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“Slack Key First”- Dennis Soares
Took a lesson from slack key master Cryil Pahinui yesterday. This was the first time I ever really played slack key although I have been playing the guitar for almost 45 years. Created a little song and recorded it to my “practice recorder.” Here it is live and unpolished. Why...
“The Awakening”- Dennis and Christy Soares
This track was taken from the CD “The Awakening” by Dennis and Christy Soares. To hear all of the tracks on the CD follow this link. http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares2 Enjoy- Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Tear Down The Walls”- Dennis and Christy Soares
This track was released in 1989 by Dennis and Christy Soares on the Elation Records Label. It celebrated the bringing down of the Berlin Wall and other historic events that were happening in China. To hear the entire album visit: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares9 Enjoy- Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Doing More With Less”- Dennis Soares
This excerpt is taken from a talk given on 5/31/09 at Spiritual Truth Center- Hawaii. The topic is looking at what is essential and what is not. Enjoy, Rev. Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Selfless vs. Selfish”- Dennis Soares
This audio excerpt comes from a talk delivered by Dennis Soares on 5/24/09 at Spiritual Truth Crenter- Hawaii. The clip examines the differences between these two words and makes some clarifications. Enjoy, Rev. Dennis Soares Download Standard Podcasts...
“If You Believe It”- Dennis Soares
This selection comes from the CD “Remembering” by Dennis and Christy Soares, released in 2002. The song talks about manifesting what you desire. To hear the entire CD follow this link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares Enjoy, Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
On Faith
Do religious convictions trump government rules?
In response to the new gay marriage law in Washington, Catholic Charities closed its adoption and foster care programs and cut spousal benefits to future employees -- to avoid providing services to homosexual couples. If a church or other religious charity receives government funding, should it follow all government rules,...
Proselytizing overseas: Religious freedom or coercion?
What is the real problem with proselytism overseas by U.S. religious groups? Isn't sharing one's faith part of religious freedom? When does it cross the line into manipulation and coercion? Go here for more information on this issue....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....
Religion's role in American foreign policy
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is recommending that the U.S. government develop a strategy to engage religious communities of all faiths in addressing foreign policy challenges. Should U.S. foreign policy get religion?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....
Advocacy groups for people with intellectual disabilities are campaigning to end use of the word 'retard' or 'retarded.' What do you think of their initiative?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....
Top U.S. defense officials say they will repeal the decades-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which requires gay soldiers to keep their sexual orientation secret. Homosexuality is often cast as a religious issue. Should religious views be a factor in military decisions? Should the U.S. military repeal its 'don't ask,...
Super Bowl an appropriate venue for pro-life ad?
The conservative Christian group Focus on the Family is sponsoring a pro-life ad, featuring football star Tim Tebow, during Sunday's Super Bowl. Should CBS show the ad? Should CBS allow other faith-based groups to buy Super Bowl ads promoting their beliefs on social issues? Is a major sporting event, or...
The Zennist
Am I too freaking dumb to understand Buddhism? As we might expect, most teachers of Buddhism would, if you put this question to them about yourself, say no. However, there are a lot of assumptions that come with such a......
Dogen: beyond the facade of hagiography
Hagiography literally means “sacred writing” but carries with it more of a technical meaning referring to a branch of literature dealing with biographies of religious persons usually inspired by veneration. In the life of Dogen, for example, the hagiographical material......
I remember as a kid how I loved to take my allowance from mowing lawns and baby sitting to Harvard’s Bookstore to buy comic books, three for a dime. Mr. Rice, my father’s old pal, owned the store. He was......
Mara is the bad boy of Buddhism; its devil and tempter, if you like. Essentially, we live in the land of Mara—and certainly we inhabit the body of Mara since Mara is synonymous with the Five Aggregates (S. iii. 195).......
The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
So far I have enjoyed reading A. Charles Muller’s translation of The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment with a commentary by the Korean Son (Zen) Monk Kihwa (1376–1433). Kihwa’s commentary is espeically illuminating at times. According to Muller, “Kihwa is the......
A better analogy for meditation
This Friday, at a birthday party for a friend, someone asked me what is meditation? A basic, sound question, I first explained to Karl (the person who asked me the question) that meditation taught these days is mainly for the......
