time, so in lieu of a blog post, I thought I'd post the...
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FLDS, Foodstamps, and Fraud
Federal charges against FLDS leadership have opened a new window into Warren Jeffs's oppressive, ongoing regime. The imprisoned child molester is still very much in control and, while his followers are...
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CNN Still Soft-Soaping James Ray
A magician never reveals his secrets... unless he's a down on his luck, ex-con, trying to mount a comeback, and you stick a camera in his face.Sometimes I miss New York. This is one of those times,...
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Mary Magdalene: Penitent Prostitute or Illuminator?
Pope Francis has taken a big step, by elevating the commemoration of Mary Magdalene to a liturgical Feast. He should take the greater step of clearing her of criminal charges.In a letter announcing the...
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Bill Donohue Crows Over Defeat of Church's Victims
The Catholic Church and its lobbyists appear to have defeated the Child Victims Act in New York State, and Bill Donohue's victory lap is offending pretty much everyone.The gloating head of the Catholic...
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FLDS Still Slippery as Feds Build Case
Five years after its leader was incarcerated for sexually abusing his very young "brides," the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints may finally be in serious trouble. As I wrote here, a federal...
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The Enemy Within the Codependent Heart
BBC America has been celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek by playing full, uncut episodes of the original show. I must confess that it dominated my television screen for an entire weekend. I...
View ArticleFLDS Defends Religious Freedom and Felonious Rapture
Gaming the food stamp program was the free exercise of religious faith, FLDS attorneys argued in court this week.Members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church charged in a massive food stamp fraud and money...
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CNN to Air James Ray Documentary
Set your DVRs, folks. CNN will air Enlighten Us, the James Ray documentary of dubious quality I wrote about here. The details can be found on the CNN website. ENLIGHTEN US: The Rise and Fall of James...
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CNN Ignores Victims in James Ray Doco
The year 2016 has been dubbed "post-truth" by the Oxford English Dictionary, "an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping...
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