A Defense of Religion
I happen to be a fan of Bill Maher, I think he is fun and entertaining. I recently re-watched his film "Religulous" and also ran into a short series of…Read more →
Articles Written By: R. A. Burgener
Respect, not Tolerance
In today's world, we are often told that tolerance is a good thing, I disagree. Tolerance should be a good thing, but as I see it, there is an inherent…Read more →
Semantics in Salvation
In my world, where I spend a lot of time studying and discussing different Religions, I am so often amazed with just how much semantics play into the discussions.If I…Read more →
An Ego A Day…
The teachers from the East, Buddha, Krishna, Rama, Siva, etc., all have one thing in common, they warn us of the enslavement of the Spirit, though not always called that,…Read more →
Charlie Chaplin – “The Great Dictator”
I wish that I could take credit for something as beautiful and eloquent as this speech from Charlie Chaplin in his 1940 film, "The Great Dictator."I think it is likely…Read more →
American Fantasy #1 – The Republican Party Supports Christian Values
I really have no interest in writing about politics, as far as I'm concerned George Carlin got it right years ago; Poli: Latin for many Tics: Small blood sucking creatures…Read more →
“The 65” and the true power in the USA
"The 99" are the people that have been left behind by the few with all the money and power in our country, though I suspect it has become a cancer throughout…Read more →
Oh no the Devil didn’t
I was brought up with the idea that the Devil was out there in a spiritual war with God and that all people were the pawns in this cosmological warfare.…Read more →
Oxymorons pt2 – The “Why”
I reread my last blog entry and I realized that it expressed some of my frustrations with the world of 21st Century America (the rest of the world is jumping…Read more →
Oxymorons of our day
I hear people complain about what they see as wrong with the world (I am amazed how much of this time is spent with the dog-and-pony show presented by the media), but…Read more →