Medieval Islamic Economics
Great minds and their works have been known to be lost to the mists of time, whether by intent or accident. Perhaps they were buried in a natural disaster, such …
A Beginners Guide to Wiccan Spells and Rituals
“How To Cast Spells To Levitate” Many of the more unorthodox religions have no objection to people who attempt to perform spells and rituals which might be labeled as witchcraft. …
Atheists and Agnostics Can Have Morals
I’d really like to know who it was that decided that you needed some sort of deity in your life in order to live with some kind of moral center. …
Converting to Judaism
During my own conversion into the world of Judaism, I realized that very little guidance was available to those hoping to convert. I found myself bewildered by books explaining Jewish …
Yin and Yang
The Delicate Balance of Yin and Yang Has Been Broken The Yin and yang could be a very difficult concept to understand to us because western philosophy is based on …
Hinduism Role and Importance of Hanuman
In HINDUISM, HANUMAN is a vanara who aided Rama{an avatar of vishnu}in rescuing his wife, Sita, from rakshasa king Ravana. He symbolizes in the pinnacle of bhakti and also seen …
The Indian Buddhist Missionary Dharmakema
Dharamasema was an Indian Buddhist missionary who was born in 385 who is famous for his translations of Buddhist scripts in Dunhuang, located in modern-day Gansu Province in China. He …
Arguments from Christians to Atheists are Based on Fear
“Atheists shouldn’t even be considered people, this is one nation, under God”. This quote from George Bush really shows what America thinks of Atheists and our freedom of religion. Let’s …
How to become a Wiccan
Have you thought a lot about your spirituality lately and thought of taking a new path? Perhaps you have considered Wicca as your new path to spirituality. However, being a …
The History of Buddhism in Medieval Vietnam
Buddhism has a long history in Asia; it originated in India through the teachings of Prince Siddhartha Guatama who rejected courtly life in order to find nirvana. His teachings grew …
Buddhas Teaching Gods Creation
What was Buddha’s teaching about God’s creation? Most of us are of the opinion that Buddha never spoke much about God at all. Here is Buddha’s teaching about God, and …
What is Nihilism
The crazed messenger first delivered the news that god is dead and that we have killed him. We are the murderers of god, but as the makers of god, in …
I just really don’t Need any Gods to be Perfectly Happy in my Life
Recently, I informed a long-time friend of mine about my atheism blog and was asked the question: “Why are you an atheist?” I was surprised to hear that question coming …
What does Palm Sunday mean to American Christians?
Many Christians in America mark the beginning of Holy Week with the triumphal visit to Jerusalem by Jesus Christ. That event is called Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is all about …
Abraham Hicks and Oneness of Humanity
Mark and I were at the weekly metaphysical book study group that we love to attend when one of the members commented, “I don’t notice Abraham-Hicks saying much about the …
Zen Koan One Hand Clapping
An adept asks his Roshi, “What is the secret of Zen?” Roshi quickly replies, “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” The adept takes his leave considering the case …
Mind Reading God Praying Child Abuse
There’s a being in the sky! By human standards, he would be considered a bully, but since he’s so big, and so far away, and so all-knowing, it’s a bad …
Lack of Religion in Schools and how it has Affected Children
I don’t think that teaching a course in historical religion is a bad thing. It is true that many of our social customs and traditions have their roots in religious …
An Islamic response to abortion
“And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely, the killing of them is a great sin.” The Noble Qur’an Al-Israa 17:31 …
Religion Islam Judaism Christianity God
When I think of reasons not to believe in God a question always comes to my mind: Do religious beliefs do more harm than good? I have concluded that they …
Good without God Secular Humanism and Morality
Don’t look now, but your neighbor, uncle, cousin, coworker – or even the person next to you in church or synagogue – might be a (gasp!) secular humanist. A secular …
Ontological Argument
Austin Cline, the guide at atheism.about.com, is quite well known in atheist circles, his website acting as a sort of one-stop atheistic apologetics central where all theistic claims are countered and critiqued. …
The Hasidic Movement and its Place in Jewish History
Hasidic Judaism is known in Jewish lore as being the movement that brought joy back to the religion. It was founded by Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer in the 18th century …
Book Reviews the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Soygal Rinpoche
Tibetan Book of the Dead The Tibetan Book of the Dead, also known as Bardo Thodol, is a complicated, amazing adventure story. Written in the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, it is …
God the Mind Reader
God the all-knowing, all-seeing, be-all and end-all. What’s so dangerous about that? It’s quite simple and Adam and Eve learned that all too well. It’s always dangerous for anyone, god …
Religion Religious Hate Crime Flag Flagging Atheist Community Disagreement Debate – Yes
Amongst hundreds, if not thousands of communities on youtube ranging from Christian communities, Islam communities, to Atheist and similar communities, there are videos. Youtube has specific terms that disallow certain …
2013 holy days of obligation in the Catholic faith
In the Catholic faith, there are six holy days of obligation throughout the year and of course, Sundays are also days of obligation. A holy day of obligation means you …
What Atheists believe in
The question seems to insinuate: “well if you don’t believe in god then what the hell do you believe in?” …and I think this is unfortunately what most people tend …
The Buddhist Concept of Friendship
“Metta”, translated as “loving-kindness” or “wishing happiness for others”, is the Buddhist concept of good friendship. The term implies expectations and individual responsibility, in line with the essence of the …
Dharma Karma Buddhism Philosophy Religion Theology four Noble Truths eight Fold Path
How does one convert to Buddhism? Before we dive into the matter, let’s understand that Buddhism is not really a religion, per se; it is a Dharmic philosophy originally professed …
How is Ganesh Puja done on Diwali
The Importance of Lord Ganesha The word Ganesha is composed of two words: Gana meaning people, and Isha meaning god, therefore the God of People. He is also known as …
Defining the Jewish Diaspora
Sunset tonight begins the 9th day of the month of Av (Tisha B’Av) on the Hebrew calendar. This day is said to be the lowest of all days in the …