Regular commenter Bill S. left me a link proclaiming "Scientists say they've proved God exists, and then it gets complicated" (1). I followed that link to the logical conclusion, through four more links (see below, 2) until I came across the abstract of the paper (3): Goedel's ontological proof has been analysed for the first-time … Continue reading Praise be unto He
Tag: current-events
what I’ve been reading – Bible Air Drops & Athiest Mega Churches
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the New Testament: Christian group air-drops Bibles over North Korea using 40-foot hydrogen balloons Does worship divide or unite? Conservative U.S. Catholics Feel Left Out of the Pope’s Embrace Atheist 'mega-churches' take root across US, world
what I’ve been reading – money & the church
Megachurch pastor tells his congregation his newly built 16,000-square-foot house is gift from God* German 'Bishop of Bling's multi-million euro mansion to be used to serve needy Scientology's fraud conviction upheld in France Incredible skeletal remains of Catholic saints still dripping in gems and jewellery discovered by 'Indiana Bones' explorer Sort of related, when you … Continue reading what I’ve been reading – money & the church
Worried Sick – the Nocebo Effect
Worried Sick - the Nocebo Effect From The Scientist: Worried Sick - Expectations can make you ill. Fear can make you fragile. Understanding the nocebo effect may help prevent this painful phenomenon. Excellent article about the nocebo effect and how what we think can directly influence our health. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36126/title/Worried-Sick/
Christian Science “healing” may take a little while
A little while back the Ithaca Journal ran a piece about Liz Heywood and her experience with Christian Science as a child (1). Shortly thereafter, someone wrote in to the Ithaca Journal with a follow up in-defense-of-CS article, and Ms. Heywood has since added her perspective to the ongoing discussion (2). Ms. Eddy is quite … Continue reading Christian Science “healing” may take a little while
break the neck hypnotic beliefs and animal magnetism
I recently received an e-mail inviting me to "watch and pray" with a local CS group: Join us for the really rewarding spiritual experience of "keeping watch". Jesus expected his disciples to watch with him, Mrs Eddy had her household watch sometimes 3 days straight without sleep. It will be a continuous prayer from sunset … Continue reading break the neck hypnotic beliefs and animal magnetism
pop culture Christanity
My inner cynic is impressed by the latest marketing campaign for the newest Superman movie. Various incarnations of the story have popped up all over the internet, but they all seem to come back to the CNN Belief blog which states: As the new Superman movie takes flight this weekend, filmmakers are hoping the Man … Continue reading pop culture Christanity
there is no church protocol
I did not initially have a post planned for today, but a friend recently shared an article about Liz Heywood and her stand against religious abuse (you can read more about her story on her blog). I mostly skimmed the article, Ms. Heywood tends to make a regular appearance when I google for former-CS as … Continue reading there is no church protocol
2 a: still in existence, force, or operation*
The Mother Church is running a campaign to rejuvenate the CS movement called "Church Alive." Interestingly, there are a number of other religious groups that are also using the theme of "Church Alive." The Catholics have a "Church Alive" website, there is a Church Alive YouTube channel, a TV station and a series published by … Continue reading 2 a: still in existence, force, or operation*
Right Use of Temporary Means
With everything that's been happening with Principia recently I decided to take a look at the 2012-2013 Principa College catalog. I've flipped through it before, mostly looking for their policies on homosexual activity, but I decided to take another glance through and see if I could clarify their policy on the all-encompassing use of the … Continue reading Right Use of Temporary Means
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