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RayHallucinogen

The Qur'an: English Translation with Parallel Arabic Text | M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

So remember Me; I will remember you. Be thankful to Me, and never ungrateful. 2:152

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mandarchy

In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World | Virginia Hamilton

One of my closest friends gave me a beautiful hard back copy of In The Beginning by Virginia Hamilton. I love folklore and this book is gorgeous. I loaned it to another friend just before her apartment building caught fire. Her entire family had to jump from a second story window. I had to resist the urge to ask her if my book was okay. I had to get another copy. #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern What a gorgeous looking book! And such a scary experience for your friend! Thanks for posting! 2w

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Roary47

Book of Mormon: Family Heritage Edition | Covenant, Covenant Communications, Incorporated

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4✨ This is my first read of this book, and I have to say that it gave me peace many times. If you are familiar with the Holy Bible it has different stories that are based in the America‘s following the same teachings, covenants, and providing hope. I struggled with all the names, and understanding the language. It could be repetitive at times stating the same phrase in many verses. Overall, glad I tried it out.

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IndoorDame

The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam | Eliza Griswold

#vent @TheSpineView

dabbe 🧡🤎💛 6mo

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Sace

Religious Literacy | Stephen Prothero

I decided I needed to read this book again. Unfortunately I gave away my copy years ago. #ThriftBooks to the rescue!

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GingerAntics

God Is Not One (Enhanced Edition): The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter | Stephen Prothero

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Almost a so-so, but just on the pick side of the dividing line. Maybe it‘s just me.

I liked the discussion of the main religions in the world and how they are different. I agree with him that to reduce all religions to different expressions of the same deity or divine is reductionist and ignores the different traditions and aims of different world religions. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics I disagree with Prothero about Mr. Rogers being outdated, religion having no place in a romantic relationship, and that accepting the difference of the worlds religions means accepting, and not interfering in or passing judgement on their practices or shows of devotion because to desire to change them is futile and colonialist. These are “the way things are” in the “real world.” 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics Um, sure, suicide bombings, bombing abortion clinics, bombing military bases or offices, harming your own children (and/or others‘ children) for your god or traditions, claiming land for your god, etc is “the way things are” in the “real world;” however, to shrug and say we just need to understand the positions of these religious extremes… 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics instead of trying to make safe environments and societies for people of all beliefs is at best nihilistic in the extreme (in a way Prothero is not even open to the presence of), and at worst being complicit in the harming of innocent people. I can respect someone‘s faith and/or beliefs without condoning harm to others in the name of that faith or those beliefs. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

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GingerAntics For someone so focused on nurturing respect for all belief systems no matter how different they are from one‘s own, he does not extend this same respect to atheists (or agnostics to a slightly lesser degree). According to him, not all atheists are angry men, but he certainly considers atheism to be the hatred of god turned into religion. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics At one point he questions why all atheists can‘t just stop at agnosticism, but then he discusses agnosticism as sell outs and full of crap as much as atheists. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics Are we respecting all beliefs, or not? Are we giving up trying to convert everyone or change people‘s beliefs, or not? Are all forms of spiritual practice, faith, and religion unique and thus incomparable and acceptable the way they are, or not? 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics I felt like there was a huge double standard here once he got to the final chapter where he basically turned atheism, agnosticism, and belief in science into his whipping boy and the real problem in the world. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics He certainly mentioned Christopher Hitchens more than he mentioned some of the leaders and/or founders of some of the religions he claimed were the 8 biggest religions in the world. I would be interested in knowing what his personal vendetta against Hitchens and Sam Harris especially within the atheist movement. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics He takes the time to mention female atheists and how they too (conveniently) hate Hitchens and Harris, but then he insults them too for their atheism. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 13mo

GingerAntics Great discussion starter, but Prothero really needs to do some soul searching and start being honest about his anti-atheist and anti-agnostic biases. Still on the fence about reading Prothero‘s ‘Religious Literacy‘ seeing that he does not extend the same respect to everyone, just those he deems worthy by his own undefined logic. 13mo

GingerAntics #GodIsNotOne #StephenProthero #busbook #mixedfeelings #aslongasyouopenlyhaveatleastonegodyouregood 13mo

Texreader Very thoughtful. Thanks! 13mo

GingerAntics @Texreader I would still do this one as a group read, tbh. It does give some really good info and he presented this ancient pan-African religion that is like the 3rd or 4th largest religion practiced in the world, and I was thinking I‘ve never heard of this. How have I never heard of this? It‘s where voodoo and other traditional religions we are more familiar with came from. So that chapter was really cool. 13mo

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GingerAntics

God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--And Why Their Differences Matter | Stephen R Prothero

This is the first book I‘ve heard this word that didn‘t have Luc and Oliver. It made me smile like an idiot on the bus! The more I think about it, this is probably a book Oliver has read somewhere along the way. 😂
#GodIsNotOne #StephenProthero #busbook #LondonCalling #BoyfriendMaterial #HusbandMaterial #Oliver #Lucien #OliverAndLuc

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GingerAntics

God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--And Why Their Differences Matter | Stephen R Prothero

I haven‘t really listened to any books since last Tuesday. My mom had her knee replaced and I just haven‘t felt up to it. Maybe after my PT and chiro appt this afternoon.

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GingerAntics

God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--And Why Their Differences Matter | Stephen R Prothero