I’ve been questioning things in the bible since I started teaching Sunday School to younger kids when I was in the eighth grade. Yes, I was more of a babysitter than a teacher, but I didn’t know that at the time. So I took my job seriously. While preparing for one of my Sunday morning […]
Part 1: Ancient Astronauts and Religion.
If one reads the bible or other holy scriptures — with an open mind — mysteries and magic blend with science and become abundant and apparent. A closed-minded individual sees it as a book of rules. Don’t dos. Don’t search for wisdom. Isn’t that the lesson of Adam and Eve? Don’t ask questions. And by […]
Part 4: Ancient Astronauts and Religion — Was God Humanoid?
I must admit. I have long searched for the connection between my belief in the Creator and my belief in Ancient Astronauts. I often felt guilty because my Lutheran upbringing didn’t allow a connection between the two. Could it be possible that everything I believed—or rather was taught I MUST believe—is wrong? When I was […]
Forefathers of the Ancient Astronaut Theory
A physiologically manipulated Nazca skull (housed at the Museo Regional de Ica in Peru). Ancient Astronaut theorists claim the culturally-based practice came about as a societal attempt to emulate the bone structure of ancient alien visitors to earth. Forefathers In my blogs on Ancient Astronauts, my desire is not to persuade my readers to believe […]
The Ghost Dance Religion
The Red Man’s Ghost Dance Religion scared the hell out of white men. So much so, the White Man did everything in his power to squelch the American Indian practice of this religion. Why did white men fear it so much? White men had taken the American Indian’s land, their power, their buffalo, and destroyed […]