Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. Ramadan is a time of deep reflection for Muslims worldwide. “While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations; in some interpretations Muslims also refrain from other […]
Category Archives: Religion
Backward Existentialism
Q: “What is the burning question on the mind of every dyslexic existentialist?” A: “Is there a dog?” — Linux Slackware Quote
The Wife Of Jesus
A fragment of papyrus known as the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” caused a controversy when it was published by the Harvard Divinity School in 2012. Now, it has been tested and the study reports “the ink and papyrus are very likely ancient, and not a modern forgery.” The writing contains the phrases “Jesus said to […]
Fatwa Against Going to Mars
Muslim leaders issue a fatwa against going to Mars. A fatwā is part of the Islamic faith and is the term for the legal judgment pertaining to the Islamic law. The ruling was made after several names of known Muslims appeared on a list of people scheduled to go to Mars in 2024. According to […]
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Tagged fighting, God, Mars, religous war
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Buddha’s Bodhi Tree Bombed
INDIA – Nine bombs exploded near the site where Buddha is believed to have obtained enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree. An offspring of the tree still grows at the site. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombings; however, “intelligence alerts had been issued to Bihar authorities in the recent months, warning that Islamist […]
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Tagged Bodhi tree, Buddha, Buddhist, enlightenment, fig tree, holy, Myanmar, Religion, shrine
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World Uprising
There are protests going on around the world in Brazil, Turkey and Egypt. Many thousands of people are rising up against their governments. In Brazil, it started as a protest against a 10% rise in the bus fare. Then, it turned into hundreds of thousands of people protesting the World Cup, Olympics and political corruption. […]
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Tagged Brazil, Egypt, freedom, Government, liberty, protests, Religion, Turkey, world
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Why Don’t Christian’s Celebrate Hanukkah?
Q: Why don’t Christians celebrate Hanukkah? A: There is no good reason. Christians believe exactly the same as Jews up to the point in time known as Christmas, the birth of Christ and God manifesting herself as a human; however, zealous and/or ignorant Christians have tried to separate themselves from their tradition. The reasons for […]
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Tagged celebration, Christians, Christmas, descrimination, Hanukkah, Hebrew, hypocrites, Jews, Lilith, Mary Magdalene, money, power, Religion
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Self-immolation
In the last two days, six Tibetans set themselves on fire (self-immolate) in protest to Chinese rule. “These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China’s unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China’s efforts to suppress and intimidate them,” Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden […]
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Tagged self immolation, self-immolate, set yourself on fire, Tibet, Tibetans
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Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
“Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …” — Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Mary Magdalene (original Greek Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή), or Mary of Magdala, was one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples, and the most important female disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of “seven demons”, [Lu 8:2] [Mk 16:9] sometimes interpreted as referring […]
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Tagged believed, Coptic, early Christians, Egyptian Christians., fourth-century, fragment, Gospel of Jesus' Wife, Jesus said to them, Jesus was married, King Arthur, language, Mary Magdalene, My wife, paper, papyrus fragment, the Holy Grail, written
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