This past month has made me aware that the anti-Zionism and the anti-Semitic bigotry that have infected our news media and college campuses have trickled down into my own community. In one conversation, for instance, a good friend and fellow Catholic almost 50 years younger than I, stunned me with revelations about some of her| Intellectual Takeout
Titre : The Killing Moon Cycle/Série : Dreamblood, tome 1 Autrice : N. K. Jemisin Éditeur : Pygmalion / J’ai lu Date de publication : 2023 / 2025 Synopsis : Sur les toits et dans les rues pavées de l’ancienne Cité-État de Gujaareh, les collecteurs veillent. Ces gardiens de la paix ont pour mission de récolter la magie de l’esprit endormi et de l’utiliser pour guérir, apaiser… ou tuer ceux qui sont jugés corrompus. Mais lorsqu’une conspiration éclate au temple, Éhiru, le ...| Le Bibliocosme
There’s a funny chapter in Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, which I’m going to share at length because I don’t believe in slicing ‘verses’ out of a text:| Traverse Fantasy
Marli Olive Wesley: “We are heirs to navigators, rebels, and chiefs who reimagined the world, yet too often we hand our allegiance to men who would erase us from theirs.” (Photo supplied)| E-Tangata
Hoodoo is often misunderstood as dark magic, but it is actually a spiritual tradition rooted in African practices, developed by enslaved people to maintain connection, healing and empowerment. Dr. Kokahvah “Mama Koko” Zaditu-Selassie explains how Hoodoo continues to guide Black spirituality and everyday life, alongside organized religions like Christianity. The post Beyond the myths: Exploring Hoodoo with Mama Koko appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers.| AFRO American Newspapers
The same unpaid leave that protects an employer in one case can create liability in another. TL;DR: Unpaid leave can be a lawful, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when an employee truly cannot work. But after the Supreme Court’s Muldrow decision lowered the bar for what counts as an adverse […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
When an employee voluntarily resigns to work somewhere else, it may feel like fallout from a workplace conflict. But under Title VII, it isn’t punishment or “discipline.” TL;DR: A Philadelphia school employee who objected to a COVID-19 vaccination policy claimed religious discrimination after leaving for another teaching job. The Third Circuit said no violation occurred: […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
Sharon Bong explores faith, feminism, and queerness in Southeast Asia, and calls for context-rooted rights activism that bridges religion, resistance, and belonging.| E-International Relations
Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife discusses about Chinese Pure Land Buddhism and the NDE . Did you enjoy reading this post, we have more!| Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife
They’re all fake. Fun, but fake. A vampire hunting kit is a collection of objects, typically housed in wooden box, that would have been used to defend against or kill vampires. They contain many of the defense methods from folklore: holy water, a crucifix, a rosary, wooden stakes, garlic, etc. Vampire kits are frequently said […]|
A daylong youth festival at the Deir Rafat shrine drew about 200 young Catholics from across Israel to pray, workshop and share testimony as leaders emphasized unity and mutual support in the wake of the 2023 Hamas attacks and subsequent years of conflict. Source| THEJ.CA
A Church Times opinion piece asserting that antisemitism will not end until Palestinians have justice has drawn sharp rebuke from Jewish media and commentators.| THEJ.CA
There was a time when false prophets had to travel from town to town, gathering a following through charisma and| Discern TV
A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah. The post After the Show, Where Do the Earth Songs Go? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
I’m currently a quarter of the way into Thomas Mann’s 1,500-page biblical epic Joseph and His Brothers, and an excursion into the theology of 1925 while I was in the zone felt a good idea. Bruce Fairchild Barton’s The Man Nobody Knows, says the Wikipedia, is ‘one of the best-selling non-fiction books of the 20th … … Continue reading →| Somewhere Boy
Der Wiederaufbau der kriegszerstörten Dresdner Frauenkirche sorgte international für Aufsehen: Aus der ganzen Welt gingen Spenden ein. Vor 20 Jahren wurde der neu errichtete Sakralbau eingeweiht.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 sind Feste in der jüdischen Gemeinde von schwerer Trauer überschattet. Nun stand in der vergangenen Woche das Fest Simchat Tora an. Wie sich unser Kolumnist dabei gefühlt hat.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Wer eine digitale App zum Sprachenlernen nutzt, hinterlässt Spuren im Daten-Netz. Wenn das der Papst tut, kann es interessante Rückschlüsse geben - auch auf seine Schlafgewohnheiten. Aber ganz genau weiß man es nicht.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Leo XIV. ist der erste in den USA geborene Papst. Deshalb haben seine Worte dort besonderes Gewicht. Und er trifft auffallend oft Delegationen aus seinem Heimatland.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Bei konkreten politischen und gesellschaftlichen Fragen ist es schwierig, mit Gottes Willen zu argumentieren. Aufgabe der Religionsgemeinschaften in der Politik ist es eher, die großen Fragen zu stellen.| RP ONLINE
