(Pantheon Mythology) The problem with sexy, seductive demons like Sirens and Jezebels, Nephilim and giants, Asuras and fallen Devas, Harpies and Garudas, Mermaids and Nagas, Reptilians and Avians, Djinn (Genies) and Lilitu (Lillith), Archons and Narakas, Succubi and Incubi, vampires and lycanthropes, Banshees and Sidhe, Yokai and Kami, Selkies...
Shintoism is a religion from Japan classified as an East Asian religion by scholars. It is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as a "nature religion." Religious scholars sometimes call its practitioners "Shintoists," although adherents rarely use that term themselves. With no central authority in control of Shintoism, there is much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the kami (神), who are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent locations.
These shapeshifting kami are worshipped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and jinja public shrines staffed by priests, known as kannushi(those who deal with the kami), who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific kami enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and kami [shapeshifting spirits, apparitions, ghosts, genies, poltergeists, elementals, ghouls, monsters, tricksters, fairies, gargoyles, or other invisible beings] and to solicit their blessings. Other common rituals include kagura dances, rites of passage, and kami festivals. Public shrines facilitate forms of divination and supply religious objects, such as amulets, to the Shintoists. The religion places a major conceptual focus on ensuring purity, largely by cleaning practices such as ritual washing and bathing, especially before worship. Little emphasis is placed on specific moral codes or particular afterlife beliefs, although the dead are deemed capable of becoming kami. The religion has no single creator or specific doctrine and instead exists in a diverse range of local and regional forms.
Yōkai are also referred to as ayakashi (あやかし), mononoke (物の怪), or mamono (魔物). Some academics and Shinto practitioners acknowledge similarities within the seeming dichotomy between the natures of yōkaiand most kami, which are generally regarded as relatively beneficent by comparison. Shintoists classify the two as ultimately the same type of spirits of nature or of a mythological realm [3]. Their behavior can range from malevolent harm or mischievous trickster pranksterism to benevolent towards humans. More: yōkai
Mormonism: the theology and religious tradition of the Latter-Day Saint movement of RestorationistChristianitystarted by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s. As a label, it has been applied to various aspects of the movement, although since 2018 there has been a push from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to distance itself from this label [1]. A prominent feature of the theology is the Book of Mormon, a 19th-century text that describes itself as a chronicle of early Indigenous peoples of the Americas and their dealings with [the white man's] God [2]. This theology combines mainstream Christian beliefs with modifications stemming from belief in revelations to Smith and other religious leaders.
Atheism: knowing that there are no Gods (theos); in the broadest sense, an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are certainly no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which is the belief that at least one deity exists.
NONTHEISM: The position that whether there is a God(s) or not, that has no bearing on an individual's enlightenment, liberation, deliverance, salvation, emancipation. (Why? The gods/Gods are caught in this samsaric rounds just as other beings are). It is a range of both religious [1] and non-religious [2] attitudes characterized by the absence of espoused belief in the existence of a God or gods.
It has generally been used to describe silence towards the subject of gods (deus, theos, dīvus) and differs from atheism, which is an active disbelief in any gods. It has been used as an umbrella term for summarizing distinct and even mutually exclusive positions.
(We apologize in advance if our statements have offended any FSMists; it is never our intention at WQ to offend, diminish, mock, or otherwise find fault with the religion or nonreligion of anyone's choosing. Do carry on believing and never mind our backwards ways. In fact, everyone should convert to this religion and/or make up their own, such as George Costanza Sr.'s Festivusism. We ourselves are nontheists, Buddhists yes, but nontheists.)
FSM Pastafarianism
One day the eternal Creator Deity blessed humankind with starch but cursed it with gluten
The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is the supreme deity of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster [of the latter-day tortellinis], an ironic, satirical, and parodic new religious movement that promotes a light-hearted view of religion [3]. The parody originated in opposition to the teaching of intelligent design in public schools in the USA. According to adherents ("Pastafaris"), Pastafarianism (a portmanteau of pasta and Rastafarianism 🌬️) is a "real, legitimate religion, as much as any other" [4]. It has received some limited recognition as such [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. More
Why elite scandals never change anything: Prof. Jiang Xueqin
I blackmail. I don't get got. Cohen taught me.
(Prof Jiang Media) Jan. 8, 2026: Modern societies tend to believe that exposure brings accountability — that when scandals surface, power is finally put at risk.
In this lecture, Jiang Xueqin questions this belief. By examining history, political systems, and recurring patterns of elite behavior, Prof. Xueqin argues that scandals rarely dismantle power structures. More often, they reinforce them.
We work for Zionist Israel and get many perks.
