Today, instead of that sunny place we enjoy when flying above the fluffy clouds, heaven sits in the dark, in a void. How divine! Who wants to spend all eternity there?
You don’t go to heaven, and other dawnings
Forgiveness is Only a Math Problem
The story of the Great Flood taught us an indelible lesson: God would rather drown us than forgive us. Perhaps that's why forgiveness is so tough for us.
Prayers that deliver your desires–every time
We're told to demonstrate our faith by praying to an outer space Being who looks like us. Sometimes the Being gives us what we want, sometimes not. But, with a few adjustments in our technique, we can get what we want through prayer—every time.
Hate Takes a Holiday
Thank you, New York lawmakers. Thank you for overturning the ancient Mosaic Law that is at the root of our hate. Slowly but surely, Americans are shedding their blind belief in ancient misconceptions about human sexuality. The weary “Bible makes it very clear” defense for homophobic belief and behavior is losing its hateful grip on otherwise reasonable people, folks who believe that the Bible is “the Word of God”—with notable exceptions.
Can’t you see that you’re an angel?
If you knew who you really are, you probably would never experience another hurt or disappointment in life.
Coming up: Our last week on Earth…
At the heart of the Judgment Day belief is this divine question: Will Earth and every living thing that occupies it be destroyed by a sadistically punitive God who has no regard for the human life He created, and whose punishment exceeds all human crimes?
Does Good Friday highlight a double standard?
If a blood-thirsty posse approached the home of a guilty man, and his father pushed his innocent brother onto the porch, we'd be horrified. No doubt, many would declare that this father was pure evil. Why can't we see the parallel?
Is that your Love crammed into that box?
"Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mere trade, a thing to be bought in the market; it is not love. To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are giving something—and it is only... Continue Reading →
Nobody leaves this planet alive, but everyone does.
PLEASE NOTE: This "Spirituality for Thinkers" post is for advanced souls. Today we're discussing something that most humans fear and no soul ever experiences: Death.
Let’s exonerate Pope Benedict XVI
Methinks the Pope hath forgiven too much; he has actually perpetuated the un-Christlike myth that the Jewish people killed Jesus. By dismissing the facts, the Pope's grandiose forgiveness of the Jews is as much an attack on an innocent people as America's violent invasion of Iraq.
Loud Mouth in the Balcony 