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Capitalism vs Socialism, Religion vs Science Outcome Determined by The Easter Bunny

Posted in Ahrcanum, Secrets, Lies, & Truth, tagged Atlas of Creation, Ayn Rand, capitalism vs socialism, Charles Darwin, crucifixion, earthquake prediction, Earthquake Warning, Easter, Easter Bunny, faith, Foundation for Scientific Research, Giampaolo Guiliani, Global Warming, God, God exists, Guiliani earthquake, Guiliani predictions, History of Easter, History of Easter Bunny, In the name of God, intelligent design, Italy, Italy Earthquake, Jesus Christ, L'Aquila, Liberty and Tyranny, On the Origin of Species, Origins of Man, Passover, Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports, religion vs science, religious dogma, Socialism, The Three Crosses, Theology, Theory of Evolution, White House Easter Egg, White House Easter Egg Roll on April 11, 2009| 1 Comment »

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The wars of religion vs science and capitalism vs socialism continue. As we prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover, is it possible that we will see a continuation of divergence? Can we hope that it is possible that these battles will end, and we can all play nicely together?

Keith Lockitch, Ph.D. in physics, and a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, CA wrote, “At first glance, this seems to exemplify a kind of harmony between religion and science, a peaceful concord between faith and reason. Indeed, a variety of public figures—from prominent scientists to the Pope—have promoted the view that science and religion are not adversaries but complementary and mutually supporting fields. “Truth cannot contradict truth,” they declare, implying that the truths discovered by reasoning from sensory evidence cannot clash with the “truths” of religious dogma.” http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=5139

Truths do contradict truths, everyday. Reality and truth are only what you perceive and believe in.

Religions of the world argue and fight in the name of God. Scientists argue over Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, although the book Finding God in The Heat of The Battle, David J. Turell writes of discoveries that logically God exists, beyond a reasonable doubt. http://sciencevsreligion.net/ Even The Vatican is clarifying that Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is compatible with its doctrine after all!

Evolution opponents are adapting. Now that “intelligent design” and “creation science” have failed in court, the new catch phrase, the New York Times reports, is “strengths and weaknesses.” It might seem innocuous, but critics say it’s yet another tactic to undermine the teaching of evolution in schools. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/04evolution.html?_r=1 Lest you forget, global warming is also taught in school along with abstinence.

Father Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti, Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Santa Croce University in Rome says, As for the Origins of Man, although we shared 97 per cent of our “genetic inheritance” with apes, the remaining 3 per cent “is what makes us unique”, including religion. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5705331.ece More monkey business will be discussed at a papal-backed conference next month marking the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Rembrandt’s masterpiece “The Three Crosses”, is a stunning depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=3707

The Foundation for Scientific Research, an Islamic creationist group is widely disseminating a 13 pound, 768-page tome that slams evolution and promotes Islam-inflected creationism, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Council of Europe has issued warnings—particularly to schools—against the “Atlas of Creation,” which has been published in 80 countries and 59 languages. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0803/p01s10-woeu.html

In L’Aquila, Italy, an open- air funeral Mass was held Good Friday to remember victims of Italy’s most devastating earthquake in a generation. The 6.3-magnitude quake that killed at least 290 people and left nearly 40,000 homeless was preceded with science backed warnings by Giampaolo Guiliani. The government dismissed his predictions based on seismographic evidence. Pope Benedict XVI urged survivors not to give up, praying at the end of the Good Friday torch-led Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum that they may see the “star of hope.”

Turning toward hope for the future and the change Obama professed, the recent polls from Rasmussen say only 53% of Americans believe capitalism is better than socialism. The youth have a romanticized view of culturally superior European values while, we are witnessing a modern liberal assault on Constitution-based values in the U.S. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto argues for capitalism over socialism far better than I. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416562850?ie=UTF8&tag=punpun-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1416562850

While Santa Clause is based on a real human being, The Easter Bunny is based on a mishmash of Pagan and Christian ideologies. The History of The Easter Bunny can be found at http://www.professorshouse.com/family/holidays/history-easter-bunny.aspx. Rather than representing the time frame and the events revolving around Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, The Easter Bunny spawns a frenzy of capitalism with gifts like new bicycles, scooters, digital camera, i-phones, mingling in with some chocolate, and of course hard boiled eggs. I hope we see a bounce in the Consumer Goods Index on The Dow- we can credit The Easter Bunny and not Obama!

