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Friday, March 29, 2024

Joe Niemiec

The Rev. Joe Niemiec Jr. began his spiritual quest in 1986 when he walked out of a Houston jail and was struck by the realization that his life was in shambles. He began his quest for ‘getting back on track’ with 12 step programs, followed by learning and practicing meditation with a local Redding, California, teacher.

VIEWPOINTS RESPONSE: Self-defense is not an attack

I find it interesting that after hundreds of years of formal attacks on non-Christians (to the point of almost total annihilation of cultures around the world, as well as within our own country), the insertion of non-Christian ideals into law are viewed as attacks on Christians and religious freedom.

Ask A Religious Scientist: Do you believe that science will one day be able to define “God?”

“Science knows nothing of opinion, but recognizes a government of law whose principles are universal. Revelation must keep faith with reason, and religion with law — while intuition is ever spreading its wings for greater flights – and science must justify faith in the invisible.”

Ask A Religious Scientist: The difference between Christian Science and Religious Science

On the surface, Christian Science and Religious Science beliefs may seem close; however there are some basic differences between the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science) and Ernest Holmes (Religious Science).

Introducing Ask a Religious Scientist

Religious Science is one of the New Thought religions (with Unity and Divine Science among others) and was founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes in the early 1900s.

Is reality TV corrupting an American generation?

As the world moves and changes, even a young president has a problem with it.

I can remember when “rock and roll” was going to be the ruination of society, then those free thinking hippies, and don’t forget those that believed in civil rights

Anger leads to violence

I was at the Saturday Coffee Talk (though late) discussion and the topic was self-righteous anger.

My experience is that anger has always led to violence and we (humankind) would be better served if we could find, and use, new ways of promulgating change than through using anger as the touch stone.

DOMA: Is the fight over?

Unfortunately the fight over just the definition of marriage is not over. I think it is obvious that it is only a battle that has been won. Just look at voter’s rights, abortion rights and other issues in which the fight will seemingly never end.

We have become an increasingly polarized nation with people sitting in their own camps, unwilling to budge in any direction because they are “right.”

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