Prior to death and dismemberment the victim’s skin would be removed and worn by individuals who traveled throughout the city fighting battles and collecting gifts from the citizens. ", Knowles' Second Law, Paragraph A is, "The old statues currently being torn down will eventually be replaced by the icons and idols of the new/old state cult.". A number of major religions seem to have all gotten their start, in different places around the globe, at roughly the same time: the 6th century BC. Even in the course of my own life, I was 23 years old and my mom was in a [fatal] horseback riding accident, and those last few hours were spent in the hospital. The Secret Sun Institute of Advanced Synchromysticism, Insanely Great 90s Songs You're Not Sick of: 1995. In my own world religions courses, some students begin the semester with no real knowledge of the Jewish faith, and may even harbor some fairly common misunderstandings about it. Symbolism, dad jokes and esoteric interpretation of the tragicomic fool's paradise of Late-Imperial America. Most of them are 2000+ years old. was a seminal time in my life for many different reasons, but all the great You thought I was just talking a bunch of nonsense to clog up bandwidth again. Because as everyone will eventually come to realize, Wokeness is just a table setting for the return of the old state cults. But it is enough that one of them be present to allow fascism to coagulate around it. The (Not-So) Secret History of Saint Patrick's Day, Something Smells Fishy with the Royal $cam. Why is it called Lent? Rod "Everything I Don't Like is Gnosticism" Dreher then takes the baton: The children will chant to Xipe Totec (Xipe Totek), who, according to Wikipedia’s lengthy and detailed article on human sacrifice in Aztec culture: Xipe Totec, known as “Our Lord the Flayed One”, is the god of rebirth, agriculture, the seasons, and craftsmen. Oracle, (Latin oraculum from orare, âto pray,â or âto speakâ), divine communication delivered in response to a petitionerâs request; also, the seat of prophecy itself. So, that’s it, at least as far as the major religions are concerned. How old are they? Although Muslims point out that the Arabic term islam merely means “submission” to the will of God, and further holds that Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Moses were among the first such “submitters,” Islam as a distinctive religious movement did not appear on the scene until the prophet Muhammad established it in Arabia in the 7th century AD, making Islam in this sense some 1400 years old. The roots of Hinduism stretch back at least to India’s Vedic era, and perhaps even further back, into pre-Vedic times (2000 BC, or earlier). Students first clap and chant to the god Tezkatlipoka—whom the Aztecs traditionally worshipped with human sacrifice and cannibalism—asking him for the power to be “warriors” for “social justice.”, Next, the students chant to the gods Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, and Xipe Totek, seeking “healing epistemologies” and “a revolutionary spirit.”, Huitzilopochtli, in particular, is the Aztec deity of war and inspired hundreds of thousands of human sacrifices during Aztec rule. For forty days prior to their sacrifice one victim would be chosen from each ward of the city to act as ixiptla, dress and live as Xipe Totec. While much of the old religion is now considered not much more than myth, some aspects of witchcraft and the like are still practiced in private, and many of the old deities are still acknowledged, but avoided, as Christianity is followed by the majority of indigenous Fijians. You thought I was just talking a bunch of nonsense to clog up bandwidth again. Most Christians regard Jesus' time in the wilderness as the key event for the duration of Lent. For them, the simple answer is: not very old. Fiji religion in society and politics Hinduism is the oldest, with roots stretching back some 4000 years, or more; Sikhism is the youngest, being only about 500 years old. The heart would be torn out still beating and held towards the sky in honor to the Sun-God. Well, let's get to the meat of this jargon soup: I'd love to give this guy a DNA test. The victims were then taken to the Xipe Totec’s temple where their hearts would be removed, their bodies dismembered, and their body parts divided up to be later eaten. Still think the "Gnostics" are really who you need to be worrying about, Rod? Second, God is a caring Father! All of those aforementioned faiths are not only far smaller than the major faiths, but also far younger, each of them having been born as recently as the 19th or 20th centuries. Xipe Totec was worshipped extensively during the festival of Tlacaxipehualiztli, in which captured warriors and slaves were sacrificed in the ceremonial center of the city of Tenochtitlan. I'm betting at least 75% of his genome would be Conquistadorish. And Islam is even younger still (by about 600 years). These features cannot be organized into a system; many of them contradict each other, and are also typical of other kinds of despotism or fanaticism. Mormonism was founded by