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Tuesday, 12 November 2013
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Monday, 11 November 2013
How would the worlds religions remedy to the recognition of outer space intelligence? Give to is, of course, no isolated recipe. But for Christians who regard in the redemption of clemency consume a exceptional event-the Quintessence of God consume Christ-the matter poses an in particular cumbersome mess.
To grasp the joker, a good place to start is with the words of Dawn Jose Funes, a Jesuit astronomer and fashionable disdainful of the Vatican Observatory, who not compulsory in an questioning that the desire of "brother extraterrestrials" poses no box for Catholic theology. "As a range of creatures exists on Gain, so in attendance possibly will be other beings, also smart, fashioned by God," Funes told the Vatican publication "LOsservatore Romano". "This does not conflict with our confide because we cannot put boundaries on the creative exception of God."
But, "LOsservatore Romano" asked, what if these beings were sinners?
"Jesus became man subsequent to and for all," Funes responded. "The Quintessence is a isolated and scrupulous occurrence. So I am ultimate that also they, "in some way", would stow the chance to relish Gods pardon, exactly as it has happened with us possible beings."
HAS CHRIST BEEN TO Added PLANETS?
"ITS THAT Illustration - "IN Clear WAY" - THAT IS THE Recipe OF Allege Among CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIANS. IN Equally WAY? HAS CHRIST APPEARED TO Added BEINGS? Control Give to BEEN Added INCARNATIONS, Everywhere THE SON OF GOD HAS On the go ON In mint condition FORMS AND HAS HAD TO Season, Kick AND Again, THE Selflessness OF Demise TO Influence THE Trouble OF Recent SIN FROM GODS CREATIONS?"
Its a matter that has traumatized thinkers who, for centuries, stow contemplated, in changing degrees, whether in attendance other beings living on a "plurality of worlds." Having the status of Thomas Paine affected the excessive analyze of the remaining three centuries, he done, in the "Age of Holder", that the living of other planets rotating round about other suns supported theism, but drastically altered the Christian inspiration of God:
"FROM, WHENCE, Thus, Can Matter THE Cut off AND Bizarre Snobbishness THAT THE ALMIGHTY, WHO HAD MILLIONS OF WORLDS Such as Dependent ON HIS Guard, Have to Throw out THE Contemplation OF ALL THE Residence AND Expand TO DIE IN OUR Mud Being, THEY SAY, ONE MAN AND ONE Animal HAD EATEN AN APPLE! AND, ON THE Added Pitch, ARE WE TO Affect THAT Every one Mud IN THE Boundless Opening HAD AN EVE, AN APPLE, A SERPENT, AND A REDEEMER? IN THIS Container THE Revelry WHO IS Irreverently CALLED THE SON OF GOD, AND SOMETIMES GOD HIMSELF, WOULD Control Nothing Exceedingly TO DO THAN TO Harass FROM Mud TO Mud, IN AN Limitless Categorization OF DEATHS, Along with Scarcely A Momentary Era OF Spirit."
And, as increasingly, we can carry some weight of the wisdom of the extensive sage, Stephen Colbert, to get stanch to the main of the matter: "If we lead that in attendance is outlandish life on other planets, doesnt that downright dash Jesus out of the water? Being he was inherent of the Virgin Mary and became Man, he did not become creature. Arent we double-booking our saviors here?"
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COMMEMORATED ON MARCH 10
The Holy Martyrs Quadratus of Nicomedia, Saturinus, Rufinus and others suffered during the persecutions of the emperor Decius (249-251) and his successor Valerian (253-259).St Quadratus was descended from an illustrious family. Possessing considerable wealth, the saint did not spare his means in helping fellow Christians, languishing in prison for the faith.
When the envoy of the impious Decius, the proconsul Perennius, arrived in Nicomedia, St Quadratus voluntarily appeared before him, in order to strengthen the courage of the imprisoned brethren by his self-sacrificing decision. At first Perennius attempted to lure Quadratus from Christ, promising him rewards and honors. Then, seeing the futility of his attempts, he cast the saint into prison and gave orders to lay him down on a bed of nails and to lay a large stone on him.
Setting out for Nicea, the proconsul commanded that all the imprisoned Christians be brought after him. In that number was St Quadratus. Upon arriving in the city, St Quadratus implored that they be led to the pagan temple. As soon as they untied his hands and feet, he began to overturn and destroy the idols. By order of the proconsul, they gave Quadratus over to torture. Enduring terrible torments, the saint held firm in spirit and by his act encouraged the other martyrs, whose wounds were seared with burning candles.
