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HANG RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY IS THE BIG BANG!
(Concluding part of the trilogy “Is Religion Dead?” and “Was Jesus Religious?”) My previous two articles were in response to questions being raised about religion in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.They have elicited varying responses. One school of thought still clings to the belief that Religion is now dead and we have ushered in…
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TILLY WASN’T SILLY
By the time you get to read this article the tidal waves of sympathy and tchk-tchking over the tsunami disaster will have subsided; and life, for the vast majority of us, would have returned to “normal”. Therein lies the real and hidden danger, which this piece seeks to expose. There are many things beyond our…
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WAS JESUS RELIGIOUS?
(A sequel to “Is Religion Dead?”) This query may sound sacrilegious to the pious, religious Christian. It maybe a valid question for those who claim that Jesus did not found any religion. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen a shutdown of organised religion, the naysayers would have us believe that religion…
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TOUCH ME NOT
There are certain flowers and shrubs that immediately clam up when touched, which is why they are called “Touch Me Nots”. It is a natural self-defence mechanism that is also seen in tortoises. They withdraw into their shells. Post the Corona Virus (CV) pandemic a lot of people have stopped touching, or don’t allow others…
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IS RELIGION DEAD?
“God has fled from Mecca and the Vatican…Why donate to religious places when they have closed their doors to us in our time of need?… At last my dream is realised, of spirituality without religion”. Provocative statements in the light of the Corona Virus (CV). Should we then conclude that “Religion is Dead?” Masters of…
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