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Of Power, Violence, and the American Soul at Risk
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Gus diZerega
In Europe before World War One Jews were better integrated into German society than almost anywhere else on the continent. There were lots of intermarriages as well. In Bosnia Christians and Muslims lived together peacefully under Tito’s Communist rule, far and away the mildest form of Communist rule that had ever existed. Again there was…
Why Interfaith is a Good Idea: Muslim Imams at Dachau
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Gus diZerega
An important story to be followed, maybe, by Jews and Muslims visiting Auschwitz and Sebrenica, Bosnia, where thousands of Muslims were slaughtered.
Theurgy and Drawing Down the Moon: Theurgicon 2010
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Gus diZerega
Theurgy is the late Classical Neoplatonic practice whose closest modern equivalent is Drawing Down the Moon. In both cases the practitioner achieves temporary unity with a deity, and is to some degree transformed in the process. These similarities, along with some others, are the reason why some investigators of our history argue that Wicca’s earliest…
Obama Supports New York Islamic Cultural Center and Mosque
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Gus diZerega
I have been very critical of President Obama as regular readers of this blog know. I am therefore happy to give him credit where it is due, and his support of the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” is a heartening example of leadership and courage where there is no a obvious political payoff. I am…
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