Die Freilassung von Geiseln durch die Hamas bringt Freude und Dankbarkeit – doch sie wirft auch tiefgehende Fragen auf: Wie wirkt Gottes Allmacht in unserer Welt? Hat menschliches Handeln, wie das von Politikern, darin einen Platz? Eine theologische Reflexion mit Bonhoeffers prägnanter Perspektive.| Panorama | RP ONLINE
In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle” (“Religious Geopolitics in Việt Nam: The Multipolar Paths of a Faith-Oriented Civil Society”). In| The Vietnamese Magazine
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a familiar name to the public. He is known for following the thirteen dhuta practices—an austere monastic discipline that includes walking| The Vietnamese Magazine
“Halloween… has become increasingly & openly dark and demonic, a celebration of evil and death. Every Christian should reject it.”–Eric Metaxas| The Propaganda Professor
“When you look at antifa now, they’re almost all Satanists. They hate God”…–Ben Bergquam| The Propaganda Professor
(In response to criticism of Israel for killing innocent civilians in Gaza)”What about the ten thousands [of] Christians that have been killed this year in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists?” — Sen. Tommy Tuberville| The Propaganda Professor
“People admired (Charlie Kirk) because he was modeling what Christian men should be… he was modeling, really, at the gates of hell — you know, when you go to these college campuses.” — Tony Perkins| The Propaganda Professor
1056 – 1109 Bedouins can acquire royal authority only by making use of religious coloring, such as prophethood or sainthood, or some great religious event in general. The reason is because of their savagery, the Bedouins are the least willing of all nations to subordinate themselves to each other, as they are rude, proud, ambitious, […]| Logarithmic History
807 – 874 A.D. 191 – 260 A.H. Muslims were initially a small minority in the lands they conquered. But over the course of centuries they came to be a large majority of the population in the Middle East and North Africa. Strikingly, it may be possible to quantify, at least roughly, the progress of […]| Logarithmic History
736 – 807 CE Charlemagne was crowned emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800, a collaboration between Church and State. A particular division of power between secular and religious authorities would define European society for many centuries. On this blog I pay particular attention to kinship systems. They deserve this attention: the study of […]| Logarithmic History
581 – 660 CE The major civilizations of Eurasia found different ways to integrate (a) systems of kinship and descent, with roots stretching back into the deep history of Neolithic demic expansions, (b) states and state formation, especially along meta-ethnic frontiers, and (c) major world religions. In Classical Greece and Rome, devotion to patrilineal descent groups was edged out by wider […]| Logarithmic History
In the first decades after the crucifixion of Jesus, the number of those who worshiped him as a resurrected savior was at most a few thousand, and probably many fewer. In 313, when Constantine issu…| Logarithmic History
ENTRETIEN. Alain Dieckhoff, directeur de recherche au CNRS, décrypte les fractures qui traversent le paysage religieux et font bouger les lignes géopolitiques.| Le Point
Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe in angels, at least according to a statistic often cited in recent years. But what, exactly, comes to their minds — or those of any other believers around the world — when they imagine one? Personal conceptions may vary, of course, but we can be fairly certain of one […]| Open Culture
BOZEMAN – In what felt at times like a solemn church service and others a rock concert celebrating conservatism, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy took the stage Tuesday night at Turning Point USA’s event on Montana State’s campus in Bozeman. The organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was killed last month during […]| Daily Montanan
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Look at any old photograph of people from a hundred years ago and one of the most striking things about it is how well dressed everyone was. Even men out laboring in the fields or fishing in rivers, their sleeves rolled up and foreheads slick with sweat, often wore button ups, sometimes even with a| Intellectual Takeout
