My daughter asked the question today “How did the universe begin?” What follows is a collection of links to various creation stories. It should be said that there is no guanantee by me that any of these are authentic, this is just what is out there on the net: Creation Stories MicMac Mayan Phoenician Altaic Mohawk Great Albatross Yavapai-Apache Judeo-Christian Apalachicola Tlingit Oneida Hopi, Huron, Inuit and Japanese Sumerian Earth Mother Filipino Yokuts Babylonian Physics meets Christianity Zoroastrian Physics Ngiyaampaa Tagalog Hermes Trismegistus
The Message of Fatima Even though I didn’t grow up as a Catholic, I always wondered what the Third secret of Fatima was. It was the one that was not revealed publically until 1994. I had heard that one Pope, upon reading it, fainted. That was enough to pique my curiosity as a kid. So here it is.
More on repatriating indigenous bones: Prime Ministerial Joint Statement on Aboriginal Remains: July 5, 2000 -The Australian and British governments agree to increase efforts to repatriate human remains to Australian indigenous communities. In doing this, the governments recognise the special connection that indigenous people have with ancestral remains, particularly where there are living descendants. Repatriation in the Phillipines: Repatriation of ancestral remains is a worldwide issue and they would not lack for sympathizers. Among Filipino indigenous peoples, repatriation is not a novel concern for which there are eloquent precedents. Sometime ago, the mummified remains of a Cordillera ancestor were repatriated …