– by B. T. Newberg What makes for “real” religion? How do you know that what you’re doing isn’t just playing dress-up, a shallow parody of religion? Well, maybe you “just know.” But aren’t there times when you doubt whether…
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Category: B. T. Newberg
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This week we have something new: a “challenge” piece. Jake airs many concerns common among those who question naturalistic ritual. He says: “While it may reflect a dissenting opinion on HP, I feel it could be valuable as a point…
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Category: Jake Diebolt
Tags: atheist pagan, atheist wicca, earth religion, Humanism, meditation, naturalistic paganism, nature religion, pagan humanism, pagan pantheism, Paganism, pantheism, religious naturalism, ritual, science and god, science and myth, science and religion, spiritual humanism, Spiritual Naturalism, spirituality and religion
Thing on Thursday #6 This week we come to the spiritual experience itself. “Spiritual” may not even be the best word for it necessarily, but it is that unique experience or range of experiences encountered in moments of transcendence or…
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Category: Thing on Thursday
Tags: atheist pagan, atheist wicca, earth religion, naturalistic paganism, nature religion, pagan humanism, pagan pantheism, pantheism, religious experience, religious naturalism, science and god, science and myth, science and religion, spiritual experience, spiritual humanism, Spiritual Naturalism, spirituality and religion
image: Allegory of Fortune, by Anonymous The universe can be a scary place, as terrible as it is beautiful. So is it right to express gratitude toward it? Jonathan Blake challenges us to rethink how we relate to the cosmos….
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Category: Jonathan Blake
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Thing on Thursday #5 Recently, a commenter posted: “I would like to see responsible action more defined, but could see that as something that would be refined over time by further posts from the community.” So let’s take that issue…
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Category: Thing on Thursday
Tags: atheist pagan, atheist wicca, earth religion, naturalistic paganism, nature religion, pagan humanism, pagan pantheism, pantheism, religious naturalism, science and god, science and myth, science and religion, spiritual humanism, Spiritual Naturalism, spirituality and religion