"But Trump’s pro-Putin positions are not based on a principled anti-war stance.
It’s more personal than that. For example, Trump’s son Donald, Jr. has
acknowledged
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17
"We regret the unprofessional and careless hypothetical conversations that were
captured on hidden cameras of a regional contractor for our firm, and he is no
longer working with us," he said. "While none of the schemes described in the
conversations every took place, these conversations do not
Trump Warns Hillary May Rig Election by Getting More Votes - The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-warns-hillary-may-rig-election-by-getting-more-votes
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-warns-hillary-may-rig-election-by-getting-more-votes
In 1992, Pieczenik told Newsday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsday that in
his professional opinion, President Bush[clarification needed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify] was "clinically
depressed". As a result, he was brought up on an ethics charge before the
American
I enjoy the clarity in/of your posts.
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Transcendentalism and Quietism have philosophically at their basis,
withdrawal.
That is a recessive quality, a retreat, and that cannot stand up to more
forceful attitudes such as ramming a dogma down so
What is Christ Consciousness? - Golden Age of Gaia
http://goldenageofgaia.com/spiritual-essays/cross-cultural-spirituality/what-is-christ-consciousness/
http://goldenageofgaia.com/spiritual-essays/cross-cultural-spirituality/what-is-christ-consciousness/
What is Christ Consciousness? -
Re: "How come the intelligence agencies cannot determine how much of Trump's
electoral votes were stolen from Hillary Clinton?"
John: Here is a Ted-Ed video on the electoral college and how it works.
How do you think an electoral vote could be "stolen?"
Does your vote count?
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Good day Jr_esq: A few comments to think about.
Emily,
Electoral votes can be stolen by hacking the election process just as the
Russians did.
As I remember, Trump had narrow victories in several states such as
Pennsylvania, Mich
Corrected - unfinished sentence deleted.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Good day Jr_esq: A few comments to think about.
Emily,
Electoral votes can be stolen by hacking the election process just as the
Russians did.
Well, according to the article below, the concept you describe is possible.
However,
US recounts find no evidence of hacking in Trump win but reveal
vulnerabilities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/28/election-recount-hacking-voting-machines
https://www.theguardian.com/us-
Here's the link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-classroom-meditation-disadvantaged-students-met-20161231-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-classroom-meditation-disadvantaged-students-met-20161231-story.html
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
On Tuesday, J
How about turning that iconic dome into a public space! Re-envision, repurpose
it for an open, inclusive and rockin' venue.e.g., you could do a
"concerts in the dome" series. How are the acoustics? Sructure a
public-private partnership with the Town of Fairfield.
Public Space archit
"Restorative justice." Nice term. So is this happening in Fairfield?
Awareness without action, or in other words, "complacency" is not a good
strategy. Reenvision!
Barriers to Change: The Real Reason Behind the Kodak Downfall
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkotter/2012/05/02/barriers-to
Were not slaves considered property? Perhaps the "morality of slave ownership"
wasn't even identified as an issue back then. Addressing "slavery as an
institution," assuming it was likely endemic to the culture/society of the day,
probably wasn't high on the priority list for the authors/transl
They did vote. Hillary got ~3 million more votes than Trump - certainly no
chump change. She had the largest margin of victory ever in the popular vote,
for a candidate who didn't capture the office of President. Her populist
message was the truth.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wr
I would take this article with a grain of salt in some regards.
For example, information in this article stating what the Dalai Llama's "views"
are on homosexuality can be traced back verbatim (indicating that the author
lifted it) to an article written back in 1997. What he states, transla
It isn't. Another con.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Our original house was generic vastu, and when we added on, we rectified it
according to MMY-SV. Petra and I are both enjoying perfect health and
immortality, and we owe it all to this house.
WRT solar efficiency, it h
H, TM centers are now located in the University District and Bellevue.
Wonder if they are located in east-facing buildings (smile)?
H...do you think it was the apartment itself that contributed to your
returning to SF? The actual building or your apartment in the building?
Because
Posted by Ann on FFL2. Curiously, do you read FFL2?
The butcher’s bill has come due: President Donald Trump is about to victimize
his own voters
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/20/the-butchers-bill-has-come-due-president-donald-trump-is-about-to-victimize-his-own-voters/
http://www.salon
Well, Republicans are not leaving in drovesthey are too scared. Here is
the list, fyi. Note the number of representatives from California that are not
taking a stand on this example of "governance by whim."
