 | A Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur'an by Mary Thao through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.org This project investigates the amazing similarities between the Bible and the New Testament, specifically addressing the role of Jesus in the Qur'an. A remarkable study of these two texts, so often deemed opposed, are in reality, "Blood Brothers" see the original uneditated in its entirety at http://www.opensourcebuddhism.org/AUTHORS/comparative-bible-quran-thao.WMV |
 | Daniel Giamario Daniel Giamario is the Director of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School and creator of the Shamanic Astrology paradigm. He joins together an academic background in Comparative Philosophy and Religion, with teaching meditation in two worldwide organizations, and extensive world travel. Daniel learned astrology in the late 1960's and was part of Dane Rudhyar's humanistic astrological movement in the 1970s. After a vision quest experience on Mount Shasta in 1981, his astrological vision and spiritual path became more earth centered and a shamanically oriented astrology was born. For many years, his specialty has been connecting astrology to the night sky at secluded locations and sacred sites to directly experience "As Above So Below". He has been a full time astrological consultant since 1984. |
 | The 2008 revision of Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer The 2008 revision of "Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer" (a Socratic dialogue between a Christian apologist/proselytizer and a skeptic) is finally done! This video is a high-level overview of the book's three themes: THEME 1: "If you understand why you reject all the other religions, you'll understand why I reject yours." THEME 2: A secular marveling at humans' handiwork in the creation of the world's religions: the stunning range of creativity, cruelty, compassion, ingenuity, and absurdity. Included are scriptural passages from the sacred texts of Bahaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism; as well as mythology and folklore from the Aztecs, the Babylonians, Egypt, Greece, Japan, Kenya, the Native Americans, Nigeria, the Pygmies, the Sumerians, the Vikings, and more. THEME 3: Largely through short essays that make up the endnotes, "Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer" discusses how the non-theistic approach to explaining life (our origins, our ethics, and the problem of suffering) makes sense out of observations with a clarity and coherence unmatched by any variety of theism. To read customer reviews (time-saving tip--the 5-star reviews are the most well-written!): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601450893/ref=s9sims_c2_14_img1-rfc_g1-frt_p-3215_p-3102_g2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0XY9GXB66R3EGH3095GM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=436517201&pf_rd_i=507846 My thanks and gratitude to: - all the readers of the 2006 edition who wrote to me through YouTube, MySpace, and FaceBook, - all the YouTube viewers who commented on the videos I made in 2007: non-theists and theists alike! - Greg Benson, for his scientific expertise and his careful editing, and - YouTuber SmallTownAtheist and his wife, for their help with the proofreading of the 2008 edition. My two other YouTube channels: - http://youtube.com/user/ToddGates - my musician channel (piano & blues harp) - http://youtube.com/user/ToddAllenGates2 - where I discuss the ideas in my book "Hunting, Gathering, & Videogames" (such as "Why do we have to work?" and "Why do we have to use money?" and "How should we define 'success'?") |
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