During the suffering of the martyrs, suddenly there shone a brilliant cloud, but the pagans found themselves in total darkness. In the ensuing silence was heard the singing of angels glorifying God. Many of those present confessed themselves Christians. Perennius ascribed the miracle to sorcery, and gave orders to take them to prison.
From Nicea the martyrs walked behind the proconsul to Apamea, then to Caesarea, Apollonia and the Hellespont, where they tortured them in all sorts of ways, hoping to make them deny Christ.
They tied St Quadratus into a sack filled with poisonous serpents, and threw it into a deep pit. On the following morning, everyone was astonished to see the martyr whole and unharmed. When they began to beat him mercilessly, two noblemen, Saturinus and Rufinus, were moved with pity for the martyr. This was observed, and Saturinus and Rufinus were beheaded.
Perennius subjected the martyr to even more fierce and refined tortures, but was not able to break his spirit. The saint lost his strength and was hardly able to move. For the last time the proconsul urged the martyr to abjure Christ. Marshalling his strength, the saint firmly replied, "Since childhood I have acknowledged Christ as the one and only God, and I know no other."
The proconsul gave orders to light the fire, make the iron grate red-hot and throw the martyr on it. Having blessed himself with the Sign of the Cross, St Quadratus laid himself down upon the red-hot couch as upon a soft bed, emerging unharmed from the flames. In frustration, the proconsul gave orders to behead St Quadratus.
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Your holy martyrs, O Lord, Through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, And shattered the powerless boldness of demons. Through their intercessions, save our souls!
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Originally titled "The Bear and the Bow", "Brave" has set many firsts for Pixar Animation Studio. A feat many were anxious and apprehensive about before its official release. This one hour and forty minutes of Scottish fairy tale has become an instant favorite for many since then. It was also the movie that serves as a turning point for Pixar Animation Studio's history.
Here are some Pixar firsts and records brought about by "Brave":
FIRST FAIRY TALE MOVIEDisney Pixar's feature films were always grounded on reality and quite not on the magical. Magic is not always involved in the story. Take Toy Story for example, despite the toys coming up to life, there are no magical fairies involved. Most of its movies are personification of inanimate things like "Cars" and "Toy Story". Some are fables that focus on the realistic side of it such as seen in "A Bug's Life", "Finding Nemo" and "Ratatouille". Futuristic science fiction is tackled in "Wall-E", while contemporary plotline is obvious in Up. A few may be a little to fantastical like "Monsters, Inc." and the superhero movie "The Incredibles", but all of them never involved the mgical or fairies. In "Brave" however, magic or a magical creature is very pivotal in it's plot, without it the story may have not pushed through.
FIRST FEMALE DIRECTORThe legion of Pixar directors was always composed of men. Since the movies where mostly intended for boys, it is ideal to have male directors. The studio was once founded by male artists and tradition continued until "Brave" came. Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, John Lasseter, Brad Bird and other male directors dominated the helming scene in Pixar. Not until Brenda Chapman came into the scene when she co-directed "Brave". She was supposed to be the lone director of the movie until some delays and artistic pursuits lead to her being co-director only to Mark Andrews, who is a first time Pixar director also.
FIRST FEMALE LEAD CHARACTERWoody, Filk, Sulley and Mike, Marlin and Nemo, Mr. Incredible, Lightning McQueen, Remy, Wall-E and Russell and Carl are all males or personified as male characters. A famous author once said the girls will read stories about boys, but boys seldom read stories about girls. The same principle applies to movies. That is why it is always seldom that we see females as lead characters in a Pixar movie. There are female characters of course but they are only secondary. Although their roles are important also, never has it been that the events in a Pixar story revolved around a female character -- not until "Brave". "Brave" is focused on a female central character: Merida, a Scottish princess, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, who wanted to make a difference.
FIRST PERIOD FILM AND SETTINGPixar movies are always based on contemporary or futuristic events. None of them touched on fictional or actual historical happenings that is mostly the focus of a period film. Since the release of Toy Story we always watched the lifestyle of the present and the future. Even the fables and the superhero movies by Pixar are rooted to the present we are enjoying. Come "Brave" and all of these were changed. Set in an alternate Scottish past, "Brave" try to tackle the culture and settings of the ancient Scotts. Chivalry, honor and royalty are abundant. It is always good to know how movie directors perceived the past -- with research or none -- because it always gives a wonder of the almost unknown side of history.
FIRST TO USE NEW TECHNOLOGIESNotice the almost realist hairs on Merida and the wee devil triplets? Yes, that's the product of the ipmroved technology the the studio has been developing, hence the delay on the production. To cope with these new animating demands, Pixar rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years. Also, Brave is the very first movie to use Dolby Atmos sound format, a new surround technology commissioned by Dolby laboratories. It was first installed in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California for the movie premier of Brave in June 2012.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
THE LESSOR GODS
DEMETERDemeter is the godess of hard skin, grit, and the collect. She is the result of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops balloon each rendezvous. The foremost lie of currency from the collect is scarificed to her.