Joseph Smith in western New York in the early 1800s. And the Unification Church was founded in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon in 1954. As a journalist, I am making such material available in my efforts to advance understanding of artistic, cultural, historic, religious and political issues. Christian Science was founded in Boston by Mary Baker Eddy in the late 1800s. The priest would then cut through the abdomen with an obsidian or flint blade. For the major world religions, the simple answer is: pretty old. OK, Maybe Not THAT Old. Syncs have been popping up in Sibyl City like mushrooms after a monsoon and I finall... What I mean by that is OCD. So far, so what, right? Most of today’s well-known “alternative” religions are of far more recent vintage than the larger, longer-established faiths — which count their own ages in terms of many centuries, even millennia, rather than in mere decades (or at most a couple of centuries). Blessed "Young" lady sings this classic at Binghamtown Church in Middlesboro, KY - News Years Eve 1999. Knowles' Second Law is, "The old blood sacrifice state cults will be re-established under the cover of Woke." The Woke may not realize it but Cruisin' Cuauhtin is letting the cat out of the bag as to what "decolonization" really means to the people writing the checks for this campaign: worldwide abolition of mamby-pamby priestcraft and a return to the time-tested-and-true rites of blood and fire. […], As discussed in previous blog entries, a fairly sizable percentage of the American public seems to know surprisingly little about the basics of Judaism. That's essentially the Aztec Osiris or Dionysus, for those keeping score at home. Finally, the chant comes to a climax with a request for “liberation, transformation, [and] decolonization,” after which students shout “Panche beh! Assuming his paymasters don't "consecrate" him in the first batch, which is highly probable: This religious concept is fleshed out in the model curriculum’s official “ethnic studies community chant.” The curriculum recommends that teachers lead their students in a series of indigenous songs, chants, and affirmations, including the “In Lak Ech Affirmation,” which appeals directly to the Aztec gods. For the major world religions, the simple answer is: pretty old. Scientology was founded by L. Ron Hubbard in New Jersey in 1953. Copyrighted material can be removed on the request of the owner. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. The Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism, is also traditionally attributed to a 6th-century-BC sage known as Lao Tzu, but more recently scholars have suggested a somewhat later date for its composition. Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and possibly Zoroastrianism (if one favors a later rather than an earlier date for Zoroaster) were each born in that religiously creative century. In my immediately preceding blog entries, I addressed a followup question: How BIG are the religions? This bar graph presents the relative ages (in years) of each of the major world faiths. Specifically Christian newcomers to the study of Judaism frequently puzzle over why — as they themselves often put it — Jews “don’t believe in Jesus.” The reality is simply that the entire Jewish concept of who and what a Messiah actually is (or does) is just nothing like what Christians themselves have in mind, when […], Aside from the several other frequent areas of confusion which sometimes puzzle newcomers to the study of Judaism (areas which I’ve been discussing in my last several blog entries), there is yet another hazy area that is often uniquely puzzling to specifically Christian newcomers: why, as they themselves often put it, don’t Jews “believe in […], As discussed in previous blog entries, a fairly sizable percentage of the American public seems to know surprisingly little about many of the basics of Judaism. In my own world religions courses, some students begin the semester with no real knowledge of the Jewish faith, and may even harbor some fairly common misunderstandings about it. In a previous series of blog entries, I addressed a common basic question: How MANY religions are there? Many students […], our Western (Gregorian, Christian) calendar revolves around the presumed date of the birth of Christ. You thought I was just talking a bunch of nonsense to clog up bandwidth again. This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The roots of Judaism stretch back to the time of the patriarch Abraham, traditionally dated at around 1800 BC. Indeed, our Western (Gregorian, Christian) calendar revolves around the presumed date of the birth of Christ as the axis point which divides all of time and history into two eras, referred to as B.C. Admit it: you thought I was crazy. Well, have a gander at what JB gave us the heads-up on. My sister followed with a brain tumor. Christianity, of course, is right at about 2000 years old, having gotten started with the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (and his apostles, such as Paul) during the 1st century AD. Sikhism, the youngest of the world’s major faiths, was founded in India by Guru Nanak right around 1500 AD. The Bible says we can cast every care, worry and burden upon God for He cares for us! Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. Gimme That Old-Time Religion. Baha’i was founded by Baha’u’llah in Persia in the mid- to late 1800s. Well, have a gander at what JB gave us the heads-up on. Knowles' Second Law is, "The old blood sacrifice state cults will be re-established under the cover of Woke. Panche beh!” in pursuit of ultimate “critical consciousness.”. Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980.The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. It all starts with the usual academobabble: Is this intersextional word salad the kind of thing horned-up eggheads like this character use to hypnotize hottie twinks out of their Calvins? In his book Rethinking Ethnic Studies, which is cited throughout the curriculum, Cuauhtin argues that the United States was founded on a “Eurocentric, white supremacist (racist, anti-Black, anti-Indigenous), capitalist (classist), patriarchal (sexist and misogynistic), heteropatriarchal (homophobic), and anthropocentric paradigm brought from Europe.”, Comment while it's still permissible by law. (1 Peter 5:7) God wants us ⦠Oracles were a branch of divination but differed from the casual pronouncements of augurs by being associated with a definite person or place. The precise age of Zoroastrianism, the religion of ancient Persia, remains a matter of some controversy; conflicting dates suggested for the era of its founding prophet Zoroaster range from the 18th to the 6th centuries BC. *I'm not ashamed to admit I got a bit choked up assembling this list. Wicca is a modern revival or reconstruction of ancient European forms of indigenous paganism, whose varying traditions began to emerge in Britain in the early to mid-1900s. Admit it: you thought I was crazy. However, it is perhaps also wise to remember that even the largest and longest-enduring major religions of today must have also started out at one time as small, young “minority religions” themselves, during their own early formative eras. *1995 And in many cases, those cults will have folx like Cruisin' Cuauhtin begging for the soft-hearted Patriarchs to come back and stop the carnage. I'm guessing yes, in most cases. Never discount the power of OCD. The precise origin of Shinto, the indigenous traditional religion of Japan, is a bit hazy to date with precision; many place its origins at somewhere roughly around perhaps the 8th century AD (or at least that is when written records pertaining to Shinto beliefs and practices first appeared in Japan). Lucifer's Technologies, Revisited: Science is Not ... Lucifer's Technologies, Revisited: The Missing Puz... "Ultraterrestrial Agents of Cultural Deconstruction". But what about some of the other, perhaps smaller but nevertheless well-known religions — religions such as Baha’i, Christian Science, Mormonism, Rastafarianism, Scientology, Wicca, or the Unification Church? Most of them are 2000+ years old.. Rastafarianism was founded in Jamaica around 1930. I think it is possible to outline a list of features that are typical of what I would like to call Ur-Fascism, or Eternal Fascism. Fiji's old religion. Admit it: you thought I was crazy. In this blog entry, I’d like to round out this preliminary overview of the global religious landscape by addressing another followup question: How OLD are the religions? As religions go, then, Christianity (at only 2000 years of age) is one of the younger ones. Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen'. This bar graph presents the relative ages (in years) of each of the major world faiths. It's been very hectic here at Secret Sun Central. Knowles' Second Law, Paragraph A is, "The old statues currently being torn down will eventually be replaced by the icons and idols of the new/old state cult." I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. California children will also be taught to chant to Huitzilopochtli, who, according to Wikipedia: When the Aztecs sacrificed people to Huitzilopochtli (the god with warlike aspects) the victim would be placed on a sacrificial stone. With that in mind, why don't we rewind the chronometer. The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow.The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. (“Before Christ”) and A.D. (Anno Domini, Latin for “In the Year of the Lord”). m... California is moving quickly and aggressively to make adoration of the old gods mandatory in public schools. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. So let's get to the heart of the matter, no pun intended. At this time in Islamâs history, when the entire religion is being judged by the actions of a few, it is appropriate to step back from the glare of the media spotlight and examine the beauties that infuse the way of life known as Islam. As the chart indicates, among the very oldest religions are Hinduism, Judaism, and (possibly) Zoroastrianism. Apparently, R. 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