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Daily Archives: August 13, 2008
A Neglected Free Thought Classic: Hypatia Bradlough Bonner’s 1913 Book on Hell Belief
Hypatia Bradlough Bonner’s Christian Hell from the 1st to the 20th Century was originally published in 1913—and it still packs a punch. What the author has done is to simply quote, sometimes at length, and then discuss, what prominent Christians … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, atheism, Christianity, End Times, evangelical Christianity, hell, James Dobson, John Macarthur, literature, poetry, Santi Tafarella
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Time Capsule: What Did the Times of London Look Like on the Morning After the Opening of the Olympics in Beijing (August 9, 2008)?
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Tagged China, Georgia, history, image, Olympics, photo, Santi Tafarella, sports, Times of London
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London: In August of 2008, What Did a Ticket to Tour the Grounds Look Like, and How Much Did It Cost?
I like how the ticket conveys a hazy sense of divine light coming down upon the theatre from above, accompanied by two “official” looking royal red stamps—which are actually simply decorative. Shakespeare’s works are the West’s secular scripture, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Globe Theater, literature, London, poetry, Santi Tafarella, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare
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“Yin-Yang Fish”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella
The highest cloud blocking the sun moved and the clouds below it, and the boat sails, and the capping waves and gulls broke into brilliant white even as you, barefoot on the … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Buddhism, death, fish, life, literature, poems, poetry, sailing, Santi Tafarella, yoga, Zen
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In Evolution We Trust?: England Puts Charles Darwin on the Back of Its Ten Pound Bank Note
If you’re not British, or rarely handle English money, perhaps you’ve never noticed that Charles Darwin is on the back of the ten pound note: Along with the depiction of Darwin, we get compass markers, a ship (presumably the Beagle), and … Continue reading
I Returned, Just Like I Said I Would
Okay, I’m back from my trip to England—and hereby resume blogging.
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