tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253633813431459343.post8072762415179645940..comments2023-05-24T11:49:42.337-07:00Comments on Kevin Barrett's radio show schedule: Thaddeus Kozinski on religion, spirituality, Catholicism...and the secular-fundamentalist New World OrderKevin Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522769898898884227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253633813431459343.post-21105150502027262102017-07-29T09:42:28.041-07:002017-07-29T09:42:28.041-07:00Agreed! Any religious practice is better than thi...Agreed! Any religious practice is better than this secularist, atheistic nihilism that currently predominates. The loss of connection to god has resulted in massive societal backsliding into spiritual Babel.Cat McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333836381527924494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253633813431459343.post-89445094086005305852017-07-29T09:31:35.152-07:002017-07-29T09:31:35.152-07:00Glad to see listeners are thinking for themselves!...Glad to see listeners are thinking for themselves! Despite my affinity for traditionalist Catholics (at least the smart ones) I obviously don't share the predisposition to consign everything outside of Catholic dogma to hellfire. "Ye shall know them by their fruits." I respect a truth-and-justice-loving shamanist a lot more than a corrupt individual who professes correct dogma. That said, I also see the "fruits" of the decline of traditional religion as mostly rotten. Guenon got it mostly right.Kevin Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522769898898884227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253633813431459343.post-59521252046091736552017-07-29T09:22:27.896-07:002017-07-29T09:22:27.896-07:00Another great interview! I agree that secular, sci...Another great interview! I agree that secular, scientific empiricism continues to be so detrimental to society. I look forward to your Michael Hoffman interview further explaining science's roots in the world of magic and alchemy. So ironic!<br /><br />I appreciated your discussion of Mary as an exalted figure of the divine feminine. It was really unfortunate, however, that you totally ignored any connection with the great goddess cultures that both preceded and lasted longer than judeo-christianity by thousands of centuries. <br /><br />I like the idea that a valid reason for not following a religion is because of it's precepts (e.g., too authoritarianism or too orthodox) and *not* because of any anomaly outside of the religion's actual teachings (e.g., the inquisition, pedophilia, the Crusades). And yet you turned around and did the same thing in order to bad mouth new age spirituality -- i.e., pointing to self-serving gurus as an example of why new age spiritual practices are suspect.<br /><br />I personally prefer both new age spirituality and shamanism. At core, I believe they have far less orthodoxy, authoritarianism, and prescribed structure than mainstream organized religions. Perhaps all the rules, rituals, and dogma provide people a helpful interface with the sacred. IMHO, though, all those layers of mediation between people and Spirit in reality just create "trickle-down spirituality," i.e., more religiosity and less deep, ineffable connection to Source.Cat McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333836381527924494noreply@blogger.com