REVIEW: Alt.religion.scientology Originally posted to the newsgroup news.groups.reviews. http://www.bauser.com/news.groups.reviews/alt.religion.scientology/1.html
Extractions: This review is part of the news.groups.reviews archives Started over two years ago as a joke, this newsgroup has become a very serious discussion area with the possibility of affecting the entire internet through legal precedent. The groups has two sides of the raging debate: the Scientologists who claim their religion is being attacked, and the sceptics or critics of Scientology, who see it as a dangerous, mind-bending cult out to end democratic ideals and attack the constitutions of the western world. The legal issues now coming to the fore include letters from Scientology lawers being sent out to put a stop to critical posts; a now-infamous "Elaine Siegel" letter, which desribes how to effectively shut down a.r.s. The lawyers are gathering, and watch for a test-case on the right to post on the internet or usenet to come from a.r.s. This group's debates concern everyone who uses usenet, as the action in a.r.s. is bound to spill out to the real world and affect net-surfers everywhere. Cogito, ergo sum. Martin Hunt, av282@freenet.carleton.ca "The best way to make a million dollars is to start a religion" - L. Ron Hubbard, demented demagogue of the cult of Scientology.
IndiaNest.com - A Study In Diversity The site covers Hinduism, Mysticism, Sikhism, Spiritualism, Buddhism, Poetry,India, Social Ethos, Recipes, Concepts, Family Matters, stories. Exclusive coverage is on Kabir The Mystic Poet,Ramayan Philosophy and Guru Nanak's Jap ji Sahib. http://www.boloji.com/
Extractions: Travelogues Freedom. Seven Alphabets. Numerous Connotations. Freedom to think, write and read. Freedom to freely express your thoughts and views. Freedom to connect with millions of people across the world. We allows you to do all this and more. This site provides creative outlet. A multi-pronged approach helps the site attract a wide range of audience of different age group, religion and nationality. The earth has enough for mans need but not for mans greed was what one of Indias greatest visionaries, Mahatma Gandhi had to say. With 5th June being decreed as World Environment Day, one wonders whether the date will just come around and go with people holding functions ... Read On Scientific Temper by J. Ajith Kumar
Extractions: Faculty of Divinity, Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies Theology and Religious Studies, like many other subjects, has seen a rise in interest over the past decade in what was formerly known as 'feminist' or 'women's' studies - a subject that is more accurately called 'gender' studies. The Faculty of Divinity has scholars of international renown in all branches of Christian theology as well as a growing and distinguished team of lecturers in the fields of Jewish, Islamic and Hindu studies. An increasing number of research students would like to work on projects which fall within one of the more traditional branches of Theology or Religious Studies, but which will involve gender studies as well. To assist such students, wherever their principal focus lies, the Faculty would like to create a post in Gender and Religion as soon as it has the funding to do so. The primary need is for someone who can, within a young field, develop and direct research. This post would, therefore, be at the level of Assistant Director of Research, whose principal responsibilities would lie, within CARTS, in the development of research in religious aspects of gender studies and in helping the present lecturers direct the studies of the increasing number of graduate students (both at doctoral and M.Phil. levels) who wish to work on projects in this area. In addition, it is hoped that the ADR would be able to offer assistance with undergraduate teaching and so broaden the courses available at this level.
Extractions: Home Biotechnology Celebrity support Benefits of animal research ... Links In Britain this is precisely the way animal research is conducted. The law insists that all such work is licensed, that the licences are awarded by an impartial body (the Home Office), that some analysis of the benefits to be gained is weighed against the cost in terms of animal lives and that there is a system of public accountability as shown by the annual publication of the statistics and the report of the Animal Procedures Committee. The SIMR Andrew Blake Tribute Award 2004 Pronouncements about this subject are always accompanied by a long tradition of concern for animal welfare, or statements which make it clear that medical research must be conducted with a high degree of concern for the welfare of the animals. The moral issue
Anthropology Professor at the University of Buffalo who researches religion, ritual, gender, in indigenous highland South America http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Faculty/bacigalupo.htm
Extractions: Email: anab@acsu.buffalo.edu Religion, ritual and healing, shamanism, gender and sexuality, tradition and modernity, cosmology, third world feminism, post-structuralism, ethnic/national relations and identity politics, nationalism and transnationalism, indigenous highland South America, Chile, Mapuche. BOOKS
Extractions: Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion Every person, of whatever religious denomination he may be, is a DEIST in the first article of his Creed. Deism, from the Latin word Deus, God, is the belief of a God, and this belief is the first article of every man's creed. It is on this article, universally consented to by all mankind, that the Deist builds his church, and here he rests. Whenever we step aside from this article, by mixing it with articles of human invention, we wander into a labyrinth of uncertainty and fable, and become exposed to every kind of imposition by pretenders to revelation. The Persian shows the Zend-Avesta of Zoroaster, the lawgiver of Persia, and calls it the divine law; the Bramin shows the Shaster, revealed, he says, by God to Brama, and given to him out of a cloud; the Jew shows what he calls the law of Moses, given, he says, by God, on the Mount Sinai; the Christian shows a collection of books and epistles, written by nobody knows who, and called the New Testament; and the Mahometan shows the Koran, given, he says, by God to Mahomet: each of these calls itself revealed religion, and the only true Word of God, and this the followers of each profess to believe from the habit of education, and each believes the others are imposed upon. But when the divine gift of reason begins to expand itself in the mind and calls man to reflection, he then reads and contemplates God and His works, and not in the books pretending to be revelation. The creation is the Bible of the true believer in God. Everything in this vast volume inspires him with sublime ideas of the Creator. The little and paltry, and often obscene, tales of the Bible sink into wretchedness when put in comparison with this mighty work.
