Category Archives: Religion

The Flaw In the Force: The Star Wars Holiday Special

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

George Lucas tried his best to keep 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special from ever being seen, but the Internet has bested him. Robert Burke Warren gives a kind overview to this perceived blight on Lucas’ legacy, and suggests you do the same. After all, it’s Christmas! (And/or Life Day.) Continue reading →

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Project Ex: Why I Talk About The Extraordinary and Why I Want You To Do the Same

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Suzanne Clores

Bona fide High Frequency Responder Suzanne Clores talks about the extraordinary experiences that bind us all. An extraordinary experience can stop your breathing, advance your heart rate, raise your temperature and even trigger the vagus nerve, leaving you in a heap, she says. And it’s high time we gave the ole amygdala some credit and embraced the weird. Cause really, it’s not so weird at all. It may just be science. Continue reading →

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Who Would Jesus Shoe? – Child Evangelism in Public Schools

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Lawrence Benner

“We have a biblical obligation and the constitutional right to share the message of Jesus.” Lawrence Benner explores the activities of religious groups in the local elementary. Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Christian Love

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Greg Olear

As we await the canonization of Pope John Paul II, we look back at what two millennia of Christian love have wrought. Continue reading →

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The Solution to Gay Panic

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri wonders what to do about Arizona’s “gay panic,” and gets an answer from RuPaul. Continue reading →

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Looking Back At The End Of The World

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Erich Kuersten

The end of days one year on after Erich Kuersten talked himself into believing the Mayan Calendar and Mitt Romney promised a rapture. Of sorts. Continue reading →

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Some Personal Reflections on the Most Recent Zen Teacher Sex Scandal

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Bethany Saltman

Sex scandals rock religious communities far beyond Roman Catholic. Bethany Saltman looks at the fallout in Zen communities. Continue reading →

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