Thursday, June 30, 2011

Madonna Mural No More (for now)

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The saga of the Surfing Madonna Mural of Encinitas has reached a conclusion (for now).  The artist responsible came forward and supervised ...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A visit to the Surfin' Madonna in Encinitas

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We took a quick trip to Encinitas to have a look at the Surfing Mary mosaic.  An up-close examination immediately reveals that the quality o...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Studying the world of secular people

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Pitzer College is a small (approx 1000 students) that is part of the Claremont Colleges (a university divided into five colleges).  Located ...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Another National Day of Prayer has Passed

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For those not up-to-date on the world of euche , today was the National Day of Prayer.  Read about this day in previous entries here , here ...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Religion makes a public art appearance in Encinitas

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A group posing as maintenance workers recently installed an interesting mural under a bridge in Encinitas.  Made to resemble stained glas...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A refresher on the history of some (non-native) religions in San Diego

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From a review of San Diego history published in 1908: Catholics :  San Diego was originally a Catholic mission, later abandoned and Old T...
Monday, March 7, 2011

Lomaland and equality

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As Women's History Month commences, we can look back to a time in San Diego when women could not vote, serve on juries, or participate i...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Civil rights activists, not who you think

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Last week Dallin Oaks, one of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles (and therefore a "prophet, seer and revelator") at the head of the Mor...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Mount Soledad Cross history, in outline

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The cross atop Mount Soleded is under scrutiny with a court ruling that it is unconstitutional.  But there have been similar rulings before....
Monday, January 3, 2011

Getting in on the ending action

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Another group is traveling the country proclaiming the end of the world.  This time the date is May 21, 2011, as calculated by Harold Campin...