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Friday Extra: We Call It “Solipsism”
It’s a tough game when you apply individual psychological assessments to whole nations. But if I offered you a government document and asked you to read the tone via standard psychological assessments, you’d get the idea. It’s not as if … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged government, government policy, idolatry, oppression, propaganda, psychological assessments, psychology, war
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Notes on the Cult of Oester
So far as scholars can determine, there is only one source for the notion that Oester (or Eoster) was a genuine deity among the primitive Germanic tribes — Venerable Bede. The Brothers Grimm were convinced he was right, but aside … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ancient babylon, ancient hebrew, divine revelation, feminism, idolatry, Oester, scripture
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Psalm 29
In Israel, politics was never just politics. The Covenant was a suzerain-vassal treaty, a very personal covenant, making Israel in effect a tributary to Jehovah Himself. Idolatry was treason, and very often treason arose from idolatry. It has been widely … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged babylonian exile, idolatry, Israel, King David, politics, Psalms, religion, superstition
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That First Step
Jesus came to correct the false understanding of Moses’ Law. There were plenty of things the Jews of His day got right. For example, there was no blatant idolatry. It wasn’t much of an issue, so Jesus only noted in … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, history, human sexuality, idolatry, Israel, Law of Moses, mysticism, religion, scripture
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