Conflicts of critical thinking and the dead end for True Spiritual growth
This Christian Church says it all. The Jehovah Witness explain to their flock that common sense is the leading reason for leaving their Church. Other churches literally require you to abandon all objective critical thinking and Trust their word for divinity… as if they can speak for God. Which is impossible because the language God […]
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No, it isn’t. Your authority is what your pastor, denomination, small group, favorite author, or spiritual tribe told you the Bible means. That’s not snark. That’s just honesty. The Bible doesn’t interpret itself. People do. Always have. Always will. There has never been a single, unified interpretation of the Bible. Not now. Not ever. The
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I went looking for the Buddha— the enlightened sage everyone keeps putting on a pedestal, the one supposedly floating above the mess of being human. I searched temples, scriptures, and the usual spiritual hiding places, but the Buddha never showed up. What I found instead was something far more unsettling: a quiet, stubborn clarity in
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Let’s be honest: the Bible has been weaponized, idolized, and absolutized more than any other book in history. People cling to it like it’s the final word on God, truth, and reality—as if the infinite mystery of existence could be contained between two leather covers. The problem isn’t the Bible itself; it’s the way people
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It’s the church’s nuclear weapon of fear, the theological mafia’s “protection racket.” Believe what we tell you, or God will roast you forever. That’s not divine love—that’s cosmic blackmail. Let’s be brutally honest: the whole setup is absurd. God supposedly designs a universe where humans are guaranteed to screw up, then dangles eternal torture as
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Tara Leigh If there are 45,000 versions of “the truth,” maybe certainty isn’t the flex we think it is. There are over 45,000 Christian denominations. OVER FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND. Same central figure, same foundational text. 45,000 versions of “okay but we’re the ones who actually got it right.” Then zoom out and you’re looking at somewhere
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There has been a seismic shift this year. Not just politically, but morally. The most powerful man in the world didn’t just become more dangerous. He ripped the mask off. What was always there is now out in the open. The cruelty. The truth. We are ruled by a billionaire class of abusers and exploiters
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Mass Killing and Infanticide God kills every firstborn male in Egypt. Hosea 13:16: A prophecy of judgment stating that Samaria’s “little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.” Psalm 137:9: Though a prayer of the people rather than a command from God, it blesses those who seize Babylonian infants and
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If you were indoctrinated with 5 or more of the below toxic lies, you have likely been impacted by religious trauma. Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) is a psychological trauma that can result from harmful religious experiences, such as abuse, indoctrination, or manipulation. It can occur when someone struggles to leave a religion or set of
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About ten years ago this young woman named Rachel Held Evans contacted me because she was beginning to see Christianity differently and wanted to write about it. She sent me her manuscript, and we worked on her book together. She published four books in total. I got to know her, we became friends, and I
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Maui Marrying Man – Making Dreams Come True on Maui’s Romantic Beaches.
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Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.
After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.
Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.
We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.
