tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682689764476812265.post4050658657476678994..comments2023-12-08T08:52:02.346-08:00Comments on You, Me & Religion: Leah JaneYou, Me & Religionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182081644024956860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682689764476812265.post-53985148450000793692011-03-13T19:23:19.798-07:002011-03-13T19:23:19.798-07:00Thanks for featuring me, YMR!
And @G*3: I use the...Thanks for featuring me, YMR! <br />And @G*3: I use the A word for the reason some gays self-describe themselves as the F word, or why some women call themselves "bitch". It's a matter of reclamation and pride in my difference in my case.Leah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798094383285526940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682689764476812265.post-16760486132241346952011-03-12T20:40:56.761-08:002011-03-12T20:40:56.761-08:00> I decided to label my own spiritual practices...> I decided to label my own spiritual practices as “Apikoros”, which describes in the Jewish tradition, anyone who holds heterodox or unconventional views.<br /><br />That’s a rather kind interpretation. “Apikores” is typically used to mean “heretic,” with all of the same negative associations and more. It comes from “Epicures”, a philosopher who rejected superstition and advocated a life of asceticism, but whose followers gained a reputation for indulgent hedonism.<br /><br />Might not “Jewish Pantheist” more accurately describe you, without the negative connotations of “apikores”?G*3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682689764476812265.post-74313698496455633452011-03-12T15:11:31.087-08:002011-03-12T15:11:31.087-08:00An interesting site indeed. Spending much time her...An interesting site indeed. Spending much time here it will be a joy to think a while, answering the questions as well.<br /><br />Please have you all a good Sunday.<br /><br /><a href="http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">daily athens </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682689764476812265.post-28077413033676613592011-03-12T14:19:59.283-08:002011-03-12T14:19:59.283-08:00Thank you so much for your post, Leah Jane. I'...Thank you so much for your post, Leah Jane. I've greatly enjoyed reading your thoughts and agree with your view point :)<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />CoraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com