African Religion On The Internet Stanford University Libraries/Academic Information Resources http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/religion.html
UFORCE SEARCH: UFOs And Religion Commentary and articles on perceived UFOs in the Bible, and in Christian and Islamic religious traditions. http://www.angelfire.com/wa/UFORC/ufo_religion.html
Extractions: The UFO Resource Center would like to extend its thanks for all of this research, which was uncovered during our investigation of this UFO and Religion paradox. This mystery involves cross cultural trends and subjective paranormal impressions of what could possibly be the UFO phenomenon as just one such possible manifestation of this energy transferance, between one dimension and the next....perhaps this is one way that the UFO travels to us, by opening a dimensional doorway unto other layers of existence. The UFO/Religion paradigm is the evidence: var t=0; Tell-A-Friend
SHiPS Teachers' Network NEWS Science religion. How should we view the relationship between science andreligion? Nearly everyone has an opinion about science and religion. http://www1.umn.edu/ships/religion/
Extractions: for Sociology, History and Philosophy in Science Teaching Editor's Introduction Diluvial Geology Galileo's Condemnation James Hutton ... Michael Faraday Resources Links H ow should we view the relationship between science and religion? How should that affect how we teach science? This special section of the SHiPS website offers several case studies that both suggest ways to ease the tension between science and religion and, at other times, sharpen the distinction. Historically at least, the relationship is far from simple. Here, you will find questions and cases to provoke student thinking, rather than arguments about how science triumphs in a presumed battle with religion. Indeed, many cases were selected to show how the common "either-or" dichotomy is problematic. In the 20th century, the intersection of science and religion has ignited significant conflict in the schoolsepitomized most notably by the Scopes "monkey" trial that inspired the drama, Inherit the Wind . The two perspectives have not always been viewed as antithetical, though. At the peak of the Scientific Revolution in Europe, for example, the Book of God and the Book of Nature were seen as complementarywith neither having primary authority. In non-Western traditions, conflict between science and religion rarely arises with the severity seen in the West: why? Is there something distinctive about Western (or Christian) concepts of religionor of science? This contrast alone may offer a broad perspective from which to begin discussion. Is there a conflict? How would we know? Students deserve the opportunity to explore the relationship in the context of a science class.
Extractions: The ancient Egyptians had a complex religion containing many deities and personified aspects of nature. Here are websites which feature ancient Egyptian religion and Mythology, some include lists of the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt: The Myth of Osiris and Isis Learn about the ancient Egyptian story of Osiris and Isis, brought to you by my 11 year old daughter, Whitney Bayuk. Akhet Internet - Egyptian Mythology Here's a section for the Akhet Internet site that features the Gods, beliefs and practices. The Priest Caste
The Spiritualist Religion Page Learn the basics about the religion, science, and philosophy of Spiritualism. Read the Spiritualist Basics book online Spiritualist Basics is an explanation of what Spiritualism is about, written for someone who is unaware that Spiritualism exists as a religion, science, and philosophy, but has heard of psychic readings . http://www.Geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/5927/
Extractions: Alert! Your valuable input is needed! First, I'm writing a new book on Spiritualism, and I am looking for your input on it. Tell me what you think a good book on Spiritualism should have, what you'd like to see. Or things that should be avoided. Either way, I definitely appreciate your input Second, I'm considering publishing a bound copy of Spiritualist Basics Would you be interested in purchasing a copy if it became available? YES I would or NO thanks Note: Your email address will never be given or sold to anyone. You have my honest-to-God word on it. Joe Thanks for your response! The term "Spiritualism" has been used very loosely, covering a wide variety of psychic phenomena, philosophy, and spirit communication. This site is focused on the religion of Spiritualism. Spiritualism is a wonderfully non-dogmatic religion, science, and philosophy. Spiritualism invites you to doubt, question, and "prove it" for yourself. Without making you change your religion and sell everything you own. However, many people are unclear as to what Spiritualism is really about. How can it possibly be a religion, philosophy and a SCIENCE? How can you make a religion out of "psychic readings"? Do Spiritualists believe in God, or is this just some satanic thing?
