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 The DIY Spiritual Practice Author: Doug Muder Source: UU World Magazine (uuworld.org) Title: THE DIY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE I often envy people who practice a spiritual discipline. It almost doesn't matter what they do. Zen, maybe, or yoga. Shamanic drumming. Sufi dancing. Kaballah. Ceremonial magick. Pagan witchcraft. Or even something as mainstream as regularly praying to God. Whatever it is, it has a name and thousands, maybe millions, of fellow practitioners around the world. There's a shelf for it at Barnes and Noble and cool terminology like chi or karma or agape. Probably there's a saint or prophet or some other towering figure who exemplifies it, and maybe even some celebrity followers who get the whole thing written up in People. I don't have any of that. It's not that I don't have a discipline. I do, but it's like so much of what Unitarian Universalists do—my wife Deb and I have cobbled it together for ourselves over a couple of decades. I'd be amazed if we aren't the only people who practice it. | |
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Children Will Enjoy Tales Of Fairies, Magic (Book Reviews) Author: Melissa Cain (reviewer), University of Findlay Source: Toledo Blade Title: CHILDREN WILL ENJOY TALES OF FAIRIES, MAGIC   This has been a good year for books about fairies and other magical creatures, which should please children of all ages.WINGS. By Aprilynne Pike. Harper Teen. $16.99. What would you do if you suddenly sprouted wings? That is the plight of 15-year-old Laurel. While she struggles to keep her wings hidden, Laurel deals with trying to fit into high school, her growing fondness for a classmate, her father's hospitalization from a mysterious illness, and a strange man who wants to buy her family's land. The land holds the key to the secrets of Laurel's past. | |
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The Evolution Of The God Gene Author: Nicholas Wade Source: New York Times Title: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GOD GENE In the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.During 15 years of excavation they have uncovered not some monumental temple but evidence of a critical transition in religious behavior. The record begins with a simple dancing floor, the arena for the communal religious dances held by hunter-gatherers in about 7,000 B.C. It moves to the ancestor-cult shrines that appeared after the beginning of corn-based agriculture around 1,500 B.C., and ends in A.D. 30 with the sophisticated, astronomically oriented temples of an early archaic state. This and other research is pointing to a new perspective on religion, one that seeks to explain why religious behavior has occurred in societies at every stage of development and in every region of the world. | |
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Faith Groups To Be Key Policy Advisers Author: Jonathan Wynne-Jones Source: The Telegraph (UK) Title: FAITH GROUPS TO BE KEY POLICY ADVISERS John Denham, the communities secretary, said the values of Christians, Muslims and other religions were essential in building a "progressive society". He attacked secularists who have called for religion to be kept out of public life. Mr Denham revealed that a new panel of religious experts has been set up to advise the Government on making public policy decisions. The move has been criticised by secularists who warned that it represented a worrying development. | |
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Man Finds 3,000-Year-Old Sword Author: Aftenposten Source: UPI Title: MAN FINDS 3,000-YEAR-OLD SWORD A Norwegian man said experts told him the sword he found abandoned at a roadside four years ago dates back 3,000 years. Ernst Skofteland said he asked a team of archaeologists digging on a farm near his home to look at the sword, which he discovered at the side of a lumber road in a forest area four years ago, and they told him it dates from around 1100-900 B.C., Aftenposten reported Friday. Additional Article Link: [Click HERE] | |
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Strange Satanic Church Posters Cause Concern Author: Lauren Rogers Source: Worcester News (UK) Title: STRANGE SATANIC CHURCH POSTERS CAUSE CONCERN Strange posters that apparently promote the Church of Satan have caused concern in Worcester. Posters advertising a ‘family friendly’ Church of Satan gathering have appeared in various locations around St John’s, much to the surprise and upset of some local people. The leaflets, carrying the symbol of the hugely controversial group, suggests that members will be meeting for a barbecue and games in St John’s Cemetery, McIntyre Road, at midnight ‘this Saturday’. There is no specific date and no contact details on the poster leading some people to believe their appearance on walls and inside shops is simply a hoax. But some residents are worried. | |
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Happy Heathen Holiday Author: Eden Pang Source: Daily Californian Title: HAPPY HEATHEN HOLIDAY Last week, as I wandered into Peet's, I noticed that they had added their list of holiday flavors. I immediately began hopping up and down and chattering endlessly about my excitement to my friend who, quite frankly, looked a little bit frightened. But I couldn't help it-when Peppermint Hot Chocolate appears on the menu, it only means one thing: Christmas is coming! I, like all sane people, absolutely love Christmas. I've been listening to Christmas music since August, cutting paper snowflakes since September and talking incessantly about the holidays for the past month. I love Christmas, and I always will. As an atheist, I view Christmas as a completely secular holiday, which seems to upset some people. | |
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