Catholic Exchange
Matilda, also sometimes known as Maude, was born around 895. Her father was Count Dietrich of Westphalia and her mother’s name was Reinhild. Her grandmother, who was the Abbess of the Eufurt convent, raised Matilda. In 909, Matilda married Henry…...
Christ, the Model of the Patient Teacher!
John 18:37 Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth.…...
Corporations, Courts, and Culture War
About the time of JFK’s assassination, U.S. Federal Courts began social engineering like men possessed. Chief Justice Earl Warren mobilized the Judiciary to campaign for an ethereal Constitution as opposed to a written one. Article I, section I, of the…...
Boomsday: Coming to a Theater Near You
“Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent” — Psalm 71:9 ESV. “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and…...
Stories depicting real events in the Gospels have a particular power and appeal. It is a real grace to ponder what Jesus said and did and how others responded, even if the events come to us through the perspective of…...
The Washington rumor mill is busy grinding out speculation that President Obama will soon have a chance to nominate one or possibly two new justices to the Supreme Court. The speculation focuses more often on the anticipated retirement of Justice…...
The Atheist Spot / Top
What makes a free thinker think freely? - Being Human
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Why do religions work like computer viruses? - Being Human
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Is there a connection between standard of living and birth control? - Being Human
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The Religion Virus: Faith Based Medicine: A Tragic Story
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Tricycle
Batchelor’s “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist” examined by Mark Vernon
Here’s a review of Stephen Batchelor’s Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Since publishing his best-selling Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen has become somewhat controversial in Buddhist circles for his Western approach to the Buddha’s teachings. Stephen points out, however, that “the great strength of Buddhism throughout its history is that it has...
Monk arrested for setting fire to temple for insurance
A monk in Japan allegedly sets his temple on fire to collect on insurance money. Well, Dogen does say that, “A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.”...
On uprising anniversary, Dalai Lama says China wants to “annihilate Buddhism”
Using stronger words than he usually does, the Dalai Lama accused Beijing of persecuting monastics in Chinese-occupied Tibet: “They are putting the monks and nuns in prison-like conditions, depriving them the opportunity to study and practice in peace,” he said, accusing Chinese of working to “deliberately annihilate Buddhism.” The Dalai Lama’s remarks...
The Inklings of Michael Wenger
Michael Wenger has practiced Zen since 1972 and he was gracious enough to run a Discussion during Tricycle’s 90-day online ango, The Big Sit. Now he has a blog with his wonderful ink drawings, called inklings. You won’t be disappointed if you stop by. Below is a drawing of his from...
Buddhist Geeks online magazine
The excellent podcast outfit known as Buddhist Geeks has been reborn with a new website and online magazine! Check it out here. Best of luck to Vince and Emily!...
A very rare and very small flower grew under a nun’s washing machine in China....
Frederica Here and Now
Frederica reviews the James Cameron film Avatar, arguing that it is not the pantheism but the predictable story line that should give us pause. ...
Frederica speaks at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, about Orthodox spirituality and the Jesus Prayer. ...
Frederica reflects on fasting and the rigor involved in all ascetic practices. ...
Frederica recounts the history of her patron saint, whose feast day is February 1st. ...
Frederica speaks at Truro Anglican Church in Fairfax, Virginia, about her book The Lost Gospel of Mary. ...
Frederica interviews her daughter-in-law Jocelyn about her work as a wedding photographer. Click HERE to view Jocelyn's work. ...
Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG
Will abolishing celibacy end abuse scandals in the Church?
Bess writes: The Pope, reports the BBC has just defended celibacy for priests, a rule of life he describes as “a sign of full devotion” to the Catholic Church. No surprise there – traditionally in Catholic teaching priesthood is seen......
Bess writes: Are you in anguish over your animal? The thought that, come the Rapture (that initial stage of the Second Coming where Christ is expected - imminently by some Americans - to return to earth and scoop the Righteous......
Moral dilemma? Safety v dignity and the airport body scanner
Bess writes: Moral dilemma – starter for 10. Airport body scanners – an unnecessary violation of privacy or a vital security check. What do you think? I ask in the wake of Will Pavia’s report on the two Muslim women......