The very long list of Republicans in Congress who have taken no position on
Tr
"The Trump team had asked her to stay on to allow for a cohesive transition,
even as the other senior leadership of the justice department departed."
Sally Yates fired by Trump after acting US attorney general defied travel ban
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/30/justice-department
Yes, Trump fired her. But *before* he fired her, he had asked her to stay on.
He fired her because she was doing her job. In the same manner that Sessions
asked her if she would do when Obama was President. Brings up a very real
possibility that Sessions will *not* do his job if it means stand
Maybe you should read the 1965 law that clearly doesn't give the President the
authority to do what he did. And certainly one reason he'd lose at the Supreme
Court level. There would be no tie; he would lose. He's lost twice so far.
And he knows it. So, he has to rewrite to save face, or do
Unfortunately John, most Trump supporters would claim that while there might be
a law, nothing the New York Times writes is the truth, so therefore the law
doesn't apply. Do you see what is wrong with that sentence?
Here is a poll of Trump supporters from FFL2. We don't know anything about
Those pundit program meditators here on H1-B visas or trying to get in on such
a visa (or did the TMO stop that program?) may be at risk...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Have any meditators been deported by this exec action?
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Tomorrow is the Global Day of Prayer...via Thich Nhat Hanh. Scroll down from
the date of 2/8
https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/news-and-updates/2017/2/8/global-day-of-prayer
https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/news-and-updates/2017/2/8/global-day-of-prayer
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups
Amen.
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Most probably, Trump is playing up his role as the "good" guy for his voters.
Even if he loses in the court, he will be telling his voters that he tried to
fight the "media, Mexicans, Muslims and other immigrants." You know what? I
More information on the stranding. I am always so sad to see this. Strandings
are becoming more and more frequent. There are a number of theories as to why
this is, several of which are due to human influence. I believe there is no
single reason.
http://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of
I couldn't find any shiny people, except for John Hagelin. He's pretty shiny.
This caught my eye from 2008.
http://www.invincibleamerica.org/emailing/2008_10_26.html
http://www.invincibleamerica.org/emailing/2008_10_26.html
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For some years
This is great. Love it.
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On Being. This is pretty good, you'll laugh.
Withering Into the Truth
http://onbeing.org/blog/withering-into-the-truth/
http://onbeing.org/blog/withering-into-the-truth/
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrot
It will likely be very weird for the children/cousins—for the brother Hunter's
kids and for Beau's. I would expect there could be some significant anger as
they head into puberty. After all, for Beau's kids, their father is recently
gone and their uncle is now in a father-like role and sleepin
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Emily,
An astrologer would have difficulty seeing this arrangement in the people
involved in this relationship.
What arrangement are you talking about that an astrologer would have
difficulty in seeing?
For the widow, the eight
Link here is to Gohonzon.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Among the Mayans, the image of the Tzolkin is both a calendar and a
representation of "Everything" (the central column represents Purusha).:
https://www.google.com/search?q=gohonzon+pictures&biw=1920&bih=935&tbm=is
http://www.spiritualteachers.org/andrew-cohen/
http://www.spiritualteachers.org/andrew-cohen/
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I was thinking of Andrew Cohen and neo-advaitas you have had on batgap. You
kind of gave them their ropes to let them hang themselves.. A lot of spirit
Great video. Beautiful and I learned something. Thank you!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
http://theindigenousamerican.com/2017/03/15/they-released-14-wolves-in-a-park-but-no-one-was-prepared-for-this-what-happens-next-is-a-miracle/
http://theindigenousamerican.com/2017/03/
jr, Comey didn't say either of those things, I don't believe. We are a long
ways from impeachment.
There is no final conclusion yet on whether obstruction or collusion occurred.
Trump has most definitely not been "virtually cleared of any wrong doing."
Multiple investigations are still on
Just hoping for a mortal wound.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Keeping hope alive , eh?
From: "emily.mae50@... [FairfieldLife]"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump
jr, Co
John, are you saying that in the public testimony "Comey just said that Trump
committed obstruction of justice and a federal crime.?" You must not be
talking literally. I'm pretty gosh darn positive he didn't say either such
thing. However, I feel your pain.
