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July 2014

Superstar Canceled

Thursday, July 31, 2014 Original poster advertising rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.   It’s over, and not soon enough for me. The North American arena tour of the blasphemous rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” has been canceled. Accusations and lawsuits are flying. The cast was planned as a strange mix of profane punker “Johnny Rotten” …

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The Witch You Paid For

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Popular witchcraft book.   In the 60’s Margot Adler was a social activist, druggie, and political radical. In the 80’s onward, she was an outspoken occultist and national proponent of witchcraft. She was herself a witch in the Gardner mode, and an “elder” in the Covenant of the Goddess. [See my …

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Tom Petty’s Pettiness

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Long-time rock star, Tom Petty. I’ve always liked most of Tom Petty’s music. It’s not that he’s a great singer. He isn’t. But his songs have that certain feel, and a hook you can’t get out of your head. My favorite? “I Won’t Back Down.” To me, it sort of a …

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Witchcraft Culture

Friday, July 25, 2014   In an effort to keep readers of my blogs abreast of significant spiritual events, I check out all kinds of web sites and blogs. Yesterday I came upon a well-read site with an entry entitled, “How Harry Potter shaped a generation.” Written by a 20-something, the blog recounts the author’s …

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Hindu Superheroes?

Thursday, July 24, 2014   Hinduism, the idolatrous, pagan religion of India and faith of many in America, has gone upscale with marketing that would put a New York, Madison Street maven to shame. Traditional Hindu deities, such as Shiva, pictured above, have undergone visual changes. Instead of the traditional pale, passive, contemplative depiction of …

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In the Beginning

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Our galaxy  trilli-seconds after the “beginning.” In the beginning God created. For millennia those simple words have defined the belief of humanity’s majority regarding the origin of all things. As of March 17 this year, findings were announced by scientists intending to debunk the biblical account. The event was the supposed …

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Beheaded on a Bus!

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Killer Vince Li, being led into court the day of the murders. The crime was unfathomable. I was reminded of it this past weekend while I was in Canada. On July 30, 2008, Canadian police responded to a call about a stabbing on a bus in Manitoba. Upon arrival, the authorities …

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Thor Looks Like a Lady

Friday, July 18, 2014 Thor’s new incarnation as a female goddess.   Holy hammer Batman! Can this be true? The ultimate shape-shifting? Yes, according to Marvel Comics, Thor has become a lady. Well, perhaps not a lady, but a woman. What will Odin say? Will Freya take this personally and mount a challenge? (Freya is …

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Weird Words

Thursday, July 17, 2014     I recently came across a fascinating list of old English words that have been forgotten in our language. As a writer, I am always looking for interesting words to express what I say in inventive ways; however, I doubt I’ll be using any of these words soon: Flitterwochen: What …

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Harry Potter Theology?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014   Last week, Ronald Lee Haskell invaded the Houston home of his ex-wife and fatally shot her parents and four siblings. Haskell was looking for his ex and demanded to know from her family where she was. When they refused to tell, he murdered them in cold blood. Only 15-year-old Cassidy …

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