Uncategorized Hello world! Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! Written by Sam Harris June 23, 2020June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Go Places You’ve Dreamed of I have been working and playing hockey for six years now and I’m trying to qualify for some international tournaments in the future to represent Canada. The officer is a tall man with a well defined jaw and full beard. His white T-shirt, long sleeves and baseball cap are all reflective of his service. He […] Written by jack121400 September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Penn State, my final loss of faith I’m 31, an Iraq war veteran, a Penn State graduate, a Catholic, a native of State College, acquaintance of Jerry Sandusky’s, and a product of his Second Mile foundation. And I have fully lost faith in the leadership of my parents’ generation. I was never harmed by Sandusky, but I could have been. When I was […] Written by Guest Voices November 11, 2011June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Attention Governor Perry: Evolution is a fact Q. Texas governor and GOP candidate Rick Perry, at a campaign event this week, told a boy that evolution is ”just a theory” with “gaps” and that in Texas they teach “both creationism and evolution.” Perry later added “God is how we got here.” According to a 2009 Gallup study , only 38 percent of […] Written by Richard Dawkins August 23, 2011June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized The Problem with Atheism (This is an edited transcript of a talk given at the Atheist Alliance conference in Washington D.C. on September 28th, 2007) To begin, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge just how strange it is that a meeting like this is even necessary. The year is 2007, and we have all taken time out […] Written by Sam Harris October 2, 2007June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Counter Anti-Evangelical Hostility We live in a social media-fueled era of anti-evangelical (and anti-Catholic, and anti-Orthodox Jewish) sentiment. It’s not unusual to see tweets, clickbaity articles, and sensational books that seem mainly intended to cultivate animosity toward religious traditionalists. One academic even suggested that evangelicals are the “greatest threat to human existence” who must accordingly be “laid waste.” […] Written by Evangelical History May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 5) In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from our addiction to social media. These teachings are found in the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines five strategies for overcoming […] Written by Bodhipaksa May 3, 2021May 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Counter Anti-Evangelical Hostility We live in a social media-fueled era of anti-evangelical (and anti-Catholic, and anti-Orthodox Jewish) sentiment. It’s not unusual to see tweets, clickbaity articles, and sensational books that seem mainly intended to cultivate animosity toward religious traditionalists. One academic even suggested that evangelicals are the “greatest threat to human existence” who must accordingly be “laid waste.” […] Written by Evangelical History May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 5) In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from our addiction to social media. These teachings are found in the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines five strategies for overcoming […] Written by Bodhipaksa May 3, 2021May 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 6) In a series of six posts (here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5) I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from our addiction to social media. These teachings are found in the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines five strategies for overcoming […] Written by Bodhipaksa May 3, 2021May 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dhammapada: The Story of Thera Sariputta While residing at Veluvana, the Bamboo Grove monastery in Rajagaha, the Buddha uttered Verses (11) and (12) of this book, with reference to Sanjaya, a former teacher of the Chief Disciples, the Venerable Sariputta and the Venerable Moggallana (formerly Upatissa and Kolita). Upatissa and Kolita were two youths from Upatissa and Kolita, two villages near […] Written by Minerva Lee May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Through a mother’s eyes Mom & me Happy Mother’s Day to moms, step-moms, birth-moms, adoptive moms, foster moms, grand-moms, and everyone who has ever been a primary caregiver for a child. Thank you for your service to humanity! Interesting fact: Did you know why humans are so much more helpless than babies of other species? Apparently, for us to […] Written by Stephanie Noble May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Origins of Fear It is commonly thought that fear is a natural human condition. One points to the “flight or fight” reaction of primitive man or moving your hand from flame, and finds in those reactions the evidence of fear being present in humans from the beginning. I disagree. Flight and moving one’s hand from a […] Written by Ronald Hirsch May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Study Philippians with Me In a world filled with far too much complaining and negativity, how refreshing it is to receive a letter filled with encouragement! As believers, we need regular encouragement to refresh us in our souls, and to give us renewed motivation to press on in the fight of faith! Paul’s letter to the Philippians is filled […] Written by Paul Tautges May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