Here's a good article on impe
Again, you are coming to summary conclusions before the investigations have
completed. You have no idea what the pattern of evidence will show in the end
or what all the evidence is. You are just caught up in the grind of watching
the daily "soap opera."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Again, not the case. "Everyone that has been involved" has not said any such
thing. You do not know who all has been involved, because the investigations
have not concluded. Have we heard from Bob Mueller yet, for example? Have we
heard from the different congressional investigations that are
Looks like Hillary Clinton was right all along.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/8/15724502/hillary-was-right?yptr=yahoo
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/8/15724502/hillary-was-right?yptr=yahoo
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
John, are you sayin
Ahhh jr, that wasn't the point of the article. I posted it in the name of
reality/tongue-in-cheek humor.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Emily,
I think Hillary's time in the American political stage has passed. It's going
to be hard for her to mount a comeback. The
Again, not possible that you would know ahead of the conclusion of the
investigation(s) in progress. (The operative phrase here is *in progress.*)
Are you really trying to tell me that you are basing your conclusions on what
the couple of people that have provided public testimony have said so
I still maintain that while that may have technically been the case (i.e.,
"wasn't"), we don't know if the winds of inquiry have shifted on that
technicality. Parsing is a given, in that T.Rump and families activities are
being and/or will be debated in a legal arena or legal context.
Regar
I never see the grammatical errors until after the send. :)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I still maintain that while that may have technically been the case (i.e.,
"wasn't"), we don't know if the winds of inquiry have shifted on that
technicality. Parsing is a given, in tha
Again, the investigations are not complete and as such the evidence has not
been released to the public.
Here are some possibilities in the event that "collusion" is proven.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2017/may/31/gregg-jarrett/fox-news-hosts-wrong-no-law-forbids-russ
What a godawful oafish name!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
In case you didn't know Verizon is slated to take over Yahoo this week
and change the name to Oath. Will you be taking the Oath?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/08/technology/business/yahoo-verizon-vote/index.html
ht
Again, how do you know that, as of last week there wasn't any evidence that
"anyone knew of." Comey apparently knew of a 3rd meeting Sessions had with the
Russians that he lied about, for example. Now Sessions is refusing public
testimony. Do you think that his private testimony will be leake
Substantive correction:
Re:"Now Sessions is refusing public testimony." Rated: "False"—I was
referencing an old article.
Doug, I hear you. You don't want any discussion of national politics on this
forum. The exchanges were cordial however, imho. There was no reactive
"triggering" ha
Answered on FFL-2.
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So what *completes* the investigation?
From: "Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife]"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump
Of course everyone should be outside! Unbelievable.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Live during the eclipse.. Txt msg.from the Dome:
At about 9:20am the flower of the Dome meditating program got up and left, a
lot of really powerful meditators exit-ed to go out anywhere
There was also a palpable effect when one was outside watching. Can't imagine
why one would miss it if they had the opportunity (you guys had about 92%
coverage I think). Of course, glasses were mandatory to look directly. I would
have elected to meditate outside, personally.
---In Fairfie
You're right. I retract that statement. Personally, I hate the word "should"
also. I was refuting instructions to the opposite.
Thanks for sharing this! What a great story! I wouldn't have believed that
this would have such an impact. It was so glorious and brought out our shared
huma
Sure they can. Maybe they will and maybe they won't, but they can.
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It's time for him to resign. Members of Congress cannot let him continue
until the next election.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/0730a107-1c52-34f9-b8cb-3305174d9f14/ss_%E2%
The cosmic battle has been going on in one place or another, on one plane or
another, for thousands of years. The election of T.Rump in this country is a
wake-up call, in my opinion. He has stirred the pot like no other could and we
are all having to evaluate where we stand and what we stand fo
https://www.brainwave-research-institute.com/meditation-boosts-endorphins.html
https://www.brainwave-research-institute.com/meditation-boosts-endorphins.html
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"..these hard-to-describe, intense feelings of rapture."
Don't need no drugs necessaril
Wonder if he would have had the same experience meditating outside in the
natural world during the event? With everyone else who was outside.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Chatting yesterday with one of the magnificient 20 who held out meditating in
the Dome during the ecli
This is well-written. Without? Doesn't really make sense if defined as in the
article below.
https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/the-three-gunas-how-to-balance-your-consciousness/
https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/the-three-gunas-how-to-balance-your-consciousness/
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogro
http://ppc.uiowa.edu/forkenbrock/extreme-weather
http://ppc.uiowa.edu/forkenbrock/extreme-weather
Iowa isn't exempt.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
A real estate investor visiting Fairfield, Iowa this week observes that
investing in Fairfield on a five year horizon would l
I believe that climate change is bringing rising sea levels and contributing to
worsening weather and storms that will continue to ravage coastal cities.
However, Iowa is not exempt from extreme weather conditions or climate change.
