Tag Archives: religion

Who/What is God?

Saturday, July 17, 2010

In a post Saketh wrote a while ago, he asked us all what one of our objects of devotion was; he divided objects of devotion into 3 categories:
1. A deity
2. A person
3. A goal or inanimate object
Today, I want to bring up a similar question:
Hinduism is a religion with many different viewpoints — and consequently, [...]

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Not too recent, but always relevant

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

“Finding common ground among faiths can help us bridge needless divides at a time when unified action is more crucial than ever. As a species, we must embrace the oneness of humanity as we face global issues like pandemics, economic crises and ecological disaster. At that scale, our response must be as one.
Harmony among the [...]

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Thinking of Freedom, Religiously

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Perhaps April is the month of freedom. It certainly is for at least some major swaths of the population: Jews celebrated Passover during April, commemorating their deliverance from slavery in Egypt at the hand of God. Republicans like me hoped for the freedom to pay fewer taxes on April 15. Even stoners thought about freedom [...]

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