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Showing posts with label holy war. Show all posts

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day


Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide - Ümit Kurt
(TED-Ed) Dig into the history of the Armenian Genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire killed over 1 million Armenians during WWI.

When an Armenian resistance movement began to form in the 19th century, Sultan Abdul Hamid II took decisive action. He led the Hamidian Massacres — a relentless campaign of violence that killed over 150,000 Armenians. These massacres were the culmination of centuries of oppression, yet they were only the beginning of an even greater tragedy.

Ümit Kurt uncovers the history of the Armenian Genocide. Lesson by Ümit Kurt, directed by Héloïse Dorsan-Rachet. Support non-profit mission. Support on Patreon: bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon. Check out merch: bit.ly/TEDEDShop
  • Ümit Kurt, TED-Ed, Nov. 12, 2024; Seth Auberon, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Friday, February 28, 2025

Pope like in The Exorcist inhales vomit

Will the God's representative on Earth, leader of the Holy Roman Empire, make it to Lent?

Pope Francis had coughing fit, inhaled vomit, now on assisted ventilation
Accusations of apostasy dog Pope F (rense.com)
(FOX 5 New York) Feb. 28, 2025: The Vatican says Pope Francis (alleged apostate pope Jorge Bergoglio) suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The Vatican says he responded well, with a good level of gas exchange, and remained conscious and alert at all times, enough to sign some important paperwork for the Vatican while on his deathbed because they need to look ahead to the next CEO, for which his special Swiss Guard is already preparing and practicing. The episode, reported late Friday by the Vatican, resulted in doctors keeping his prognosis from a two-week battle with double pneumonia as guarded. It marked a setback after two days of increasingly upbeat reports -- and a world in prayer on his behalf -- about an improved condition. FOX 5 NY: FOX 5's Teresa Priolo has the story.

Demon Legion vomits on Catholic priest
Scary Movie dares to mock the original The Exorcist with a vomit off
(SNL) Father Richard Pryor wrestles demon in Exorcist II with soup

Why did the Church change Christianity?

The Teachings of the Gnostic Gospels
(Wise Quotes) Wisest Advice Discover the hidden truths of early Christianity with a deep dive into the Gnostic texts uncovered in Egypt over the past centuries. These ancient manuscripts, particularly those found in Nag Hammadi, reveal esoteric knowledge and a Gnostic worldview that challenges orthodox beliefs. Learn about the Demiurge, the concept of multiple universes, and the controversial portrayal of figures like Mary Magdalene and Judas. This exploration into Gnosticism and the suppressed teachings about the material world offers a fresh perspective on the origins of Christianity. Bridge the gap between ancient Gnostic cosmology and modern Church theories like the multiverse and quantum physics.
Baalbek better than biblical creations? Giant Baal

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Dalai Lama, will Pope Francis DIE?


Magic and Mystery in Tibet
The Vatican's Pope Francis is catholic ("universalist"), at least in the sense that as CEO he continues the domination of the world by the Holy Roman Empire. The 14th Dalai Lama is the former pope-king of imperial Tibet ruled from a kind of Vajrayana Bon-Buddhist "Vatican" known as the Potala Palace before communist China came in and razed it, killing many in the process, destroying many religious treasures and seizing many secret documents, chasing the 14th Dalai Lama into exile in neighboring Himalayan India's Dharamsala. How in the world would CIA Asset Dalai Lama know if Pope Francis is dying? The Dalai Lama has an ORACLE who knows all, that's how. It will come as no surprise to the Dalai Lama if there is a greater political upheaval in the world than King DoJo Trump and Prince Elon "Richest Man in the World" Musk shake up the world by rattling its hegemonic center of power.


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Why Pope Francis remains hospitalized
(CBS News) Feb. 17, 2025: Pope Francis, 88 [aka non-Catholic Vatican CEO Jorge Bergoglio who is accused of apostasy by hardcore "real" Catholics and is hated by Hollywood's Greatest Catholic Mel "Mad Max" Gibson) remains hospitalized in Rome (the Holy See or secret city-state in the center of Rome, the seat of the Holy Roman Empire, aka the Vatican Corporation], after battling a "poly-microbial" respiratory infection. CBS News' Johnpaul Gonzo has the latest.

