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Groping The Elephant
http://gropingtheelephant.blogspot.com/
Each of us is like the blind men in the immortal Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant. We grasp about in the darkness of our ignorance trying to understand the elephant of life. This blog contains my thoughts, opinions, and observations about life.
- Added on: Aug 26th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Doug
- Listed in: Spirituality Lifestyle
Recent Posts
Religious Right Congressman Declares 2009 "Year Of The Skeptic"
Which would pretty amazing if he were applauding a general attitude of critical thinking. Alas, Oklahoma's Republican Senator Jim Inhofe was only referring to global warming skepticism:Yet, it will be 2009 that will be best remembered as the "Year of...
Calling Parson Weems!
The father of our country, George Washington, has certainly taken on a larger than life stature as years have passed. Many are the accounts I have read, written by Christians who have cherry-picked quotes from his writings, that attempted to make W...
Misrepresentations About The War Against Christmas
I, frankly, am sick of the misrepresentations about the War Against Christmas. And I am herewith attempting to set the record straight. As a pagan worshipper of nature, it is galling for me to watch the Christian Supremacists take an invention of t...
Sarah Seeks Out America\'s Evangelical Oracle
While scanning the news I find that GOP celebrity and rumored presidential contender for 2012 Sarah Palin has recently sought the counsel of "America's Pastor," Billy Graham. Those of us who don't happen to care for apocalyptic politics could not he...
Image Of Guru Soham Swami Appears On Woman\'s Iron
Well, actually, according to this story on AOL News, Mary Jo Coady believes it is an image of Jesus and interprets it as a good omen for her. Please click the link and view the accompanying picture.But I see Soham Swami when I view the picture of her...
Investing In God?
A Christian friend of mine was talking to me about her finances. She tithes because, she tells me, "somehow" she always manages to have enough money to meet expenses when she does this. "How," I asked her, "is this supposed to work?" By what mechani...
