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The Destructive Power Of 'Purity' Culture
When I was ten, my Sunday school teacher put on a brief performance in class that included some of the boys standing in front of the classroom while
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Parasha Kedoshim (Holy Ones): Holiness Is Love in Action
KEDOSHIM (Holy Ones) Leviticus 19:1–20:27; Ezekiel 20:2–20 (Sephardic); Amos 9:7–15 (Ashkenazi); Hebrews 12:1–12:17 In the opening verse of
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The Origin Of Blaming Women For The Sins Of Men
Pop culture moments in the making are always something to watch, but no one could’ve prepared themselves for what was in store for this year’s
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The Fruits Of Restoration
Monday’s Column: Neal At The Cross Neal Pollard There is nothing like the satisfaction of completing a task that was especially hard-fought and
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Made Clean
One of the things I love about the OT is the Easter Eggs that God has intentionally woven in not only the words but in the history and the lives of
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Unity Through Subtraction
Monday’s Column: Neal At The Cross Neal Pollard As Paul works his way through some of the challenges and issues the Corinth congregation was
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Godly Character Traits
Saturday’s Column: Captain’s Blog Carl Pollard When I was growing up, there were certain tasks that my parents would give me that I didn’t want
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“‘I am all goodness, love, truth, mercy, health. I am a necessary part of God’s universe. I am a divine soul, and only good can come through me or to me. God made me, and He could make nothing but goodness and purity and worth. I am the reflection of all His qualities.’ This is the ‘new’ religion; yet it is older than the universe. It is God’s own thought put into practical form.”
“I am all goodness, love, truth, mercy, health. I am a necessary part of God’s universe. I am a divine soul, and only good can come through me or
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“Weishaupt’s concept of virtue stems from his Rousseauian influences. Jean-Jacques Rousseau equated true virtue with the purity of mankind in its infancy before it was corrupted by civilization. This virtue was still apparent in the ‘savage’ races still being encountered by explorers in the forests and jungles of North and South America. By comparison, the despotism of western culture, with its class structures and inherent inequality, was considered inferior and contemptible.”
Weishaupt’s concept of virtue stems from his Rousseauian influences. Jean-Jacques Rousseau equated true virtue with the purity of mankind in its
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“The public character of its meetings, the almost infinite number of its initiates, and the ease with which they are admitted have removed from Masonry every trace of political inclination. And if an exception is made of some very few and almost unknown lodges in which the light is preserved in its purity, all the others are nothing more than entertainment centers or schools of superstition and slavery.”
The public character of its meetings, the almost infinite number of its initiates, and the ease with which they are admitted have removed from
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“A rubber-bodied toddler with a painted face and very red hair lay dead beside your knee and for some reason it was this that destroyed you, it was this that kindled within you something you had no hope of defending against. You howled in a purity of fright.”
A rubber-bodied toddler with a painted face and very red hair lay dead beside your knee and for some reason it was this that destroyed you, it was
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“It was a splendid discovery, and the clarity and purity of the solution was even more extraordinary in light of the confusion it had emerged from, as if I’d unearthed a shard of crystal from the floor of a dark cave.”
It was a splendid discovery, and the clarity and purity of the solution was even more extraordinary in light of the confusion it had emerged from, as
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“C. Agrippa here adds the following instructions, copied from Boethius:—’The guides on the road to perfection are Faith, Hope, and Charity, and the means to attain this object are Purity, Temperance, Self-control, Chastity, Tranquility of Mind, Contemplation, Adoration (Ecstasy), Aspiration, and Virtue.'”
C. Agrippa here adds the following instructions, copied from Boethius:—”The guides on the road to perfection are Faith, Hope, and Charity, and
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“We should therefore attempt to remove all external impediments which are in the way of our spiritual development and live in a state of purity. Our thoughts should be continually directed inwardly and within ourselves; for within ourselves is the element of consciousness, knowledge, and power. Nothing hinders us to develop and exercise our own powers, except our misconceptions, imaginations, and external desires. Therefore the divine influences will only come to him who liberates his soul of all such hindrances, carnal desires, prejudices, and hallucinations. A diseased eye cannot bear to look at the light; an impure soul is repulsed by the divine light of truth.”
We should therefore attempt to remove all external impediments which are in the way of our spiritual development and live in a state of purity. Our
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“While I’ve been ruminating on the availability of trees, Peeta has been struggling with how to maintain his identity. His purity of self.”
While I’ve been ruminating on the availability of trees, Peeta has been struggling with how to maintain his identity. His purity of self. Suzanne