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POPSReligious Silliness I wonder if anyone has considered how this might affect the psyche of this little girl? Oh, wait. It's a century old tradition. Well, that's good enough for me.
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POPSOSHO: ZEN and the art of escaping the circle of life and death Buddhists are trying to escape the circle of life and death. Jesus dies for our sins and tries to come back from death. Listen to this excerpt from an OSHO TALK to learn that only escaping the minds conditioning – self-discovery - can bring freedom. And humor is important as well
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POPSSep 15th: Keiro No Hi (Respect-for-the-Aged Day) Japan Respect-for-the-Aged Day (敬老の日, Keirō no hi?) is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. A national holiday since 1966, this used to be held on September 15. Beginning in 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September. In 2008, the holiday will be held on September 15, 2008. This national holiday traces its origins to 1947, when Nomatanimura (now Yachiyocho), Hyōgo Prefecture proclaimed September 15 Old Folks' Day (Toshiyori no Hi). Its popularity spread nationwide, and in 1966 it took its present name and status. Annually, Japanese media take the opportunity to feature the elderly, reporting on the population and highlighting the oldest people in the country.
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POPSThe Surge Works In Thailand, too against the MILF another AlQ affilitated group that has a habit of blowing up buddhists, teachers and others.... Once the local population feels they can help against the terrorists, they do... imagine that! Could this be the prelude to the Thai Awakening?
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POPSUS Religion and Homosexuality: The Pew Survey Great news that a slim majority believe that someone's sexual inclinations are none of their business. But almost as much people who oppose abortion oppose homosexuality, which means that homosexuals are more likely to get wider acceptance as fetuses in the US than as adult human beings.
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POPSState religion... Why is the state authorizing a sectarian license plate? I hope the Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Atheists all protest this one and take the state to court. Legislatures have more important stuff to do than this...
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POPSTibetan Buddhism's next leader? "he Panchen Lama, the third of a triumvirate and previously the second-highest ranking among the three lamas, vanished into Chinese custody as a boy in 1995 and has been replaced by Beijing's own political appointee."
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POPSReligion and Drugs prec-e-dent 1: an earlier occurrence of something similar 2 a: something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind 2b: the convention established by such a precedent or by long practice 3: a person or thing that serves as a model Inspired by {{papananook}}'s Moses clip. :) http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/939CDF96-7679-45A3-A787-B38960561C20/
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POPSChina Bans Reincarnation The question is, what can they really do to prevent a Tulku or a Lama from being recognized? Even if the authorities can limit the influence of such figures, but Tibet is a big place with borders that are hard to secure. It wouldn't be impossible to get any such boy out of the country where he could be invested with his office in exile, as is the current Dalai Lama. In any case, the government cannot prevent the spiritual process of reincarnation any more than they could command a Christian to go to heaven or hell.
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POPSGod isn't the problem, it's the followers that kill me! Ross Douthat raises a very valid criticism of Christopher Htichens' book God is Not Great. Most people attacking religion in books are going after God. I think this is a waste of time, normally promoted by personal grudges and emotional baggage. As a general rule, scientists should never try to prove a negative statement. On the other hand, if Hitchens hasn't answered Douthat's question, allow me to offer my ten cents in the following response:
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POPSFunny, Hill and Holy Joe have said nothin' about this
I consider censorship of any sort problematic, and almost certainly politically opportunistic. And nothing could underline this better than an extremely violent videogame that neither Hillary Clinton or Joe Libermann have condemned. Could it be because they don't like the idea of condemning religiously motivated violence in videogames? Not that I expect better of them, but supporters and constituents should be able to, don't you think? I'm putting these two in the same bin with Harry Reid, D Nevada, who's clearly more interested in pandering to bush than being on point for the interests of Nevadans. Here's a hint - there's DAMN few Nevadans that are in the economic top 1% you keep caving for. Oh, and Harry, where do YOU stand on the use of video games to desensitize home-schooled ignoramuses to the idea of religously motivated ethnic cleansing? I bet killing Mormons scores big in these games. I've probably missed anything you've said on the topic, and you might t
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POPS Evil Unchecked Grows Evil Tolerated Poisons
The enemy uses children as human bombs, mothers as suicide bombers, men driven by the glory of death and the promise of eternal sexual bliss in heaven...and martyrdom on earth. This is the enemy reality: murder and death of "infidels" by any means for the glory of Allah. The American Congress for Truth (ACT) was formed in June 2002. Our Members Include: Jews, Arabs, Christians, and non-Muslims from all backgrounds both secular and religious, liberals and conservatives. These good people have put their differences aside to combat both anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda masquerading as anti-Imperialism and anti-Zionism: in the Western media among the intellectual elite on American college campuses in churches, synagogues and other places of worship in business groups and civic meetings wherever it exists America defeated communism-- it is time to stare down the evil of religious bigotry and intolerance. Many times in history, citizens have done nothing...and evil
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