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Friday, August 1, 2014 It’s something we seldom hear about. What happens to the kids if mom, or dad, is arrested and goes to jail? It’s happening more and more. The statistics are horrifying. In the U. S. 1.7 million children have at least one parents in prison. Include local jails and the number is …

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Thursday, July 31, 2014 Original poster advertising rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.   It’s over, and not soon enough for me. The North American arena tour of the blasphemous rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” has been canceled. Accusations and lawsuits are flying. The cast was planned as a strange mix of profane punker “Johnny Rotten” …

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Popular witchcraft book.   In the 60’s Margot Adler was a social activist, druggie, and political radical. In the 80’s onward, she was an outspoken occultist and national proponent of witchcraft. She was herself a witch in the Gardner mode, and an “elder” in the Covenant of the Goddess. [See my …

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Long-time rock star, Tom Petty. I’ve always liked most of Tom Petty’s music. It’s not that he’s a great singer. He isn’t. But his songs have that certain feel, and a hook you can’t get out of your head. My favorite? “I Won’t Back Down.” To me, it sort of a …

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Friday, July 25, 2014   In an effort to keep readers of my blogs abreast of significant spiritual events, I check out all kinds of web sites and blogs. Yesterday I came upon a well-read site with an entry entitled, “How Harry Potter shaped a generation.” Written by a 20-something, the blog recounts the author’s …

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Thursday, July 24, 2014   Hinduism, the idolatrous, pagan religion of India and faith of many in America, has gone upscale with marketing that would put a New York, Madison Street maven to shame. Traditional Hindu deities, such as Shiva, pictured above, have undergone visual changes. Instead of the traditional pale, passive, contemplative depiction of …

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Our galaxy  trilli-seconds after the “beginning.” In the beginning God created. For millennia those simple words have defined the belief of humanity’s majority regarding the origin of all things. As of March 17 this year, findings were announced by scientists intending to debunk the biblical account. The event was the supposed …

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Killer Vince Li, being led into court the day of the murders. The crime was unfathomable. I was reminded of it this past weekend while I was in Canada. On July 30, 2008, Canadian police responded to a call about a stabbing on a bus in Manitoba. Upon arrival, the authorities …

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Friday, July 18, 2014 Thor’s new incarnation as a female goddess.   Holy hammer Batman! Can this be true? The ultimate shape-shifting? Yes, according to Marvel Comics, Thor has become a lady. Well, perhaps not a lady, but a woman. What will Odin say? Will Freya take this personally and mount a challenge? (Freya is …

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Thursday, July 17, 2014     I recently came across a fascinating list of old English words that have been forgotten in our language. As a writer, I am always looking for interesting words to express what I say in inventive ways; however, I doubt I’ll be using any of these words soon: Flitterwochen: What …

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