The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

A few years ago I ran into a person online who claims that Jesus and God made revelations to him which he wrote into a book. While normally this would not be so very interesting, this man, Michel Potay, also claimed to have been a clergyman of the Moscow Patriarchate. I am curious as to whether anyo...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153840.stm " "Coca-Cola uses all these Orthodox symbols in a blasphemous way by placing images of Coca-Cola bottles inside the pictures," the complaint said, according to Russia's Ria Novosti news agency. "Some images are deliberately turned ups...

I would consider your job as a customer service job though, whether others would call it sales or not. Now THAT'S funny. A car salesman -- 1) Customer walks into the showroom because he ALREADY wants to buy the product (car,truck, etc.) 2) Customer says "I want that car with a truckbed on the ...

Last night I watched Sarah Silverman's "comedy" show on cable TV. I am the opposite of someone easily offended, but I was offended. In the episode I saw, the premise was that Ms. Silverman was dating God. She happened to run into God in a park after they had had a sexual encounter in the p...

Thanks, Cyprian, for adding that interesting quotation and citation. It seems to refer to mostly Greco-Roman deities though. It is at times like this that I am sorry that my liberal arts education treated the Greeks as the beginning of earthly civilization (for academic purposes.) I really feel like...

I would be happy to answer your question Joasia. Books like "The Secret" espouse the philosophy that we alone control our destiny, by the power of our thoughts. This is a common theme in sales meetings. Salesmen are badgered with questions about why they are scared to be rich or successful...

I really like your take on my question. It seems as if you are suggesting the idea that some of these ancient pagan mythologies might be seen as almost a sort of early prophesy of the Christ to come. It is often said that Christianity developed by building its feasts around existing pagan holidays -...