Essays to the Contrary

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  • The Earliest Mention of Christmas by dr omar

    Authors Note:  The following represents an extract from my book Trinity, the Metamorphosis of Myth.  On the occasion of this blighted season I thought it useful for some who may question the root of their delusion in light of the West’s overwhelming demonstrations of foolishness and plain old wickedness. Old Nick is indeed, ‘Old Nick’…

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  • Mercy, Worship & Communion: The Companion Maxims Part II by dr omar

      The Law of Mercy Unless a man is amenable to self-reproach, empathy and compassion, he cannot receive God’s mercy. Jesus said it differently: “unless a man is regenerated from above, he cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven’ … or … ‘love your neighbor as you love yourself.”[1]  Mercy is the grace-gift of ‘forgiveness and restoration…

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  • Truth, Mercy & Faithfulness: The Companion Maxims, Part I, by dr omar

    No Spiritual Law is a lesser edict. All Spiritual Law is united and integrated, but unlike the human body, one cannot discard a part or sever a ‘jot or a tiddle’. Instruction demands a degree of compartmental facility in order to enumerate their relevancy. Accordingly, I’ve striven for brevity and precise demonstrations in order to…

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  • The Inverse Principles of Divine Law by dr omar

    Consequences of Non-Compliance With Spiritual Laws Bearing these Prophetic dictums in mind, the correct focus of ultimate concern for Muslims is surely not hard science, which is inherently Islamic, but rather it is man’s implementation of these diktats in the interest of science.  This need may be described as a preconditioned context required for the…

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