Israel ready to nuke, assassinate
Comedy: How to become Jewish
Make sure to pick the right kind
Showing posts with label secularism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label secularism. Show all posts
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Dalai Lama, only money makes me happy
.png) |
| Greed is good [karma], Snidely Whiplash? |
- Dalai Lama via ༄།ནང་ཆོས།།; Joe Wong on religion in USA; Editors, Wisdom Quarterly
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Message to Israel, Holocaust, comedian
Matt Lieb, The Katie Halper Show, 2/9/24; Double Down News, 1.27/24; Shauna Schwartz, Seth Auberon, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Holocaust survivor DEMOLISHES Zionist-Israel for crimes against humanity and hypocrisy
Jewish comedian ROASTS Zionists for being "nationalist babies"
 |
| This old man's obviously some kind of antisemite |
ABOUT: Matt Lieb is a comedian, podcaster, accidental award-winning journalist, and guy from Good Mythical Morning. He hosts the podcast Bad Hasbara.
 |
| The Myth of Normal (Dr. Gabor Mate/Daniel Maté) |
He also co-wrote with Katie Halper the parody song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now: The Genocidal Remix" a duet by Biden and Bibi. Biden & Netanyahu react to ICJ: 'Nothing is Going to Stop Us Now...
Support The Katie Halper Show for bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media, and to help make this program possible. Join on Patreon: thekatiehalpershow.
- NOT IN OUR NAME! ifnotnowmovement.org
- Jewish Voice for Peace (jvp.org)
- Jews expose genocidal Israeli military: breakingthesilence.org.il
- Shoresh: Israelis against Zionist-Israel
- Israeli Jews AGAINST Israel
- American Veterans for Peace
- Code Pink: Women for Peace
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Amnesty International
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Religion is horrible: reasons to leave
Jake Farrington, BuzzFeed, 3/20/23; Sheldon S., A. Wells, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Regardless of where in the world we grew up, the likelihood that we participated in organized religion in some way at one point in our life is pretty high.
 |
| "Hard not to look": Christian wife vows to stop wearing 'lustful' yoga pants to not entice men |
.
People are sharing the reasons they left organized religion, and I am shocked, appalled, and disgusted
 |
| (Lions Gate Films/Courtesy Everett Collection) |
A lot of people find solace within organized religion, while many others find it to be harmful and end up walking away.
I recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell me about the moment they realized that organized religion was no longer for them, and I got hundreds of responses.
I just want to say right now how grateful I am to everyone who shared their story with me. I read every single response and wish I could have included them all.
CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, child abuse, racism, anti-LGBTQIA!
1."My ex-husband cheated and got another woman pregnant. He expected ME to raise the baby because she wanted an abortion and he 'didn't believe in it.' So he had this plan all worked out...except I wouldn't play along.
I went to seek an annulment from the church and the priest I spoke with basically told me to, 'Look inward, to discover the root of his infidelity,' (translation: it's my fault he cheated) and to, 'Turn the other cheek, as Jesus taught us,' (translation: let it continue). I divorced him AND the Church."
— catnelsonl
2. "I was raised Latter Day Saint and I remember speaking to my Young Women's leader and we were talking about the importance of tithe — the 10% of your paycheck you are supposed to give to the church. I'll never forget when she told me, 'God will forgive you for murder. He won't forgive you for not paying tithe.'"
— Anonymous
- "My father was a union worker when I was in high school. His union went on strike for several months and we had to go on food stamps. The church sent my parents a 'bill' for their tithe. My mom wrote a letter to the church explaining their financial situation. The letter back from the church said they understood but that they needed paying church members, so they were sorry but my family was no longer welcome." — Anonymous
3. "I helped lead worship at a church, and they would debate how to structure the worship songs to get the biggest emotional reaction out of people. All of the talk of ‘feeling God in the room’ was just an intentionally manufactured experience."
— Anonymous
4. "While teaching at a Catholic school, the pastors made me lose every ounce of faith I had. Seeing them behind the scenes and how they treated the people that work for them was horrendous. Yet they put on a show every Sunday. I know that not every pastor is like that, but most of the ones I know are very similar."
— k535
Did God bless or curse me?
 |
| I'd rather go to Ren Fair and have some fun. |
"In middle school, I went to a Southern Baptist private school. It was drilled into my head that women needed to cover up and be modest, and that my job in life would be to marry a Christian boy and have Christian babies. I was a size DD by the time I was a freshman in high school and boys started to notice and make comments. When I complained to my teachers, I was told I needed to wear baggy clothes, which I did.
I started wearing black or neutral tones to fade into the background, participated less in class so people wouldn't look at me. It all came to a head my junior year in high school when I was sexually assaulted at CHURCH in a bathroom by the pastor's son who I also went to school with. The pastor blamed ME. I was done with religion that day and so were my parents. It screwed up my head for YEARS."
