Unconcluded Story Of The Vietnamese Buddhist Struggles

(Tue Sep 1st, 2009, by Arjanyai)

BACKGROUND The day of July 21, 2497/1954 marked the end of the war between the Viet Minh government and the French, the realization of Vietnamese independence and the split of Vietnam into two halves, North and South Vietnam. By a 2509/1966 estimate,...

A Vietnamese Persecution Of Vietnamese Buddhism

(Tue Sep 1st, 2009, by Arjanyai)

Then came in 2506/1963 the persecution of Buddhism and the Buddhist crisis which turned the monks political and militant. The crisis began on the eve of the Visakha Puja Day, May 8, 2506/1963, when the police, to follow an order of the President on t...

The History of the Easter Egg

(Tue Sep 1st, 2009, by A Nutt)

The egg is a remarkable product that has a rich and fascinating history of symbolic meaning in many cultures. Throughout the world, it is known as a universal symbol of Easter celebrations. Along with the association of Christian religious beliefs wi...

What is Mythicism?

(Tue Sep 1st, 2009, by Acharya S)

The terms "mythicism" and "mythicist" may be new to many people, even though they have been around for a couple of centuries. "Mythicist" was first coined in German and English to describe people who doubted the historical veracity of the Judeo-Chris...

Let's Live IN Harmony

(Mon Aug 31st, 2009, by Satish Chandra Sharma)

Let’s live in harmony!  In ‘Bhagvad Geeta’ lord, Krishna commands Arjuna to ‘do your karma (act) and leave the phal (result) to me’. Most Indians are led to believe in this dictum of the sacred Bhagvad Geeta. However, thinking of the human...

Freedom and Possibility

(Sun Aug 30th, 2009, by Phillip Ross)

Paul, like a doctor examining a patient, put his finger on the Corinthian sore spot -- sexual immorality -- in order to determine and demonstrate to the patient that there was indeed a problem that needed to be treated. He began with the age-old idea...

Our Journey of Maturing Faith

(Sat Aug 29th, 2009, by Steve Childers)

I remember the exact moments when my two sons were born as being the most exciting and happiest times of my entire life. As excited and happy as I was at those moments, I knew it was only the beginning of a long journey raising them, and I also knew ...

Faith Versus Actions

(Sat Aug 29th, 2009, by Steve Childers)

As Christians, we acknowledge all are sinners and only by the Grace of God do we spend eternity with the Lord in heaven. It is understood no matter what we do in life, doing our best to live like Christ, we will all most surely fall short of the exam...

Idolatry vs Imagery: Protestantism’s 500-Year-Old Bitter Root Judgment and Inner Vow

(Wed Aug 26th, 2009, by Mark Virkler)

I believe that when Protestantism protested and left the Roman Catholic Church, they reacted against Catholicism’s use of imagery. I believe Protestants have held an ungodly belief that “All use of images constitutes a graven image.” Their cor...

Become Free – Be Free/The Bindings of Baptism

(Mon Aug 24th, 2009, by The Original Christians)

Manipulations among human beings are disastrous; like computer viruses, we worm our way into our fellow man by way of many unlawful, deceitful measures and words, including flattery. As a consequence, we may trigger in others behavior patterns that t...