Sabahat Fida's work sits at the crossroads of science, religion, and metaphysics, often integrating theology with reflections from nature. This article explores justice as a divine and ontological principle—rooted in Shia theology, classical philosophy, and natural analogies—culminating in the lived example of Imam Ali (ʿa). The post Divine proportions : The ontology of justice appeared first on Interalia Magazine.| Interalia Magazine
Zur politischen Theologie US-amerikanischer Kritiker der liberalen Demokratie. Von Thomas M. Schmidt. In Kreisen eines aufgeklärten politischen Katholizismus herrschte lange die Ansicht vor, dass religiöse […] Der Beitrag Postliberalismus und Religion erschien zuerst auf feinschwarz.net.| feinschwarz.net
As the dust settles, there are questions about the tragic incident that need answering. How could such a huge construction failure occur? What lessons can be learned to prevent similar incidents in the future? And what are the implications of this disaster for religious education administrators and the general public?| Indonesia at Melbourne
Brandon Lake emerged as the night’s top winner at the 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards, taking home five honors including Song of the Year for “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” performed alongside Jelly Roll and surprise guest Jon Batiste. The star-studded event at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena featured powerful performances from CeCe Winans, Carrie Underwood, and Tamela Mann, as well as a historic Opry 100 medley by Steven Curtis Chapman, Lady A, and Vince Gill. The post Faith, harmony and surpri...| AFRO American Newspapers
Church for Today, founded in 1957 by the Rev. William Hazaiah Williams, Jr., built a reputation as a multiracial hub known for its concert series showcasing Black opera stars and classical musicians. Its future's uncertain.| Berkeleyside
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After easing into the trek on the first two days, we were now properly on the move – climbing high passes, dropping into hidden valleys and getting our first glimpse of the Markha Valley itself.| Randomwire
By Thomas Ultican 10/8/2025 Horace Mann, frequently referred to as the “father of public education”, declared that public education should be nonsectarian. He was responding to a dispute in the Pro…| tultican
You can listen to my conversation with Ingrid over on her Forest of Thought podcast, or read the revised transcript of my remarks below. We recorded this in Claremont, CA back in June at the “Is It Too Late?” conference on ecological civilization (you can watch my conference presentation on Whitehead’s advice for the business mind here). “Philosopher” is […]| Footnotes2Plato
Yesterday in my history of Western philosophy course, where my students are reading Richard Tarnas’ Passion of the Western Mind (1991), I lectured on a couple of seventeenth century philosophers in an attempt to catch the nature of the shift that historians call “the Enlightenment.” I then connect their innovations to a couple of nineteenth and twentieth […]| Footnotes2Plato
Judi: Hello, everybody. It’s my great pleasure to introduce Matt Segall. Matt is a PhD, a transdisciplinary researcher, philosopher, and teacher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences. He is an associate professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department here at CIIS. His presentation is titled Remembering the Repressed with Jung and Steiner. Matt […]| Footnotes2Plato
Once passed into law, those wearing face coverings in public spaces could face fines of up to €4,000 The post ‘If you don’t like it, catch a flight home,’ Chega leader tells Muslims as Portugal moves to ban the burqa appeared first on Remix News.| Remix News
This article How 12-step programs can help build healthier movements was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movement organizers take better care of each other. This article How 12-step programs can help build healthier movements was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
It is time to reinstate equality before the law for all citizens, regardless of their politics, religion or identity grouping. Hardeep Singh in The Telegraph.| Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society
In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has been replaced by a broader significance. Together, the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals serve communities in ways unimaginable to their creators. Now, we reflect on the two-hundred year journey of the Erie Canal and contemplate its future.| Doctrine of Discovery Project
Neu im Pluriversum….. Das Buch Geßlerhüte unserer Zeit – Das streitbare Buch eines Gottesmannes, der lieber den eigenen Hut nahm, als die Götzen unserer Zeit zu grüßen. In wenigen Wochen wird auch endlich der Pluriversumnetzladen Online sein, bei dem Sie mit jedem Einkauf auch den Betrieb dieses Nachrichtenportals unterstützen. Jetzt […] Der Beitrag Geßlerhüte unserer Zeit erschien zuerst auf Offensiv Informiert!.| Offensiv Informiert!
