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Torch of Truth International

Torch of Truth International

http://joeland7.blogspot.com

rekindling the flame of truth in America and the world.

Guru in Jeans

Guru in Jeans

http://www.guruinjeans.blogspot.com

A blog about self help, spirituality, new age, psychology

Goddess Bless America

Goddess Bless America

http://yourinnergoddess.blogspot.com

A pantheist woman's views on religion, protecting the environment, civil rights and everything else that puts those conservative right-wingers into a high-speed wobble.

Living With Less (Creative Proverty)

Living With Less (Creative Proverty)

http://elksong.blogspot.com

In today's world, we can only depend on ourselves. Consuming less is the only way we can fight back!

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Avatar & Eywa: Looking at Deity, Pantheism and Justice

Meadowsweet & Myrrh | December 31st 2009 by Ali

Carl McColman, over at the Website of Unknowing, recently wrote a brilliant and thought-provoking review of the film, Avatar, and I for one find it refreshing to see a Catholic who can think deeply about spiritual themes in the film without a knee-je read more

Avatar

Tall Skinny Kiwi | December 30th 2009

I watched Avatar last night with my family. Good flick from James Cameron. Part Tarzan, part Pocahontas with a hint of LOTR Revenge of the Forest People on the Wicked Machines. Romanticism meets pantheism. And an Avatar figure to save the day who jus read more

AVATAR - the Movie

Life and Doctrine | December 27th 2009 by Mariano

Just saw the movie yesterday. Here are some quick notes:The end is awesome, as it turns out; the butler did it :o)Actually judging by the name I know what to expect. Surely, many youngsters think that “Avatar” is a computer term, as it has become read more

Ross Douthat's rightwing Christmas delusion

LeftWord | December 26th 2009

Note: Here's one of those "few scattered new diaries" I told you about.It's Christmas time, and as befits the season, Ross Douthat has seen the enemy, and just can't wait to tell us.  Forget Islam, that's soooo  Bush/Cheney!  Douthat i read more

The Week in Tweets 2009-12-26

Grasping for the Wind | December 26th 2009 by graspingforthewind

RT @mikecane: NEW POST: FREE Digital Book: One Strange Way #1 http://tinyurl.com/yfae98p @jafurtado @onestrangeway @cimota @iversecomics # RT @sfsignal: RT @jay_lake: Robert A Heinlein's response to fan mail: http://bit.ly/6YWlZF # Avatar as uno read more

Hollywood's Reduced-Calorie Religion

No Oil for Pacifists | December 23rd 2009

From Ross Douthat's essay about Hollywood's latest blockbuster, in Monday's New York Times: "Avatar" is [director James] Cameron’s long apologia for pantheism -- a faith that equates God with Nature, and calls humanity into religious communion wit read more

Cobus van Wyngaard – Avatar Portrays Wonderful World of Perfect…

Discerning The World | December 23rd 2009 by Discerning The World

Before I carry on..actually let me not waste my all my time on this one, because I mentioned this to Cobus before.  Please do all genuine Christians a favour and call yourself something other than Christian.  In fact you insult pantheists by call read more

Is "Avatar" selling pantheism?

Atheist News - The Global Edition | December 22nd 2009 by Being Human

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/opinion/21douthat1.html?_r=1&bl By ROSS DOUTHAT "It’s fitting that James Cameron’s “Avatar” arrived in theaters at Christmastime. Like the holiday season itself, the science fiction epic is a read more

Does Avatar pander to pantheists?

OSV Daily Take | December 21st 2009 by Laurie Perolio

By Mary DeTurris PoustI have not seen James Cameron's latest mega-movie Avatar, but I'm sure at some point I will. Not because I love science fiction but because I am the the mother of a 13-year-old boy who loves science fiction. I can do a mean Yoda read more

If only Avatar was more Christiany

Allison Kilkenny: Unreported | December 21st 2009 by Allison Kilkenny

Image via Wikipedia Ross Douthat is peeved. You see, there’s a pantheistic trend in Hollywood films, and where there could be talk of Jesus and The One God, there is only Kevin Costner dancing with wolves and Lion King metaphysics.  The most read more

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