Public outrage creates the illusion of justice, while institutions quietly contain the damage, shield their core interests [redact names of powerful participants in crimes], and continue unchanged.
Through a series of high-profile case studies, this discussion explores why exposure so often fails to generate real reform, why moral anger dissipates without consequence, and why modern societies repeatedly confuse visibility with accountability [and there is no real transparency].
What appears to be a moment of truth, Prof. Xueqin suggests, may instead function as a diversion — shifting attention away from structural power toward spectacle.
This video investigates how elite systems endure scandal, why genuine accountability remains structurally elusive, and why societies continue to misplace faith in exposure as a corrective force.
🎓 Speakers: Interview with Danny Haiphong and Professor Jiang Xueqin
(MorgueOfficial) Premiered Sept. 20, 2025: I’m going to prove that the deity Christians call God is actually the Devil. How? Let's look at PROOF in the Bible itself -- not the cherrypicked verses they spoon feed us on Sunday mornings. I mean the raw, uncut, crazy parts they hope we never open to. And guess what? I’m not the first person to notice. The Gnostics knew it. Some of the first Christians read these very same verses and said, "Yeah, this ‘God’ is totally evil."
(BIBLE STORY) Sept. 30, 2024: What if everything we thought we knew about God and the Bible is wrong?
This video dives deeply into the ancient Nag Hammadi texts and diverse Gnostic beliefs that the creator of our world isn’t the loving God we’ve been taught to worship but rather the Demiurge—a false jealous god (Yaldabaoth?) who seeks to control and keep us in ignorance.
With hidden wisdom and forgotten scriptures, we explore how the Gnostics saw the material world as a prison and the serpent in Eden as a liberator offering forbidden knowledge.
Discover the radical ideas that challenge mainstream religion, revealing that true salvation may rest in breaking free from that Demiurge's control.
From wiseSophia’s role as the guide to enlightenment to the real meaning behind Jesus’ teachings, this video questions everything. Ready to explore the truth that’s been buried for centuries? Hit play and behold!
Piers Morgan blasts vegan filmmakers who claim Jesus was vegetarian
(Piers Morgan Uncensored) April 1, 2024: Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by filmmakers Kip Anderson and Kameron Waters to discuss their latest documentary Christspiracy, which presents evidence that has been uncovered that suggests Jesus Christ was a vegan vegetarian. Piers Morgan doesn't buy it, arguing instead for killing animals, offering blood sacrifices, and devouring slaughtered flesh in the name of God -- do you?
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - Christspiracy trailer and introduction to Kip and Kameron
03:19 - "Jesus clearly ate a lot of fish," didn't he?
06:15 - What was served at the Last Supper? [Passover seder]
09:15 - "Give me ONE piece of evidence that proves Jesus was a vegetarian"
10:45 - Piers accuses Kip and Kameron of making the film to make money
12:31 - Would Jesus kill an animal? How would he do it? Knife, bare hands, gun?
13:53 - Piers asks Kip and Kameron is they eat avocadoes and almonds
17:25 - "As a Christian, how can you eat [tortured] factory-farmed meat, Piers?"
19:20 - Are Kip and Kameron being hypocritical, or are they actually right but we don't want to hear it?
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In this thought-provoking conversation, Kam Waters, co-creator of the documentary Christspiracy, joins Tony Jones from The Reverend Hunter Podcast to debate a fascinating question: Was Jesus a vegan?
Kam’s documentary, Christspiracy, follows his personal journey as a devout Christian exploring the ethics of killing and consuming animals as if they were not living, feeling beings and claiming God is to blame for telling them to do it. Raised in the Bible Belt, Kam grew up Christian but began questioning the teachings on animal ethics, sparking a worldwide quest to find answers. In the film, he interviews theologians, archeologists, Christian farmers, and others to explore the question, "Is there a spiritual way to kill an animal?"
Tony Jones, a theologian, writer, and avid murderer of animals who calls himself a hunter, enters the discussion with a different perspective. As the author of The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors, Tony believes that hunting down and butchering animals for blood and food is a primal religious practice God likes that has been lost in modern times. Teaching at Fuller Theological Seminary and living in Minnesota with his family, Tony challenges the Christspiracy team’s views, arguing that humans have a God-given right, if not an obligation, to use animals for sustenance.
In this debate, the two passionate men tackle challenging questions: Did God place animals on Earth for humans to kill and eat, becoming themselves like wild beasts who tear others apart? What does "dominion [stewardship] over the animals" truly mean? And could Jesus have advocated for compassion towards all living things and all animals, or is eating them without restraint part of our divine inheritance?
