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	<title>Operation God &#187; christianity</title>
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		<title>Religion and Film Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-and-film-presentation' addthis:title='Religion and Film Presentation '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Me and a friend (David) presenting our creative project. Mine is my website, while his is a video explaining the relationship between religious experience and music. Duration : 52 min 51 sec<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-and-film-presentation' addthis:title='Religion and Film Presentation ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-and-film-presentation' addthis:title='Religion and Film Presentation '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://p-images.veoh.com/image.out?imageId=media-v434510XNgzRXR31177805196Med.jpg" align="left">Me and a friend (David) presenting our creative project. Mine is my website, while his is a video explaining the relationship between religious experience and music.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>52 min 51 sec</b> </p>
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		<title>Zeitgeist  [Religion] The Greatest Story Ever Sold (1of 3)</title>
		<link>http://godops.com/religion/zeitgeist-religion-the-greatest-story-ever-sold-1of-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://godops.com/religion/zeitgeist-religion-the-greatest-story-ever-sold-1of-3</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/zeitgeist-religion-the-greatest-story-ever-sold-1of-3' addthis:title='Zeitgeist  [Religion] The Greatest Story Ever Sold (1of 3) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>RESEARCH: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/transcript.htm#S1 http://shemaantimissionary.tripod.com/id11.html http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/was-jesus-born-on-december-25-faq.htm http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/resurrection/lecture.html http://www.harrington-sites.com/motif.htm http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins.htm http://www.pocm.info/ http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa3.htm http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/sapient/atheist_vs_theist/8180 Duration : 0:9:50<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/zeitgeist-religion-the-greatest-story-ever-sold-1of-3' addthis:title='Zeitgeist  [Religion] The Greatest Story Ever Sold (1of 3) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/zeitgeist-religion-the-greatest-story-ever-sold-1of-3' addthis:title='Zeitgeist  [Religion] The Greatest Story Ever Sold (1of 3) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BNf-P_5u_Hw/2.jpg" align="left">RESEARCH: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/</p>
<p>http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/transcript.htm#S1</p>
<p>http://shemaantimissionary.tripod.com/id11.html</p>
<p>http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/was-jesus-born-on-december-25-faq.htm</p>
<p>http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/resurrection/lecture.html</p>
<p>http://www.harrington-sites.com/motif.htm</p>
<p>http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins.htm</p>
<p>http://www.pocm.info/</p>
<p>http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa3.htm</p>
<p>http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/sapient/atheist_vs_theist/8180</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:9:50</b></p>
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		<title>Spirituality/Gnostic author Timothy Freke in-depth interview</title>
		<link>http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritualitygnostic-author-timothy-freke-in-depth-interview</link>
		<comments>http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritualitygnostic-author-timothy-freke-in-depth-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritualitygnostic-author-timothy-freke-in-depth-interview' addthis:title='Spirituality/Gnostic author Timothy Freke in-depth interview '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Enlightening interview with UK spiritual and Gnostic author Timothy Freke. Timothy Freke has co-authored a number of books with Peter Gandy on Gnostic spirituality, including &#8220;The Jesus Mysteries&#8221; and their latest book &#8220;The Gospel of the Second Coming&#8221;. In addition he has penned shorter works aimed directly at personal enlightenment such as his book &#8220;Lucid [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritualitygnostic-author-timothy-freke-in-depth-interview' addthis:title='Spirituality/Gnostic author Timothy Freke in-depth interview ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritualitygnostic-author-timothy-freke-in-depth-interview' addthis:title='Spirituality/Gnostic author Timothy Freke in-depth interview '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/orPuzjxU9gE/2.jpg" align="left">Enlightening interview with UK spiritual and Gnostic author Timothy Freke. Timothy Freke has co-authored a number of books with Peter Gandy on Gnostic spirituality, including &#8220;The Jesus Mysteries&#8221; and their latest book &#8220;The Gospel of the Second Coming&#8221;. In addition he has penned shorter works aimed directly at personal enlightenment such as his book &#8220;Lucid Living&#8221;. This is an-in depth and fascinating discussion about Gnostic and Eastern spirituality in general, touching on all the inspiring as well as sometimes very controversial aspects of this subject matter. Required viewing for those curious about spiritual matters and the importance of it in our lives today, regardless of your own personal background or beliefs.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:28:50</b></p>
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		<title>Religion &#8211; Marcus Brigstocke</title>
