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09/04/2026

Added On Cross-Cultural and Historical Near-Death Experiences: A Secular Historian of Religions Answers a Critic (2026) by Gregory Shushan to the Empirical Arguments section of the Life after Death/Immortality page in the Modern Documents section of the Secular Web Library. In this article Gregory Shushan responds to Keith Augustine’s characterization of his recent article “Diversity […]

09/04/2026

Previously Celebrating New Teachers: Education and Metaphysics with Squaring and Circling Now, The Unit: One of the big trends in differentiating instruction in elementary school education is Philosophy for Kids: This is a philosophy unit for gifted students grades 5-8, both in self-contained gifted classrooms and gifted students in community classrooms. I have taught grades ... It’s a New School Year! Here’s a Junior/Intermediate (gr 5 – 8) Gifted Student Creative/Critical Thinking Unit: Can Kids Do Philosophy?

It’s a New School Year! Here’s a Junior/Intermediate (gr 5 – 8) Gifted Student Creative/Critical Thinking Unit: Can Kids Do Philosophy? John MacDonald | September 4, 2026 Previously Celebrating New Teachers: Education and Metaphysics with Squaring and Circling Now, The Unit: One of the big tre...

08/26/2026

Previously, post series marking the end of summer: Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? Reflections as the Summer Comes to ... A Green Day End of Summer Post (Wake Me Up When September Ends; Minority): Case Against Faith and My First Published Short Story

A Green Day End of Summer Post (Wake Me Up When September Ends; Minority): Case Against Faith and My First Published Short Story John MacDonald | August 26, 2026 Previously, post series marking the end of summer: Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Wh...

08/25/2026

Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica ... ps: Postmodern Religious Thought as Religion without Religion

ps: Postmodern Religious Thought as Religion without Religion John MacDonald | August 24, 2026 Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2....

08/24/2026

We began this mini-series with a 3-part study of esoteric genealogy in Matthew and Luke, and added a fourth related post on esoteric Rosicrucian Lore: The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz. The 4 posts are here: Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely ... Esoterica and Godlessness

Esoterica and Godlessness John MacDonald | August 24, 2026 We began this mini-series with a 3-part study of esoteric genealogy in Matthew and Luke, and added a fourth related post on esoteric Rosicrucian Lore: The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.  The 4 posts are here: Why are there 2 Com...

08/23/2026

Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? And now, the Appendix In the last post I said in the comments: ... Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica

Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica John MacDonald | August 23, 2026 Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why....

08/23/2026

Added The Sunken Ship for Piano/Keyboard | Flat (2026) by Edouard Tahmizian to the Videos category on the Secular Web. Edouard Tahmizian has written a new work called The Sunken Ship. It’s his most serious work yet. Check it out!

08/22/2026

(The Steps of Freemasonry: Scottish / York rites, an image freely shared for distribution from any Masonic Lodge) For anyone interested in esoterica like freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, the image I outlined in the two previous posts of the path of substitutionary atonement sacrifice payment theology of Matthew vs the other path of repentance forgiveness theology ... (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

(Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? John MacDonald | August 22, 2026 (The Steps of Freemasonry: Scottish / York rites, an image freely shared for distribution from any Masonic Lodge) For anyone interested in esoterica like freemasonry and Rosic...

08/21/2026

(MacDonald Family Coat of Arms, wiki) The idea that bloodlines are not just historical but make figurative points is as old as the process itself, which makes sense in the case of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 (the genealogy in Luke may originally have been at the beginning of Luke) as bloodlines of Joseph that ... (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

(2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? John MacDonald | August 21, 2026 (MacDonald Family Coat of Arms, wiki) The idea that bloodlines are not just historical but make figurative points is as old as the process itself, which makes sense in the case of Ma...

08/21/2026

Added Fantasy Prelude by Christopher Norton and Edouard Tahmizian to the Videos category on the Secular Web. Check out this short tune that Edouard Tahmizian co-wrote with with legendary composer Christopher Norton, whose music is published by Boosey and Hawkes, ABRSM, and RCM!