Top 10 Creationist Arguments, Pt. 2 (video)

(TheThinkingAtheist) Part 1 was so popular and material so abundant that we just couldn't resist another list of arguments we hear from the mouths of those theists.

The girls have it out on the issue of theology.

Truth cannot stay hidden anymore than the Sun or Moon.

SGI and the "Secret" to Happiness

CLICK (sgi-usa.org)

Some say Sokka Gakkai ("value creation") it is not "Buddhism." Some say it is a cult -- a brain-washing (mind control through ritual mind-numbing chanting), family-rejecting, money-worshiping devotional movement that originated as a shortcut to buddhahood in Japan then became a very savvy organization with outreach. It might be.

It is also alleged to be the fastest growing form of Buddhism in America among Hispanics and African Americans and college students. That is reason enough to merit consideration. Buddhism is open to all, but not all national forms of Buddhism are as inviting as SGI.

[Chanting] The Secret of the Lotus Sutra

The Secret to Happiness

The secret is that there is no secret! Buddhism teaches that a universal Law (dharma) underlies everything in the universe. This is the very essence of life. One could also think of it as the fundamental rhythm of life and the universe. Nichiren [the Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism] identified this Law or essence as [the chant] Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. He taught that by correctly carrying out the practice of [this form of] Buddhism everyone is able to bring his/her individual life into harmony with the greater life of the universe. More

The infamous daimoku/Tina Turner chant

• Cult Awareness Network complaints about SGI
  
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Forbidden Archeology (video)

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Forbidden Archeology

(July 4, 2011) On the cutting edge of science and culture issues, dissident intellectual Michael Cremo will appear on Coast to Coast for a radio interview discussing his continuing work in the field of forbidden archeology -- looking at human origins including artifacts and discoveries that do not fit into conventional time lines and theories promoted by academic and scientific circles.

Vedic/Indian Time Scales
Michael Cremo
What does Krishna mean by the beginning of creation? According to the Puranas (Vedic histories), there have been innumerable "creations" in the course of cyclical time.

The basic unit of Vedic cyclical time is the day of Brahma, which lasts 4.32 billion years. The day of Brahma (which Buddhism and other Indian traditions call a kalpa) is followed by a night of Brahma, also lasting 4.32 billion years.

The cycle of days and nights of Brahma goes on for Brahma's lifetime of one hundred years (36,000 nights), equivalent to 311.04 trillion human years. During the day of Brahma, life, including human life, is manifest. During the night of Brahma, it is not. More

• Forbidden Archeology (Michael Cremo)

Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

Earth Day (Mother Bhumi) from India to US

Padma Kuppa (Seeking Shanti, Patheos.com) (TwilightRainbow)

Mother Bhumi: Hinduism and Creation

As we approach Earth Day, let's choose to be wise, to live in friendly collaboration with one another and Mother Earth.

Once or twice a year during Lent I'm in a church: I am fortunate to be invited to speak during the house of worship's Lenten Lecture Series about my faith journey as a Hindu. This Lent, I had an opportunity to share how Hindus value all of Creation.

The issue came up when I mentioned the many misconceptions about Hinduism: how people believe that Hindus are polytheistic or that we worship cows -- a question that comes up often because public school curricula provides this misrepresentation. Hindus have to answer collectively, as in the Hindu American Foundation's media toolkit, or individually, as in Gautham Pathial's 2007 essay in Hinduism Today.

When someone asked during the Q&A if we also worship snakes, I simply stated: "All of Creation is sacred."

Matthew McDermott quoted from the part of Hinduism's sacred scriptures known as the Upanishads. In the latest issue of Hinduism Today, his article on Hinduism and the Environment opens with three words in Sanskrit and its 11-word English translation: Ishavasyam idam sarvam: "This entire universe is to be looked upon as the Supreme" (Shukla Yajur Veda, Ishavasya Upanishad-1). More

Earth Day Los Angeles

Santa Monica changes Earth Day celebrations to June 24-26
San Fernando Valley celebrates Earth Day on May 22, 2011