Belief

Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' on Me?

Denise M. Wilbanks | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Evolution, Consciousness, Belief, Self-Awareness, Self-Transformation, Neale Donald Walsch, Spiritual Development, Personal Growth, Gps-Soul, Personal Development, Healthy Living News

There is nothing we must change in others, nothing to fix, nothing to touch. The mere reflection of our truest state of compassion and love moves mountains.

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Are Atheists Better People Than Christians?

Christian Piatt | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Ethics, Christians, Atheists, Compassion, Atheism, Christianity, Religious Tolerance, Belief, Belief in God, Religion News

Back when I waited tables, the Sunday after-church crowd was the absolute worst of the week to wait on. It really killed me when, instead of leaving a tip, they'd leave a tract on the table. They justify this because saving my soul is a far greater gift than a couple of dollars.

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Seek Your Own Truth

Aaron Anson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Myths, Religious Beliefs, Truth, God, Spiritual Journey, Seeking God, Spiritual Development, Spiritual Path, Faith, Belief, Spirit, Religion News

We must seek those quiet spaces in our life that are safe for vulnerable explorations of meaning. These spaces are not found inside physical institutions or places where demagoguery slays reflective, rational and factually grounded discourse.

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Talking To God: It's A Brain Puzzle

The European Magazine | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: God, Neurology, Religion and Science, Neuroscience, Talking to God, Prayer, Belief, Prayer and Meditation, Brain Science, Religion News

What happens when believers attempt to communicate with their God? If the brain did not evolve a system for conversing with highly abstract invisible entities, what brain systems activate when it does?

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Embracing The Intuitive AND The Analytical

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Intuitive Reasoning, Science, Cory Booker, Belief, Analytical Reasoning, Religion and Science, Faith, Religion News

A study has just come out that argues that analytical thinking weakens religious belief, while at the same time, intuitive thinking may strengthen religious feelings. So what does this mean for religion today?

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A Loss Of Family And A Change Of Faith

KidSpirit | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Judaism, Catholicism, Changing Faith, Soul, Loss, Faith, Belief, Agnosticism, Family, Death, Grieving, Catholic Church, Death & Dying, Religion News

In the year since my grandfather's death, my views on faith and religion have changed a lot. After much inward debate I have decided to give up Judaism and become agnostic.

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Each And Every Suicide Diminishes Us

Lorna Byrne | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Pain, Kill, Chosen, Who, Future, America, Spirit, Angel, Mankind, Suffering, Spiritual, Pray, Believe, Belief, Die, God, Good News, Euthanasia, Self Death, Choice, Death, Religion, Destiny, Inspiration, Guardian Angel, World Health Organisation, Suicide, Spirituality, Humanity, Prayer, Evolution, Sadness, Christianity, Religion News

Each and every suicide in the world diminishes you and me. No matter if you don't know the person, their family, or even if they live on the other side of the world from you

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Do We Really Need Beliefs?

John Backman | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: God, Doctrine, Jesus, Apostles' Creed, Christianity, Belief, Creed, Christian Belief, Religion News

Is it time to imagine a Christian faith without specific beliefs? I don't think so, but it may be time to approach these beliefs differently.

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To Be or Not to Be

Denise M. Wilbanks | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Spiritual Journey, Ego, Carl Jung, The Shadow Effect, Shakespeare, Belief, Love, Self-Transformation, Transformation, Healthy Living News

Anyone who has traveled the rocky roads of self-transformation can tell you that embarking on a journey of discovery is not for the faint at heart. It requires a warrior's heart and a fierce determination to conquer the unknown.

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The Fact of the Matter

Darina Kagan | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Beliefs, Survey, Belief, Random Sample, Culture News

In a constantly expanding technological and scientific society, "researchers" and "scientists" are responsible for delivering facts to reassure people that everything is OK. But why are we so quick to believe them?

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Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church

Christian Piatt | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Church, Young Adult, Christianity, Christian Piatt, Christian, Evangelism, Faith, Belief, Young Adults in Church, Religion News

Sometimes the hurtful act is specific, like when my youth leader threw a Bible at me for asking the wrong questions. Sometimes it's rhetorical, either from the pulpit, in a small group study or over a meal.

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How To Eat An Elephant

Denise M. Wilbanks | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Emotions, Authentic Self, Fear, Elephants, Inspiration, Willingness, Authenticity, Resistance, Radio Interviews, Belief, Debbie Ford, Wisdom, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Fear and will are a magnificent duo through which anyone can land on solid ground when it comes to breaking down that which appears to be larger than life.

