BINARY GENDER: ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF CREATION binary: something made of two things or parts; compounded or consisting of or marked by...

I’m gay and not ashamed to admit it. Yes, readers, I’m coming out of the closet and admitting that I am gay. I’m happy and carefree....

A few years ago I had some of my artwork in a booth at an outdoor art fair in Peoria. A man stopped by and looked at my work. He said...

Linguistic superstition is the belief that saying certain "negative" words will produce negative results, and saying certain "positive"...

Syncretism is defined as "the combination of different forms of belief or practice" (Webster's). The word syncretism does not appear in...

I recently read a quote: “The average church today is an institution supported by the husbands of its members.” This quote appeared in...

I read somewhere that one of the four noble truths of Buddhism is that “Suffering exists,” or “Life is difficult,” or something like...

Pagan cultures have different superstitions about sneezing. Sneezing, depending on the number or type of sneezes, is believed to be a...

Buttercup Botkin of East Peoria passed away on January 31, 2023, just a couple weeks shy of her 15th birthday. Buttercup was born in...

The Hebrew language has a history unlike the history of any other language. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70, the...