Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Joseph
In his book, Religions of the World, Houston Smith writes of the two issues on which most religions agree. They all advise adherence to some version of the Golden Rule and avoidance of self-centeredness. Generally, we do neither one. Self-centered and shameless, we too often do to others and our environment whatever we can get [...]
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Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Joseph
Many of us say we do not like organized religion but that we are “spiritual.” There is something about the word that feels right to us. But what does spiritual really mean? Our world has taken enormous liberties with this word. Religious groups engage in “holy wars” (now there’s a play on words…a classic oxymoron) [...]
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Posted on June 1st, 2009 by Joseph
When I was a child, my family attended church regularly. I served countless masses as an altar boy. It was my nature at a very young age, as it has been all my life, to be observant and contemplative. I observed the restrained and reverential behavior of people in church. They crossed themselves with “holy” [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Joseph
We advance technologically with relative ease but not so socially, politically, or intellectually. There continues to be enormous inequities and extraordinary amounts of violence in our world. We war with each other in every way conceivable. We destroy our environment and deplete our resources. Why is that?
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Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Joseph
We’ve worshipped everything from the sun, to the moon, to Egyptian pharaohs and Roman emperors. Then we created mythological gods in our own image. Through our history, we’ve worshipped the many gods of countless polytheistic religions. About four thousand years ago, in the Middle East, someone came up with the idea that there is just [...]
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Posted on May 10th, 2009 by Joseph
We advance technologically with relative ease but not so socially, politically, or intellectually. There continues to be enormous inequities and extraordinary amounts of violence in our world. We war with each other in every way conceivable. We destroy our environment and deplete our resources. Why is that?
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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Joseph
Seven Words That Can Change the World explains in simple language what life requires of us unequivocally in order to reverse our destructive and unsustainable momentum, end our needless suffering, prosper together, find peace, sustain humanity, and advance our civilization.
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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Joseph
“Brilliant” and “Inspiring” DVD Seven Words That Can Change the World charts course to better living, world with 3 rules, 7 words. Author & Harvard Divinity Scholar Joe Simonetta Releases Popular Presentation on DVD. Los Angeles – (28 April 2009) — When Joe Simonetta talks about “Seven Words That Can Change the World” there’s a [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by Joseph
Borrowing the lively approach of documentaries such as Fahrenheit 9/11 and Super Size Me, ex-Christian fundamentalist Brian Flemming’s exposé, The God Who Wasn’t There, shines an unflinching spotlight on Christianity and the existence of Christ. Flemming interviews religious experts and Christians of varying backgrounds, ultimately asserting that Jesus Christ is more than likely a fictional [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by Joseph
My three companion books, SEVEN WORDS THAT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD; RELIGION, AN OBSTACLE TO HUMAN PROGRESS; and THE SKEPTIC’S BOOK OF RELIGIOUS QUOTES & ANECDOTES urge us, unequivocally, to abandon antiquated and fictitious beliefs and adopt a completely new way of thinking about reality. The rationale for these three books follows:
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