Judaism is a monotheistic offshoot of Ur (Chaldean) pantheistic moon worship (Sīn). Tradition, not archaeological record, teach that around 1800 B.C.E., Abram lived in the plain of Shinar, at Ur. Also according to Hebrew tradition, Abram left his homeland and stayed a while in Haran (also a center of cult moon worship) before settling in …
Category: Comparative Religion
Comparison (and Contrast) of world religions, particularly for the purpose of revealing the strengths of one and the observable weaknesses / inadequacies of others.
American Academy of Religion Hosts “Insurrection, White Supremacy, and Religion” Webinar
Free webinar this Friday! "Insurrection, White Supremacy, and Religion" with presenters @AntheaButler, @plmanseau, @socofthesacred, @sarahposner & @ndrewwhitehead -- moderated by @ecothought. Open to AAR members & non-members -- Jan. 29 at 12 pm ET: https://t.co/gMJeMnWN6U pic.twitter.com/nssdSYkfaB— Am Acad of Religion (@AARWeb) January 26, 2021
President Trump is a religious leader
(RNS) — Trumpism, like other bad religions, denies science, identifies dark forces and denies reality. — Read on religionnews.com/2020/11/17/trump-election/
Richard Rohr’s “The Universal Christ” is New Age “Christ Consciousness” Mysticism
Rohr’s work is an esoteric pantheist’s attempt to redefine and reorder the paleo-orthodox view of Jesus of Nazareth. It is tantamount to a Buddhist telling Christians that they don’t understand Jesus. The Universal Christ (Richard Rohr) -- A Review https://t.co/ySRK3Qr1QM — Lamb’s Harbinger 🍾📯 (@LambsHarbinger) November 24, 2019 Is Richard Rohr’s ‘Universal Christ’ Christian? | …
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The Bible’s Reliability, ANE Cosmology, The Name of God & Jesus
It is fascinating. For a minute, I adopted this view, b/c it helped explain the genocide ancient Hebrews committed in God’s name. But then I was like, “wait, did they just take up this myth to demonize the ethnicities they conquered?” Demi-gods are in every ancient mythology. — Lamb's Harbinger (@LambsHarbinger) April 4, 2019 So, …
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Healing: Trusting Jesus vs. New Age Visualization
I gather @greg_boyd defines “faith” as (his words) an “inner vision,” or as most people call it, “the power of positivity” or “mind over matter.” It sounds a great deal like manifesting desires via visualization techniques (New Age Creative Visualization & the Law of Attraction). https://t.co/NKXZXUvcU8 — Lamb's Harbinger (@LambsHarbinger) April 10, 2019 Couple that …
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Who Is Yahweh & Where Did Yahweh Come From? – Pete Enns
https://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/10130137?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podbean.com%2Fmedia%2Fshare%2Fpb-2z3tp-9a92d9 — Read on peteenns.com/who-is-yahweh-where-did-yahweh-come-from/
The Flood in the Ancient Near East (RJS)
The flood is depicted as having cosmic proportions and the telling uses universalistic rhetoric. Genesis is stronger in this regard than the Mesopotamian accounts. Tremper and John conclude: “The widespread nature of the destruction is indicated by the use of univeralistic rhetoric well-known for cataclysmic events, especially of a cosmic nature, in the ancient world.” …
