Tag Archives: animal sacrifice

The Gods Must Be Choosy

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Nathan

Paul Dana suggested a few weeks ago that I should look into the concept of chosen people in religion, and how common that was. Nowadays, it’s mostly used to refer to the Jewish people, or sometimes to other religions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Comics, Discworld, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Religion, Semitic, Terry Pratchett | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Real Pagan-Turner

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Nathan

Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity, by James J. O’Donnell – This book basically covers the switch from polytheistic religion to Christianity in the Roman Empire, largely looking at it from the point of view … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Judaism, Politics, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Salad of the Christ

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Nathan

Humans are naturally omnivorous, but at the same time our capacity for reason and knowledge of mortality have led to considerable debate about whether eating meat is really a good idea. There have been many religious and philosophical movements that … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Food, Judaism, Religion | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Burn Up the Old, Ring in the New

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Nathan

I have to say that I find the notion of religious sacrifice to be rather interesting. I don’t mean sacrifice in the broadest sense of simply giving up something you care about, but the offering of objects, animals, and sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Greek Mythology, Islam, Judaism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

God vs. Greed

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Nathan

I’d been thinking of writing something about Ayn Rand, due partially to my seeing this rather odd juxtaposition at Barnes & Noble: They also mentioned on Last Week Tonight how odd it is that modern conservatives love Rand, despite the … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Socialism, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments