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Retirement or Resurrection

I finished the two books I bought at OzCon (the ones I hadn’t already read, that is). Since my last post here was book reviews, however, I’m bringing this post about the movies I watched the weekend before last out … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Religion, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged airbnb, angels, barbarian, bible, david bowie, gospels, jesus, jesus christ superstar, judas iscariot, justin long, mary magdalene, pontius pilate, richard brake, the last temptation of christ |

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 |

Programming in Paschal

Easter, as the Church Fathers rather confusingly decided, is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Well, to be totally technical about it, I believe it’s after the first full moon after 21 … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Easter, Holidays, Judaism, Passover, Religion | Tagged bible, crucifixion, gospel of john, gospels, jesus, julian calendar, pharisees, pontius pilate, resurrection, sadducees, seder, spring, vernal equinox |

This Immortal Coil

It seems that, as long as humans have been aware of death, they’ve entertained the possibility of staving it off and living forever. It’s highly unlikely that this could ever be achieved, since everything has to wear out eventually. Actually, … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Islam, Mythology, Religion | Tagged afterlife, ahasuerus, bible, ea, eos, epic of gilgamesh, flood, genesis, gilgamesh, gospel of matthew, gulliver's travels, heaven, hell, immortality, jesus, jonathan swift, king laomedon of troy, luggnagg, muhammad al-mahdi, noah, nymphs, pontius pilate, sanhedrin, second coming, struldbruggs, strymo, titans, tithonus, twelfth imam, utnapishtim, wandering jew, zeus |

Take Me to the Pilate

I forgot to mention on Friday that it was the feast day of a saint unique to the Coptic Church, Pontius Pilate. Yes, the guy who executed Jesus, which really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense at first glance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, History, Holidays, Judaism, Religion | Tagged antisemitism, bible, claudia procula, crucifixion, flavius josephus, gospels, jesus, john the baptist, pontius pilate, summer solstice |