Source material that is simply bad To be fair to Armstrong, I would assume much of her previously mentioned double standards arose from her source…
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A Short History of Myth, part 3
This darkly pessimistic view on goddesses is most exemplified in Armstrong’s version of the myths of Inanna. I’ve had the pleasure of reading some rather…
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Blatant and inaccurate double standards As I’ve previously noted, I was not happy with how the second chapter was progressing. To my increasing dismay, things…
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The first book by Karen Armstrong which I read was A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was absolutely…
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On Saturday I was very pleased to get to go to the ballet again, with my delightful companion, to see “Carmen.” It was danced by…
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The weather is absolutely gorgeous today! I am so pleased to have sunshine and warmth now, instead of constantly gray and rainy days. Consequently, here…
Continue ReadingIs my reality actually real, or is it privileged?
I just finished listening to an utterly fascinating interview on a blogradio with a man named Allan Johnson. I’m very interested in hearing what others…
Continue ReadingA new year’s midrash of “I Am Eve”
Wowzers. This has been an extremely momentous holiday season for my household and myself. I’m very excited at successfully registering for my first quarter of…
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In effect, those two verses were where the author wrote Truth as she knew it, and that’s why those verses shone. Unfortunately, since we’ve not…
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Oppression & technology The previously mentioned example is not the only instance of the co-existence of both a lack of, and a distinct awareness of,…
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