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Council of god ban Valentine Day and AerobicCouncil of god aka Majelis Ulama Indonesia strikes back. Apparently these moral polices thought they are really bunch of holy man and could make fatwa this fatwa that, ban this, ban that. Gosh, they really don't know when to stop making people sick. Just recently the council of god, in the name of god banned valentine day and aerobic, calling it celebrating another religion's day and it promotes casual sex they also banned aerobic because it might increase arousal due to sexy attire. Devout Muslims should not spend Sunday gazing at their sweethearts across a romantic, candle-lit dinner, the Indonesian ...
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God is Director: Cina, Tuhan and AnnisaToday I just watched Cin(T)a, a movie directed by Sammaria Simanjutak, with Sunny Soon and Saira Jihan as the main casts. I rarely watch movie, really, when I watch a movie, it falls under some possibilites: either I'm bored, I'm forced, or It's very good. Fortunately Cin(T)a falls under the third. Until now Love to Share is my most favorite indonesian movie, and Cin(T)a just recently added to this list. This is one of the most rare film you could expect in the Indonesian movies (which are filled garbages such crappy ghost movies and crappier emo dramas). It's premiered in London, and just ...
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Enuma Elish dan BereshitKitab bereshit, atau yang kita kenal sebagai Kejadian dari Torah merupakan salah satu teks terpenting dalam sejarah umat manusia, karena kisah penciptaan ini diadopsi menjadi salah satu norma dan peganan nilai moral bagi masyarakat Eropa dan pemeluk agama Kristen selama berabad-abad lamanya. Namun interpretasi kitab kejadian selama ini, menariknya, masih dianggap literal, dalam artian, masih dianggap sebagai kejadian nyata dan benar-benar terjadi. Tidak sedikit orang ultra konservatif di jaman sekarang masih mempercayai bahwa dunia benar-benar diciptakan dalam tujuh hari (7x24 jam?), dan menolak keras bahwa manusia berasal dari monyet. Namun orang-orang tersebut tidak menolak untuk mengakui bumi bulat, walau menurut kisah ...
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Mythological Deities in Indonesian WordsAs mythology enthusiast, I came to realize that many words from various languages survived into modern area, have their root from mythology deities. Greek and Latin is probably the best example, there are many modern words from Greek and Latin that was originally name of their gods, take for instance: Sophia (Wisdom) = Usually considered as female aspect of God, associated with Holy Spirit and consort of Christ. Luna (Moon) = Often considered as moon goddess in Roman cult Sol (Sun) = Worshipped as sun god in Roman cult, counterpart of Greek's Helios. His day was celebrated in 25th December, later on Jesus ...
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The Role of Women in Ancient MythologiesCelebrating Kartini’s Day, I decided to write this post which is related to my interest. Here is a fragment of my arduous research of Ancient Near East mythology. I have been reading extensive amounts of Sumerian-Babylonian mythologies in last few months for my next novel. I will probably read Persian, Ugaritic, Akkadian, and Hitite mythology eventually, but it will probably later, because I don’t have enough resources. At this occasion I will write about Woman and Mother archetypes in ancient mythologies. Continue Reading...
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My first Online Interfaith DialogueA while ago I met this guy in internet, 60 years old syrian man living in canada. He found my yahoo messanger id by accident, and we have some interfaith dialogue about Islam and religion. Since it's a good opportunity, I decide to questions him about my viewpoints of religion and Islam in general. He is interesting, moderate Islam, said to me that freedom of speech these days, tend to hurt others. We have no rights to attack other religion, because we must find the supreme truth or God by ourselves. Find God, he said. He came from Sunni Islam, and ...
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Jawaban Kepada Surat Alief WardhanaBeberapa hari yang lalu ada seseorang bernama Alief Wardhana (alief_wardhana@yahoo.co.id) memberikan komentar panjang lebar di halaman Profile blog saya yang terdahulu yang ada di (wordpress.com). Berhubung blog lama saya sudah tidak aktif, tentu saya tidak akan menjawab disana, sehingga saya menjawab suratnya melalui email. Tapi beberapa hari berlalu dan orang bersangkutan tidak memberikan jawaban. Karena saya rasa tidak akan dijawab, anda mungkin tertarik untuk membaca surat yang diberikan pak Alief kepada saya dan diskusi soal pandangan mengenai agama, agnostikisme, kekristenan, Islam. Jika ada kata-kata yang menyinggung pihak tertentu, saya mohon maaf karena saya tidak bermaksud demikian karena jawaban saya adalah murni ...
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Mengenal Konsep SinkretismeSalah satu hobi saya adalah membaca berbagai buku mitologi, saat ini saya sedang menggandrungi mitologi timur tengah, khususnya sumeria-babilonia. Pada 25 desember yang lalu teman saya juga memberikan hadiah terkeren : sebuah ensiklopedia mitologi bergambar! The Encyclopedia of World Mythology yang diedit oleh Arthur Cotterell. Buku ini bisa menjadi pengantar yang bagus jika anda tertarik dengan mitologi komparatif. Continue Reading...
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Accept Christ and Get Free Playstation 3!If all the people ib the world become atheist and religions started losing their biggest income source, I won't be surprised if it might evolve into another market. So I just recently visited this satire religion site, and I think it's pretty hilarious: Accept Christ as your saviour and get free playstation three. We here at Landover Baptist Church work full-time as servants of Jesus Christ, and He's told us about you and your predicament. He's also given us special instructions on how He wants us to deliver a new PlayStation 3 to your house. It's as easy as 1-2-3! Understand, Jesus cares WAY more about you than your parents EVER will! They ...
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Mau Menyembuhkan Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia adalah penyakit fobia pada angka 666. Gejala ini agak wajar terjadi pada orang-orang yang semasa hidupnya mengasosiasikan angka tersebut dengan angka 666. Itu sama halnya dengan prinsip makan orang Indonesia: Kalau belum makan nasi belum kenyang. Nah bagi yang memiliki penyakit Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (singkat kata: fobia angka 666), mending anda lihat statistik saya pas sembilan mei deh: Yup, lucu kan? Pas tanggal asembilan mei kemarin statistik yang ditunjukkan statpress adalah angka 666. Tapi laptop saya ngga kenapa-kenapa tuh. Tak ada mati lampu, tak ada intervensi entitas spiritual yang katanya muncul dan mencabut nyawa korbannya secara misterius. Masih fobia angka 666? Kalau anda masih ...
