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December 2005

ARTICLES, NEWS & VIEWS

Italicized comments are written by the editor: Hal Siemer.

Many American Christmas traditions are German.

By Hal Siemer

The destruction of Atlantis as a planetary phenomenon.

By Jennifer Coelho

The footlocker: A Christmas story.

By Don Ecker

A Knights Templar property.

By Hilary Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter consulted psychic while in office.

Roman Catholic tradition of Limbo in limbo.

Vatican intent on preserving veil of mystery over icon.

Israeli women placing underwear on tomb of venerated rabbi.

Christians strip to build a new Eden.

Court TV unveils 'Haunting Evidence.'

Track Santa live!

If you think greetings such as "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" are poor substitutes for "Merry Christmas," most Americans agree with you.

Pope says save Christmas traditions.

At inland base, Scientologists trained Top Gun.

Masonic lodges in Benedictine monasteries.

Book Review - The Occult Tradition.

David Carr and Beantown Productions debunk 'The Da Vinci Code' in documentary.

Podcasts get religion.

A 26-year-old graduate student finds a rational spiritual structure in Freemasonry.

German Protestant youth group creates calendar with nude scenes from Bible.

Former stripper takes God's word to world of porn.

Christmas controversies crop up coast-to-coast.

"Christmas" missing from Bushes' card - conservatives angry.

Reasons why Alexander the Great lived up to his name.

Rocker Rat Scabies, hidden treasure and Rennes-le-Chateau.

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the tomb of England's King Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey.

Myths and legends of monsters on the Rio Grande.

Witchcraft is moving into the mainstream in the Netherlands.

Ancient tools at High Desert site go back 135,000 years.

Sacred rocks to be moved.

'Dummies' and 'Idiot's' religion books prove smart bet for publishers.

Nepal to probe mystery 'Buddha' boy.

Scientology office near university sparks criticism with allegations it's a cult.

Naomi Judd's new talk show will examine pop culture and spirituality.

The Knights of St. Edmund perform the medieval ritual of Commination to curse developers.

Book Review - Book looks at America as the Land of Oz.

Is Dick Cheney actually the Wicked Witch of the West?

"Viking Twilight," a movie in the making, is a tragedy drawn into the maelstrom of the quest myth: A Viking chieftain strives to preserve his Norse faith.

Monks come to blows at rebel monastery in Vatican dispute.

Documentaries to explore Freemasonry.

Ben Franklin: patriot, thinker, Freemason, and founder of the Thanksgiving feast.

The Museum of London is opening a new gallery exploring the history of the medieval capital.

"Most people, including children, drank ale made from malted barley without hops - they even drank it for breakfast."

Could this be the first "Malt-O-Meal?"

Italian icons are said to possess supernatural powers.

In Britain, "Fairies" stop developers' bulldozers in their tracks.

Yet here in the U.S. the Supreme Court has decided that homeowners have few rights if government feels it can make a buck on development.

Mexican islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot.

Friars of Assisi lose their independence as Pope reins in adventurous negotiators.

America's Founding Fathers were profoundly religious, but in their own ways.

Harry Potter is required reading in university religious studies class.

Buddhist Insight meditation alters brain patterns in ways that are likely permanent.

One of Wales' oldest wells, thought to be a pagan site rededicated by early Christians, is to be restored.

Is Europe Losing its Christian Identity?

Britons 'back Christian society.'

L.A. TV station probing UFO footage.

The Devil is in the details.

UCLA area landmark houses a Masonic past.

Uniting Masonic and academic pursuits at UCLA.

German TV probes Knights Templar caves enigma.

CS Lewis's magical children's classic is about to light up the big screen, but behind the fantasy lies a real-life tale of loss, quest, and salvation.

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