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The spirituality of anarchism
What is the relationship between spirituality and anarchy? It should be acknowledged first that anarchist sentiments typically oppose organized or institutional religion, and its construct of “God.”...
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Spirituality and depression
“Let me be as clear as possible. Depression is not a “spiritual problem” or a sign that you are somehow failing God. Our life is our spiritual path, and we live it by responding to situations as they...
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15 liberative teachings of Jesus that you won’t hear in church
15 liberative teachings of Jesus that you won’t hear in church: “There’s only one litmus test to authenticate if someone gets what I’m about – love.” “The kingdom of God is here and now, which means...
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Did Christianity get Jesus right? (14 posts I did about Jesus that shook...
“Jesus was a human being like you. He was a first-century Jew in ancient Palestine. We know about him today because the truth he shared distressed a deep-rooted, 4,000-year-old religion and threatened...
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Inner anarchists in Music City (What happens in Nashville, stays in Nashville)
Some time ago I started the Inner Anarchy Community on Facebook. It’s an intentional community of people who connect and converse about the path of deprogramming ourselves from false beliefs,...
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You signed up to be human. End of story.
“Your original Self existed before you assumed a mind and body, and will continue to exist when your body and mind are gone. You have a mind, body, and personhood in order to know and be the Truth in...
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Inner anarchists confront the empire of lies
George Orwell said, “Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” I started a conversation in the Inner Anarchy Community on Facebook where we are identifying false beliefs, mindsets, narratives and...
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Kicking down a door is a spiritual act
For a season I traveled abroad with an international human rights agency, based out of Washington, D.C. We posed as customers in the brothels, where 12-16 year-old girls had been abducted and forced...
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When anger is good
Another way religion has done a disservice to people it telling them anger is bad. People tend to think of anger as a wild, negative emotion, but research shows that anger has a positive side, and is...
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WARNING: Starbucks Spirituality Rant
WARNING: RANT I see so much talk and discussion involving all kinds of elaborate spiritual and philosophical verbiage, concepts, explanations, etc. It all lacks credibility in my mind if there is not...
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When spirituality becomes navel-gazing
Individualism makes the individual its focus, and is based on the fundamental premise that the human individual is of primary importance in the struggle for liberation. Religion often conditions...
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My top five posts that thinned the ranks
I’ve been part of the beta testing process of a new social media platform – Ideapod. The mission of Ideapod is to “… elevate the level of social discourse online, and offline, by allowing people to...
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Do we have the guts to change the world?
Notable anarchist Alexander Berkman wrote: “The social revolution means much more than the reorganization of conditions only: it means the establishment of new human values and social relationships, a...
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The idol of self prevents human liberation and societal transformation
Why do so many social revolutions stall out or don’t produce the outcome of a new world? Oscar Romero wrote, “We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble,...
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Being “spiritual” is not a navel-gazing, class-privilege, anti-intellectual,...
Jesus demonstrated a significant balance between maintaining an inner or spiritual equanimity and centeredness, and vigorous engagement in human affairs. Unfortunately what I too often find are people...
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June 1 Showdown: Repealing the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act has been a top news item lately, especially since the most controversial section of it is set to expire June 1st, but not without a fight. If you haven’t been following recent...
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This is a time for inner anarchy
I use the phrase “inner anarchy” to identify the core message of Jesus, which involves a transformational shift in source. Most people operate out of the source of false beliefs, mindsets, narratives...
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A critique of capitalism that capitalists won’t like (spirituality and...
I explore and live at the intersection of spirituality and revolution. I write meditations in the mornings, and scathing critiques of capitalism by night. I’m a misfit. I do not consider myself a...
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Would Jesus have committed electronic civil disobedience?
Would Jesus have committed electronic civil disobedience? That’s the question that came to my mind today as I was digging around in information activism. An information activist or info-activist is...
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Life happens
Lots going on these days! The girls are out of school for the summer. Jessica got her license and landed her first summer job, working at Nashville Shores Waterpark. Heather and Cera flew to Seattle...
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