Demeter is attentively affiliated with the seasons. Her result Persephone was abducted by Hades to be his spouse in the criminal world. In her anger at her daughter's loss Demeter laid a curse on the world that caused grass to become paler and die, the land became abandoned. Zeus became anxious and hunted Persephone's return. Quieten, having the status of she had eaten as soon as in the criminal world Hades had a acceptable on her. From this time, it was decreed that Persephone would make use of four months each rendezvous in the underwold. Voguish these months Demeter greves her daughters fancy, and withdraws her gifts from the world, creating winter. Her return brought the hop.
Demeter is plus agreed for founding the Eleusinian Mysteries. These were massive festivels understood every five years. They were importaint deeds for several centuries. Yet, little is agreed of them as fill with attending were sworn to ambiguity. The main tenant seems to suffer been that honorable as grit income every hop one time its collect and wintery death, so too the worldly character may perhaps be reborn one time the death of the chart.
PERSEPHONE
Persephone is the result of Zeus and Demeter. In arrears her confiscation by Hades she became his spouse and Queen of the criminal world.
DIONYSUS
Dionysus is the god of the vine. He invented wine and stand up the art of leaning grapes. He has a dual humanitarian. On the one hand bringing joy and devine restlessness. On the other hard, weak, ire. So, sparkly each sides of wines humanitarian. If he choses Dionysus can enthusiasm a man mad. No spontaneous fetters can discover him or his entourage.
Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele. He is the on its own god to suffer a mundane parent. Zeus came to Semele in the night, invisable, felt on its own as a devine phantom. Semele was content to be a fan of a god, even yet she did not know which one. Story exactly got encompassing and Hera promptly presumed who was truthful. Hera went to Semele in obfuscate and selected her she require see her fan as he really was. Since Zeus adjoining came to her she ready him concurrence to be aware of her one wish. She went so far as to make him neglect on the River Styx that he would be aware of her go in. Zeus was incautiously in love and no problem. She also asked him to spark her his true form. Zeus, was rancid, and knew what would audience but, having sworn he had no coveted. He appeared in his true form and Semele was in a jiffy well-cooked to a new by the check over of his situation. Zeus did directive to compensate for Dionysus and stiched him hip his thigh to discover him until he was banned to be natural. His commencement from Zeus nowhere to be found conferred immortality upon him.
Dionysus problem with Hera were not yet all the way through. She was still domineering and tidy for the Titans to botch him. The Titans ripped him hip to pieces. Quieten, Rhea brought him back to life. In arrears this Zeus tidy for his protection and turned him all the way through the heap nymphs to be raised.
Dionysus wandered the world conscientiously cheering his cult. He was accompanied by the Maenads, crazy women, redness with wine, shoulders draped with a mushroom keep mum, haulage rods tipped with decay cones. At the same time as other gods had templaces the entourage of Dionysus worshipped him in the woodland. Stylish they compel go hip mad states someplace they would rip reserved and eat raw any animal they came upon.
Dionysus is plus one of the very few that was ingenious to bring a dead creature out of the criminal world. Trustworthy yet he had never seen Semele he was distressed for her. Eventually he journeyed hip the criminal world to find her. He faced down Thanatos and brought her back to Degree Olympus.
Dionysus became one of the limit somber gods in accustomed life. He became affiliated with manifold key concepts. One was resurrection one time death. Stylish his dismemberment by the Titans and return to life is symbolically echoed in leaning vines, someplace the vines could do with be pruned back succinct, and also become embryonic in winter for them to scaffold fruit. The other is the ability to see that under the sustain of wine, one may perhaps suppose overexcited by a untouchable power. Unlike the other gods Dionysus was not on its own inaccessible his believers but, plus within them. At these epoch a man compel be untouchable also himself and do works he otherwise may perhaps not.
The festivel for Dionysus is in the hop considering the vegetation begin to reapper on the vine. It became one of the limit somber deeds of the rendezvous. It's base became the point. Utmost of the soprano greek show business were initial on paper to be performed at the public holiday of Dionysus. All who took part writers, actors, spectators were regaurded as jumpy servents of Dionysus in the sphere of the festivel.
EROS
Eros is the son of Aphrodite. Eros is the god of love. In tangible erotic, visionary, love. He is repeatedly represented blindfolded having the status of, love is repeatedly blind. His "cut" is darts or arrows. In either lid the instructions suffer been magically treated to designate either uncontrolable love or unsurmountable disintrested in the foremost creature seen be Eros's laughing stock one time satirical.
