Mastodawn

Faith as a Tool for Control

Mainstream religious police politicians: "We ban X because X is against religion."

How I hear it actually: "We ban X, and we are using religion to further justify banning X.

Note: "X" is not the social media, but I meant the placeholder "X" as an example of something.

#religion #politics #justice #freedom #society #power #ethics #life #humanrights #control #faith #beliefs #malaysia #system #choice #discussion #governance #truth #honesty #equality

Kalvin Carefour Johnny 5d ago

Faith Without Coercion

Your beliefs are yours and mine are mine—but power, coercion, and hypocrisy still deserve scrutiny.

#religion #freedom #beliefs #ethics #humanrights #society #reflection #faith #justice #criticism #authority #philosophy #humanity #discussion #values

AstroMancer5G (she/her)Apr 28

I'm #reading a #nonfiction #book on #Scottish #folk #spirituality. It's "Mill Dust and Dreaming Bread" by Scott Richardson-Read.

It's an excellent book. It deals with #traditional ties to the #land, #English and #Christian #colonization, the importance of #Gaelic #language, #regional perspectives, changes in #beliefs over time, historiographic #bias, and integrating traditional spirituality meaningfully today.

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chrissbiblenewsletter Apr 26

#evolution, #Bible, #creation, #science, #beliefs https://mastodon.social/@chrissbiblenewsletter/116473495355389558

Radio 1190 Playlist Apr 26

🎶 6:09pm Faulty by Beliefs from Habitat.
DJ Owen Slater - The Owen Slater Show
#Beliefs #DJOwenSlater #TheOwenSlaterShow #Radio1190 #KVCU

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Estelle Platini Apr 22

Nick Brumfield wrote a review of "The Night of the Hunter" movie. He analyzed it as an example of cinema set in Appalachia before the idea of Appalachia was resurrected and codified in the 1960s.
https://expatalachians.com/the-original-hillbilly-horror-movie-the-night-of-the-hunter

#misogyny #community #adultism #psychology #psychopaths #attachment #religion #christianism #beliefs #faith #hope #NightOfTheHunter #movie #RobertMitchum #Appalachians #serialKillers #crime #predators #Laughton #GreatMigration #GreatDepression #Appalachia #hillbilly #horrorMovie #history #AmericanHistory #whiteHistory

The Original Hillbilly Horror Movie: The Night of the Hunter - expatalachians

Considered by film critics to be one of the greatest movies ever made, The Night of the Hunter (1955) is probably the best Appalachian horror movie that no one’s heard of. Based on a bestselling book by West Virginia native Davis Grubb, the film follows the murderous cat-and-mouse game between serial killer Harry Powell (Robert …

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lobster Apr 20

Dear Friends of #Pagans and #Shaman and not,

As we may know:

1) #Religion is a funny olde thing, whether you do or don't believe in what is passed on...
2) Idiocy and bombastic #beliefs and certainty not your inclination? OK.
3) In the UK the #Green Man is someimes consort to Lady #Fae, often asociated with #decorative Oak #leaves

In other words We are the #sacred and the passage through the natural #cycle. We do not weep or cheer for a beginning or end. Rather we remain as a #Present.

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