When Zaira Wasim posted two simple photographs from her wedding, one showing her signing the… The post When Liberation Wears a Veil: Zaira Wasim and the Colonisation of Feminist Imagination appeared first on RAIOT.| RAIOT
The fifth installment in our Shillong 4 Gaza compilation is quite different from the other… The post THE GAZA GENOCIDE: SHILLONG BEARS WITNESS (PART 5) appeared first on RAIOT.| RAIOT
As the world celebrates a cease fire where Palestinians were forced to negotiate that bombs… The post THE GAZA GENOCIDE: SHILLONG BEARS WITNESS (PART 4) appeared first on RAIOT.| RAIOT
Viele Studierende denken beim Stichwort Psychologie vor allem an Sigmund Freud und Klinische Psychologie. Das ist natürlich ein Klischee. Die Anwendungsfelder eines Psychologiestudiums sind nämlich…| Joachim Funke
In June, together with other members of the Urbanity and Religion research group, I went on an excursion to Mühlhausen. Our main aim was to visit the Thuringian state exhibition Freiheit 1525. 500 Years of the Peasants' War. However, we also had time to take a walk through the beautiful historic town. As we were exploring the town, I came across a Stolperstein in memory of Leopold Löbenstein, who was deported in 1942 and, presumably, died in Izbica. This small town, located around 250 kilom...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
Read “Religion and Urbanity Blog” in Hindi! A series of blogposts is available in Hindi. This post is a Hindi translation by Ahmad Ali of the blog post published by Sara Keller on "The Seasons of Maritime Life".| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
The festival involves socializing, exchanging gifts and setting off fireworks.| Daily Press
This is, to say the least, an oddity, but a fascinating one. A translation of a French bestseller, it aims to put forward an examination of the scientific evidence for the existence of a deity… and various other things, as this is a very oddly structured book (more on that in a moment).In The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins suggested that we should treat the existence of God as a scientific claim, which is exactly what the authors do reasonably well in the main part of the book. They argue th...| Popular Science Books
In 2026, remains of Saint Francis of Assisi, a Catholic holy relic, will be temporarily moved from their 800-year-old home, a basilica's crypt, to public view.| Grunge
When Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the scouting […] The post The Scouts of Obedience: When a Youth Movement Becomes a Pageant of Religious Fascism appeared first on Nowlebanon.| Nowlebanon
When we first encounter Lyra Silvertongue, neé Belacqua, she is hidden in a wardrobe and listening intently to her uncle, Lord Asriel, give a presentation to Oxford scholars on his findings about Dust. Though she is only eleven years old,| Literary Hub
The strangeness of the experience of running away, the abrupt departure of enslavement, shocked the consciousness of those who experienced it, creating a kind of daze that animated those who built …| Literary Hub
Did you ever notice how often God introduces himself as “The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” in the Old Testament, or how often people refer to Him as “the God of” a speci…| Like An Anchor
Leaked Highlights from Tech Billionaire's Secret Antichrist Lectures| The Nerd Reich
The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.| Mother Jones
ISLAM, ISRAEL AND THE WEST: A Former Muslim’s Analysis, by Danny Burmawi, was released on October 7, 2025: the second anniversary of the genocidal assault by Hamas on Israeli civilians and th…| Ben Slivka
Glädjande nyheter. Redan nu kan ni förhandsbeställa ett exemplar av min bok Sceniet och geniet: Om initiation. Det är ett verk som är unikt i sitt slag, som provocerar och väcker rättegångar. Verket publiceras inom kort av ett mainstream-förlag, och redan nu kan ni förhandsbeställa ett eller flera exemplar (kanske ge bort till en familjemedlem […]| Motpol.nu
