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bucolic_frolic

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18. No comprehensive study of divergent religions in civilizations is complete
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 01:09 PM
Jun 2021

without study of Hawaii's Kahunas as told by Max Freedom Long in his contact with Kahunas just as they were being absorbed by western culture and Christian missionaries.

The Secret Science Behind Miracles 1948 Max Freedom Long

I think a guy named Brad Steiger wrote a book about Kahuna Magic

Hunas believed they could remotely have great effect, beneficial or adversely toxic, on people far away by tapping into ghosts and higher and lower levels of consciousness. People lived in fear of huna power. Wow that's a loose interpretation, but it's been awhile since I thought about this.



I hear you Skittles Jun 2021 #1
I've seen that bumpersticker!! Imallin4Joe Jun 2021 #3
If the love Jesus, why don't they follow any of his teachings? nt SunSeeker Jun 2021 #7
Secular humanist here... SergeStorms Jun 2021 #2
The fundies I knew in the 60s were a little different. raging moderate Jun 2021 #4
The ones I knew Jilly_in_VA Jun 2021 #5
That was before the fundies became wnylib Jun 2021 #10
Yes. That was what my fundie church people said. raging moderate Jun 2021 #11
In the 80s, fundies were obsessed with end-times theology. This is Politicub Jun 2021 #16
Amen StarryNite Jun 2021 #6
So be it. Please! nt pazzyanne Jun 2021 #8
I'm no atheist but I can tell you that type of prayer taps into a higher power and it works bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #9
I want to believe in something the same way that you believe.. Imallin4Joe Jun 2021 #17
No comprehensive study of divergent religions in civilizations is complete bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #18
Reminds me of Mark Twain's "War Prayer", like a modern... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #12
Well stated. Amen, and thank you. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2021 #13
Thank you as well. Imallin4Joe Jun 2021 #15
Amen. ... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #14
Amen demigoddess Jun 2021 #19
AMEN! 634-5789 Jun 2021 #20
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