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Washing Your Sins Away

One recurring theme in Greek mythology is that of ritual purification for someone who’d committed a crime. There’s a pattern in some stories of a person doing a heinous act, being exiled from their home, and going to someone in … Continue reading →

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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Whiny

There are so many things related to politics that I hear or read that just piss me off, but I usually try not to say anything, because it’s kind of just taking the bait. That’s especially the case with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Celebrities, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Fox News, Politics, Prejudice, Television | Tagged abuse, chris christie, constitution, donald trump, e. jean carroll, elizabeth holmes, elon musk, guns, homophobia, justice, law, mafia, mike pence, misogyny, morality, new york times, racism, rape, recep tayyip erdogan, republicans, ron desantis, taxes, twitter, vengeance |

These Judges Are Such Cretans

When the world of the dead is presented as a place of reward or punishment, as has become pretty standard, that generally means that someone has to decide who goes where. The Underworld of Greek mythology came to have three … Continue reading →

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Baby, You Can Drive My Karma

The way I view religion, it has to have one or more conscious entities controlling the universe. I don’t know that it necessarily has to include a code of behavior, but religions almost invariably do. There’s also frequently an overriding … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Mythology, Norse, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged asgard, glenn beck, joel osteen, justice, karma, law, ragnarok, slacktivist, social justice, styx, zeus |