Vreeland, Susan "The Passion of Artemisia" - 2002I read "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" by this author a couple of years ago and really loved it. I always wanted to read something else by her. Now, I came across this book and it's about a female paper from the Baroque period. I had never heard of Artemisia Gentileschi even though I love art. Typical, women are never acknowledged much.| Let's read
First of all, let me address the elephant in the room: This is a Testaments column, but I am not Alice Camille. I know that, for many of our subscribers and readers, Alice is a trusted and beloved voice whose commentary on scripture and the liturgical calendar deepened their faith and inspired their reflection. After […] The post How the persistent widow reflects God’s advocacy appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
NEW YORK—Hissing with distaste as the dreaded Christian symbol suddenly appeared on his phone screen, Scott Tatum—a real-life Dracula—reportedly recoiled Friday after seeing a Tinder profile picture of a woman wearing a crucifix. “My eyes, my eyes,” said the screaming, writhing 32-year-old, who, as if he were Nosferatu himself, attempted to swipe away from the photo […]| The Onion
The reader might wonder about the relation between the previous post and my discussion of Arman Razaali. If I could say it is more likely that he was lying than that the thing happened as stated, why shouldn’t they believe the same about my personal account? In the first place there is a question of … Continue reading Prayer and Probability| Entirely Useless
Lies and Scott Alexander Scott Alexander wrote a very good post called Might People on the Internet Sometimes Lie, which I have linked to several times in the past. In the first linked post (Lies, Religion, and Miscalibrated Priors), I answered Scott’s question (why it is hard to believe that people are lying even when … Continue reading Might People on the Internet Sometimes Tell the Truth?| Entirely Useless
In 2018, just four percent of 18 to 24 year-olds in the United Kingdom attended church at least once a month, according to Talking Jesus, a survey of 4,000 adults. By 2022, that figure had quadrupled.| Compact
The Crucifixion timeline forms a perfect cross on a modern clock when Jewish & Roman times are aligned. This alignment between the Crucifixion Timeline and the Time Clock is a strikingly precise match. The 3rd Hour (3) → 9:00 AM → Right Side of the Horizontal Beam According to Mark 15:25, Jesus was crucified at the 3rd hour. When the Crucifixion timeline is aligned onto the 12-hour time clock, the 3rd hour (Jewish time) corresponds to 9:00 AM (Roman time). This places 9:00 AM at the right...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
Jeff Bridgforth wrote a post called Anti*: those things left undone on the topic of things that we have intention to do but don’t follow through or things started but not finished. For me the post I never wrote was about religion. I went through a period 20-25 years ago of great difficulty. I had...| ArtLung
Aleister Crowley, who was born 150 years ago today, was once one of my idols. Few others seemed to match his sheer force of personality.| The Spectator World
a sly, treacherous or deceitful person, especially one who is secretly acting against the interests of the community or organisation to which he or she belongs—mid-19th century| word histories
Learn all about the free exercise clause, a key part of the First Amendment's freedom of religion protections.| Freedom Forum
Oh une nouvelle saga au fin fond des étoiles, comme c’est tentant ! Et d’une autrice jusqu’ici inconnue ? Et en plus, un pavé d’une belle taille. Le jour du| De l\'autre côté des livres
In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, many people have declared that they will attend Church for the first time in a long time, or ever. This is excellent and I hope they follow through. But their next natural question is one that I wrestled with for literally five years before I made up| LarrySanger.org
