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THE OCCULT INFLUENCES OF FIVE MODERN PROPHETS( education / research / religion )
WHAT CONSTITUTES A JEW, ANYWAY?( education / research / religion / judaism )
title tweaked to avoid offending the too-easily offended
...a Jew is, by definition of 3,000 years, only a person born to a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism according to normative Judaic law... -- D... read more
PROVERBS 1:22-21( education / research / religion / christianity )
I don’t think Jesus would ever adopt such a cold stance. It’s probably someone pretending to be quoting Jesus while writing a passage for inclusion in the officially accepted version of the Bible. Just my opinion. :)... read more
HOROSCOPE/ASTROLOGY SIGNS( education / research / religion / birthdays )
Because every once in a while I wonder which one is which, I am putting this here:
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19);
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18);
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20);
ARIES (March 21-April 19);... read more
"THE LORD," TRANSLATED INTO HEBREW, IS "BA'AL"( education / research / religion / christianity )
Interesting!God is not called The Lord. ...in Hebrew it is actually called Ba’al, the name of one of the idols that scripture actually speaks against. See ... read more
A CONVERSATION/DEBATE ON RELIGION( education / research / religion )
Names have been removed to protect the innocent. :)November 11, 2020 5:49 PM: Good article so far. I read the original here because it ... read more
GOOD NEWS FOR CHURCH-GOERS( culture / people / religion )
"The ruling comes after the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn sued the "Democratic" governor of New York over his executive actions restricting church attendance earlier this month. In their 5-4 decision, the majority st... read more
BIBLE TALK AND AURAS (NOT SUCH POLAR OPPOSITES, AFTER ALL)( education / research / religion / christianity )
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified... read more
MY BROTHER'S CAT, HOBO( family / pets / religion )
He was a stray in the neighborhood I moved to when I bought my house. Based on neighbor reports, he’d been here about 5 years when I finally adopted him in August of 2016 -- I moved here in Sept of 2012 and he’d reportedly... read more
A LESSON ON ASTROLOGY( education / research / religion / calendar )
from May, 2020Q: What does it mean that Jupiter will "go direct"?A: Planets are either in Retrograde or Direct. Direct is when they appear from the Earth to be moving forward in the sky, and Retrograde is when they appear from Ea... read more
IS IT NOT WRITTEN IN YOUR LAW THAT YE ARE GODS?( education / research / religion )
Q: Evangelical Christians criticize the New Age principle that we are all God in disguise. They say that this is Luciferian thinking. So, how do they get around this quote? ... read more
OUR THOUGHTS( education / research / religion / philosophy )
All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. -- Buddha... read more
RELIGION QUOTES( culture / quotes / religion )
When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad; and that is my religion. -- Abraham Lincoln
Heaven is by favo... read more
WE'RE BETTER THAN WE THINK WE ARE( education / research / religion / christianity )
"... it's worth noting that the Bible's 82nd Psalm says something that many people find shockingly un-Biblical:You are gods."Or, at least "god-like," depending on translation. Anyway, I've a... read more
A LITTLE BIBLE STUDY NEVER HURT ANYONE( culture / humor / jokes / religion )
Subject: Why can’t I own a Canadian?
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an ab... read more