Christspiracy is life-changing and mind altering! Wow, religion is both the best thing (as it was originally) and the worst thing (what greedy people have made of it): christspiracy.com
How would Jesus kill and butcher an animal, anal electrocution? Would he smite it, cut its neck with a blood-soaked knife as it gurgled and tried to scream? Use a stun gun first? Have a rabbi next to him to make sure the lamb baby he led to slaughter was killed all "kosher" like? (No, of course Jesus/Issa wouldn't do that kind of stuff! He was an ethical vegetarian. Hell-bound humans do that kind of stuff...and was it the greedy, fearful, deluded priests who led them to do it?)
Los Angeles Animal Save and Animal Alliance Network are holding a screening of the amazing breakthrough fill Christspiracy -- exposing the biggest coverup in 2,000 years of history. Joaquin Phoenix says it "exposes unforgiving truths."
What if the reason the world eats so much slaughtered meat (hundreds of billions of animals murdered a year) is the priests?
The Western spiritual tradition is founded on the qualities of kindness and compassion towards animals it ignores. Buddhists were not spared this madness: Most Buddhists today think it's okay to eat an animal that was not killed for them in specific (just in general, dead there in the market to and retroactively killed for them when they pay the butcher for having slaughtered and butchered it).
Its titular head was all-kind, a-forgiving, and called on his followers to do the same. But the priests got greedy, from Judaism to Christian, ancient Greek paganism to ancient Hinduism, it was far more profitable to have people donate sacrificial animals to them, which they slaughtered (kosher, pareve, halal, etc.) in some "spiritual" way then sell them back to followers for feasts. Their gods demanded animal sacrifice. They made it holy and completely fine, as if unfeeling animals were fine to kill, like mowing down insentient blades of grass.
Even the grass is sentient. How much more the conscious, communicative animals all around us?
Please join LA Animal Save, Animal Alliance Network, and Plant Based Treaty for a FREE screening of CHRISTSPIRACY with Co-Director Kameron Waters at Au Lac Plant-based Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 8th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Film starts at 5:30 pm. Seating is first-come, first-served. Order delicious food and beverages from the menu. Bring friends! More: facebook.com...1236145564104756
(Occulys) Dec. 3, 2024: Who really was "Jesus" (Issa, Messiah/Maitreya, Isa, Ieoeus, Y'shua Ben Yusuf, Joshua, Son of Zeus, Emmanuel)? To most, he’s the savior who died (killed by temple Jews or Roman pagans) for humanity’s sins. But to the Gnostics, an ancient group of mystical Christians, Jesus wasn’t here to atone for sin. He was here to reveal a mind-blowing truth about the world and our place in it.
⌛ CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
01:07 Who were the Gnostics?
03:00 The Gnostic Jesus
04:17 The teachings and miracles of Jesus
05:42 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
07:21 The betrayal of Judas
08:10 The Last Supper and Eucharist
09:55 The Crucifixion and Resurrection
12:05 Outro
This video begins to uncover the story of Jesus through the lens of Gnostic texts like The Gospel of Thomas and The Gospel of Philip.
[See further the amazing work of Bible scholars like Dr. Elaine Pagels, Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Francesca change-your-last-name-already Scrvyysthhyllk,and the possibly demonically-possessed but in any case genius classicist and Ancient Greek scholar Dr. DC Ammon Hillmanbecause, sadly, the scholars who try to reveal the truth of biblical matters all get condemned as madmen, heretics, and Satanists for not telling mainstream Christians what they want to hear but what the textual evidence actually shows. What Christians accept on blind faith and find most comforting to their cultural way of thinking is dangerously wrong, but try to tell them that. It comforts them to rest on delusion, but who can say anything?]
From the Garden of Gethsemane to the Last Supper and the resurrection, this video explores how Gnostics saw Jesus as a cosmic teacher, a liberator of the soul, and the key to awakening the divine spark within us.
Get ready to challenge everything we thought we knew about Jesus, Christianity, and current Bible interpretations and discover a side of his story that’s purposely been hidden and kept from us for centuries.
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European/Spanish Conquistador describes meeting the Aztecs
(Nutty Productions) Nov. 30, 2024: What was life like for the Conquistadors ("Conquerors") meeting, enslaving, raping, and spreading diseases to the Aztecs?
Today on Nutty Productions let's dive into the adventurous and profitable life of the Europeans conquering new land for the Vatican, raping children and adults around the world, and plundering riches in the name of our All-Forgiving lord who looks on sin as "missing the mark" so long as we pay our tithe and deed everything over to the pope, His representative in this man's world where women don't count for anything except virgin birth givers and baby raisers. Raise me some sons, Woman! And make me a sandwich while you're at it.
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