A monster tornado might roll through your town one day (I unde
I won't disagree with you there. Seems to me that Fairfield has a lot going
for it as a robust and open-minded community with diverse interests and a range
of economic opportunities.
The word "spiritual" always amuses me. Re: "for spiritual people." How do
you define "spiritual?"
---I
You have included a number of things here as examples of how you are defining
"spiritual."
MMY was Hindu. In Hinduism as in Christianity, the existence of a personal
"soul" is assumed. So, are you saying that all persons are spiritual because
they have a "soul" and a "birthright" to discove
One thing is for sure. If the U.S. and China (and other members of the
international community) insist on or start playing "regime change" games, the
likelihood that Kim Jong Un will attempt to defend his right to rule through
military means becomes greater.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.
Sounds like T.Rump!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
He is a madman. He thinks he can win it all. But the best he can get is most
definitely, Mutually Assured Destruction. This is discussed in the latter
chapters of the Gita.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wro
That's funny. I do not hear the sounds of people writing on an internet forum.
Hey, I will never be in favor of a military response to North Korea's
posturing and bravado and threats. And, the more we threaten one, the worse
off we are—we force ourselves into a box.
T.Rump has no idea ho
Ahhh, the Borowitz Report. Satire. Not "fake news."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Trump appears to be playing high stakes political poker. From the outset, he
would indeed be very popular to stun both Democrats and Republicans. If the
senate votes against him dur
Read about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Farkhunda#Reaction_from_Islamic_scholars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Farkhunda#Reaction_from_Islamic_scholars
What's your point Mike?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Watch The Killing of Farkhunda o
What's your point?
Be careful with anything that has Allen B. West's name on it; the guy is a
crackpot.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Check out this article:
http://www.allenbwest.com/2015/12/quite-possibly-the-scariest-and-most-honest-video-about-islam-youll-ever-see/
Yeahit takes "balls" to set a nuclear war in motion. Get down on your
knees, Mike.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Trump would be the only person, I can think of, to have the balls to nuke NK
first.
From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroup
I've seen this video before. Bottomline—she is showing that the radical
elements within Islam are gaining in number. She is Muslim herself and
considers herself a moderate.
I didn't say she was a crackpot; I said Allen B. West was. Based on the
idiotic title of the article (equating scar
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
What's my point? That would depend on the context in which this was sent.
That's what I'm asking! Yes it would and *YOU* sent it. What were you trying
to say?
Quite frankly, I don't remember posting this video.
Check this thread.
Also good is Ken Burn's documentary on the Vietnam War. And, the Fog of War is
good too, a McNamara documentary.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Important perspective to Take. ..Watch of this Frontline documentary now..
Frontline 1996 The Gulf War (Complete) - Comprehensive
From NY Times:
If you’re one of those people who’s been calling senators and urging them not
to take health coverage from millions of people, don’t stop. The Senate
switchboard remains open: (202) 224-3121
http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=vzewYO/FHLSQRVlZShxTeARLrfBu9cO2dXjRwH50OY4=
Kim is escalating the rhetoric. The US has not declared war.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Therefore, Kim's troops will shoot down any US bombers in its airspace.
Trump has a reptilian brain. He isn't "playing" anything and he has no
strategy. His MO is simple and he does the same thing with every situation.
Easy peasy to figure and predict. Kim Jong Un is not tethered to any reality
we are familiar with and T.Rump's escalation should be denounced by
John, I beg to differ. Kim Jong Un has been the leader of his country far
longer than Trump has ours. Kim has been dealing with international relations
far longer than the 6 months that T.Rump has been on stage.
T.Rump is the real beginner here and he has absolutely no idea of East Asia,
Well, based on the number of countries that have been trading with North Korea,
I'd say he's partaking in international relations—as needed.
"With the North Korean nuclear threat escalating
https://www.axios.com/diplo-tweeting-and-the-cycle-of-escalation-with-north-korea-2481029200.html,
Pr
Saw him today as part of a Chris Botti show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5wKQ29HE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5wKQ29HE
I get it. Pilgar is a long-time activist and calls foul on western imperialism
and denial thereof. In this article, Pilgar's outrage over the one line *in
the beginning* of the documentary is way overblown and his mind seems to snap
shut at the point Bank of America is id'd as a sponsor. Don'
Reported as a fact, not an opinion.
FBI: Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Didn't Have Any Connection to ISIS
Associated Press http://time.com/author/associated-press/
Updated: Oct 02, 2017 12:03 PM ET
http://time.com/4965058/las-vegas-shooting-isis/#
http://time.com/4965058/las
1) You are the author of your actions.
