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A Happy Atheistic Deepavali (aka Diwali) to Each and Every One of You!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Originally posted on S. Shankar:
I’m an atheist. There was a time—a green adolescent time of stumbling discovery—when because of my atheism I refused to enter temples, choosing rather to wait outside while my family disappeared inside for a while.…

Tagged with: Deepavali, Merdeka, S. Shankar, Yasmin Ahmad
Posted in I BLOG, Malaysia, Uncategorized

MyJihad: Can Malaysia do as much?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by freecatholic808 — 3 Comments

Malaysia needs someone like Imam Mazhar Shaheen to model civilized speech and behavior of this kind in place of the trash talk, bluster, bullying and mindless squabbles about who has a lock on using “Allah” and who is a real…

Gargoyles

Posted on May 4, 2012 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Contemplating the gargoyles on the Cathedral of Lujan as they were being explained to her, five year old Sophie listened, then very politely said: “Please don’t talk. I’m thinking now.” Understanding why these sentinels were needed to terrorize people into…

Tagged with: Bersih 3, Cathedral of Lujan, Gargoyle, Malaysia, Norway, Syria
Posted in I BLOG, Malaysia, Nuns, Rallies in Malaysia, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican

The whispering of the Word

Posted on August 13, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

. . . the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake– but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire– but the LORD was not in the fire. After…

Malaysia: Pope gets the View from the Pew

Posted on July 23, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Several hundred Malaysian Catholics have endorsed a letter to the Pope about Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the Vatican on July 19. Following are extracts from the letter which provides background and a context for the visit that Catholics…