All hail Pachamama, Mother Nature of the Andes - Whore of Babylon (Catholic Church) in Rev 17

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Former Tibetan Pope-King HHTDL is politic about being rejected by Pope

Is there only one true religion?
(HorseMountainInstit) June 13, 2011: The documentary film BEYOND BELIEF, directed by Jim Lemkin, explores the nature, uses, and limits of beliefs and the consequences of unexamined religious beliefs. This heart-centered movie investigates real-life stories of people who, when they dared to question, discovered new worlds of understanding and common ground beyond their old beliefs.

Go on a journey with wise ones and distinguish harmful from healing beliefs. A compelling and open-minded film, Beyond Belief asks what it really takes to fulfill humans' deepest and most sacred human needs beyond the realm of beliefs.
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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Holy Week: Happy Maundy Thursday


(Catholic Kids Media) Created by Isabella D'Angelo. What is Holy Week? Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter!  March 28, 2023: Support the channel on Patreon (catholickidsmedia) or Venmo (@catholickidsmedia) because Rome isn't paying for anything it doesn't mandate and pre-approve of. Contact: catholickidsmedia@gmail.com.

It's been a fun Christian Lent as 2.5 of us undertook to stay "holy" (kusala, wholesome, sinning only in thought and thoughtlessness, i.e., by mind and unmindfulness, which is to say, mental karma and negligence but not willful intent), Sandoval, Seven, and Pat.
What happened? Pat dipped out and came back (so gets half credit). Seven held firm by practicing contentment rather than forcefulness, and Sandoval struggled by trying to muscle it. Recovering from the influence of American, Irish, and Mexican Catholicism can be enlightening! With little to no regard for the Vatican Corporation, its current CEO, and the flagrant secularism of most of the Catholic world.

We're Mexican Buddhists, and even Pat is a Patricio for the cause. Buddhism explains things much better, gives more sensible answers to life, the universe, and everything, but Shannon Farren stayed on our backs to stay on the straight and narrow. And my friend Slim Fitzgerald is participating in mass services, so it's the least we can do to emulate her good example.

Holy Thursday
Roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
Pope Francis washes feet in photo op. No chance of arousal because they're females (MN).
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(WQ Wiki edit) Maundy Thursday or "Holy Thursday," among other names, is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Brunch of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels [1].

It is the fifth day of "Holy Week," preceded by Spy Wednesday [when you fink on your siblings for breaking Lent rules?] and followed by Good Friday [2].

"Maundy" comes from the Latin word mandatum, or commandment (mandate), reflecting Saint Issa or Jesus' words "I give you a new commandment" [3].
  • [Did the Good Lord also say: "Thou shalt bow to your knees and obey me, for I speaketh in the name of my Father in the Sky, and He is wanteth to smite thee, so watch it!"?]
The date of the day will vary according to whether the Gregorian calendar or the Julian calendar is used.

Eastern [Orthodox] churches generally use the Julian system.

(JCS) Judas tries to warn Jesus to stop making it all about Himself

Names
Medicine has no easy cure for toenail fungus.
Use of the names Maundy, Holy, and others is not evenly distributed. The generally accepted name for the day varies according to geographical area and religious affiliation.

Therefore, although in England "Maundy Thursday" is the normal term, the term "Holy Thursday" is more commonly used in [more Catholic] Ireland, the United States, Scotland, and Canada [4] and is the official name used by the Catholic Church in English [5]. More
A Catholic Lent for Buddhists

Punxsutawney Issa emerges.
QUESTION: "All y'all are Buddhists. How 'Catholic' are you?"

