-
Catholic Monk + Heavy Metal = Fratello Metallo
I'm quite entertained by this, but there is a heavy metal band, Fratello Metallo whose lead singer is Frate Cesare Bonizzi, a Capuchin monk. Fratello Metallo's latest release is Misteri, and three of the release's songs can be heard here. Clicking on "Clicca per ascoltare i brani" brings up the pop-up audio player. I think Maria maiestatis is my ( Read more... ) -
Tao Teh Ching 16
至虛極
守中篤
萬物旁作
居以寡復
天道損損
各復其根
zhi4 xu1 ji2
shou3 zhong1 du3
wan4 wu4 pang2 zuo4
ju1 yi3 gua3 fu4
tian1 dao4 sun3 sun3 ge4 fu4 qi2 gen1
To arrive at emptiness is the farthest limit ( Read more... ) -
Holy Bible vs. Homosexuality?
(Originally posted at another forum.)
XXXXXXXXXXX wrote:For the record, I'm still having a hard time figuring out why some of my fellow Christians have a problem with gays in the first place... Jesus never had a problem with them... It was all the fellows before him who had a beef. Jesus said: "Do unto others," and "Turn the other cheek ( Read more... ) -
How Not To Be a School Teacher
Brand at least two of your students.
The advocating of the Bible in a classroom doesn't surprise me. But branding one's students? I hope that's some form of misinformation. -
The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic
No, this isn't a pathetic rip-off of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
This is a news article.
Wow.
Just... wow.
With psychics like that, who needs enemies? -
When Jays Cry....
Anyone remember the song by Prince, "When Doves Cry"? Well, I've had a few blue jays occasionally visiting the tree outside my window for the past few days, and my interpretation of "When Blue Jays Cry" is a stream of fingernails scraping along a chalkboard. Now, that sound doesn't send chills up my spine, but it's still rather annoying to hear. -
Gay marriage ban qualifies for California ballot
A few days ago, I read that "Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state (of California) beginning June 17...."
Then I read that "An initiative that would again outlaw gay marriage in California has qualified for the November ballot...."I know there are polls out there, but I've ( Read more... ) -
Belief-O-Matic, revisisted
I apologize for the length of my absence here, but life happened. ;-)
Anyway, Belief-O-Matic is an online quiz that supposedly lists faiths which most closely match your beliefs. I've taken this before, a while ago, but I've decided to include my responses to the questions within the lj-cut, and a few explanations for my choices.
( My answers and explanations.... )
Click to view