		<link>http://godops.com/religion/religion-marcus-brigstocke</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-marcus-brigstocke' addthis:title='Religion &#8211; Marcus Brigstocke '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Marcus Brigstocke rants about religion. Not for the faint-hearted! Audio from &#8216;The Now Show&#8217;, Radio 4, Saturday 21 July 2007. Pictures compiled, animated and sequenced by Alien8ted. Duration : 0:7:20<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-marcus-brigstocke' addthis:title='Religion &#8211; Marcus Brigstocke ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/religion/religion-marcus-brigstocke' addthis:title='Religion &#8211; Marcus Brigstocke '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UY-ZrwFwLQg/2.jpg" align="left">Marcus Brigstocke rants about religion. Not for the faint-hearted!  Audio from &#8216;The Now Show&#8217;, Radio 4, Saturday 21 July 2007. Pictures compiled, animated and sequenced by Alien8ted.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:7:20</b></p>
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		<title>Mary mother of Jesus (Jesus Prophet of God)</title>
		<link>http://godops.com/scriptural-study/mary-mother-of-jesus-jesus-prophet-of-god</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/mary-mother-of-jesus-jesus-prophet-of-god' addthis:title='Mary mother of Jesus (Jesus Prophet of God) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Mary in Quran 16-35, Mary, Jesus, Mother of Jesus, Pastor Hagee, Church, Christ, Messaih, Christian, non-denomination, Protestant, TBN, God &#8230; all » TV, Billy Ghram, multilingual,christian-answers-network,faith,apologetics, theology, values, resources, christians, christianity, bibles, bible-study, biblical, scriptures, scriptural, gospel, truth, facts, questions, answers, evidences, proofs, family, families, information, devotions, devotionals, ministry, ministries, god, jesus, christ, salvation, gospel [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/mary-mother-of-jesus-jesus-prophet-of-god' addthis:title='Mary mother of Jesus (Jesus Prophet of God) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/mary-mother-of-jesus-jesus-prophet-of-god' addthis:title='Mary mother of Jesus (Jesus Prophet of God) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fB1HQZrnw78/2.jpg" align="left">Mary in Quran 16-35, Mary, Jesus, Mother of Jesus, Pastor Hagee, Church, Christ, Messaih, Christian, non-denomination, Protestant, TBN, God &#8230; all » TV, Billy Ghram, multilingual,christian-answers-network,faith,apologetics, theology, values, resources, christians, christianity, bibles, bible-study, biblical, scriptures, scriptural, gospel, truth, facts, questions, answers, evidences, proofs, family, families, information, devotions, devotionals, ministry, ministries, god, jesus, christ, salvation, gospel</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:9:56</b></p>
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		<title>Re: What is your Favorite Bible verse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/re-what-is-your-favorite-bible-verse' addthis:title='Re: What is your Favorite Bible verse? '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>A few of my favorite bible verses for you! Duration : 0:3:46<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/re-what-is-your-favorite-bible-verse' addthis:title='Re: What is your Favorite Bible verse? ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/re-what-is-your-favorite-bible-verse' addthis:title='Re: What is your Favorite Bible verse? '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aLvf12lJuEQ/2.jpg" align="left">A few of my favorite bible verses for you!</p>
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		<title>Who sinned that this man was born blind? &#8211; A biblical study of John 9:1-3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/who-sinned-that-this-man-was-born-blind-a-biblical-study-of-john-91-3' addthis:title='Who sinned that this man was born blind? &#8211; A biblical study of John 9:1-3 '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>[ See all our videos at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TruthOrTradition&#38;view=videos ] Does blindness sound like God&#8217;s works? Was this man oppressed by God? May it never be! Seeing John 9:3 as a command clause exonerates God from the charge of blinding a child for his glory. Joshua Anderson of Spirit &#38; Truth Fellowship International ( http://www.stfonline.org ) carefully [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/who-sinned-that-this-man-was-born-blind-a-biblical-study-of-john-91-3' addthis:title='Who sinned that this man was born blind? &#8211; A biblical study of John 9:1-3 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/scriptural-study/who-sinned-that-this-man-was-born-blind-a-biblical-study-of-john-91-3' addthis:title='Who sinned that this man was born blind? &#8211; A biblical study of John 9:1-3 '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yyDbuRKHdCU/2.jpg" align="left">[ See all our videos at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TruthOrTradition&amp;view=videos ] Does blindness sound like God&#8217;s works? Was this man oppressed by God? May it never be! Seeing John 9:3 as a command clause exonerates God from the charge of blinding a child for his glory. Joshua Anderson of Spirit &amp; Truth Fellowship International ( http://www.stfonline.org ) carefully explains John 9:1-3 to show that God did not make the man blind. </p>
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<p>For further study go to:<br />
http://www.TruthOrTradition.com/john9</p>
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		<title>A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/a-bible-verse-to-convert-an-atheist' addthis:title='A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist (The Atheist Experience #576 with Matt Dillahunty &#38; Tracie Harris). &#8212; • http://www.youtube.com/FFreeThinker • http://www.youtube.com/Best0fScience • http://www.youtube.com/BestOfAtheism &#8212; What is The Atheist Experience? The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at an atheist and non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/a-bible-verse-to-convert-an-atheist' addthis:title='A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/bible-verse/a-bible-verse-to-convert-an-atheist' addthis:title='A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mFXVa-NvWUw/2.jpg" align="left">A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist (The Atheist Experience #576 with Matt Dillahunty &amp; Tracie Harris).</p>
