Blending Psychotherapy and Spirituality
In my last post on meditation, I suggested that there's not a lot of harm that comes from meditation and mindfulness training, so maybe it doesn't need the kind of…
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Blending Psychotherapy and Spirituality
In my last post on meditation, I suggested that there's not a lot of harm that comes from meditation and mindfulness training, so maybe it doesn't need the kind of…
Nihilism – The Scourge of the Modern World
(My response to the talk below and to the question of nihilism… To a general audience, as (virtually) always, speaking to the general public.) * Nihilism is the scourge of…
The ICC charges the Taliban
Throughout history it has been women’s lot to be oppressed by men. Such has been... The post The ICC charges the Taliban first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Leo XIV—a new pope with some new/old ideas
So, an American pope. A first. Now both the world’s most powerful political leader and... The post Leo XIV—a new pope with some new/old ideas first appeared on Views from…
Christianity, Trump and the evangelicals
One of the many curiosities about American Christianity is how a godless man like Donald... The post Christianity, Trump and the evangelicals first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
An American Christian
On Tuesday a gutsy lady in Washington spoke truth to power. At a church service... The post An American Christian first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Religious mischief in the Balkans
“To be a true Albanian, you have to be Christian.” If there is anything the... The post Religious mischief in the Balkans first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
The Ten Commandments vs The Five Commandments
So the all powerful god of the Bible issued 10 Commandments, The first four are devoted to telling you to worship him and the fifth to worship your parents.…
The Ten Commandments vs The Five Commandments
So the all powerful god of the Bible issued 10 Commandments, The first four are devoted to telling you to worship him and the fifth to worship your parents.…
Enlightenment Now
“Alan Watts – Trust the Universe”, on YouTube. Here is a brilliant talk. A bit one-sided, but the point is clear. Thou art that! Realize your true nature, as it…
Good News: You CAN Be Saved!
The CDC put out some crappy comms with an image with a mask photoshopped upside down, with "N95" shopped onto a KN95, and only on the patient, not the doctor,…
Good News: You CAN Be Saved!
The CDC put out some crappy comms with an image with a mask photoshopped upside down, with “N95” shopped onto a KN95, and only on the patient, not the doctor,…
Canadian Diversity and Right Wing Hate of Justin Trudeau
Yes, Justin Trudeau is a mediocre Prime Minister, but that is not why the right hates him. Nor is it because of carbon taxes or provincial vaccine mandates or lockdowns.…
Canadian Diversity and Right Wing Hate of Justin Trudeau
Yes, Justin Trudeau is a mediocre Prime Minister, but that is not why the right hates him. Nor is it because of carbon taxes or provincial vaccine mandates or lockdowns.…
Musings on Atheism, Belief, and Statues
The website godchecker.com lists roughly 4,000 “weird and wonderful Gods, Supreme Beings, Demons, Spirits and Fabulous Beasts” which have been worshipped since the beginning of recorded history. Many are still…
Cutting Through The Chaff
A brief metaphysical musing on the nature of enlightenment, being and reality There are indeed many paths up the mountain. Sectarianism is juvenile and problematic at best; and dogmatism is…
Palestine – What If
Balfour Declaration (November 2nd, 1917) "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to…
Palestine – What If
Balfour Declaration (November 2nd, 1917) “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to…
War And The Spineless Ontario NDP
Terrible. Stiles caved to pressure from an Apartheid government currently engaged in acts of genocide during a war escalated by a terrorist attack by Hamas. Stiles doesn’t want an MPP…