Devil worship, the Vatican and battling exorcists
Fr Gabriele Amorth, Exorcist Bess writes: Rome, I can reveal, is riven by battling exorcists. Well, two to be precise, both priests, both experts on demonic possession, yet currently clashing over the possible existence of Satan worshippers within the Vatican.......
An apology and the Danish cartoon of the Prophet
Bess writes: Is an apology ever a mistake? I ask after reading this Detroit News report of a row in Denmark, where politicos, hacks and religious leaders are at cross-purposes, yet again over the infamous cartoon of the Prophet, first......
Will the faith vote decide the outcome of the next election?
Bess writes: Will faith be a decisive factor in the next election? The Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy is to argue tonight that it will be, reports the BBC. In the Progress lecture tonight the MP for East Renfrewshire will focus......
The Illumined Heart
The Animal Rights Movement from an Orthodox Perspective
Human exceptionalism advocate and author Wesley J. Smith speaks with host Kevin Allen about the animal rights-animal liberation movement and its insistence on the "moral equivalence" between animals and humans! How does this compare with Orthodox teachings about the "brotherhood" of humans, animals and inanimate nature (St Gregory Palamas)? Listen...
On this encore program from 2008, Kevin speaks with Fr. Jonathon Ivanoff, Secretary of the Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) about the "life cycle" of parishes and how to know whether your parish is thriving, dying or dead on the vine -- and what can...
Mystery and Sacramentality: East and West
What began as a conversation with Fuller Theological Seminary professor Dr. Paraskeve (Eve) Tibbs over coffee, becomes an interview on the essential differences between the ways the Christian East and West understand the fundamentals of the faith, worship, and sacraments. A great introduction to East-West Christian distinctives on this encore...
Listen in on this sublime encore conversation between renowned spiritual elder Father Zacharias (Zakarou), spiritual child of Elder Sophrony, and Kevin's guest host Father Josiah Trenham, senior pastor of St Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, California. This is one you won't want to miss! ...
Living in the Ruins of Christendom - Part 2
Dr. H. Tristram Engelehardt, Jr. concludes his fascinating interview about life in a “neo-pagan” culture with “competing moral alternatives”. ...
Living in the Ruins of Christendom - Part 1
Medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), author and university professor, Dr (Herman) Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. explains why our culture is post-Christian and post-metaphysical, how it got that way, and what the implications and challenges are for the Orthodox family. ...
Not About Religion Magazine and Blog
Books: Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
Author Tony DuShane, a former Jehovah’s Witness, uses his first novel to spill the beans on what it is truly like to be a young JW. It’s fascinating and scary....
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health is good news for scientists, for people of faith, and for all Americans. Dr. Collins, a preeminent geneticist and devout Christian, is highly qualified for the job because of his skills and his values. In the 1990s...
Some people are quick to ridicule faithful religious adherents. But me? I envy them....
18 tips for living the golden rule
Leo Babauta compiled this list of tips for living the golden rule in daily life. Religion teaches the rule, but it's so not about religion....
Muhammad Entering From the Rear: A review of Osama Van Halen
If punk rock songs are short, loud, offensive, and give a big F.U. to the mainstream, then Michael Muhammad Knight's new novel, Osama Van Halen (Soft Skull Press) is very punk rock....
A conversation with uber-atheist Sam Harris
In 2001 Sam Harris was a graduate student in neuroscience. But like so many people, 9/11 radically altered his life. Seeing affluent young men kill themselves and others in the name of their God led him to conclude there was something fundamentally wrong with many of the world’s religions. I...
La Shawn Barber's Corner
I believe in equal justice under the law for us human females, a principle that covers a multitude of rights. For example, equal pay for equal work, the right to vote, and the right to live....
Me and my blog. Oh boy. As I’ve mentioned a few times, I’m writing a novel in the paranormal and Christian genres. I started a year ago, and I’m presently rewriting/revising it. I hope to have it agent-ready by my birthday, May 5. Will I make it? I’ve invested a year...
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Covers Up Statutory Rape
Update (2/25): Yesterday I posted a video Live Action recorded in June 2008, which showed a Wisconsin Planned Parenthood worker telling who she believes is an underage pregnant teen not to reveal that her boyfriend is an adult. Abortion mill workers in Wisconsin must report statutory rape. The story appeared...