ANSWERS: "Catholic? Not at all, or just recovering from the residue of it. I'm only Catholic on my mother's side. My dad was Catholic, too, but he didn't care. I'm so Catholic I remembered an Irish joke. When you're Catholic, they send you to Indoctrination Camp (Catechism) as a child, where nuns berate and beat you, so once you've gone through that, you're "Catholic" because it's branded on your psyche. If you're lucky, you get molested, which I think qualifies you to teach. If you're unlucky, you just settle for the beatings. Even if you try to tell, what's anyone going to do? Oh, if only a young nun could've shepherded us into manhood as a holy rite of passage like in the olden days of Temple Prostitution, started with the ancient Sumerians and Greeks and others. It's got to be a better way than the present system that teaches you to lie, be a hypocrite, keep your head down, fear but never respect authority, and sin [miss the mark] every chance you get. Of course, Roman Catholicism is meant to do this. It's a trick and a trap, how covering up incites lust, whereas free nudity dispels it, but we're taught the exact opposite. Harsh imposition of rules leads to rebelliousness, guilt, confusion, and resentment, but free presentation of orderliness and guidelines leads to willful compliance, acceptance, and a desire to behave well even when no one is looking. It's internal versus external locus of control, pure Psych 101. I'm so Catholic I like to tell Irish jokes: A priest in Dublin tears out of the parking lot and starts swerving down the road. An officer pulls him over, and as he approaches, he can already smell alcohol. As he greets the driver, he looks in the vehicle and sees a bottle of wine at his feet. "Been drinking this morning, Father?" "Oh, no, no, no. That's just water, my Son." "Really, Father? I can smell it." The priest looks up into the heavens and exclaims, "Praise the Lord, another miracle!" (Turning water into wine.) The copper, being a right honorable Catholic, does the sign of the cross and lets him go. See there? That "joke" promotes stereotypes. It's jokes like that put us where we are nowadays, where 99 percent of the police make the other 1 percent look bad. *Rimshot* We're just doing this for Easter, which is when they kill Jesus or Saint Issa, right, on that Imperial Roman torture device? I think it's when he is reborn. Well, death-rebirth, it's the same thing, really. That's samsara for you. There isn't one without the other.

QUESTION: "Well, are Buddhists any better?"

"Once Upon the Cross"
(Deicide) "Once Upon the Cross"

ANSWERS: "Yes, we don't have a cruci-fixation. We don't strive for a rebirth in any of the heavens. We strive for the end-of-rebirth and the end of all suffering, which is brought about -- not by rebirth -- but by awakening. Enlightenment is our goal."

QUESTION: "Nirvana, you mean?"

ANSWERS: "Yes. Yes. Yeah."

QUESTION: "But 'Nirvana is Samsara,' I've heard say."

ANSWERS: "No, that's Mahayana nonsense, a slogan, which can be true in one sense but is completely abused, misunderstood by nearly everyone who says it, and misleading. It's treated like a snappy koan to not overexert in meditation or set up a goal and craving for 'something to happen' that stifles the attainment of that goal. But it's really misleading because, if we're all already enlightened, then there's nothing to do really, right? Why am I going to go be quiet and meditate in solitude if all the work is done? I'd rather celebrate, party, amuse myself, engage in sleep and endless distractions/amusements, like the world does, more obsessively every year that passes."

QUESTION: "You said, 'it can be true.' In what sense is the 'Nirvana is Samsara' slogan true?"

ANSWERS: "Well, it's true that if one awakens, that is, attains enlightenment, one will still be in samsara for the time being. They are not mutually exclusive. Nirvana dawns within samsara. They will for that person who knows-and-sees be the same thing. That person can see the distinction, like being in prison and holding your release papers: you're in but you're out, you're free but you're in prison, you're destiny is fixed but you're not there yet. So to equate them, to make people think there's no difference when they could hardly be more different, that's like blasphemous. We don't have blasphemy in Buddhism as such. It's wrong speech. If one thinks and believes like a Hindu that we're all already GOD (Brahman), just playing (lila) in an illusion (maya), all already saved (liberated), all already destined for the end of rebirth (nirvana), then what is it we aim for, what is it we make a determination for, what is we practice to realize? That's it's already as true for me as it is for a drunk on the floor his face stuck to the rug by dried vomit?"

(Mr. Show with Bob and David) "Jeepers Creepers" (Parts 1 and 2)

QUESTION: "But you're God's children, don't you know that?"

ANSWERS: "Potentially. Anyone can become a devaputta (literally, a "son of god"), but here 'the gods' are not 'God,' just the devas, the 'shining ones.' Anyone with the appropriate karma can be reborn among them. Saint Issa/Jesus Christ could be reborn among them, and the God there could say, 'He's my only begotten son on [or sent to] Earth.' What is this 'begotten' business? Everyone reborn in the deva worlds is someone's son/daughter, offspring. Beings are spontaneously [without intermediary of parents but just by their own karmic deeds] reborn there. We have that potential. We also have the potential to squander it all and be reborn in subhuman worlds (animal, ghost, titan/demon, hellion). We have to take care, we have to practice, we have to keep precepts (virtue, morality), we have to be mindful, we have to cleanse our hearts/minds.

QUESTION: "So then why practice Lent, Buddhist or Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Christian, just to mock it, just for old time's sake?"

