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Spark: Heavenly Mother & the Celestial Glass Ceiling

October 4th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

A fascinating discussion/speculation about the position of women on earth and how that mirrors their position in heaven. Includes speculation about what might have been the course of humanity if the Abrahamic God was a female.
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Tags: Belief · Christianity · Feminism · Folklore · Gender · Getting over Religion · Islam · Judaism · Pacifism · Peace; conflict resolution. · Religion · Society · Spark · Spiritual Progressives · Women

Theocracy

September 17th, 2008 · by xJane · 7 Comments

*desperately trying to avoid typing “theoCRAZY!”*
I missed this discussion at school, but have been seeing flyers for a forum on asylum law that state:
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR
FREEDOM OF RELIGION?
[…]
Come hear [asylum professionals] discuss asylum law and practice. In particular, they will discuss the plight of Christian converts in Iran and their attempt to get asylum […]

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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Charities · Christianity · Church and State · Depression · Ethics · Fiction · Getting over Religion · Gods · Islam · Judaism · Law · Musings · Personal · Politics · Reason · Religion · Skeptic · Society · Spiritual Progressives

a Jihad for Love

September 15th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

This is the trailer for a new movie, a Jihad for Love. I thought it was apropos given Prop 8’s drawing ever nearer. It is a story about the struggle of gay Muslims. I have added it to my Netflix queue, but if it comes out in the greater LA area, I’ll prolly get a […]

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Tags: Activism · Art · Belief · Church and State · Current Events · Dialog · Feminism · Gender · Homosexuality · Islam · Justice · Law · Links · Media and Design · Movies/Hollywood · Mysticism · Reason · Religion · Sexuality · Society · Spiritual Progressives

Obama’s (Secret) Prayer

July 27th, 2008 · by xJane · 3 Comments

During Obama’s recent visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, according to tradition, he wrote a prayer on a piece of paper and left it there. However, since he is under media scrutiny right now, it was stolen by a young seminary student (who should have known better!). While I disagree completely with its theft, […]

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Tags: Belief · Christianity · Church and State · Current Events · Dialog · Ethics · Gods · Judaism · Meditation & Prayer · News · Politics · Religion · Ritual · Spiritual Progressives

Spark: Training

July 22nd, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

I’m sorry for all the sparks recently, but I couldn’t resist this one. Enjoy!

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Tags: Art · Atheism · Belief · Bible · Christianity · Comics · Creativity. · Fiction · Getting over Religion · Gods · Humor · Pop Culture · Religion · Satire · Skeptic · Spiritual Progressives · Spirituality · Undead

Female Bishops!

July 8th, 2008 · by xJane · 5 Comments

So…the Church of England has voted to allow female bishops. Which sounded awesome to me, despite the fact that those opposed to it have called those in favor of it “mean spirited” for disallowing “super bishops” (read: male bishops) for congregants that object to the authority of a female bishop. I’ll come back to that.
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Tags: Activism · Christianity · Current Events · Feminism · Gender · News · Politics · Religion · Spiritual Progressives · Women

Spark: Reflections on your beliefs

June 11th, 2008 · by xJane · 2 Comments

I checked out this survey on a prompt from Pharyngula. I recommend that you do the same. We may indeed be giving the creator of the survey food for thought, but what I found was that it was a good, concrete way to think about my own beliefs, hang-ups, and tendencies. I think it’s a […]

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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Dialog · Getting over Religion · Gods · Meme · Quiz · Religion · Skeptic · Spark · Spiritual Progressives · Spirituality · Web 2.0

Spark: Obama on Religion

June 11th, 2008 · by xJane · 2 Comments

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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Christianity · Church and State · Dialog · Getting over Religion · Politics · Religion · Spark · Spiritual Progressives · Sunday Sermon · Video · Web 2.0

Where are the Atheist Social Activists?

April 3rd, 2007 · by John · 12 Comments

This post is a convergence of concerns elicited by Johnny’s guest post on atheism’s negative PR and my reading of this month’s Mind on Fire book selection, Bury the Chains.
I may be conflating too much history here, but this was a time of revolution and radical egalitarianism. It’s interesting to me that during a […]

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Tags: Activism · Book Group · Politics · Spiritual Progressives

Book of the Month: Bury the Chains.

April 1st, 2007 · by John · 7 Comments

I skipped Quaker meeting to worship at Mind on Fire today.
We took the family to watch Amazing Grace Friday evening. The movie follows one British MP’s efforts to outlaw the British slave trade around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. I highly recommend it to MoF regulars. In fact, I’d […]

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