From Hillsong to Hellsong: a megachurch under investigation | 7NEWS Spotlight

From Hillsong to Hellsong, shocking new revelations about Brian Houston’s megachurch. Victims speak out in Spotlight’s season return, in this full length documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgtOSd1IVGA It was once hailed as one of the most influential religious organisations in the Western World, a global megachurch, preaching a rock’n’roll brand of modern Christianity. But just as quickly as… Continue lendo From Hillsong to Hellsong: a megachurch under investigation | 7NEWS Spotlight

Megachurch pastor accused of sexual abuse is still preaching | VICE NEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtNvu6J1CAQ Dallas Megachurch pastor Rickie Rush still preaches to a congregation of thousands every week, despite numerous allegations of physical and sexual abuse. The pastor denies all charges but sisters Renee Phillips and Donna Fields are determined to get justice. RELATED CONTENT:

“Sucking on Words”: Kenneth Goldsmith | Documentary (2007)

"If every word spoken in New York City daily were somehow to materialize as a snowflake, each day there would be a blizzard." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT_Epx1s6mI The words of Kenneth Goldsmith, described by Juliana Spahr as 'the world's leading conceptual poet', and by himself as 'the most boring writer that has ever lived'. His ideas are being… Continue lendo “Sucking on Words”: Kenneth Goldsmith | Documentary (2007)

‘Life and death decisions are being made’ by artificial intelligence | NBC News

In view of this evidently inexorable event, the question arises, what remains of the eternal light of the soul once the artificial lights have been turned on? What remains of it after the soul has ceded a good part of its former luminosity to the more and more clever artifacts of the world, to computerized… Continue lendo ‘Life and death decisions are being made’ by artificial intelligence | NBC News

“The truth is terrible: Nietzsche’s idea of an aesthetic justification for existence” – Brian LEITER

The esthetic attitude toward life is characterized by contemplative passivity, randomly selecting everything that suits its subjectivity. The world is a stage, and man, the spectator, passively watches it. The conception of life as spectacle eliminates its tragic element as well as those antinomies which drag you like a whirlwind into the painful drama of… Continue lendo “The truth is terrible: Nietzsche’s idea of an aesthetic justification for existence” – Brian LEITER

Abused at Christian Summer Camp | Vice News

If you are a child growing up in the Church, what are the odds of being abused by a priest or any other figure of religious authority? At least 50/50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idY-44IZ1SY For years, a former staffer at Kanakuk Kamps, one of the country’s most popular Christian summer camps, abused dozens of boys. Vice News speaks… Continue lendo Abused at Christian Summer Camp | Vice News

“The Kabbalistic definition of Love will blow your mind” – Rabbi Simon JACOBSON

Rabbi Simon Jacobson is a pioneering speaker, educator and mentor to thousands. He is the Dean and Founder of The Meaningful Life Center, coined "The Spiritual Starbucks" by the New York Times, which bridges the secular and the spiritual. He is the author of the best-selling book Toward a Meaningful Life (💎 https://www.amazon.com/Toward-Meaning...) which has… Continue lendo “The Kabbalistic definition of Love will blow your mind” – Rabbi Simon JACOBSON

“Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible” – Gregory B. SADLER

This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker. This Core Concept video focuses on Leo Shestov's work All Things Are Possible, and discusses his views on creativity, creative work, writers,… Continue lendo “Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible” – Gregory B. SADLER

Murder: No Apparent Motive | Documentary (1984)

Before all of the technological convenience of surveillance, it was much easier to get away with murder. There was a "golden era" of serial killing that coincided with post-war bloodlust and paranoia and seems to have tapered off around the time when cell phones rolled out to the masses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZvrIDHF4AA DNA science was either nonexistent… Continue lendo Murder: No Apparent Motive | Documentary (1984)