Warren Nozaki Eschatology, Islam, Judaism, World Religions

Keeping Sacred Space Sacred or Fussing over Real Estate?

Browsing the news online, I came across Time magazine Matti Friedman piece entitled Clashes Erupt at Sacred Jerusalem Site. It concerned a clash between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police, which ended in some injuries, particularly a Palestinian woman who suffered a head injury from a rubber bullet. This all happened near the Western wall, … Continue reading Keeping Sacred Space Sacred or Fussing over Real Estate?

Warren Nozaki Eschatology, Hell, Review

Does God Send Christians to Hell to Fire Up their Testimony?

Bill Wiese, a former real estate broker, purports that on November 22, 1998 at 11:00 p.m. he fell asleep alongside his wife Annette and woke up 3:00 a.m. the next morning in the fiery pit of hell, which he describes in a book entitled 23 Minutes in Hell (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2006). Naked … Continue reading Does God Send Christians to Hell to Fire Up their Testimony?

Warren Nozaki Eschatology, Movies

Action, Doom, and Gloom For Sale and Busines is a Booming: My Thoughts on 2012

The mysterious Long Count Mayan Calendar completion date of its 5125.36 year cycle on December 21, 2012, along with a few promotional Web sites (http://www.thisistheend.com/ and http://www.theinstituteforhumancontinuity.org/), has for Roland Emmerich's 2012 (Sony Motion Pictures) paid off. Released November 15, 2009, the movie “opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 … Continue reading Action, Doom, and Gloom For Sale and Busines is a Booming: My Thoughts on 2012