Happy New Year. Happy Celtic New Year. It was the global New Year long before they moved it to January 1.
The world seems to be changing very quickly. Arab Spring. Occupy Everywhere. Out of Iraq soon? I’ll believe that when I see it. The great non-Depression. Etc.
It is the Celtic New Year. The traditional New Year before the Church of Constantine hijacked the date and turned it into the Feast of the Circumcision. (Boy, what's that all about?)
Anyway. I am Areligionist, without religion and dogma. It saves on the brain cells, avoiding too many brain games etc.
Of this, I am proud in my designating a proposed new global calendar system to reflect the reality of Darwin. Even if On The Origins of the Species was first published on November 24, 1859, I am starting or setting in motion a Cultural Christian non-religious, non-dogmatic sacred tradition and merging Nov 24 with today Nov 1, a sacred day to me because I am a Celt, in this, the new New Year ‘s day of the year 152 A.D. (after Darwin). Cute.
Organized religion seems to be obsolete in western culture. Schools, hospitals and government are mostly secular and here in the USA the separation of church and state has been the cornerstone law of this land for over two centuries.
It is not that God is dead in so much as ancient myths and logics are misunderstood and or incompatible with this modern age. In any case – God is God; man is religion.
I pray that all of Islam wakes up one day soon. I pray that it is able to think independently of the state and the evil fascist rulers controlling the local mosque. That awakening will be Islam’s Reformation and gift to the world.
The harder the extremists of Islam and Christianity fight for a place at the table of a fascist rulers’ feast – the greater the awakening to moderates who do not want to be told what God wants.
Who knows what God wants ? Only madmen!
The secular sunshine of tomorrow will shine on all cultures on all continents.
It is not that God is dead in so much as ancient myths and logics are misunderstood and or incompatible with this modern age. In any case – God is God; man is religion.
I pray that all of Islam wakes up one day soon. I pray that it is able to think independently of the state and the evil fascist rulers controlling the local mosque. That awakening will be Islam’s Reformation and gift to the world.
The harder the extremists of Islam and Christianity fight for a place at the table of a fascist rulers’ feast – the greater the awakening to moderates who do not want to be told what God wants.
Who knows what God wants ? Only madmen!
The secular sunshine of tomorrow will shine on all cultures on all continents.
Other than that, my Cultural Christian Sensibility knows that in fifty years time – all of humanity will look at all things including God and religion as either “B.D” or “A.D.” – either “Before Darwin” or “After Darwin”. - - (April 29, 2009)
I have some New Year's Resolutions and will be devoting more time to some postponed projects. I do not anticipate being so active on this blog in the near future.
Happy New Year. Happy 157.
Treasure (not bless) Darwin.
Samhain!
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