— candacea4271c944b More
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
My journey to discovering Omnism
Colleen Claire (herculture.org/blog) 2017; San A. Dee, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Whether it was my dad steering clear of a steak house [which slaughters cows and distributes their body parts for profit], or my mother practicing Lent [a big religious 40 days of fasting and self-sacrifice like Islam's Ramadan and Buddhism Rains Retreat], I learned many traditions and customs in both faiths.
Just over a year ago, I wondered if there was a denomination catering to believing in all religions. So I did what seven billion other people in this world do when they had a question. I searched online. Low and behold, I came across "Omnism."
It is a very open-minded and transcends thinking. The closest comparison to this term is Universalist Unitarian, which promotes strong spiritual interactions with the universe and all people around us. More
 |
| I'm an Omnist who loves meditating like this statue of a famous religious figure (San A. Dee) |
Growing up with a Catholic mother and a Hindu father, I was lucky enough to have parents who did NOT press their very different beliefs on me.
I lived in an open-minded, liberal community where I was around a number of different cultures and religions.
When they were married, my parent’s religious beliefs were never an issue for them. They began to accept each other's views [which aren't so different when viewed as Maitreya-ism or Messianic traditions waiting for the Teacher to come], for better or for worse.
 |
| Can I change religion and do something else? |
If someone would have asked me what I believed in last year, I wouldn’t have known how to answer.
As a kid, I always considered myself "Catholic" [like most of the planet]. I spent most of my childhood believing Jesus' dad was God, hearing my grandmother talk about Saint Mother Theresa, and attending an occasional mass (Sunday service).
 |
| A chalk mandala honoring many traditions as in essence One (Omnism/Wiki) |
.
However, I never felt connected to Catholicism. I just found it convenient to say I was Catholic in case it came up in a conversation. I truly felt like I had respect for all faiths.
Omnism is the recognition of all religions. To put it in perspective, they all matter and have a meaning for existing.
One main belief is that everything created in this world is important. While this may sound like a new term, it’s actually not.
Poet Philip J Bailey first used the word "Omnist" in his poem "Festus," which was published in 1839.
In summary, the poem explains a human’s relationship to God, and God's relationship to humans. Bailey goes on to simply say, “I am an omnist, and believe in all religions."
Although Omnism is not a religion, it is a sense of spirituality. There are no churches or sacred texts regarding the belief. There is no given theology, so individuals tend to independently formulate how they believe in Omnism.
 |
| What to believe when I believe everything? |
COMMENTS
- (Kirpal Singh) I am a follower of Sikhism which is based on teachings of Gurú Nanak who taught about Ik Ongkaar: One ultimate reality also called Satnam WAHEGURU & Oneness of Creation including Humanity. Based on it he emphasized Equality, Liberty & Fraternity in 15th century. He is Father of interfaith dialogue respectfully with each other.
- (Kelsa) Found this article after searching "Can I appreciate and believe all religions?" I feel at peace knowing Omnism is a thing - it just feels so naturally "right" to me. I just needed a name for it. Thank you for sharing your journey.
- (Euphoria) I am so glad there is actually a thing called Omnism. My whole life, I have been a christian but never truly felt that it was right for me. That all life around us results in jesus. Of course, I still found many great things in christianity but thought of it from a different point of view. I started interpreting Hinduising to my belief because I believed that God could come in different forms. I then looked into Islam and the Jewish faith and found many great things about them. It was only when I decided to truly look into my belief and found Omnism. It has benefited my well being a lot because I know longer have to think of life from one religious point of view. I can experience it through different ways!
- (Mina) Hi Colleen! Thank you so much for this wonderful post. It helped me to understand what the word Omnism represents. When you wrote "Universalist Unitarian, which inhibits strong spiritual interactions" I wondered if the word "inhibit" was what you were meaning. I would have thought it enabled or facilitated spiritual interactions? I am not certain if I misunderstood.
- (George Coniglio) My Ministry.
- (KR) About a month ago I figured out I am an Omnist. It fits my open minded perspective well. Even though I was raised Christian, there are some things and flaws about Christianity that I noticed, and I no longer agree with some of the Christian logic anymore. I still believe in a higher power/God, but not entirely in the way Christians do. Im so glad I found out my spiritual identity and it makes me so happy that I've fully discovered a part of myself.
- (Kathy sanders) I am so thankful that there IS a word for what I am. I am an Omnist. I thank you for your letter. For the longest time I also thought I was an atheist. But I always believed there was a god. Or something bigger and better out there. Thank you again for your insight.
- (Kari) I worked in Palliative and Hospice care for 15 yrs. Through my experiences Ive grown to believe that all Religions have a truth and path in the Universe to God or Enlightenment. I am so happy to see there is a term to describe my beliefs. thank you for your article.