2) Perhaps in living in the world of ordinary existence you *are*
experiencing divine consciousness! "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo
there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wro
Exactly. What credibility?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Carde,
ISIS does not have a good reputation to keep in the first place. It spreads
lies and recruits ignorant young people to kill for them in the name of a
virulent form of Islam.
---In FairfieldLife@yah
John, regardless of how the gunas may affect you, that does not change that
fact that you are the author of your actions.
And in that Brahman exists eternally without change and in that the ultimate
reality of the individual soul is identical with that of the Universe, then it
is only appea
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Emily,
The TM tradition and what MMY was saying are saying exactly the opposite of
what you're saying.
What did I say that is exactly opposite to what MMY and the TM tradition are
saying? And then, why is what I said, whatever that
Hmmm.Does not Hinduism believe in the soul? Let's say, for discussion's
sake, that I am equating the word "you" with soul. Then, *you* are the author
of your actionsliving out, resolving and creating karma, influenced by the
gunas, in spite of and despite countless contributing factors
Hmso this is talking of a "relative you." Good explanation. Thanks.
So what you are saying is that the "relative you" is not the author of one's
actions.
Theoretically or philosophically you may be correct—the word "author" can be
defined using different contexts, as you note
I see. I am extremely skeptical of such a claim for so many reasons that I
won't get into them here. Its quite likely also we understand the word karma
differently. MMY didn't coin the phrase, but perhaps he gave it his own
definition, pursuant to the virtues of practicing TM.
Thanks fo
Just fyi, I wasn't questioning the first sentence here. I was questioning the
second sentence and how you know this.
"MMY was saying that the TM practice can lead one to cosmic consciousness and
enlightenment. Thus, one is freed from the bondage of actions and Karma in
this lifetime.
--
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-big-wildfires-prompt-evacuations-in-Napa-County-12262945.php#photo-14315131
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-big-wildfires-prompt-evacuations-in-Napa-County-12262945.php#photo-14315131
John, you write with a lot of clarity and responded to the "bondage" associated
with being influenced by Gunas, as interpreted through MMY. Wikipedia says the
following about Guna
"Chapters 3, 7, 13, 14, 17 and 18 of Bhagavad Gita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita discuss Guna.[27]
It is true that one can only surmise about what one doesn't have direct
experience of. I am not questioning the TM technique, transcending, or CC as a
state of being. I was questioning whether innate qualities in a human being
(gunas) can be dispelled.
I was primarily curious as to your d
Fascinating.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Thx, the definitiveness of MMY's assertion as stated before is his personal
opinion. In the Kriya Yoga Tradition, even advanced Yogis who can leave their
bodies at will may have karma to work out, in which case they ascend to the
O.K. I get it. Here is simplified discussion that explains it in a way I can
understand. It talks of how a person behaves when the gunas are "overcome" in
a human being. Basically, it sounds pretty much like non-reactive detachment,
objective assessment from a place of equanimity, a consciou
"As the wise proverb observes, you should never make fun of a fellow human
being, until you have bounced a mile in his buttocks."
—Rex Murphy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Murphy on Doug Henning's Natural
Law Party https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Natural_Law_Party
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogr
What is one of the reasons Americans are confused about religion? Which
Americans? Which religions?
Jeffress and other "Christian Nationalists" have been in the news more
recently because they have circled their wagons around T.Rump in an effort to
get their militant agenda forwarded.
John, nicely stated.
Thank you for clarifying that when you said his reported views are the reason
that "Americans are confused about religion," you meant that Jeffress and
evangelicals like him are confused—due to the fact that they are interpreting
the bible in a limited way. Yes—a rea
Certainly, it could be said to fall under the definition. So does TM. So do
many religions/movements.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult
Are you defining this term in a specific context?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.c
The term "cult" or "cult-like" as Jeffress is professing.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Certainly, it could be said to fall under the definition. So does TM. So do
many religions/movements.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult
https://www.merriam-webster.c
Yes, agreed. "cult" and "fundamentalist" can be pejorative terms, particularly
"cult."
Jeffress is spouting nonsense. Did you listen to the youtube video? He's
claiming some pretty ridiculous things such as worshipping fish gods (methinks
he misinterprets history's reason symbol of the f
From your link:
The word “cult” has many meanings, but in recent decades it has often been
used with a negative connotation to point out a group that others would like to
see removed from society. This use of the term is expressed by the prominent
religious scholar J. Gordon Melton:
"My
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