Mysteria Misc. Maxima: March 16th, 2012

Mysteria Misc. Maxima is a weekly feature which brings together links on religion and esotericism from around the internet.

• How scared would David have been of Goliath if the fabled giant was only six-feet tall? (History of the Ancient World)
• The Ten Commandments get a re-write that makes God sound more Deepak Chopra than Moses.  (Telegraph)
• Speaking of make-overs, the Episcopalians revamped their marriage ceremony to include same-sex couples. (Religion News Service)
• How related are religious identity and national identity? (Epiphenom)
• Decreasing rates of church attendance are impacting the number of bowling alleys in America. In related news, God hates league night.  (USA Today)
• Jesus Christ Superstar is named Huffington Post’s  best Jesus movie. Sorry Ted Neely, despite this honour, Ian Gillan is still the best Jesus OF ALL TIME. (HuffPo)
• Because I love, love, love JCS: New Yorkers should totally go see the Stratford production which opens next week on Broadway. (Globe and Mail)
• A review of Pink Smoke Over the Vatican, which looks at the Catholic Women Priest movement. (Feminism and Religion)
• What’s it like being a female Mormon missionary? (Feminism and Religion)
• Scotland memorializes those who died in the witch hunts. (Deadline News via @uraniamoon)
• Here’s an interesting inter-faith dialogue: Hindus and Pagans. (The Wild Hunt)
• Should Neopagans use a term whose origin is mostly pejorative? (Pagans for Archaeology via LFHC)
• What are the signs that you’ve become enlightened? (Strategic Sorcery)
• A nice look at Lon Milo Duquette through the years.(Orange County Register via The Magickal Universe)
• Speaking of Babalon, the symbolic feminine in Thelema. (Ankhafnakhosu)
• The latest edition of The Pomegranate is out. Here’s the table of contents. (Letter from Hardscrabble Creek)
• Mark your calendars for the European Identity Politics and the Memory of Paganism conference panel. (Heterodoxology)
• If you didn’t like Owen Davies’ picks for best grimoires, maybe this top-ten list will suit your fancy. (Talking About Ritual Magick)
• Finally, these Christian card counters empty out casinos in the name of the Big J. The Son of God: redeeming your sins and helping you beat the money changers since 33 CE. (Boing Boing)

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