Extractions: Go to the Online Catalog Go to the Klau Library, Cincinnati The Klau Library is one of the most extensive Jewish libraries in the world. With 420,000 printed items of Judaica, the Library is the second largest collection of printed Judaica in the world - second only to the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem. It contains over 700,000 volumes, among them 150 incunabula, more than 2,000 manuscript codices, and many thousands of pages of archival documents. Special collections include Jewish Americana, music, an outstanding Spinoza collection, and extensive microforms. It also houses the American Jewish Periodical Center, which preserves American Jewish periodicals and newspapers on microfilm. More than 875 titles, with over 12,000,000 pages, are available in the Center. Go to the Klau Library The Klau Library, which contains over 130,000 volumes, is especially rich in Hebrew literature, Jewish history and thought, rabbinics, and Jewish music. Its collection also includes sounds recordings, sheet music, and microfilms. The Library also houses a branch of the American Jewish Periodical Center and the American Jewish Archives.
Soc.Religion.Christian Introduction to Christianity, FAQ, charter, and a good collection of links. http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/
Extractions: This is a collection of essays written by the moderator. It is intended both as an introduction to Christianity for non-Christians, and as an introduction to many of the ideas discussed commonly in soc.religion.christian, such as the Trinity, sacraments, and the role of the Bible. This is probably a better place to start than the FAQ, for topics that it covers. Charter There is a charter for soc.religion.christian. S.r.c was created before the current convention for group creation started. There was a vote to create the group and choose the moderator. However no charter was involved. Thus this charter has not been voted on. The moderator uses it to document current policies. The FAQ Collection
THE UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH MONASTERY Official site. Church will ordain anyone without question of faith, for life, without a fee. The church has two tenets freedom of religion and to do that which is right. http://www.ulc.org/
Extractions: You can become a legally ordained minister, instantly, online, at this website. The Universal Life Church is totally non-denominational, interfaith and welcomes all religions. After you fill out the ordination form, you will receive a pop-up instant credential, which serves as your receipt of your ordination. Print it immediately. As a ULC (Universal Life Church) minister, you can officiate one wedding ceremony or you can make weddings, funerals, baptisms, house blessings, etc. your business. You can even start your own ministry. The Universal Life Church is interfaith and non-denominational. We have, online, free training for ministers, an online, one-year seminary program, where you can receive a diploma to enhance your knowledge and your credibility, and a monk program.
Religion: Learn About The Different Religions Of The World religion, at All American Family. See Story. September 11, 2001 A Day of Terror .The religion Section at All American Family is provided for information only. http://www.comedition.com/AAAA/Religion/
Extractions: Religion at All American Family Home Search Feedback The Mall ... Family Shopping Search This Site Recommend All American Family To A Friend! Click Here Index Religion Home Religion Summary Calendars Christianity ... To Genealogy Other Sites Home Clip Art Computers Family ... Young Adults Shopping Services Accessories Astrology Art/Photo/Music Auto Dealers ... Wellness This image of what Jesus may have looked like is on the cover of Popular Mechanics this month, February 2003. See Story September 11, 2001: " A Day of Terror " The Religion Section at All American Family is provided for information only. The top five religions in the world , are Christianity (33.6%), Islam (18.3%), Hinduism (13.5%), Buddhism (6%) and Chinese folk religion (2.6%). The nonreligious and Atheism make-up 20% of the world population. So the world is dominated by Religion. Primarily the three One-God religions (
The Uk.religion.pagan Website. The associated website of the uk.religion.pagan newsgroup, a group for UK based pagans. http://home.freeuk.net/magickcauldron/urp/
Extractions: Last Site Update , June 24 th Now added a useful Banner to use when linking to this site. This site was created by and for the people who post to the uk.religion.pagan newsgroup. The aim of this site is to promote the newsgroup and the people who post to it regularly, to offer an insight into what we talk about, who we are and what paganism is all about, and to welcome anyone who might be interested in joining us and finding out about paganism in the U.K. - some useful pointers on good behaviour on the net - emoticons, abbrevations, etc.
SUNY Press :: Home Publishes books social sciences and humanities, especially in education, philosophy, religion, Jewish studies, Asian studies, political science, and sociology. http://www.sunypress.edu
Evangelische Religion (zum.de) - Baden-Württemberg Arbeitsbl¤tter zu Lehrplaneinheiten des badenw¼rttembergischen Lehrplanes f¼r Evangelische Religionslehre, Vorschl¤ge f¼r Klassenarbeiten, Tests und Grafiken f¼r die Hand des Sch¼lers. http://www.zum.de/schule/Faecher/evR/BW/
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