by , : Wicca is a personal, positive religion that is based on respect of nature and celebration of all things that exist in the physical and ethereal world. Practitioners of Wicca follow the precepts of Shamanism, which is believed to be the first "religio...
by Barbara Morris, R.ph., Bar : By Barbara Morris, R.Ph.Many years ago, a case known as Torcaso v. Watkins established that belief in God was not necessary for a belief system to qualify as a religion.I never forgot about the case and over time, it became clear that in addition to ...
by Admin, Adm : The new age movement is well known to most of us and many of the ideas this movement has have been adopted by millions of people. Is new age a religion or just a spiritual inspiration movement? The American Heritage?Dictionary of the English Languag...
by The Helper, The : Imagine for a moment that there is no God!That we are just here. That we come into being and pass away and the rest of the human race after us carries our memories and in some cases our genes.Is that such a bad thing?Is it so awful?Do we cease to hav...
by Margriet Struik, Mar : Imagine for a moment that there is no God!That we are just here. That we come into being and pass away and the rest of the human race after us carries our memories and in some cases our genes.Is that such a bad thing?Do we cease to have meaning? Ceas...
[F3]by Skye Thomas, Sky : We were all taught in school that our forefathers left England to escape religious dictatorships. Okay, there was a lot more to it then that, but it was a big enough deal that they made sure it got honorable mention in our rulebook. They clearly made...
by Chris Campbell, Chr : Religion for me has been a bewildering and reluctant adversary. For the longest time religion meant belief in some strangers prescription for salvation. As one matures and questions their life and the role of religion in it, certain sticking points b...
by Kadence Buchanan, Kad : According to the online etymology dictionary, religion, in its modern sense, is the "recognition of, obedience to, and worship of a higher, unseen power." Numerous studies over the centuries have supported that religion is a human phenomenon of inter...
by Rev Michael Bresciani, Rev : In the seventeenth chapter of Matthew the Apostles Peter, James and John were with Christ when he suddenly was transfigured (glowing or glorified) and was seen talking with Moses and Elijah. Instead of trying to hear what was being said between Jesus...
by Gary Kurz, Gar : A little boy pushed his tiny hand into the Pastor's and said "morning pastor, can I ask you a question?" The Pastor, with his usual warm smile said "Sure Billy, what is it?" "Well" said Billy, "I was wondering what it means to be a Christian"?"Well B...
by , : Note: Readers can look up a translated Koranic verse in multiple languages, by visiting the website www.quranbrowser.com and typing in references. For example: 47:1-1. (47 is the chapter or sura, and 1-2 are the verses). Islam is not a religion. It i...
by , : The 20th century?s most universally respected Islamic scholar is Dr. Arthur Jeffery. He headed the Department of Middle East Languages at Columbia University and taught linguistics at the School of Oriental Studies in Cairo. He wrote: "The briefest i...
by , : Imagine that you have traveled to another location to attend to personal affairs. You step off a train in some locale, take your bags and proceed to your destination. You walk a few paces to find some transport. Then the reality of ideological contam...
by Bunny Vreeland, Ph.d, Bun : As a Christian hypnotherapist I believe it is important to know that Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state, commonly experienced on a daily basis when we lose awareness of surrounding distractions. We all enter the hypnotic state just before we fal...
by Admin, Adm : When someone sees a rainbow, do they say, "I am seeing a physical reaction, that can be produced in laboratories with the right conditions," or do they say, "I am seeing the omen from god, that the world will not be flooded."? When someone sees fire,...
