Tag Archives: religion

¡San Ernesto de La Higuera!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was martyred on October 9, 1967. Forty one years later, an image of this Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary, doctor, guerrilla leader, author and military theorist remains the most famous photograph in the world! Ernesto Che Guevara . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, campesinos, Che, Che Guevara, children, communism, Cuba, democracy, doctors, Earth, Earthlings, el Che, el Guerrillero Heroico, equality, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Fidel Castro, fraternity, freedom, Fulgencio Batista, guerrilla warfare, hero, heroes, hope, human rights, humanity, icon, icon of rebellion, icons, ideas, Jean-Paul Sartre, La Higuera, la Revolución, Latin America, liberty, Manuel Cortez, Mario Terán, martyrs, Marxism, military theorists, Nelson Mandela, politics, random, rebellion, religion, René Barrientos, revolt, revolution, San Ernesto, San Ernesto de La Higuera, schools, socialism, thoughts, tribute, world, world's most famous photograph, youth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha

Posted on September 14, 2008 by An alien Earthling

This book was recommended by my friend Axinia. Siddhartha is a German novel written by the Nobel Prize winning writer Hermann Hesse. The German-turned-Swiss author’s book was first published in 1922. Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha . . . I read the … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, e-books, electronic book, ethics, German, Gotama, Hermann Hesse, humanity, India, life, literature, Nobel Prize, Project Gutenberg, random, religion, saints, Sakyamuni, Siddhartha, South Asia, spirituality, thoughts, Truth, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The woman who spread love and hope . . .

Posted on September 6, 2008 by An alien Earthling

September 5, 2008 marked the tenth death anniversary of Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She is better known as Mother Teresa. Almost everyone would have heard of her and the organisation that she founded, the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Albania, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Calcutta, Catholicism, child rights, children, Christianity, City of Joy, death, destitute, Earth, Earthlings, heroes, hope, human rights, humanitarian, humanity, India, Kolkata, life, love, Macedonia, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa, nun, poetry, poor, poverty, random, religion, rights, Roman Catholic Church, Saint of Hope, saints, social worker, South Asia, spirituality, struggle, thoughts, tribute, West Bengal, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Thousands hide in forests as mobs of savages unleash terror in Orissa

Posted on September 2, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The notorious scoundrels are at it again, doing what their filthy hands do best – kill, burn, loot, rape, murder, terrorise and destroy. This time it is in India’s eastern state of Orissa. Now, it is the turn of India’s … Continue reading →

Posted in barbarians, communal violence, communalism, crime, criminals, death, ethics, fraternity, hate, human rights, humanity, India, killers, liberty, life, news, Odisha, Orissa, politics, random, religion, rights, sadism, savages, scum beings, secularism, society, South Asia, Taliban, terror, thugs, tolerance, violence, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

India must stop the repression in Kashmir!

Posted on August 31, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ever since the state government of Jammu & Kashmir collapsed after the Amarnath land transfer controversy, Kashmir has been on the boil. Read the latest news on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir here. A paradise where peace has been … Continue reading →

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A positive move by the Church of England!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by An alien Earthling

In a huge positive move by an organised religion, the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church, has voted to ordain women bishops. Mary with Jesus Christ and Angels . . . Image: http://www.medjugorje.ws I don’t have much … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury, Christianity, Church of England, Dr. Rowan Williams, Earth, Earthlings, equality, gender, hope, human rights, humanity, justice, life, random, religion, society, the Vatican, thoughts, Uncategorized, women, women priests, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

The expansionist meme

Posted on June 22, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Axinia tagged me for this meme. I don’t like doing memes, but I have decided to do it as I don’t want to disappoint her. I’m not tagging anyone, though. One religious work from a non-familiar tradition you’ll read: I … Continue reading →

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