Ben Bowler and his wife were about to build their dream home in Australia. Land had been purchased, a design chosen, and they were ready to sign on the dotted line and begin construction. Then Ben got a tap on the shoulder.
Religion
The Religions Tree
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At first glance it appears like some kind of giant family tree, and in a way it is. The family tree of world religions. You won’t be able to tell anything from this tiny picture, so here are a couple of ways you can view it.
Politics
Erring On the Side of Mercy
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Most of you may have already voted. If you have, thank-you for your good citizenship. Records for early voting have been broken in this United States midterm election. Lines are drawn. Anger and uncertainty are up.
Articles
The 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions
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The seventh Parliament of the World’s Religions will be held this week in Toronto, November 2-6. For anyone who relishes jubilant interaction with a multiplicity of religions and beliefs from every part of the world—this is THE event. There’s something heavenly about it.
Politics
My Letter to You After the Kavanaugh Hearings
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In the last few weeks, we have experienced the national drama of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in our bodies, under our skin, within the trauma of memories, our own and others.
Religion
A Conversation With Pato Banton
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Pato Banton says that “I think every situation that a child is brought up into becomes normal for them.” Hearing him reflect on his childhood in London reveals a “normal” most of us would find deeply traumatizing.
Articles
10 of the most oppressed minorities around the world
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Whilst much of the world is pre-occupied with protesting against Donald Trump, as worthy as that may be, I’d like to illustrate what real oppression looks like around the world.
Articles
Probing our Freedom of Bias
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Each of us have our daily news go-to’s.
Being aware of our favorite news sources’ biases is as important as keeping up with events around us, probably more important. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”
Arts & Culture
Listening for Herzog’s Bells from the Deep
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Bells From the Deep takes us on a journey—at times profoundly aesthetic—into a seldom seen religious and mystical world where we observe a wide range of men and women, each engaged in his or her own quest for what Herzog might consider to be “ecstatic truth.”
Articles
This Chart Says A Lot About Us
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Over ten years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wanted to figure out why there were such great political and religious divides in all cultures. This little chart summarizes some big insights Haidt and his researchers uncovered.
Religion
God, Stanley Kubrick, and 2001: A Space Odyssey
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2018 was the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. A half century later, it still feels modern.