Religion

Iconography

Request: In Eastern Europe and Orthodox Christianity, people and church give huge respect to icons and see them as ''window'' in a way, to God and Saints. How much effect do they have on consciousness and do they really invoke Saints, miracles, etc...

having sympathy for the devil

Request: or evil in general.

God has a sense of humor

"His timing, the way he shows up and the way he tries to tell us stuff is quite funny sometimes" -- ignitenetwork.ie.

T/F: Satan and Lucifer are innocent

Request: Are they subject to their own ignorance or are they deliberately opposing God?

correlation: the eternal Tao and the Holy Spirit

To what extent do Taoism and Christianity refer to the same thing with these different terms?

God delivering us from evil

Recognizing that negativity in this world forces itself on us and others, altering behavior, circumstances and outcomes, the Lord's prayer asks the Father to "deliver us from evil." With awareness of God's power to deliver us for the asking, this simple invocation de-potentiates negativity.

Called to More (YouTube channel)

Called to More is a non-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast for Catholics to deepen their relationship with Christ and His church. -- about channel. By request.

Gnosticism

Truth vs. Falsehood: Gnostic gospels 400, Early Christianity Gnostics 510. "Many Gnostic texts deal not in concepts of sin and repentance, but with illusion and enlightenment... Early Church Fathers denounced them as heresy" -- wikipedia.

statement: animals were created so that man could eat them

A teleological statement widely believed in in some religious traditions. What is the level of truth?

8 calibrations re: Holy Spirit

Being resistant to, open to, listening to, inspired by, aligned with, or surrendered to the Holy Spirit. Also, letting the Holy Spirit run your life, and oneness with the Holy Spirit.

I Died and Saw Jesus (YouTube video)

A near-death experiencer is interviewed.

accepting the Grace of God

Trusting in God’s generosity rather than relying on one’s own merits or behaviors. Priority request.

Ibn Arabi

12th century Arab scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely influential within Islamic thought… His cosmological teachings became the dominant worldview in many parts of the Muslim world -- wikipedia.

"God moves in a mysterious way"

Priority request: God's actions are often not readily understood by humans, appearing inexplicable or unexpected, and sometimes even seemingly contradictory to our expectations, leaving people to trust in God's plan even when they can't fully grasp it.

Nichiren

Japanese Buddhist priest of the Kamakura period, who developed the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism, a branch school of Mahayana Buddhism.