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As the Pope concerned, if he believes what he is saying, he is incredibly naive. If he doesn’t, he is truly an evil man. His remark on the usage of condoms during his visit to Afrika shows again that he and his club are so far out of touch with reality it is pathetic. Their teachings promote over-population and will promote the spread of HIV. Unfassbar.
Update
Pope Benedict yesterday urged Catholics in Angola to curb the influence of witchcraft. He told Christians to convert those who believe in "sorcery and evil powers". The 81-year-old Pontiff, who was on a week-long African trip, said: "In today’s Angola, Catholics should offer the message of Christ to the many who live in the fear of spirits, of evil powers by whom they feel threatened and disoriented." Right, that’s exactly what missionaries in Africa are doing for ages, robbing these people of their heritage, personal believes and feeding them with Christian nonsense and fear. Motto: Change you evil imaginary friends for our imaginary friend and all will be good. Crackhead Benedict seems to forget that he and his murderers club are mainly responsible for the bad politic and economical situation in Afrika. I wonder if his message of Christ is what they really need at the moment.
Great picture tour of Chernobyl as it is today. Very interesting.
Links for February 27th through March 20th:
I got an Terratec Noxon iRadio for our Speicher 210 office. The iRadio streams internet radio stations, podcasts and streams our Itunes library’s. Setup was easy, and all works fine.
@Amazon: TerraTec Noxon iRadio
Last Wednesday (March 11th), people in India and other countries with large Hindu populations celebrated Holi, the Festival of Colors. Holi is celebrated as a welcoming of Spring, and a celebration of the triumph of good over evil. What that translates to in action is an enthusiastic dropping of inhibitions, as people chase each other and playfully splash colorful paint, powder and water on each other. People also attend bonfires to commemorate the story of Prahlada, a Hindu figure and devout follower of Lord Vishnu who prevailed over his father and the demoness Holika with the power of his devotion.
Great photos from this year’s Festival of Colors at the Big Picture.
Indeed, you cant even trust your own brain anymore;
Interesting article: http://www.cracked.com/article_17103_p2.html
A Roman Catholic archbishop says that the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was raped by her stepfather means excommunication for the girl’s mother and her doctors. Despite the nature of the case, the church had to hold its line against abortion, Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho said in an interview aired Thursday by Globo television.
“The law of God is higher than any human laws,” he said. “When a human law — that is, a law enacted by human legislators — is against the law of God, that law has no value. The adults who approved, who carried out this abortion have incurred excommunication.”
The Law of God ? Did I miss something ? did God came down from his hiding place and wrote this Lawn down somewhere ? Who is Mister Sobrinho that he can force an alien law up on Humans ? It is time that these black brothers start to realize that their time of dictatorship is ending. We humans are definitely able to judge for ourselves, we don’t need alien laws forced upon us. There is no authority but yourself!
What a Crackhead this Sobrinho, man of God, but then maybe they can be glad to be excommunicated, then who wants to be in this sick club of frustrated old man anyway.
You can read some articles here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
http://www.foxnews.com
http://news.scotsman.co
Now reading: Brad Warner “Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip
Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the
True Dharma”.
Zen teacher and punk bassist Brad Warner had a tough year: He lost his dream job, his mother died, his grandmother died, and his marriage fell apart. In “Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate”, Brad follows the form of his first two books, mixing his real-life adventures with Buddhist philosophy and pop culture examples. He applies the Buddha’s teachings to his own real-life suffering, deconstructing the popular image of the Buddhist Master.
How does a “real” Zen Master deal with death, divorce, job loss, and personal discord? How does he perform the work of trying to help others get over their tough times while going through some pretty heavy pain of his own? How do you sit and meditate while your world crumbles all around you? Warner also explores whether real Buddhism exists in the West, travelling around North America in search of authentic Buddhist practice. ‘While I’ve found shining examples of the Buddha’s way in prisons and at heavy metal shows‘, he writes, ‘I’ve also seen sad perversions of Buddhism in temples and among those supposedly propagating the Way in America. Authentic Buddhism doesn’t always come packaged the way we imagine it should’. This isn’t another esoteric book about the ancient, venerable, and exotic philosophy of Buddhism. It’s a book about what it means to live your life as a real human being. According to Warner, although Zen does not offer the kind of pie-in-the-sky ‘ultimate solutions’ many religions and cults promise, it does provide a real and exceptionally practical way to deal with what life dishes out to all of us. In fact, he says, Zen practice and philosophy provides the only truly rational and realistic way to live a balanced and happy life.
The bassist for the punk band Zero Defects, Brad Warner is a Zen priest, filmmaker, and Japanese monster-movie marketer living in Los Angeles. The author of Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality: Punk Rock Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality and Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen’s Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye, he is also is also the director and producer of Cleveland’s Screaming, a documentary about the Ohio punk scene. He teaches Zen in Santa Monica and writes a monthly column for Suicidegirls.com.
Available at Amazon Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma. You can read an excerpt here.
The Web was invented so physicists could share research papers. Web 2.0 was invented so we could share cute pictures of our cats. The tools of Web 2.0, while designed for mundane uses, can be extremely powerful in the hands of digital activists, especially those in environments where free speech is limited.
This talk looks at creative uses of well-known tools to promote free speech in countries from Bahrain to China, and looks at ways in which the use of these tools helps evade internet censorship and promotes human rights issues to a wider audience. Great article at ethanzuckerman.com.