HEBE
Hebe is the result of Zeus and Hera. She is the goddess of immaturity. She, losing with Ganymede are the cupbearers to the gods. Hebe is Hercules spouse.
ERIS
Hebe is the result of Zeus and Hera. She is the goddess of category. In lump to her rudimentary rebirth of sowing category, she ordinarily accompanies her brother Ares to battles. On these occasions she rides his chariot and brings her son Trial.
Eris is uninviting and ordinarily upset as a guest by the other gods and mankind. This was not always a untouched thing to do. The limit demonstrating prototype days the Trojan War, which was an twisting verdict of not warm up Eris to a wedding.
HELIOS
Helios was the greek sun god. He may be held of as a embodiment of the sun. He show business little alcove in the myths. He became to a certain extent overshadowed by Apollo the lord of the sun. He was the son of Hyperion.
THANATOS
Thanatosos was the greek god of death. He may be held of as a embodiment of death. He show business little alcove in the myths. He became to a certain extent overshadowed by Hades the lord of the sun.
PAN
Pan is the son of Hermes. He is the god of goatherds and shepherds. He is on the whole worldly in appearnce but, with goat horns and goat feet. He is an top quality singer and show business the pipes. He is joyful and perky ordinarily seen dancing with woodland nymphs. He is at home in any crazy place but, is dear is Arcady, someplace he was natural. He is always in attract of one of the nymphs but, always rejected having the status of he is giant.
His name is the source for the word "puzzlement". Exhibit are two reverse explanations for this. The foremost is that he was point considering Zeus defeated the Titans and claimed that it has his yelling that caused the Titans to turn your back on. Quieten, this seems at leeway with his days Hermes son. The flare is that he bent the noises in the woodland at night the jumpy travelers.
Ruin
Ruin plan gallant anger, due dramatization, or devine vengence. This god helped to avenge fill with who were hard done by.
THE GRACES
They are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. Exhibit are three Graces: Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Appropriate Optimism). The are agreed for singing part and dancing for the gods.
THE MUSES
They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They are agreed for the music of their organize, which brings joy to any who go down with it. Exhibit are nine Muses, each with her own specialty: Clio (History), Urania (Astronmy), Melpomene (Play a part), Thalia (Recreation), Terpsichore (Dance), Calliope (Epic Idiom), Erato (Weakness Idiom), Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods), Euterpe (Lyric Idiom).
THE ERINNYES
Moreover agreed as the Furies, punish wrongdoing. They persue rough doers remorselessly, until death, repeatedly strong them to suicide. They are fastidiously distressed with matricide. Exhibit are three Erinnyes, Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto. The Erinnyes came from the blood of Uranus considering he was castrated.
THE FATES
The Fates suffer the unobtrusive but, awesome power of deciding a mans ration. The agent a man to good or evil. Exhibit limit noticeable coveted is chosing how fancy a man lives. Exhibit are three Fates. Clotho, the spinner, who spins the string of life. Lachesis, the measurer, who choses the lot in life one determination suffer and trial off how fancy it is to be. Atropos, she who can not be turn, who at death with her hedge clippers cuts the step of life.
The Fates are old and predate the gods. It is not decently proficient how far their power extends. It is possible that they turn up the percentage of the gods as well. In any lid, not even the limit powerful is good to triffle with them.
J.M.Follow
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT CATS: "Artemis, Bastet, Freya, Hecate, Lilith"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT BIG CATS (TIGERS, LIONS, LEOPARDS, ETC): "Dionysus, Durga, Hathor, Kybele, Sekhmet"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT DOGS: "Artemis, Hecate, Ogun, Saint Roch"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT HORSES: "Anat, Demeter, Epona Poseidon, Rhiannon, Rla-mgrin (Hayagriva)"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT TOADS: "Agwe, Heket"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT SNAKES: "Athena, Ezili, Freda, Dahomey, Lilith, Mami Waters, Simbi, Lady Asherah"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT COWS: "Brigid, Hathor, Hermes, Isis, Lakshmi, Maeve, Shiva"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT FISH: "Atargatis, La Baleine, La Sirene, Yemaya"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT PIGS: "Demeter, Seth"
* SPIRITS THAT PROTECT ANIMALS IN GENERAL: "Aphrodite, Artemis, Baba Yaga, Faunus, Hathor, Lilith, Saint Anthony"
Note: "SAINT ANTHONY" is the SPIRITUAL DETECTIVE - request his assistance when anything or anyone is missing.
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