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Belief Alone Is No Basis for Public Policy

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.07.2012

Conservatives have spent generations accusing liberals of moral relativism and "anything goes" indulgence in their feelings or whims. But is a belief any less arbitrary of a foundation for the giving or taking away of people's rights?

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5 Religious Concepts That Atheists Can Use

Alain de Botton | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Religion, Atheist, Atheism, God, Ethics, Secularism, Religious Education, Secular, Aesthetics, Secular Humanism, Belief, Sacred Texts, Atheism vs Faith, Religion News

In a world beset by fundamentalists of believing and secular varieties, it must be possible to balance a rejection of religious faith with a selective reverence for religious rituals and concepts.

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Allowing the Time to Heal

Eldon Taylor | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Psychology of Belief, Health, Beliefs, Patience, Healer, Belief, Healthy Living Spirit, Wisdom, Healthy Living News

When you are both patient and healer, remember to be patient and allow time -- time to listen and time to distance and, finally, time to heal.

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America's Critical Role In The Spiritual Evolution Of The World

Lorna Byrne | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Nation, Chosen, Future, Good News, God, Choice, America, Angel, Spirit, Religion, Mankind, Destiny, Inspiration, Guardian Angel, Spiritual, Humanity, Spirituality, Pray, Prayer, Evolution, Ireland, Dublin, Believe, Belief, Mysticism, Religion News

Each time I land in America it's as if a gate to the new world opens. God and angels have told me that America is the gateway to humanity's future. It is where the choices that will determine mankind's future will be made.

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Break Free From Anxiety: Change Your Belief Systems

John Tsilimparis | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Stress, Bias, Belief Systems, Gps-Soul, Stress Relief, Beliefs, Prejudice, Belief, Emotional Intelligence, Automatic Thoughts, Anxiety, Healthy Living News

Because our beliefs are so powerful, we actually may be shocked that others could think the way they do. How could they believe that? They must be crazy! We may even become suspicious of them for thinking so illogically, and more importantly, for thinking so acutely opposite to us.

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None Is Saved While One Still Suffers

Christian Piatt | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Religion, Salvation, Louis CK, Soul, Jesus, Lord's Prayer, Thy Kingdom Come, Christianity, Christian, Christ, Belief, Faith, Suffering, Save Soul, Save, Religion News

What if we don't each possess "a soul"? What if there is some greater Collective Soul in which we get to take part, but which we never own, so to speak?

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Atheism: A Null Hypothesis On God

Christian Piatt | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Fundamentalism, Ricky Gervais, Atheism, God, Scientific Method, Metaphysical Society, John Caputo, Science, Belief, Faith, Agnosticism, Thomas Huxley What Is Atheism, Atheism Null Hypothesis, Disproving God, Religion News

There is no way to prove or disprove the existence of God. Especially when we can't even nail down what exactly it is we're talking about.

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Why Do Some Deny Evolution? New Study Offers Answer

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Knowledge of Evolution, Religion, Video, Darwin, Gut Feeling, Science Teachers, Science, Evolution, Teaching, Belief, Science News

Why do some people accept evolution while others refuse to accept the overwhelming scientific evidence to support it? New research published in the...

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My Memo To Atheists: Why I Choose God

Eliot Daley | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Nonbelievers, Statement of Faith, Illusion, God, Atheism, Atheists, Beliefs, Belief, Faith, Memo to Atheists, Religion News

As I sat in my study at home one day with my head in my hands, God said, "I will take care of you." That voice spoke. My brain registered the exact words.

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Did I Miss Out By Never Believing in Santa?

Toni Nagy | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Religion, Holidays, Santa, Holiday Season, Materialism, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Presents, Belief, Parents News

For most, Santa was the closest to magic they ever got, and their memories are filled with an incomparable delight. It didn't seem to be about the presents or the vindication of good behavior, but the irreplaceable presentation of wonder.

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All-American Muslims, Meet Un-Christ-Like Christians

Christian Piatt | Posted 02.20.2012

In railing against the depiction of Muslims as mainstream Americans, the forces behind FFA expose in their own ranks the very fundamentalist type of aggression they claim to fear.

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How to Have a Healthy Dose of Faith

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Islam, Self-Consciousness, Self-Awareness, Inner Life, Christianity, Faith, Peace, Belief, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Faith in a balanced form could be a positive, and in some ways essential, trait for humanity. However, it could also have the potential for becoming counterproductive if it is used as blind faith or ignorance.

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Is This the Law of Attraction at Work?

Eldon Taylor | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Mind Power, New Age, Self-Improvement, Responsibility, Belief, Law of Attraction, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Crime News

The Secret and The Law of Attraction have drawn a great deal of interest from main street folks, not just the so-called new age followers. Bob Procto...

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