- (Bronwyn) Im so happy to know that i don't have to decide to a specific way or form. Learning this has really opened my confidence and belief in my spiritual journey and allowed me to experience every type of religion in a beautiful respective way through traveling and life every day x
- (Sherri Davis) I relate with this very much. Thank you for putting a word and definition to what I have been feeling.
- (Kat) I have been thinking about this for months now since the pandemic started. I am a Roman Catholic but I still have this instinct that I need to discover other religions first before deciding whichever I will belong. I still have many years to discover the other religions. Wish me luck.
- (Alexander) That's so great to hear! I'm evangelical Christian, but upon finishing my research in regards to christian apologetics, I realized that cannot be my only solidification in my faith. To truly understand and cement your beliefs in one manner or another, you must look at all the possibilities. I encourage you to learn not only the general beliefs of a religion when conducting your research, but to look deeper into the doctrine (ex. Bible for Christians, Qu'ran for Muslims) as well as history to develop a certainty regarding your beliefs. Only then can you truly come to a conclusion. Good luck
- (Viswanatha) Hinduism is omnism. It accepts and respects all religions.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
While we were meditating last night
Jen Bradford, Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma B Meditation), Monrovia Group, Wisdom Quarterly
The heat wave has settled, and a pleasant breeze blows into the bowl that is this secret park, as we sit in Concrete Zen Zero (Enso) gazing at the mountains of the Angeles National Forest above LA, near a secret waterfall (like the one at Eaton Canyon) that runs even in the height of the summer from the local watershed.
We sat in a circle of folding chairs and blankets, lulled and transfixed by meditation leader Tod, who spoke by analogy of a great mountain. Then it happened. A local Karen wandering through the park in the dark turned and could not ignore what she was seeing. "Is everything all right here?!" she blurted, disturbing our sacred peace.
Someone in the circle (Steve?) assured her we were. She didn't believe it but sucked it in and went on her way, no dog to walk, no reason to be out, except maybe to cure her busy-body-ness.
We resumed. But the during the sharing phase -- which can go on as long as participants like, each contributing a gem of wisdom mined in our arduous efforts to arrive, leave the day behind, and let go of worry -- Karen came up. Rachel remembered.
 |
| What did "Karen" imagine she was looking at us doing -- tripping on acid in the Sixties? |
What has the world come to? We were meditating in the park, a group of 18 of us, as day turned into evening.
It's what we (Dharma Buddhist Meditation led by non-secular Ranger Tod in Monrovia) do every Monday in an exclusive neighborhood park nestled in the foothill suburbs of the great megalopolis that is Los Angeles.
 |
| Eaton Falls in Eaton Canyon, Pasadena, LA |
We stood, stretched, and walked mindfully, winding through the park then settled in for a guided meditation led by UCLA's MARC (Mindful Awareness Research Center)-trained Ranger Tod. Next week Ranger Eugene will be the special guest to explain the status of our former waterfall meditation stie that was hit by the climate chaos wildfires Southern California enjoys every year.
 |
| UCLA's MARC trains mindful meditators (mindfulness becoming "mindful awareness"). |
.
 |
| What-r-u doin? I'll call the police! |
No one moved. No one stirred. So she yelled again. A few heads turned to find the source of the disturbance. And there she was in all her jagged haircut, huskiness, and contorted face glory, staring in confusion.
Americans who meditate? What the heck!
 |
| Do Americans do group meditation post-1960s? |
I would have said, "No, can you help us be better?" by inviting her to take a place in the suddenly sacred circle. But I was so serene I was in no mood to laugh or cause others to giggle in relief. We bore her concern. What could she have thought was going on? That the Kool-Aid was setting in and Tod was about to join the Rev. Jim Jones in infamy?
 |
| Walking Meditation (fordhouse.org) |
Why had Karen thought we were in need of her jarring interruption? Was she looking for trouble, challenging her peers to explain themselves? Peace reigned. But she did deepen the conversation by bringing contrast to how calm and serene we were when she spoke. In any case, Simmer down, Karen.
 |
| The park is hidden in a residential neighborhood on Grand Ave. in Monrovia in the foothills |
Friday, December 20, 2019
Authorities in India ban protests (photos)
Associated Press via mail.com/news; BBC; Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
 |
Protesters shout slogans as they gather for protest against the CAC after Friday prayers outside Jama Masjid, New Delhi, 12/ 20/19. Police banned gatherings in the capital and cut the Net (AP).
|
.
Amid new citizenship law outcry, Indian authorities ban protests
A security officer tries to put off a fire after violence erupted Friday during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.
Police shut off the Internet and banned public gatherings in parts of New Delhi and other Indian cities for a third day. They cut Internet services to try to stop growing protests against a new citizenship act that have left more than 11 people dead and more than 4,000 detained.
 |
| We won't stand for Modi being a Trump! |
 |
| Cops cut the Internet for everyone here. |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