ANSWERS: No, it's a very good practice. To give up things, eat only vegetarian/vegan food like Catholics used to do and Eastern Orthodox Ethiopians still do, renounce, let go, sacrifice, do good for others, recollect how others sacrificed for us, contemplate our short lives in the human state as educated persons who can question and read and learn from other, storing up good karma... How can that be bad?

QUESTION: But you joke and you don't bow to God?

ANSWERS: "Yes, that's right. We joke. We listen to death metal and anything else we want to listen to. We do not bow to God or worship a Jewish Old Testament figure who promotes genocide, or grovel or beg his son [Issa, Jesus, or any Abrahamic holyman] or mom [Mother Mary] or wife [Asherah], or have any beef with that Cat [Douglas Adams' cat 'The Lord']. We're nontheists.

QUESTION: "Oh, atheists?"

ANSWERS: "No, non-theists. Whether there is a God or not, what difference does that make to our effort, our walk through life, our awakening or ignorance. That God is not awakened. That God cannot awaken us. We have no beef, just as the Buddha didn't. ...Let's not get off track. Question our motives if you must, but ask us what we did for Lent."

QUESTION: "What did all y'all practice and give up for Lent or sacrifice or recall?"

ANSWERS: "No sex of any kind, of any kind (not even naughty pictures). A strict vegan diet. For 40 days. We went to church on Sundays..."

QUESTION: "Aha! Church. So you called on God?

ANSWERS: "No, not really. We went to a Quaker church. Now, God may be there. The Spirit may be any- or everywhere. But there were no priests, no programmers, no thing we had to do, other than be respectful of others as one would anyway anywhere else one might be. The Quakers might be more tolerant than any others even if we had wanted to act out. They were nice."

QUESTION: "You should have told them you were Buddhists. Do you think they would have been so nice if they knew?"

ANSWERS: "We did, and they were and, yes, we think they would have been even if we said nothing but just came in there wearing Zen robes, a kung fu outfit, or a big tee-shirt that read, 'I'M A MEXICAN BUDDHIST AND IRISH.' I think they would have laughed with glee. They laughed about other things and were very friendly and inviting. The place was packed, and the Friends Meeting were Spirit-led. Did we 'waste' our time?"

QUESTION: "You know, why don't you guys go to hell and get your own Lent?"

ANSWERS: "We might. Hell is that way. Who can avoid it. At least it's not eternal, but it is very, very bad and one should avoid it at all costs. There's no telling when one will get out again, the same being true of rebirth as an animal, ghost, or titan. And we've already got one: 'Buddhist Lent' is called the Rains Retreat (Vassa), and it lasts 90 days. It corresponds with the monastic period of intensive practice indoors. Every Buddhist Sabbath (Fasting Day), which is once a week and called the Uposatha, one observes Eight Precepts instead of the regular five, and one does not eat after 12:00 pm. That leaves the day for intensive practice on the new moon, quarter moon, full moon, and three-quarters moon days. It's an ancient pre-Buddhist practice the Buddha praised and encouraged everyone to observe. One doesn't have to be a Buddhist. Anyway, according to legend and the BBC, Jesus Christ was a Buddhist monk before he was Christian...."
Jesus was a Buddhist monk (BBC)

*Jesus was a Buddhist monk | BBC documentary
Jesus wore this Buddhist-saffron-colored seamless robe like a sadhu (Christian Faith Guide)
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(Brian Oblivion) 12/19/11: From Minute 38 on comes the interesting bit. This British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC 4) documentary examines the question "Did Jesus Die?" It looks at various ideas around this question until Minute 25, where this examination of ideas takes a very logical and grounded turn with surprising conclusions that demonstrate: The "Three Wise Men" were Buddhist monks who [were in search of a tulku] found Jesus and came back for him around puberty. After being trained in a Buddhist monastery [Hemis Gompa, Ladakh] he spread the Buddhist philosophy, survived the crucifixion, and escaped to Kashmir, Afghanistan [near the birthplace of the Buddha, ancient Gandhara], where he died an old man at the age of 80 [and was entombed in the Jesus style with Buddhist foot imprints marking his burial site, not covered by an Islamic grave and another person, making excavation difficult or impossible without trouble. See the scholarship of Holger Kersten and Nicolas Notovitch for the details and written evidence].
  • Andrew Lloyd Weber, Jesus Christ Superstar, "This Jesus Must Die"; Deicide, "Once Upon the Cross"; Pfc. Sandoval, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Wisdom Quarterly
Tibetan Buddhist monk, 130-years-old?

