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Spirituality (not only religion)

Doing “a thing”, non-dualism and Jalebis
Podcasts, time travel, spirituality and food
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Exploring spirituality after a long pause - notes from Aug 21, 2018 eulogy for my mother
Before discussing where I am now, I should discuss where I come from
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Thanksgiving
Growing up in a Christian family in the Christian country of the Dominion of Canada, thanksgiving was regularly focused on that religious community.
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Zionism
I feel I have to say something any time I mention Zionism, given the constant abuse of the IHRA definition of Antisemitism and other material as Zionist…
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Is there a religious war in Western Asia? It certainly isn’t a war between two “countries”.
I want to encourage people to gain the context of these events rather than believing what happened this year is new or surprising.
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Hill Times Letter: Debate about secularism may seem unique to Quebec’s Bill 21, but has been ongoing for generations
Letter to the Hill Times Editor published January 10, 2022
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Were Adam and Eve voted off the Island?
My self-directed anti-racism training brought me first to studying racism itself (a system, distinct from individual prejudices), to Indigenous studies…
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Is religious freedom camouflaging ongoing colonialism and empire building?
Many people will already know the connection between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Systemic Canada
I have written previously about how many Canadians can't understand systemic racism, because they believe this is the same thing as an individual having…
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The colour of religion and opposition to secularism.
When I think of religion and its impact on politics, I look at a few criteria:
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Trudeau's Trumpisms: There were not fine people on both sides.
While the "very fine people" meme about Trump isn't entirely accurate, it is accurate to suggest Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is guilty of…
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Eco-capitalism, eco-socialism, and decolonization
Albert Einstein once said, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
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