Religion 2.0 » Podcast http://ivorybakery.com/religion2 Religion 2.0 is a learning blog + podcast about upgrading and remixing our religious sensibilities. By learning a larger way of speaking, thinking, and feeling about our lives, we gain new skills and tools to reimagine and redesign religion itself so that it helps to strengthen and unite us, not weaken and divide us. Isn`t it about time religion got an upgrade? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en ©Rahim Taliesin Snow religion2@ivorybakery.com (Rahim Taliesin Snow) religion2@ivorybakery.com(Rahim Taliesin Snow) 1440 Religion 2.0 Rahim Taliesin Snow Ivory Bakery spirituality education being God happiness gratitude meaning next future forgiveness critical creative thinking Upgrading and Remixing Our Religious Sensibilities Ivory Bakery presents Religion 2.0 -- a learning blog + podcast about upgrading and remixing our religious sensibilities -- with your host, Rahim Taliesin Snow. By learning a larger way of speaking, thinking, and feeling about our lives, we gain new skills and tools to reimagine and redesign religion itself so that it helps to strengthen and unite us, not weaken and divide us. Isn`t it about time religion got an upgrade? Rahim Taliesin Snow Rahim Taliesin Snow religion2@ivorybakery.com No no http://ivorybakery.com/images/logo/r2/r2_logo_144x144b.png Religion 2.0 http://ivorybakery.com/religion2 144 144 Episode 2: Forgiving Your Religious Upbringing http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/02/18/episode-2-forgiving-your-religious-upbringing/ http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/02/18/episode-2-forgiving-your-religious-upbringing/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:26:05 +0000 Rahim Taliesin Snow http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/02/18/episode-2-forgiving-your-religious-upbringing/ In this episode, I peel off the bandage so we can look at the ways religion has hurt us and how we can truly begin to heal. The moment we make the decision to forgive our religious upbringing is the moment we begin to see its gifts. Only then can we work creatively to heal the religions of the world and ourselves in the process.

Duration: 32 min 21 sec

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“Many of us remember quite well how our religious upbringing failed us. The memory of those failures is vivid. If words like God, scripture, heaven, faith, church, prayer leave a bad taste in your mouth or just make you want to tune out—that’s a strong sign that your relationship to religion carries unhappy memories.

And the effects of those memories not only burden us throughout our lives but also block our ability to talk about religion gracefully, to see any meaning or value in it, and especially to work creatively with it.

So when I talk about religion in a positive light or try to share some ideas on how religion can be upgraded with some new words and new ideas and new perspectives, since your teacup is already full of those painful unhappy memories, some of the ideas I’ll be sharing won’t have a chance of getting into your teacup. You’ll block those new ideas or you’ll tune out because on some level you have a deep belief that religion is just out to hurt you and nothing good can come of it.

From my perspective, that I shared with you in the first episode, it doesn’t have to be that way. Religion can become a force for good, but it needs our help. When we remain unforgiving, religion remains unforgiving. When we become forgiving, religion becomes forgiving. We’re linked, you see. So that’s why we want to look at our religious upbringing and start to identify those things that disappointed us or hurt us and we want to start to forgive them. And one way to start the process of forgiving is with an apology.”

