Mystic Politics

Unification Church Cult Leader Sun Myung Moon Dies At 92

Sun Myung Moon, ‘messiah’, who through his worldwide Unification Church religious movement befriended North Korean leaders as well as U.S. presidents, died on Monday.

Do you think the Unification cult will survive it’s founders death?

Monotheism and the Quest for a Theory of Everything

The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. -Albert Einstein

Do you think the abrahamic faiths were a good first attempt at modeling reality?

Jon McNaughton, the Tea Party’s Painter

Mormon painter Jon McNaughton’s Tea Party Art has received a lot of negative attention for simplicity and heavy-handedness.

Is this art, political propaganda- or both?

6 Modern Realpolitik Tips from Machiavelli

To understand modern politics do we need to study the fifteenth-century Italian strategist, Niccolò Machiavelli?

Does one need to study the Art of War to understand world affairs?

Churches, Temples, Mosques: The New Religious Intolerance

The United States trumps Europe in the three preconditions of securing religious liberty for minorities.

Should it be a point of pride that America does religious tolerance better than Europe?

A New Deal for Religion and Science

Should science and religion come to see each other as complementary aspects of a common truth-seeking strategy?

Why Religion Rules American Politics

Religion influences American politics to a degree not seen in other developed countries.

Why do you think Americans profess so much religiosity?

How I lost, or never had, my parents faith

Up until a certain point, I am not quite certain when anymore, I never questioned Catholicism and assume I sort of felt the rituals of observation were ubiquitous.

Do you have a similar story? Did you stop believing your parent’s stories?

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