The White House will hold the 2009 Easter Egg roll on Monday with environmentally friendly, recyclable Easter Eggs. http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/09/white-house-unveils-recyclable-egg/

Hippity Hoppity Easter’s on its way- and maybe religious free socialism too. Behold your king.

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Blessing of The Sun, Passover Sunset

Posted in Ahrcanum, Secrets, Lies, & Truth, tagged auroras, bed, Birkat Hachamah, Blessing the Sun, Carrington Event, CFL Lightbulbs, Cirth of the sun, Coronal Mass Ejections, creation, fossil fuels, Full Moon, geomagnetic storm, geomagnetic storms, Global Warming, God, Jewish, Jewish blessing of the sun, Judiaism, lights out, Mercury lightbulbs, nightsky, Passover, Passover Sunset, Pharox LED, Pharox lightbulb, planet viewing, planet viewing 2009, planet viewing April 2009, planets, recycle, Religion, Solar Diety, solar years, stardate, Sun, sun worhip, sun worshippers, Sunrise, Sunset, toxic lightbulbs compact fluorescent light bulbs, toxic mercury on April 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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The sun has just about set, bringing another day to a close. This morning’s sun of April 8th featured Birkat Hachamah, the Jewish ritual of “Blessing the Sun” which occurs every 28 years. According to Talmudic tradition, the Sun was created on the fourth day, which was a Wednesday. In Roman times the new year began on the day of the vernal equinox, which fell on March 25 some 2400 years ago. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/tours-events/sky-this

According to rabbinic tradition, on this day the sun is in the exact position it occupied at the time of Creation. And that, as with almost everything else in Judaism, is cause for a blessing. Tonight is also Passover in this year 5769 (2008-2009).

It is a simple prayer- The text of the blessing itself is as follows:

“ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם עושה מעשה בראשית”

“Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the Universe who makes the works of Creation.”

Most religions mark the time in a sacred way. 40 days of lent, the 40 day flood, etc. Counting the solar years in increments of 28 is just one more way of marking a new beginning- a rebirth.

“At a time of growing concern over global warming, birkat hachama has found new resonance. In many synagogues, the special blessing — only one sentence long — will be accompanied by recitations of the ways in which the congregation is harnessing solar power and generally, assuming environmentally friendly policies.” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123872560930985495.html

I believe in the power of the sun for growth, warmth and spirituality, but pausing for “the birth of the sun,” gives me little evidence of consequence to fossil fuel consumption or global warming. In fact, it pisses me off that I will soon be required to purchase mercury laden, compact fluorescent light bulbs- CF’L’s, energy saving, cancer causing light bulbs.

“The blessing is an affirmation of God, not as creator, but as the power that keeps the universe in existence,” said Rabbi J. David Bleich, an expert on the holiday who wrote a book on the subject. “God didn’t just create the universe, then go on an eternal sabbatical. He’s like a generator of electricity: If it doesn’t keep on working, the lights go out.” http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1238562942983

With due respect, time for lights out and bed. You could dream of, “the potential effects of intense solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) on the earth and an ever-growing awareness of the possibility of extreme geomagnetic storms seem to rekindle interest in the so-called ‘Carrington Event’ of 1859, when “skies all over planet Earth erupted in red, green, and purple auroras”, causing severe damage to the telegraph networks of the time. Between then and 1958, altogether 6 well-documented auroras were strong enough to be visible within 30º or indeed 20º of the equator. http://xenophilius.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/the-coming-of-the-sky-dancers/.

God willing, we will rise to see tomorrow’s sunrise. For planet viewing check out http://stardate.org/nightsky/planets/