When I was traveling last week, I threw my copy of Robert Gass’s CD “Ancient Mother” into my suitcase without its case (remember when we thought CDs were indestructible?). Anyway, of course it broke, and I’m having to re-order it from Amazon.com since I know this is one series of spiritual chants and anthems I…

Thanks to the reader who pointed out something I’d missed. Earth-based religious faiths do not condemn masturbation. In fact, they form a rather strong consensus in favor of it. Sorry if this horrifies the most demure of you. But here’s a long passage on Wiccans and self-stimulation: Rather than viewing human sexuality as separate and…

Here’s what a thoughtful blogger named Hugo Schwyzer has to add to the Naomi-Wolf-saw-Jesus dialogues: “From the Sunday Herald interview, I don’t know if Naomi Wolf has come to Christ or not. Brief visions are important, but they are not — in and of themselves — real conversion experiences. Still, I’m glad that she’s interested…

The Web is alive with talk about how Jewish author and feminist Naomi Wolf (the advisor who rightly told Al Gore he needed to access his “alpha” male) has seen Jesus! Yes, the fabulous author of “The Beauty Myth” (a 1991 critique of the beauty industry for making women feel insecure about their attractiveness) told…

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