Tag: love
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Gnosis, Love, and The Roots of Chivalry
from peopleofshambhala.com: Denis de Rougemont’s Love in the Western World is in part a critique of fictional portrayals of romantic love, whether in film, TV, novels or plays. He argues that the conception of love perennially served up for our entertainment makes no real sense and in the worst case, make us dissatisfied with relationships…
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codices lead to allegations of jesus as an openly gay man
from guardian: What if the newly found codices provided evidence of Jesus’s same-sex activity? Michael Ruse imagines the implications. The most astounding finding from the newly discovered lead codices is that Jesus Christ was unambiguously and openly gay. He and his disciples formed a same-sex coterie, bound by feelings of love and mutual support. There…
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the dark origins of saint valentine’s day
from npr: Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled. Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men…