God’s Big Blog: Hindus Offended by Burger King Ad
Is that the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi? Seated on a meat sandwich? In a Burger King ad? In Spain?
GodsBigBlog: OK, What’s God’s Big Blog?
“What is GodsBigBlog?” a reader asks. It’s God’s Big Blog — so named because God is big and humanity’s spiritual paths are many. I’m a religion writer in the tradition of Huston Smith . . .
GodsBigBlog: Will Obama Meet with Muslims This Weekend?
The Islamic Society of North America will meet in D.C., over the Fourth of July weekend. Spekers include Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and noted Islam scholar Hamsa Yusuf. And possibly President Obama.
GodsBigBlog: Hindus in America
Want to know more about Hinduism in America? Check out the Hindu American Foundation website — Obama’s Cairo oversight, America’s National Day of Prayer, Hindus and Jews meet.
Why Meditate — When I Could Be Sweeping the Garage?
I’ve tried meditating a few times – a very few times. Why would I want to sit inside my mind when I could be out in the front yard, snapping dead blossoms off the rhododendron, or in the garage, sweeping away the cobwebs?
GodsBigBlog: What Non-Believers Think of Obama
For the time being, at least, non-believers are okay with Obama’s stance vis-a-vis religion and spirituality. Check out this story on Politico.com.
Why Pray? — Some Thoughts from Karen Armstrong
Why pray? Karen Armstrong, one of my favorite authors, has some answers for the skeptical. Read more.
What’s Rhetoric? Let My Two-Year-Old Enlighten You
My daughter Christina discovered the art of rhetoric when she was being weaned from baby bottle to plastic cup. She’d say, “I want milk and I don’t want it in a cup” — an elegant illocutionary statement that usually got her what she wanted, her bottle.
GodsBigBlog: Dancer Savitri Hari — God in the Lowly Things
Savitri Hari finds the sacred in the lowly things. Savitri grew up in a Hindu family in a village in South India. “We children used to gather cow dung for a special holiday. We rolled the cow dung into a ball and drew mandala designs on it with rice flour.”
GodsBigBlog: Native American Tori Isner — Want to Find Holy? Go Look at a Rock
Army vet Tori Isner traces her roots to the Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina. She’s an adopted Lakota Sioux who currently lives in Texas. “Go look at the ocean. That’s Creator. That’s beauty.”