]]> http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/02/18/episode-2-forgiving-your-religious-upbringing/feed/ 32:21 In this episode, I peel off the bandage so we can look at the ways religion has hurt us and how we can truly begin ... In this episode, I peel off the bandage so we can look at the ways religion has hurt us and how we can truly begin to heal. The moment we make the decision to forgive our religious upbringing is the moment we begin to see its gifts. Only then can we work creatively to heal the religions of the world and ourselves in the process. Duration: 32 min 21 sec Your Listening Options 1. Listen through your browser: click the play icon above 2. Listen through iTunes: click the iTunes icon on the right 3. Listen on your computer or your mp3 player: right-click the download link above and then choose "save link as" to download the mp3 file Excerpt "Many of us remember quite well how our religious upbringing failed us. The memory of those failures is vivid. If words like God, scripture, heaven, faith, church, prayer leave a bad taste in your mouth or just make you want to tune outmdash;thatrsquo;s a strong sign that your relationship to religion carries unhappy memories. And the effects of those memories not only burden us throughout our lives but also block our ability to talk about religion gracefully, to see any meaning or value in it, and especially to work creatively with it. So when I talk about religion in a positive light or try to share some ideas on how religion can be upgraded with some new words and new ideas and new perspectives, since your teacup is already full of those painful unhappy memories, some of the ideas Irsquo;ll be sharing wonrsquo;t have a chance of getting into your teacup. Yoursquo;ll block those new ideas or yoursquo;ll tune out because on some level you have a deep belief that religion is just out to hurt you and nothing good can come of it. From my perspective, that I shared with you in the first episode, it doesnrsquo;t have to be that way. Religion can become a force for good, but it needs our help. When we remain unforgiving, religion remains unforgiving. When we become forgiving, religion becomes forgiving. Wersquo;re linked, you see. So thatrsquo;s why we want to look at our religious upbringing and start to identify those things that disappointed us or hurt us and we want to start to forgive them. And one way to start the process of forgiving is with an apology." Religion,2.0,Rahim,Taliesin,Snow,Ivory,Bakery,spirituality,education,being,God,happiness,gratitude,meaning,next,future,forgiveness,critical,creative,thinking Rahim Taliesin Snow no No Episode 1: Why Religion? Why here? Why now? Why bother? http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/01/30/episode-1-why-religion-why-here-why-now-why-bother/ http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/01/30/episode-1-why-religion-why-here-why-now-why-bother/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:03:05 +0000 Rahim Taliesin Snow http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/01/30/episode-1-why-religion-why-here-why-now-why-bother/ In this first episode, I introduce my vision for raising our religious intelligence through religious education and how you can help, regardless of whether you’re a theist, a nontheist, an atheist, or something else altogether.

Duration: 29 min 48 sec

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“Can I come up with a way to creatively and critically engage religion? Can I come up with a way to participate wholeheartedly in the religious life so that it feeds my body and mind and heart and everything?

Can it be emotionally satisfying as well as intellectually honest? Can I enrich myself even further by bringing even more intelligence, compassion, and creativity into the mix?

Can I bring in science, art, philosophy, psychology, all areas of research and study under the sun? In other words, does my religious life flourish when I add deep honest heartfelt questioning into the mix?

Can it help me come closer to understanding myself, all the people around me, and the world? Can my heart, like Ibn Arabi said in the poem I recited at the beginning, become capable of all forms and become inclusive of all things, all beliefs, all perspectives?

Finally, can I create new words, new perspectives, new models, new images of understanding that will help other people in their own lives?”

]]> http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/2008/01/30/episode-1-why-religion-why-here-why-now-why-bother/feed/ 29:48 In this first episode, I introduce my vision for raising our religious intelligence through religious education and how you can help, regardless of whether you're ... In this first episode, I introduce my vision for raising our religious intelligence through religious education and how you can help, regardless of whether you're a theist, a nontheist, an atheist, or something else altogether. Duration: 29 min 48 sec Your Listening Options 1. Listen through your browser: click the play icon above 2. Listen through iTunes: click the iTunes icon on the right 3. Listen on your computer or your mp3 player: right-click the download link above and then choose "save link as" to download the mp3 file Excerpt "Can I come up with a way to creatively and critically engage religion? Can I come up with a way to participate wholeheartedly in the religious life so that it feeds my body and mind and heart and everything? Can it be emotionally satisfying as well as intellectually honest? Can I enrich myself even further by bringing even more intelligence, compassion, and creativity into the mix? Can I bring in science, art, philosophy, psychology, all areas of research and study under the sun? In other words, does my religious life flourish when I add deep honest heartfelt questioning into the mix? Can it help me come closer to understanding myself, all the people around me, and the world? Can my heart, like Ibn Arabi said in the poem I recited at the beginning, become capable of all forms and become inclusive of all things, all beliefs, all perspectives? Finally, can I create new words, new perspectives, new models, new images of understanding that will help other people in their own lives?" Religion,2.0,Rahim,Taliesin,Snow,Ivory,Bakery,spirituality,education,being,God,happiness,gratitude,meaning,next,future,forgiveness,critical,creative,thinking Rahim Taliesin Snow no No