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People other confuse "facts" with "truth". The first is a set of ideas that can be in some way or form, verified or disproved. Mostly, Science deals with these. The second however is an idea or datum that has an emotional resonance with someone as being more valid and meaningful than others ideas or data. Religion in general deals with truths.

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It seemed relatively easy to get the mandarin bush today. I could a bus that stopped right outside the nursery. I explained what I wanted and why and bought a Thorny mandarin bush, carting it home on the bus (it was lighter than I expected).

The Planting

Kevin and Michelle were back home when I returned. I had a hug from Kevin and then seemed to ( Read more... )

I didn't start crying when I woke up this morning, and maybe that was because I had a waking dream.

In the dream, I saw a puppy in the back alley way near where it meets a bush track. It looked like a plush toy and had different markings, but somehow I knew it was Peggy, about to be reborn again. I (though I'm not actually visible in the dream) ( Read more... )

In real life I'm a pagan and follow a non-Christian religion. Just a few days ago, my dog Pegasus died. He was not only my companion but also my familiar, and I sense his loss greatly. Earlier today I attended a Sahmain ceremony in SL (technically in my Hemisphere it's Beltaine, but I needed this). I was glad I attended.


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From the Sydney Morning Herald article:

The laws, which operate until the end of July, have the potential to make a crime of wearing a T-shirt with a message on it, undertaking a Chaser-style stunt, handing out condoms at protests, riding a skateboard or even playing music, critics say.

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It's said that there are about 500 members of Bromleyism (not to be confused with Kayleyism) world wide. I wonder why?

I taped an episode of Boston Legal and what I thought would be an episode of 30Rock. However, it turned out be The Most Hated Family in America, about a bizarre show about an inbred "Baptist" church that pickets military funerals with "God Hates fags" signs!

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Found on klwalton's journal, this is for johanna_hypatia:

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I've been researching for Tales of the Galli, in which I'm currently telling the myth of Cybele and Attis. Anyway, I was looking up Attis and found an entry for Attis under Baby Name Guesser. It had the following text:

When naming your baby Attis, it's important to consider the gender of the name itself. When people look at the name Attis, they ( Read more... )