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Every six months or so the small bell on the roof is rung with some of the local elderly still thinking it is warning of a Luftwaffa attack! The Church Hall is down the road and used by play groups and for dance lessons, etc. We were not allowed to rent it on Sunday mornings as Taijiquan is an evil (heathen) activity, which oddly enough, is sometimes performed on the heath!
Dear Gillian From my communication with you over the last 30 years or so, (which has involved both ‘words’ and ‘silence’), coupled with my research
A genuine scientist is indifferent to religious belief. This probably explains why the Vatican keeps a fully funded scientific department in operation – staffed by suitably qualified priests. An objective fact is the only fact and I will explain why. I remember a group of devout Catholics claiming they saw the face of the Virgin Mary in a stain on a wall. This was a dark oblong stain made by water and mildew, etc, formed in the centre of a otherwise clean, whitewashed wall. So far so good. However, this group went further when challenged and provided photographic and video proof of their experience (which had the potential to change the world as we know it)! Could you imagine an image of the Virgin Mary appearing and talking to the faithful? When the evidence was tested, it revealed 15 minutes of a damp stain on a wall – and nothing else – and yet all the Catholics in attendance had convinced themselves that they were witnessing a miraculous event!
Dear Gillian I always find it interesting how Americans are individualistic, and highly aggressive (a set of behaviours premised upon fear). Of course, they are
Dear Gillian (11.6.2020) Richard Hunn advised that I be neither attached to the void, nor hindered by phenomena. Identity comes under phenomena as we ascribe
Belief only works if it is a) exquisitely designed and beautifully laid-out, and b) ultimately means nothing. All great thinkers sees this including Jung (a slightly rightwing Christian), Jesus
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 