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Posts about religion, skepticism, and how it fits into the scientific world.
Azazel: Fallen Angel, or Something Else?
Anyone who's read even a bit of the Bible has come across the creation story, and the loss of the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve lived in the garden of Eden until the Serpent tempted Eve with knowledge that was only supposed to be God's. So she ate of the tree of Knowledge, and so did Adam. The couple got caught big time, and they were cast out along with the Serpent who had begun the whole mess. The moral of the story is that you should never trust anything a snake tells you is a good idea, right?
By Neal Litherland6 years ago in Futurism
What's The Difference Between Devils and Demons?
There's a saying that English doesn't borrow from other languages. No, English bludgeons other languages over the head, drags them into dark alleys, then goes through their pockets for crumpled adjectives and loose grammar.
By Neal Litherland6 years ago in Futurism
The Night of the New Pope
On February 11th, 2013, only a few days after we arrived in the Eternal City, Pope Benedict XVI announced plans to step down from Papacy. To a heathen like myself it didn’t sound particularly Earth-shattering. Popes come and go, I thought. It’s the way of the Catholic world.
By James Edward Daggett6 years ago in Futurism
My Spiritual Journey so far
I’m going to start speaking more directly with my videos from now on because I notice that I’ve been making these periscope videos as if they are VLogs. I’m not trying to make an interpersonal relationship between me and whoever watches me. I What I’m about to share now is my own personal spiritual journey through my perspective. I’m not her to entertain. If you keep coming here saying “You’re here for my entertainment. Entertain me, blah blah blah” you’re just wasting your own time. Unless you think listening to someone talk about deep things that are beyond this world is entertaining.
By SarahDivinetrix 👸🏾🤳🏾6 years ago in Futurism
Reaffirming Life in a Time of Pandemic
On Monday, April 6, 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, became the first world leader to declare the Easter Bunny an "essential worker" who's job of hiding Easter eggs and assorted treats would occur without government restriction during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak. Leaders of other countries around the globe quickly followed and as of this evening, April 12—Easter—it appears that the annual delivery of Easter baskets to children worldwide has gone off in as normal a manner as possible. Is there something especially important about this rabbit: the secular symbol of the Christian season of Easter? Well, yes and no.
By Christina Perry6 years ago in Futurism
Who is the Green Man?
With the rise in watching television shows and horror movies using pagan influence for pop culture ratings, this iconic Wicca and Pagan deity is now part of someone's shrine alongside Ganesha, Buddha, and Krishna. You can also the same about the Egyptian Gods such as Anubis, Isis, and Osiris. But these former Gods of the past before Christianity and Islam became predominant cultures in regions with former pagan roots in agrarian societies (by agrarian, it is those who celebrate harvests and the seasons by appointing idols and deities for those changes in their environments).
By Heather Wilkins6 years ago in Futurism
Bishop Cuthwine
There were Anglo-Saxon Bishops of Leicester from around 680. The records of Leicester Cathedral cite Bishop Cuthwine as the first Bishop of Leicester. While there is no further record of the life of Cuthwine, his reign as Bishop is believed to have begun circa 680, until his death, thought to be in 869.
By Sapphire Ravenclaw6 years ago in Futurism
Ways of Worship: Epona
Epona is the Greek Goddess of fertility and protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. Epona is also said to have been the one to lead the soul into the afterlife on her horses. She was the only Celtic God to be worshipped in Rome and was so widespread. She is from a religion known as Gallo-Roman which was a mix of a traditional religion practiced by the Gauls (Celtics) and the Roman Hellenic traditions.
By Lilli Behom6 years ago in Futurism
Catholic Saints Feast Days - September
This is the second in my Saints Day series. You can read about August Saints Days here. In the Catholic liturgical calendar, many Saints are celebrated. This brief article tells a little about just a few of those whose feast day is celebrated in September.
By Sapphire Ravenclaw6 years ago in Futurism
