Soul's Code

Christopher Hitchens still doesn't need God; Immigrant's revenge; Why Opus Dei appeals to women; Florida Christians to burn Koran on 9/11/10

As Christoper Hitchens suffers from advanced cancer, the arch-cynic and critic says: Don't pray for me.
Machete: Starring Lindsay Lohan as a nun with a gun, Jessica Alba and Robert De Niro, the  movie is expected [...]

How best to fight against the terrorist mentality that created 9-11? First step: universal love and welcoming a mosque at Ground Zero
BY DAVID RICKEY — The recent spate of anger that has arisen over the proposal to build a Mosque within blocks of the former site of the World Trade Center is, I suspect, an [...]

Is love your cocaine?; Give me a Mama's boy any day; The popularity of religion uncovered: state by state
Chick-flick backlash: The giddy, girly subject matter of movies like Sex and the City 2 and Eat, Pray, Love attacked by critics while embraced by women.
Brutal breakups: The same areas of the brain related to addiction and [...]

Constant change equals growth in the world view of female mystic Vaishali Love
GUEST COLUMN: VAISHALI LOVE — Change. That dreaded condition. It may not be a four letter word, but I’ve seen it preceded by some.  Just when you think you are in the groove, what happens? Just when you finally have everything right where [...]

No sex please, we're on Glee; Let's party like it's 4500 years ago; Don't weep for the only-child; Life and death of soldiers
Glee sex-less: Series creator Ryan Murphy rules against sex on screen, and for cast while on set to keep Glee a "family show"
The Divinity of Apple: The religious devotion of Apple consumers explained
Madonna [...]

An Episcopal priest comes to the realization that what we have labelled God is actually "absolute intelligence" expressed via humans
BY DAVID RICKEY — Recently two events have changed my center of gravity. First, attending the Parliament for the World's Religions in Melbourne, Australia in December of 2009 and then going to Haiti for the first time in [...]

Holocaust survivor's campy dance; Atheism only a blow-dry away; Gaga supports homeless youth; Use of drones in Afghanistan questioned
Busting a move at Auschwitz: Contraversial video displays the joyful side of surviving genocide
Mel's meltdown: Domestic abuse investigation latest in a downward spiral including addiction issues, racist comments, "extreme" religious views
Atheists break out the blow dryers: Mass [...]

The very idea of God is, by its nature, beyond the comprehension of "mere mortals". So, we tend to conceive of God in ways that are limited by the level of our own evolution....

LSD use in the Hollywood of yesteryear; Linsday tries Buddhism; What a robot can teach humans about trust
Old Hollywood reaped the benefits of LSD therapy: Gary Grant, Sidney Lumet and Esther Williams discovered a "telescope into the subconscious".
Lindsay Lohan, Buddhist? Looming jail time possible reason for Lindsay's sudden enlightenment.
Were you Mom's favorite or her "bad [...]

Vaishali Love's tip: Practice true human connection and kindness to others by interacting from a "core of love"
BY VAISHALI LOVE, read part 1 of this 2 part series — Whenever we create a “quality meaning” vacuum in life, the emotional and psychological aspects of our existence start to erode and diminish. Ultimately this will affect [...]