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Pope dividing Catholic Church? Palm Sunday

Why won't Pope Francis meet with Dalai Lama if Pope John Paul II did? China no likey.

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday mass day after leaving hospital
Caesar's Messiah: Invent Jesus
(Guardian News) Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023. Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday mass in Saint Peter’s Square a day after leaving hospital where he was treated for severe [Covid-like lung infections and] bronchitis.

The pope, 86, arrived in the square, in which more than 30,000 people had gathered, onboard the popemobile (as shown below).

Who does this gay-priest loving guy think He is?
The armored vehicle stopped by the ancient Egyptian obelisk in the center of the Catholic square for the pontiff’s blessing of the palms before transporting him to the altar. He opened the mass with "a weak and slightly breathless voice" [a common Covid symptom], Italian media reported.
A pope worse than Nazi (Ratzinger) Benedict and people-pleaser John Paul?

Pope Francis is dividing the Church. Here's why.
In case God won't protect him, Secret Police does
(Breaking in the Habit) Catholic apologist Young Friar Tuck (Casey Cole OFM) explains: One major criticism of Pope Francis is that he has created confusion in the Church. Here are four reasons people find him confusing and what we can do about it.
  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:05 Poor catechesis (not enough catechism)
  • 3:15 Different style
  • 5:45 Morality isn’t black and white
  • 8:57 His enemies
  • Newsletter
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"This Jesus Must Die" (Jesus Christ Superstar)
(Mollie Elyse) Feb. 9, 2023 "This Jesus Must Die" from the play and movie Jesus Christ Superstar, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Featuring Mollie Elyse (Priest #3) and other members of Enter Stage Left on Smule.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Exorcist's WARNING: Holy Spirit Board

BallerAlert via MSN.com, April 1, 2023; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly


Catholic exorcist warns “Holy Spirit Board” could allow Devil to disguise as the God
(Gibson Precious, BallerAlert, April 1, 2023)
There are many ways to walk down the stairs in a stairwell to... But old time crab walk?

Exorcisms are real, Kids.
A Catholic exorcist is sounding the alarm, warning against a seemingly innocent game that may have evil intent or at least potential.

Father Ernesto Caro, an exorcist in the Diocese of Monterey, Mexico, appeared on EWTN News Nightly recently, where he voiced his concerns about a game known as the “Holy Spirit Board.”

Per Amazon.com, the board allows users to speak directly to God, who’ll communicate through the board to “answer all of life’s most important questions.”


However, Exorcist Caro says this game is nothing more than a disguised Ouija Board.

“It’s not a game. It’s a trap from the Devil,” Caro explained. He says the comments are indicative of people falling for the “trap,” as many claims that the Holy Spirit spoke to them through the colorful board. More

COMMENTARY
All-American Rockefeller art of the 1920s when the USA was Flapper-cool and elegant.

Do you think maybe this is all just an April Fool's joke? Come on, what kind of "news" is this for "Baller Alert" to deliver on April 1st? "Exorcist from Mexico" sounds the alarm, but the Satanists at the Vatican in the Holy See of the Holy Roman Empire's religious wing stay quiet? Good Pope Wheelchair Francis has nothing to say as he recovers from his Covid-like episode? Seems Devil is winning on this one, and where's the God in all this? Let's Scope this out. Nope, it's REAL! Look: 
Amazon.com: "The Holy Spirit Board" by Holy Spirit Games - Christian Religious Talking Board for Seance with Planchette: Toys and Games. Darn that Jeff Bezos, darn him like a sock! Is there anything he won't do for money?

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

No celibacy? How Catholicism started (video)

Captivating History, 6/28/22; Daily Show; S. Auberon, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living: Lighter Side of Catholic Faith (Zmirak & Matychowiak)

How did Catholicism start?
God loves you. Let me love you
(Captivating History) The Catholic Church has a history that spans over two thousand years, and it began with none other than Jesus Christ himself. At least, that is what modern popes believe. But at first, there was just one church, and there was no division between Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and other branches of Christianity.

Christians all over the known world were united, and together they made their spirituality bloom. Their religion took over the lives of villagers, nobles, kings, queens, and even newly-arrived pagan armies that came to conquer Europe.
Bad Catholic's Guide to Wine...
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