myTakes: Religion & Spirituality
Why the Oil in the Parable of the Bride Groom and Ten Brides Represents both Power and Honour
In the bible 10 brides went to wait for the bride groom they were set to marry. Five were wise and five were foolish. The Foolish ones took their lamps but did not take oil with them. The Wise took oil along with their...
On His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV
On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church and took the name Leo XIV, the first American to become pope. Long may he reign. I’ve gone through a variety of...
My Top 5 Marian Hymns
My Top 5 Marian Hymns In light of the complaints I often hear about the current state of popular music these days, and since May 13th, the date of this posting, commemorates Our Lady of Fatima, I thought I’d offer a few...
So You Think You'd Never Join A Cult?
Thanks to social media, we as a society have begun to hear a lot of stories from people who were brought up in cult life, and have escaped cults as adults. Thanks to movies and a lot of horror fiction, there has been this...
A Treatise on the Co-existence of both Determinism and Free Moral Agency as necessary components of our physical and cognitive reality.
Both the typical Atheist and the typical Calvinist seem to believe that Determinism and Free Moral Agency are somehow mutually exclusive concepts. Stephen Hawking perhaps deviated from this condition slightly, claiming to...
Christians - does God hear you when you pray for help?
Angelic Intervention “For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.” —Psalm 34:7 The world of angels is a vast, intelligent, powerful, invisible world of mysterious spirit beings. In...
The REAL Ten Commandments!
I saw a question on here asking about the Ten Commandments, and it reminded me that many people don't know the Sunday school version of the Ten Commandments that they remember are actually not the true Ten Commandments....
Investigating Neurobiological Variances Between Theists and Atheists: A Comparative Analysis
Abstract: Understanding the neurological underpinnings of religious beliefs and atheism has long been a topic of interest in neuroscience. This article delves into the differences observed in the brains of theists and...
Exploring the Interplay Between the Brain, Mind, Nervous System, and Meditation: A Scientific Perspective
Introduction: The relationship between the brain, mind, nervous system, and meditation has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries. Recent advances in neuroscience have shed light on the intricate connections...
St Davids Day. It's like a mini St Patrick's.
The first of March is Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, or St David's Day. Once a religious day it's evolved into a celebration of Welshness in the same way St patricks day celebrates Ireland. IT STARTS WITH ELVIS. Saint Ailbe of...
Grief Diary Entry 1: Reconciling with Guilt and Finding Closure from the Death of a Loved One
Dear Diary, It’s been almost two months since my grandma passed away, yet it feels as though she is still here, awaiting my visit at the aged care. I cannot believe that she is truly gone, the pain of losing her still...
On Jesus Christ
WHO IS JESUS ? Before you say "Jesus didn't exist", a lot of stuff we believe and we "know" hangs on assumptions. Instead of arguing over who's right, let's try to understand each other. Let us make the assumption that...
Spirits, myopia, hormones, the will
"I'm not responsible for anything. It is a god that carries everything to its end." -Lord Agamemnon, king of kings of the achaean Greeks during the last Trojan war What is a God? There are different conceptions of god. I...
The Saints and the Christian Life
"I believe in the Communion of Saints..." Who are the Saints and why are they important? For Catholics, it’s almost a given. To many Protestants and Evangelicals though, the practice of reverence and devotion to Saint is...
The error of Christianity since century 1, is in it having flipped ever since, from Christ being the measure of His subordinates, to its now reversal.
We can say it's not true if we choose to, but His Spirit's produce, described plainly in Scripture as all believers sharing all things as common between them, no longer calling what had been theirs, their own any longer,...
Walking the Path of Stoicism
PUAs harness one thing, anger. They prey on frustrated men. They run a false flag operation selling men false hopes that it is the world that needed rejecting all along. It’s been established that the “alpha/beta” talk...
Responding to a contradiction in bible
in general the seeming contradictions in bible are in 3 categories. when 2 versions are not identical, still the details are the same even if different words just adding a second witness not the same one copied twice....
Hope is a dangerous thing. Realism is not.
A lot of us like to hope for better days and better outcomes, but they aren't coming. Try to "manifest" better luck for all aspects of life. Whether it's finding a job, a nice house in a good area for sale, a great...
Occult Feminism: The Hidden History of Feminism
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ajs_4rhfRKE The video, titled "The Truth About Feminism" by Rachel Wilson, presents a critique of feminism, arguing that its roots and objectives are not solely about gender equality, but...
Religious Clothing
we often notice those who Cover their hair because they are different than most. is Religious clothing an indication of loyalty to religion? we easily notice ladies who wrap their hair and necks, why are only muslim...
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