Some Critiques Of The American Christian Film Industry
Here are some interesting takes on the cinematic sub-genre of Christian movies, a small but apparently thriving industry in theContinue Reading
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Here are some interesting takes on the cinematic sub-genre of Christian movies, a small but apparently thriving industry in theContinue Reading
My first introduction to the secretive lobby group known as the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (DHI) was back in the summerContinue Reading
The Judeo-Christian myth of a small group of select men and women surviving a primordial deluge to repopulate the worldContinue Reading
In recent years the covert growth of the pseudo-religious organisation known as the Church of Scientology has been delivered a seriesContinue Reading
The term Irish Republican Army (IRA) – or more rarely, Army of the Irish Republic – entered the modern politicalContinue Reading
An interesting snippet from an interview with the Sinn Féin president and Louth TD, Gerry Adams, recorded in July atContinue Reading
The monumental landscape around Teamhair na Rí or the Hill of Tara in County Meath features several springs closely associatedContinue Reading
As WorldByStorm notes there are some surprising results from last weekend’s Irish Times poll on abortion (yes, yet another one). A clearContinue Reading
Christmas is my least favourite time of the year, bar the urine-scented test of patience that is Saint Patrick’s Day. EvenContinue Reading
Today’s winter solstice in the northern hemisphere has been marked by the now traditional sunrise ceremony at the 5000 year old burialContinue Reading
Following on from my post highlighting the formerly fractious debates in the cloistered world of prehistoric and Medieval Irish and Celtic studies,Continue Reading
I regularly scan the internet for new books or articles examining Medieval Irish literature, particularly those discussing the possible religious beliefs of the pre-ChristianContinue Reading
Just when you think that the US presidential election has reached its absolute nadir, that there are no further levels of insanity thatContinue Reading
The Australian fiction author, Hannah Kent, whose debut historical novel, “Burial Rites“, was published to critical acclaim in 2013 is currently promotingContinue Reading
A guest post by Megas Begadonos of the website, Unchaining the Titan, reinterpreting for a modern audience the Medieval Irish figure of Crom Cruach,Continue Reading
Ireland’s indigenous literature has long regarded the ninth wave, reputedly the outermost one surrounding the shoreline of the country, as a supernatural boundary. When the invadingContinue Reading
On the 4th of November 1923 the Jewish-Russian newspaper Rassvet (“Dawn”) published a short essay by the conservative Zionist writer Ze’ev JabotinskyContinue Reading
Independent TD, Danny Healy-Rae, living proof if ever there was one that evolution is not always a forward moving process, has staged anotherContinue Reading
I recently purchased a copy of “Celtic from the West 2“, the follow-up volume to “Celtic from the West“, the 2012Continue Reading
The Leabhar Gabhála Éireann or “Book of the Taking of Ireland” is a Medieval collection of poems and prose narratives purporting toContinue Reading
Sunset on the last day of April, May Eve or Oíche Bealtaine, is the traditional start of the Irish and pan-Gaelic festival of BealtaineContinue Reading
There are people of both genders around the world who oppose the provision of clinical abortion services to women for aContinue Reading