30-Year-Old Dead Frozen Babies in West Philly
If you had your baby killed around 1980 in West Philadelphia, heads up. Your dead baby may be among the frozen “late-term” fetuses found at an abortion mill. (Source) Through the fire, indeed....
Duke False Rape Accuser Charged With Attempted Murder
I deleted the text of this post (although the archived version is somewhere out there), something I rarely do. I don’t want to write about this woman anymore. I said what I wanted to say about her and the case in the Duke “Rape” Case archives....
Birmingham Planned Parenthood on Probation
As part of her undercover stings at Planned Parenthood offices, Lila Rose of Live Action recorded employees (including a “doctor”) lying about fetal development and advising the “underage” Lila Rose to lie about her adult “boyfriend’s” age. One of the clinics, Birmingham Planned Parenthood, has been put on probation for killing...
Bahá’í Thought
"The individual alone must assess its character, consult his conscience, prayerfully consider all its aspects, manfully struggle against the natural inertia that weighs him down in his effort to arise, shed, heroically and irrevocably, the trivial and superfluous attachments which hold him back, empty himself of every thought that may...
I hope everyone is still having a great Fast. The comment section has grown quiet so check back in and let me know how it's going.Right now I'm enjoying some refreshing V8 Splash and getting ready to do some reading about occupational stress and compassion fatigue for my dissertation proposal....
I had a moment of profound grumpiness at work today. A supervisee of mine came up to me in a similar mood. For some reason I told him a story about Jesus that I had read recently. Jesus was out with his disciples one day and he was blessing all...
I had a moment near the end of today where I suddenly felt a burst of energy. I felt like I was on fire, like I could do anything. It reminded me of the testimony of Mulla Husayn as to how he felt after the memorable evening when he received...
I didn't break the Fast until around 7:30pm but for some reason today the physical part was not as hard as yesterday. It's funny how the Fast seems different each day. I started the day with a piece of pecan pie (somehow another pie ended up in my life), some...
Toddler with endless energy+father ravenous from a day of fasting, fighting a cold, and exhausted from a full day of work=trouble.That was the lesson of the day as I gritted my teeth through the last hour of the Fast. My son, blissfully unaware of his father's physical and mental state...
NYT > Religion and Belief
In the unending battle over ideological labels, some are vague, others are too simplistic, and others can simply seem wrong....
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Vatican Sees Campaign Against the Pope
The Vatican decried what it said was an aggressive campaign against Pope Benedict XVI in his native Germany over a sexual abuse scandal....
Tall structures like Dubai’s Burj Khalifa provide remarkable insights about the aspirations of the societies that created them....
A Dispute on Using the Koran as a Path to Jesus
“The Camel Method” for preaching to Muslims has prompted controversy among Southern Baptists....
Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues
God, life and family get little mention in the party’s statements, with the focus instead on fiscal responsibility....
CrossFeed Religious News - Comments
Not pushing aside public faith
In reply to Revisiting JFK: We are so paranoid in this country of offense....when we have nothing to be ashamed of. Wear your faith. wear it proudly. It's what this nation was built on. David Red Letter Believers "Salt and Light" http://www.redletterbelievers.com ...
Sergeant Al's Funeral Today... For my Family in Chicago...
In reply to Mayor Daley: Chicago cop Haymaker was 'a hero': Chicago Blue ? I Am Loving Loved Ones… Now… In the Windy City… ? ? So Blue… ? Today… My 6th Funeral in this chapter… ? ? My Chicago is Blue Today… And… “Our ? Al…” I Am Holding...
In reply to Benny Hinn's Divorce a Crushing Blow to Hinn Followers: Don't feel sorry for Hinn. He's just a mouthpiece for satan....
Local Memphis Pastor Giving Away Fire Extinguishers After Deadly
In reply to Local Memphis Pastor Giving Away Fire Extinguishers After Deadly Fire: Well, the thing with this kind of equipments is that they expire and you'd have to get them change. You can't expect on it to work for a whole lifetime....
In reply to Suzanne Hinn, wife of televangelist Benny Hinn, files for divorce: GOOD. Let him lose millions of dollars. He's a wolf in sheepskin clothing....
In reply to Elton John: Jesus was gay, super-intelligent: Elton John, Seriously are you that bored. Time for you to get a life and enjoy the bucks that are sending you to hell. You are way, too old and I mean way too old to be playing this card. Keep...
