TBH, I've done OK once I left "organized" religion behind to walk with the #CosmicJoker as a happy heathen (#pagan sort of), but I know for some leaving is a process, journey, or even an odyssey.

On side note, I probably should order this for our library.

> New book explores research on how to flourish after being ‘done’ with religion https://religionnews.com/2024/10/01/new-book-explores-research-on-how-to-flourish-after-being-done-with-religion/

#religion #books #reading

@bookstodon

New book explores research on how to flourish after being 'done' with religion

(RNS) — In 'Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion,' Hope College psychology professor Daryl Van Tongeren offers ways to navigate the grief, loss and longing that often accompany religious transitions and points to signs of hope.

^{Elizabeth E. Evans (RNS)}

If Jesus Christ Denounced Trump I Imagine All Hell Would Break Loose

Unbreakable ties that bind.
#politics #religion #Trump

http://warnercrocker.com/2024/09/26/if-jesus-christ-denounced-trump-i-imagine-all-hell-would-break-loose/

If Jesus Christ Denounced Trump I Imagine All Hell Would Break Loose

^{Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3}

"Roberts is one of the most prominent #rightwing voices in #Washington. He has close ties to #OpusDei, the #Catholic group, and has spoken openly about how he considers the outlawing of #BirthControl to be one of the “hardest” #political battles facing #conservatives in the future."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/project-2025-kevin-roberts-killed-dog

#GOP #Misogyny #Project2025 #Women #WomensRights #HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #Health #Healthcare #Freedom #Authoritarianism #Religion #Theocracy #Oppression #US #USA #Politics

Project 2025 mastermind allegedly told colleagues he killed a dog with a shovel

Revealed: former colleagues claim Kevin Roberts told them he killed a neighbor’s pit bull around 2004

^{Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)}

Attn: Redditors 📢

We’re challenging the advice to never discuss #politics or #religion in polite company. We make it our business to dive headfirst into those difficult discussions, ahead of this year’s presidential #election and key down-ballot races and issues.

Join us tomorrow for a Reddit panel featuring religion journalists and researchers of The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation.

AMA, tomorrow, Sept. 24 at 12n ET/9am PT/4pm GMT on r/PoliticalDiscussion

Another Rapture day is upon us.

#religion #atheism #PleaseTakeMeSomewhereElse

@_9CL7T9k8cjnD_

#Religion #statistics

Coming back to your goal, as you are doing for other things, I think clustering is always a great approach.

I just came accross a post by Dr. Blume and I think it should help in your aim:

https://sueden.social/@BlumeEvolution/113134900878353356

(German, but, hey...)

§ Dismantling #government & elevating #religion

As I have watched & covered #Project2025 & the backlash to it from #Democrats & #Trump’s circle, it has become clear that few have read the document itself. It is at times less aggressive than its detractors would have you believe & at others far more wide-reaching & consequential than a simplistic infographic [could impart].

#authoritarianism #autocracy #NewApostolicReformation #SevenMountainMandate

#law #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

@_9CL7T9k8cjnD_ @paninid @Beachbum

#History #Egyptology #Echnaton
(2/n)

"Akhenaten founded and moved his dynastic government to, #Akhetaten, referred to as either #Amarna, El-Amarna, or Tell el-Amarna by modern scholars." 2)

The new #religion and the new capital did not survive the #pharaoh's death.
His likely son, #Tutankhamun, born #Tutankhaten, moved the capital back to #Thebes and reinstated the #Amun 2) priesthood.3)

Both...

2)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aten

The Creation of Adam
‘The Creation of Adam was made while I was an artist in residence in 2023, in collaboration with the Indigenous Paiwan peoples of Taiwan. Catalysed by Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, this reinterpretation of the biblical creation myth questions who the creator is and who or what the creator has created.'

Photograph: Greg Semu

See ALT

@photography
#religion
#Taiwan
#indigeneous
#Paiwan
#tattoo

#HBD to Russell M. Nelson, the current president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who is turning 100.

A particularly notable moment in Nelson’s legacy happened in 2018, when he insisted that church members not use the name Mormon or even ‘LDS’ to identify the church or themselves.

The name Mormon comes from the title of the Book of Mormon – a text unique to the faith.

https://theconversation.com/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-one-of-the-words-that-will-define-his-legacy-and-the-controversial-terms-200-year-history-207190
#religion #LDS #Mormon

As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at one of the words that will define his legacy – and the controversial term’s 200-year history

Latter-day Saints’ attitudes toward the word ‘Mormon,’ often used to describe the church, have had highs and lows − like other Americans’ often-tense relationship with the faith.

^{The Conversation}

Learn about the Zen monk who became the Laughing Buddha:

One of his names is “Cloth Bag,” which was a nickname given to the Chinese Buddhist monk who lived in the 10th century. He got this nickname because he often wandered from town to town carrying a cloth bag full of treasures to share freely with children. Artists in China depicted him as a plump, laughing monk – his round belly represents his generosity and abundance.

https://theconversation.com/who-is-the-laughing-buddha-a-scholar-of-east-asian-buddhism-explains-236029
#religion #Buddhism #history

Ginni Thomas, the wife of #SupremeCourt Justice Clarence Thomas, privately heaped praise on religious-rights group First Liberty Institute for fighting efforts to reform the Supreme Court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses.

#News #Law #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #Government #Court #Politics #Religion #Ethics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb6yapZwtoY

A #Papuan #Catholic youth holds a placard depicting Pope Francis as he takes part in a rally outside the Vatican embassy during Pope Francis's visit, in Jakarta, #Indonesia. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

@photography
#pope
#religion

Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against #SupremeCourt Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”
==

In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas.

The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger #ethics code.

#News #Law #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #Government #Court #Politics #Religion

https://www.propublica.org/article/ginni-thomas-email-scotus-ethics-reform-first-liberty-institute

Ginni Thomas Email Praised Group Opposing SCOTUS Reform

In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger ethics code.

^ProPublica