Can a religion known for peace be blamed when its followers wage war? Melissa Conley-Tyler explores the complex relationship between faith and violence.| Vision of Humanity
By Charnice Nelson Once I tried pulling my oversized shirt tighter and arching my back slightly to emphasize the fact that, yes, I have curves. It seemed to make them more uncomfortable than the lineup on my fade. The post In the Right Bathroom appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.| The Gay & Lesbian Review
Les Anges annihilent les parties de nous qui savent pleurer. On apprend à masquer le chagrin, à l’emballer pour plus tard, plus tard, plus tard, jusqu’à la tombe. (page 18) Voilà une de mes meilleu…| Les Affamés de lecture
As faithful people and healers, it is against the doctor’s faith to watch a patient suffer when they can intervene. Read more via Scalawag: South Carolina providers push back against faith-based assaults on abortion care .| Scalawag
Charlie, you see, has suffered enough. He’s gone to the Lord. He deserves his reward.| Imprimis
J’ai découvert John Scalzi avec Le vieil homme et la guerre, désormais un de mes textes favoris, et j’ai donc continué à explorer l’œuvre de l’auteur. J’apprécie sa truculence et ses punch lines, ainsi que son engagement. Même s’il m’a déçu avec ses derniers textes – trop parodiques et « faciles » – je voulais lire cette... Lire la Suite →| Mondes de Poche
Some years back during a conversation with Charles Murray about his justly praised book Coming Apart, Bill Kristol made perhaps the single most outrageous statement he has ever uttered in public. Murray’s book chronicled the decline in the traditional work ethic and other foundational values in the American lower classes, and Kristol suggested a solution.... Read more about: Class Struggle The post Class Struggle appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Hunderttausende Italiener demonstrierten letzte Woche überwiegend friedlich für Frieden in Gaza. Doch es kam auch zu Ausschreitungen und eine Papst-Statue wurde beschmiert. Das kommentiert nun der Jerusalemer Patriarch.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Die tödliche Attacke auf eine Synagoge in Manchester mit Toten und Verletzten wirft ein Schlaglicht auf Antisemitismus in Großbritannien und Europa. Zudem kommen tragische Details ans Licht.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Der Kampf gegen politische Extreme läuft oft über Informationen und Fakten. Wer Menschen erreichen will, muss aber auch Emotionen ansprechen und auf Empathie setzen.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Ein prominenter AfD-Landespolitiker belegt Bischof Bätzing mit harschen Worten. Wie der Pressesprecher der Bischöfe darauf reagiert.| RP ONLINE
Die Synagoge an der Reichenbachstraße in München ist saniert worden. Die Geschichte ist verwinkelt, schlimm und wunderbar zugleich.| RP ONLINE
Wandering around, took some pictures.| Family Inequality
Many people use the names Satan and Lucifer as if they mean the same thing. But their origins and meanings are not the same. Both figures are related to the ideas of pride, rebellion, and evil, which is why the two are often confused. What is the difference between Satan and Lucifer? Lucifer is usually […] The post What is the Difference Between Satan and Lucifer appeared first on Pediaa.Com.| Pediaa.Com
I am not sure how often most people think about death. For myself, I think about my death several dozen times per day. This is not a morbid fixation, merely focused self-interest combined with practicality. I have never understood those who refuse to think about their own deaths, or who do things such as decline […]| The Worthy House • Towards A Politics of Future Past
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a national tragedy, an unmistakable symptom of civic decay. Kirk’s murder deserves clear condemnation. But condemnation need not include canonization. Kirk’s shock-j…| Footnotes2Plato