Emergent Village
Faith as Quest, not Bastion (part 3)
An Interview with Brian McLaren by Melvin Bray This is the third of 4 posts that will contain the full text of Melvin’s interview with Brian. Check back soon to read the rest of the interview. Melvin: There is a point in the book where you actually recommend that certain people put the...
Faith as Quest, not Bastion (part 2)
An Interview with Brian McLaren by Melvin Bray This is the second of 4 posts that will contain the full text of Melvin’s interview with Brian. Check back soon to read the rest of the interview. Melvin: Speaking of the first two or three questions, you seem to have finally embraced as your...
An Interview with Brian McLaren by Melvin Bray This is the first of 4 posts that will contain the full text of Melvin’s interview with Brian. Check back soon to read the rest of the interview. It would be disingenuous of me not to confess up front that my appreciation of...
Pushing the Boundaries Together [4]
by David Park and Dan Ra Editor’s note: This article was originally attributed solely to David Park. It was actually a collaborative effort between David and Dan Ra. The article has been updated to reflect this. David: The joke goes something like this: when a Japanese person goes to a...
A Place to Belong. A Place to Become. [1]
by Ken Howard St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church Darnestown, MD It is difficult to capture the essence of the St. Nicholas faith community in a few words or even a few pictures, because what makes St. Nick’s a unique Christian community is more about what lies at the heart of our community than what...
Thai Guide To Thailand
Thai Online Radio – Siam Music Zaa
Siam Music Zaa is an extremely popular Thai online radio station. Siam Music Zaa is available 24 hours a day bringing a selection of requested top hits and the best of Thai Pop, Thai Country, Thai Folk, Thai Luktung and Thai Peua Cheewit (Songs for Life)....
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri
Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri in the Thailand Province of Phrae is a modern Thai Wat, completed in 1984. The first thing you will notice about Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri is the enormous reclining Buddha which can be easily seen from the Denchai-Lampang highway 101, just a few kilometers...
Thai Online Radio – UBRadio – Underground Music
The Thai Online Radio Station UBRadio is broadcast 24 hours a day in English from Bangkok. UBRadio offers the very best in Underground music, including Hip-Hop, House, Progressive, Techno and Reggae as well as several other music genres....
Sak Yant – Paed Tidt – Eight Direction Yant
The Sak Yant design ‘Paed Tidt’ or Eight Direction Yant is a sacred Geometric Yant containing eight Mantras written in 2 concentric circles in the centre of the design. The design of the Paed Tidt Yant also incorporates eight representations of the Buddha....
GreenWave Thai Online Radio is broadcast in the Thai language and available 24 hours a day. GreenWave online radio brings the best of Easy Listening with Thai Pop and Thai Charts. Broadcast from Bangkok it is also available within Thailand on 106.5FM...
Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center – Kanchanaburi
The Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center is in the Thailand Province of Kanchanaburi. Dhamma Kancana offers bilingual courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N.Goenka and the 10 day courses offered form an ideal introductory course to Vipassana Meditation and techniques...
LoyarBurok
Judges Can Fly – in the face of Rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules! (Part 1)
A thorough and critical consideration of the Federal Court's inconsistent and dishonest approach to Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 in 2 parts. This part considers the recent Federal Court decision dismissing Anwar Ibrahim's application to review a previous Federal Court decision dismissing his application for...
The Call of Law: Moving the Call of Richard Haw
A reproduction of the approximate speech I had the honour of delivering on the occasion of Mr. Richard Haw @ Haw Chin Joo's call to the Bar before Justice Tuan Mohamad Ariff bin Md. Yusof sometime in 2009 ...
Of sodomy, caning and potato chips
Snacking on the difference in attitudes and competencies between the English Court of Appeal and the Malaysian Court of Appeal. ...
Services of a Lawyer as Compared to a Professional Will Writer
Some considerations on the services a lawyer provides as compared to that of a professional will writer in the preparation of wills. ...
How can you defend a criminal ah?
A "simple" explanation, but with some long words, as to why a lawyer defends the guilty. ...
Some suggestions about how to create the appropriate mental structure or thought process when dealing with criticism. Many of us take criticism the wrong way. We get angry. We hate them. Try to suppress if not annihilate them. It does not have to be this way. ...