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Religious Ecstasy

A Snake-handler's Lethal Embrace Of Religious Ecstasy

Jack Levison | Posted 12.06.2012 | Religion
Read More: Evangelical Christians, Snake-Handlers, Gospel of Mark, Christianity, Adrenaline, Religious Ecstasy, Mack Wolford, Video, Religion News
Jack Levison

Snake-handling is senseless, of course. But it's also daring. It's the lure of ecstasy. The rush of religious adrenaline.

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Ecstatic Altruism: The Secret Contemplative Art And Science Of Tibet

Joe Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D. | Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion
Read More: Mindfulness, Buddhism, Meditation, Tantric Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, Buddhist Meditation, Contemplative Practice, Religious Ecstasy, Zen Buddhism, Ecstatic Buddhism, Ecstatic Altruism, Religion News
Joe Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D.

What makes the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet more mysterious than the Buddhist traditions that gave us mindfulness and lovingkindness? This simple question has at least three right answers.

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Ecstasy And The Future Of Liberal Religion

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 09.09.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religious Reason, Fundamentalism, Religious Passion, Religious Ecstasy, Liberal Religion, Judaism, Religion in America, Decline of Religion, Liberal Religion in America, Religion News
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie

Americans are disenchanted with liberal religion because they crave religious passion and because they are disenchanted with religious institutions and leaders who are seem genuinely afraid of religious feeling.

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American Manhood From Mickey Mantle to Landon Manchild Donovan and Why I'm Convinced the US Can Win World Cup 2010 in South Africa

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: World Cup South Africa, Gordon Banks, World Cup 2010, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard, America, Irvine Welch, Alan Black, Bobby Moore, Religion, Mickey Mantle, World Cup, Soccer, Bobby Charlton, Man, Whitey Ford, Manhood, Simon Kuper, David Henry Sterry, Spirituality, Religious Ecstasy, Po Bronson, New York Yankees, Willie Mays, God, The Glorious World Cup a Fanatic's Guide, Sports News
David Henry Sterry

The more mojo, hoodoo and juju we can send through the power of our collective will to Team USA in South Africa, the more likely it is for our dream to come true.

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