Queer Visions of FreedomA progressive multi-media blog for the Gay and Atheist communities.Useful Web Tools and Services (Web 2.0)- August 20, 2006 The web is changing quickly. Really quickly. Only recently, a diverse range of stable user-friendly free web tools and services came online. Many of these tools and services allow for social collaboration on a mass scale unlike anything seen previously in human history. Others allow the individual to store a lifetime's worth of information online, thus making it accessible from any internet connected computer to anyone, anytool and anyservice the individual gives access. Some people call this..http://www.queervisions.com/arch/2006/08/useful_web_tool.html Do We Need Religion to Make Good Decisions- August 18, 2006 No. We don't need religion to make good decisions. And by religion, I mean that which differentiates it from other community organizations: belief in the supernatural and the superstitious (a god being, prayer, miracles) and faith in the infallibility of ancient texts or the authority of the priestly class (bible, koran, pope, preacher, etc.). Decision making ought to be based on the best facts that one can surmise. Since we know that ancient texts are often filled with barbaric cruel...http://www.queervisions.com/arch/2006/08/do_you_need_rel.html Pema Chodron: Loving-Kindness- August 7, 2006 Pema Chodron is an American Buddhist nun and author whose teachings and writings on meditation have helped make Buddhism accessible to a broad Western audience. I have a couple of her books and admire her immensely. This last week she interviewed with Bill Moyers for his PBS special Faith & Reason. The first few paragraphs from her beautiful book The Wisdom of No Escape follow: "There's a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have ever been born on the earth that the...http://www.queervisions.com/arch/2006/08/pema_choedroen.html Podcast 11: Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack- August 3, 2006 In this broadcast, I've assembled selections from the award winning Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack. Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla's evocative theme opens and closes this playlist. In between you'll hear music from Rufus Wainwright, Roger Miller, Bob Dylan, Teddy Thompson and Bernie Taupin with performances by Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris. Download QVF Podcast Eleven (mp3) or Subscribe to the QVF Podcast Feed (iTunes, MyYahoo, Odeo, etc.). My Odeo Channel (odeo337f29069744ebb0)http://www.queervisions.com/arch/2006/08/podcast_11_brok.html |