Recent content by Edmund Ironside

In 2020 election it was projected as 'likely Democrat.' It's voted Democrat at the last 4 elections. Last time it voted Republican was in 2004. It is traditionally seen as a swing state, but in 2020 election it voted for Biden by nearly 14 points. So realistically Trump was very unlikely to...

This might be of interest to you then.

Dejavu anyone? This is bad, after over 800 posts we're back to pretty much where we started!

As we're on the subject on transcendent experiences, Mathew Perry reported having a very transcendent spiritual encounter. Friends one of my all time favorite sitcoms (along with HIMYM, Red Dwarf, Scrubs and Blackadder).

So that would be this right? "Gallup polls indicate approximately ⅓ of the U.S. population has had an experience where they have “felt at one with all things” (Yaden, et al. 2017). Through his research, Maslow discovered peak experiences were surprisingly common. A wide variety of people...

A book and documentary released this year which suffice to say is ruffling a few feathers and is naturally controversial. "How a Bible Error Changed History and Turned Gays Into Pariahs In a new book and documentary, two researchers claim the original bible never condemned homosexuality. The...

"UK MP Layla Moran says her relatives are among hundreds of civilians trapped in a Catholic Church in Gaza City as Israeli forces operate nearby. The Liberal Democrat says her family are "days away from dying" without access to water or food. Her relatives and the Latin Patriarchate of...

I have it listed as Western Sahara.

"83% of all U.S. adults believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body." Are you referring to this or something else? https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/12/07/spirituality-among-americans/

Video on which countries may be indepedent by 2030 TLDW 1. West Papua Situation: Controlled by Indonesia. Was given to Indonesia at the end of the Dutch East Indies. Voted to remain part of Indonesia after a sham election. Reasons why it might become indepedent: Has been fighting for...

I wonder if China is so determined to control Christianity tightly because of the Taiping rebellion (which Angst alluded to in an earlier post I believe). I'm embarrassed to admit I know little about other then you normally see it in the top 5 bloodiest conflicts in history, and that...

I fear that Trump is probably going to win in 2024. The issue is that US Americans seem to judge the president more on the economy then almost anything else, even though I think the president actually has less impact on it then most people think. So people are (mostly) wrongly blaming Biden...

Open Doors publishes a yearly list of the countries where Christians face the most persecution. China ranks 16th. https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/ It is illegal to attend church if you are under 18 in China (or other places of worship). "Children under 18 are...

Church leader shot in the head while preaching on the street. "GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A congregation is in shock after a beloved religious leader was shot in the head while preaching on a Glendale street corner on Wednesday night. In an update on Friday morning, Glendale police say...