The Crucifixion Of Jesus Christ

Then Pilate led forth the bleeding and lacerated prisoner, clothed in a old purple royal robe with a crown of thorns piercing his brow and, presenting him before the multitude, said: “Behold the man!

CRUCIFIXION!

EDITOR’S NOTE: Historians are largely in agreement that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ probably occurred on Nisan 14, (April 7), according to the Gospel of John. The Urantia Book confirms this date, expanding the information to include many details of the events which unfolded during those monumental days around April, 7, A.D. 30. The following account is from a recently …

The Eternal Gift

DOWN THROUGH THE AGES COMES THE ANSWER, over and over again, in many tongues, from all the steadfast ones:  “For when the enemy shall come in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him,” and the standard has to be lifted first in the heart through our awareness of the oneness with the …

Coming To America: The Handmaid’s Tale

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In Ayatollah Santorum & The Republic(ans) Of Gilead, we noted some eerie parallels between Margaret Atwood‘s novel The Handmaid’s Tale and a resurgence of  the extreme religious right’s influence over the GOP in this presidential election year. The issues are familiar ones: separation of church and state (a …

The Ghost In The Machine

The phrase “Ghost in the Machine” wasn’t coined by Sting, but by philosopher Gilbert Ryle, who was attempting to dismantle the aging Cartesian dualism of René Descartes…

We Look Hot

Wall Street First.  Immediately followed by the rest of the planet. “Just look at us.  Everything is backwards;  everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge;  governments destroy freedom;  the major media destroy information, and religions destroy spirituality.” —Michael Ellner “We reproduce catastrophe because we ourselves are traumatized— both as a species and individually, beginning …

And The Winner Is…

Sure, it was just a few ignoramai who cheered for a man to die* because he didn’t have insurance coverage; but figure those few in every county of the U.S., and you start to see the problem of harboring large numbers of under-educated buffoons who have been granted the right of suffrage. …The Tea Baggers! I can’t blame anyone for …