Every major religion denounces the notion of human beings deriving from God. Most people were raised with the notion that we are created in God’s image, but that is as far as most are willing to believe. The concept of humans deriving from God is not blasphemous, just a different understanding of our improbable existence. [...]
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One-hundred seventy years ago these United States of America began to spread democracy across our great nation. Some Americans would dare to say the original mission of annexing our lands to the west is still going on today, although on a global level. Our foreign policy is still unclear with our current administration and Hillary [...]
I doubt any adult would look back on their youth and say, “I loved doing homework.” I never did. In fact, I would rush to get my homework completed before I even left class. If we were given a reading assignment, I would skip it; if we were assigned anything that didn’t require handing something [...]
I met with a friend, a professor, that is one of the most intelligent people I know, but unfortunately, he constantly worries about the future and complains about any and everything – a useless combination. I use to be one of those constant complainers. I would say things like, “the government is out to get [...]
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I’ve been meditating about ahimsa now for the past week. I’ve also been reading about Buddhism and the way Buddhists practice ahimsa. Eastern philosophies differ greatly from our western point of view, and so much gets lost in the translation that I must point out a major disparity. When people hear the phrase, “to cause [...]
I recently had some people ask me why I choose to be a vegan. They pushed, am I a vegan because of religious beliefs? Am I a vegan for health reasons? Am I a vegan to make some kind of statement? Although all of these reasons have credible answers, I am a vegan simply to [...]
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The title of this post was made famous by our 16th President – Abraham Lincoln. The sentence was taken from his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861. This statement is easily the most quotable from the speech, more so than, “the mystic chords of memory” or “by the better angels of our nature” articulations. [...]
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I have an acquaintance that is a practicing Hindu. Although, I am a practicing Christian our religious beliefs, core beliefs anyway, are the same. We both believe in God, we both pray to God, and we both believe in living a kind, understanding, and loving life. After those key traits, the rest is very different; [...]
Our cat, Sally, got loose the other day. I was barreling up the garage stairs, with my hands full of groceries, when I opened the door and our six month-old, snow white cat bolted by me in a premeditated break for the outdoors. I think she’s been planning this run for some time. She’s been [...]
If it’s real comfort food you crave than Paula Deen’s cheesiest chicken empanadas with chili con queso dip is just for you. Being a vegetarian, I really can’t comment on the taste but judging by my family and how long these empanadas were in plain sight I’m thinking they’re pretty good. I was suppose to [...]
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