<p>&#8212;<br />
• http://www.youtube.com/FFreeThinker<br />
• http://www.youtube.com/Best0fScience<br />
• http://www.youtube.com/BestOfAtheism<br />
&#8212;</p>
<p>What is The Atheist Experience?</p>
<p>The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at an atheist and non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA), a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.</p>
<p>• http://www.Atheist-Experience.com<br />
• http://www.Atheist-Community.org<br />
• http://www.NonProphetsRadio.com</p>
<p>Watch The Atheist Experience live (Sundays):<br />
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<p>Support the ACA (donations/membership):<br />
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<p>Duration : <b>0:5:29</b></p>
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		<title>Tomorrow&#8217;s Spirituality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/tomorrows-spirituality' addthis:title='Tomorrow&#8217;s Spirituality '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>The Catholic theologian Karl Rahner famously said &#8220;the Christian of tomorrow will be a mystic, or not a Christian at all.&#8221; Few people have impacted Christianity in this regard as has Fr. Thomas Keating. A Cistercian monk from St. Benedict&#8217;s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado, Fr. Thomas has spent a lifetime in deep Christian practice, and [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/tomorrows-spirituality' addthis:title='Tomorrow&#8217;s Spirituality ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/tomorrows-spirituality' addthis:title='Tomorrow&#8217;s Spirituality '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SUNlpyfT2LU/2.jpg" align="left">The Catholic theologian Karl Rahner famously said &#8220;the Christian of tomorrow will be a mystic, or not a Christian at all.&#8221;  Few people have impacted Christianity in this regard as has Fr. Thomas Keating.  A Cistercian monk from St. Benedict&#8217;s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado, Fr. Thomas has spent a lifetime in deep Christian practice, and in sharing the fruits of this contemplation with countless others.  We were enormously blessed to host a dialogue with Fr. Thomas and Ken Wilber in April of 2006.  In today&#8217;s featured video, Ken presents some of the foundational concepts of Integral spirituality.</p>
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		<title>Spiritual, But Not Religious? (with Father Thomas Keating)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritual-but-not-religious-with-father-thomas-keating' addthis:title='Spiritual, But Not Religious? (with Father Thomas Keating) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Religious, but not Spiritual? Good News and Bad News from the World&#8217;s Largest Religion It takes a moment to reconcile oneself to the fact that the religious tradition of St. Francis and Mother Theresa is also the tradition of the Crusades and the Inquisition. Fr. Thomas Keating, considered one of the great contemplatives of our [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritual-but-not-religious-with-father-thomas-keating' addthis:title='Spiritual, But Not Religious? (with Father Thomas Keating) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://godops.com/spirituality/spiritual-but-not-religious-with-father-thomas-keating' addthis:title='Spiritual, But Not Religious? (with Father Thomas Keating) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div><p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/04gdsFt_zDY/2.jpg" align="left">Religious, but not Spiritual?<br />
Good News and Bad News from the World&#8217;s Largest Religion</p>
<p>It takes a moment to reconcile oneself to the fact that the religious tradition of St. Francis and Mother Theresa is also the tradition of the Crusades and the Inquisition.  Fr. Thomas Keating, considered one of the great contemplatives of our time, has spent a lifetime in the practice of Christianity, seeking and sharing its depths.  The goal of the tradition, suggests Fr. Thomas in this week&#8217;s video, is transformation—but transformation into what? </p>
<p>The answer depends on what stage of development you&#8217;re at.  Beyond becoming a better person (though your family and friends may thank you profusely), beyond even becoming a saint, Fr. Thomas suggests that the goal of the mature Christian life is to become no thing.  As with any developmental sequence, the subject of one stage becomes the object of the subject of the next—in this case, until absolute Subjectivity itself.  The problem—and the challenge—lie in the fact that, among its 2 billion adherents, relatively few are aware of Christianity&#8217;s mystical tradition and contemplative path.  Statements like &#8220;I&#8217;m spiritual, but not religious&#8221; actually come from a fairly evolved place, from which one rejects external aspects of the tradition, while still longing for its esoteric wisdom.</p>
<p>Integral spirituality offers an entirely new perspective on this question.  From this perspective, we can see that although the stories of the world&#8217;s religious traditions vary wildly, the contemplative experience is essentially similar.  And from Integral, we can appreciate the stories for what they are, the first rung in a ladder of development—both our own development, and that of anyone on a similar path.  In the end, no matter how profound the state in which we experience the divine, it is always interpreted from our stage of development.</p>
<p>Integral also points to the reality of our shadow, and points out that we might need something other than our contemplative practice to bring it into the light.  Finally, Integral can help us both to transform into deeper stages of awareness and compassion, and to translate our current stage in the healthiest way possible.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:15:37</b></p>
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