I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Merry Christmas!
I wish all of you — whether you’re into that Jesus Christ thing or not — peaceful, contemplative and relaxing holidays.
Just A Thought
I have the feeling that everything was quite okay on Earth until people invented imaginary beings like Gods and prophets, rules and books to follow, that no real being or individual up in the sky or wherever has really set up.
Posted from the road.
EXODUS! Ridley Scott is on it again
Can only be epic. Because: Ridley Scott.
Why Frank Sinatra Was The Man
Frank Sinatra gave an interview for Playboy Magazine in 1963, and it’s pretty stunning. During the interview he was asked:
If you think you’re stepping over the line, offending your public or perhaps risking economic suicide, shall we cut this off now, erase the tape and start over along more antiseptic lines?
And he said:
No, let’s let it run. I’ve thought this way for years, ached to say these things. Whom have I harmed by what I’ve said? What moral defection have I suggested? No, I don’t want to chicken out now. Come on, pal, the clock’s running.
I have to say, I never liked his music, but this man has become one of my heroes today. Because he’s absolutely right, and he’s had some balls.
But here’s what the interview is about, actually:
I don’t believe in a personal God to whom I look for comfort or for a natural on the next roll of the dice. I’m not unmindful of man’s seeming need for faith; I’m for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. But to me religion is a deeply personal thing in which man and God go it alone together, without the witch doctor in the middle. The witch doctor tries to convince us that we have to ask God for help, to spell out to him what we need, even to bribe him with prayer or cash on the line. Well, I believe that God knows what each of us wants and needs. It’s not necessary for us to make it to church on Sunday to reach Him. You can find Him anyplace.
And:
There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion and I’ll show you a hundred retrogressions. Remember, they were men of God who destroyed the educational treasures at Alexandria, who perpetrated the Inquisition in Spain, who burned the witches at Salem. Over 25,000 organized religions flourish on this planet, but the followers of each think all the others are miserably misguided and probably evil as well.