Climate Worship Is Nothing More Than Rebranded Paganism By Sumantra Maitra for The Federalist Lynn Townsend White Jr., an American historian from Princeton, wrote an influential essay in 1967, at the height of the cultural revolution in Western campuses, arguing that Christianity and Judeo-Christian values are responsible for ecological disaster and climate change. The essay, naturally, was adapted by generations after, ironically almost like a document of faith. The central argument went like this. White argued, “The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture.…
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THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF BRAZIL MARK THE BEGINNING OF LENT WITH THEIR ANNUAL 5-DAY ‘CARNIVAL’ BRIMMING WITH TRIBAL PAGANISM
THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF BRAZIL MARK THE BEGINNING OF LENT WITH THEIR ANNUAL 5-DAY ‘CARNIVAL’ BRIMMING WITH TRIBAL PAGANISM by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins Carnival began in the 1830s as a continuation of the Portuguese tradition of celebrating and indulging on the day before Lent begins. Lent is the 46-day period observed primarily by Roman Catholics as a means of sacrifice and abstinence in preparation for Easter. During the late 1800s, street musicians and dancing were introduced in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, in addition to themed costumes and…
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