Michael’s Blog
Women in the Bible – How Church scribes diminished and devalued women in the early elite Christian Church
If you are an evangelical Christian, a member of the Christian orthodoxy, or just someone that believes that the bible is an authoritative source for spiritual guidance and inspiration, you have a problem. That problem, as born again bible scholar Bart D. Ehrman...
Misappropriating Spiritual Teachings
Right-wing elites often use the bible to justify their beliefs and actions. However, in many cases, their reading, if they actually read it at all, is selective and misinformed. The example in this article demonstrates how elites misread, misappropriate, and weaponize the spiritual teachings of this world to suit their own economic and political agendas.
The Masonic Tarot as “Discourse Delivery Device”
An article written for Canadian Journal of Sociology entitled “A Sociology of Tarot,” burst the mythical bubble that surrounds the western Tarot deck by pointing out that the tarot is not a spiritual tool of deep cosmic/spiritual wisdom, as its creators would have you...
Covid-19 — Not the “Chinese” flu, the .01 percent flu
Personally, I’m not a big fan of judging others and pointing fingers. People make mistakes and they should never be punished for them. Instead, they should be supported in their efforts to straighten themselves out and make things right again. But when John Ziegler...
Murdering the Mi’kmaq for Canada
I am currently working on a revision to my Canadian studies sociology course, specifically a unit on racism. In the unit, I am including some information on Edward Cornwallis, an English aristocrat who came to Canada to help expand the British colony. He is an...
What is Money?
Do you know what money is? Money is a medium of exchange, and a store of value. The question is, from whence does the value derive
The Mystical Shaman Wise One Maria Sabina — My Observations
Some thoughts on an Mazatec indigenous wise woman
2020 – The Year Ahead
In optometry, the number 2020 represents perfect vision. When you have 2020 vision, you see things clearly. It is the same for the year 2020. The year 2020 is the year of perfect vision, and final choice. From the lowest and most insignificant to the richest and most...
The toxic Catholic Church – how a priests firing exposes a toxic culture of silence and suppression
An article about a toxic Church culture, and what happened to a priest who chose to stand up to it
Thomas Szasz and the Myth of Mental Illness
A review of the sociological classic, “The Myth of Mental Illness.”