"Let me assure you again that the Buddha dwells not in light..."
From Huangbo on the Transmission of Mind, translated by John Blofeld.
Religion
Mari Emmanuel
On 15 April 2024, Emmanuel and five others were stabbed at his church... Emmanuel lost his right eye from the attack. He said, "I forgive whoever has done this act and I say to him, you are my son, I love you and I will always pray for you" -- wikipedia.
Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose, by Derek Prince
This hugely popular classic work of Derek Prince helps readers recognize if there are curses at work in their lives and shows them how to get out from under those curses to live under God's blessings -- amazon.
paganism
Neo-paganism is calibrated at 180 in Truth vs. Falsehood. "Pagan Gods of Rome" are listed at 100.
T/F: wearing a cross protects against demons
Request: We know that making the sign of the cross dissolves demons in one’s aura. Does wearing a cross offer similar protection?
T/F: the body may be dematerialized / materialized by Kriya yoga
Because Yogananda (cal. 540 in TvF) said so.
Coronation of Jesus as a King of Poland
"after a vote in April of 2016 by the Polish parliament, Jesus Christ was set to be officially crowned the King of Poland" -- ucatholic.com.
Lama Tsongkhapa
c. 1357–1419. Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi, whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, which came to see him as a second Buddha -- wikipedia.
Pentecostal Church
Charismatic Christian denomination classified as Protestant, yet with a Restorationist emphasis on spiritual gifts and speaking in tongues. Apparently, many congregations embrace prosperity theology, i.e. financial success is seen as a sign of divine favor.
Judas Iscariot
The disciple who betrayed Jesus.
"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."
"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.
T/F: Moses split the Red Sea
Epic story, but factually false.
Buddhism
"The teachings of the Buddha spread into the Far East, out of which Zen Buddhism became the best known in the West. Buddhism is benign and views other religions as limitations rather than as rivals" -- Truth vs. Falsehood.
Glory Be (doxology)
Priority request. The “Glory Be” is far and away the most common Christian prayer after the Our Father and the Hail Mary -- catholic.com.
Hinduism
Priority request: “immemorial way of right living”. Hinduism is the oldest and most complex of all established belief systems, with origins that date back more than 5000 years in India. There is no known prophet or single founder of Hinduism.