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Away From Armageddon

I have a movie and a miniseries to review this time. They’re not very similar, but they do both relate to religion. Constantine’s Sword – This documentary film from 2007 was based on an earlier book by former priest James … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Crusades, Fundamentalism, History, Humor, Judaism, Music, Neil Gaiman, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Roman Empire, Technology, Television, Terry Pratchett, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged adam young, adolf hitler, anathema device, angels, anthony crowley, antichrist, antisemitism, apocalypse, aziraphale, bible, constantine, constantine's sword, david tennant, demons, elvis presley, four horsemen of the apocalypse, good omens, gospel of matthew, holocaust, james carroll, jesus, michael sheen, newton pulsifer, pontius pilate, pope gregory, pope paul v, prophecy, queen, roman ghetto, second vatican council, ted haggard, the omen, witches |

Bearing Gifts We Traverse Afar

Today is Epiphany or Three Kings Day (although it might not be anymore by the time I’ve finished this post, at least not in this time zone), the celebration of the wise men bringing gifts to the baby Jesus. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, Christopher Moore, Eastern Orthodox, Holidays, Magic, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged balthazar, bible, blackface, camels, constantine, dia de los reyes, emperor frederick barbarossa, epiphany, gaspar, gondophares, gospel of matthew, helena, herod the great, isaiah, jesus, lamb, magi, marco polo, melchior, psalms, racism, relics, st thomas the apostle, three kings day, three wise men |

A Real Pagan-Turner

Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity, by James J. O’Donnell – This book basically covers the switch from polytheistic religion to Christianity in the Roman Empire, largely looking at it from the point of view … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Judaism, Politics, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged animal sacrifice, caesar augustus, constantine, james j. o'donnell, jesus, monotheism, pagans, polytheism, ritual |

The World’s Most Dangerous Frog

Muppets Most Wanted – Beth and I have been watching The Muppet Show recently. She says she doesn’t like it, yet she’ll still watch every episode. She’s like Statler and Waldorf, I guess. No, she says she likes seeing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Humor, Muppets, Television, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged animal, christoph waltz, constantine, danny trejo, ernest goes to jail, kermit the frog, matt vogel, miss piggy, muppets most wanted, ricky gervais, salma hayek, sam the eagle, Statler and Waldorf, the great muppet caper, the muppet show, the muppets, tina fey |

Sounds Like Arius Was on the Naughty List

I’ve written before about St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Bishop of Myra who eventually morphed into today’s Santa Claus, and whose feast day is today (well, actually yesterday at this point, thanks to the lines at Walmart). The most famous story … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Holidays, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged arianism, arius, constantine, council of nicaea, jesus, saints, santa claus, st. nicholas, st. nicholas day, trinity, virgin mary |

Cole Mining

While we know that Old King Cole was a merry old soul with a love for music, whether he actually existed is a matter of some debate. There are records of a few different British rulers named Coel, dating back … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, British, Comics, England, History, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Nursery Rhymes, Oz, Oz Authors, Robert Rankin, United Kingdom | Tagged bill willingham, coel hen, constantine, fables, geoffrey of monmouth, king arthur, merlin, mother goose in prose, old king cole, the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse, the toyminator |

My Holy Father’s Dragon

An interesting story I came across recently on Shannon City involved Pope Sylvester I, a contemporary of Constantine, the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. Sylvester is tied in with the Donation of Constantine, a document that supposedly confirmed … Continue reading →

Larry Flynt Is Right! You Guys Suck!

Stephen Hawking’s recent statement that the Universe could and would have created itself without the interference of God is interesting, but really not anything new. I think it’s been quite well established that the Universe COULD have come into being … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Islam, Judaism, Religion | Tagged adam and eve, barack obama, constantine, genesis, jesus, lord sacks, mecca, muhammad, purgatory, roman empire, stephen hawking |