In Pure Spirit

When is the Chinese New Year in 2012? The Chinese New Year is Monday, 23 January. That’s right. Chinese New Year is today. There are five different time zones in China. They range from UTC+5 to UTC+8. That means the first parts of China celebrate New Year at about 4pm GMT on Sunday the 22nd. [...]

In Canada, the Chatham-Kent Police kept a note of the star sign of some 1,986 people arrested in 2011. According to the police’s survey; if you are an Aries then you’re most likely to commit a crime – or, at least, be arrested by the Chatham-Kent police. Libra are second most likely and Virgo come [...]

Who is Krampus?. The short answer is that Krampus is the other side of the coin to Santa Claus. Krampus punishes wicked children in the same way Santa rewards good ones. Krampus is mainly still talked about in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia but on Krampusnacht in Germany they dress up as the demon. This video [...]

Father Gabriele Amorth is the Vatican’s chief exorcist. He had held the title for 25 years, was appointed by Pope John Paul II and may have carried out more than 70,000 exorcisms. Speaking at the Umbria Film Festival, the exorcist attacked Hinduism, Harry Potter and Yoga. On Harry Potter, he said; ”People think it is [...]

Krampus is the evil alternative to Santa Claus, the demon version of St. Nicholas. The Krampus stories are most common in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia but is traced back to countries with pre-Christian alpine traditions. Krampus is a devil like creature who punishes children who have been bad – the opposite of Santa Claus rewarding children who have been good [...]

A YouTuber with a strong conviction in his own faith has gone on a bit of a rant about Wal-Mart’s book selection. This blogger is not in the business of defending Wal-Mart but does notice the YouTube account is called “GodGunsGutsGlory4KJV” and is associated with the website of the same name. What’s the connection between [...]

Where do you buy good looking candles when you want to put something beautiful and appropriate into a ritual? It can be a challenge and it’s certainly the true that we don’t all have the time, space or ability to make our own. The craft site Etsy can be on solution. Take a look at [...]

Do you have an opinion on some of the more colourful Christian movements that come from the United States? What’s your view on Halloweeen? Do you think it’s still a religious occassion or is it just a good time holiday? This picture, which is now doing the rounds on the web, may interest you. The [...]

Do you believe that reiki works? Do you have proof? I would not be surprised if you’ve had that debate with friends and family in the past. Today, however, the debate takes a whole new turn in the UK. The Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA) started to regulate the claims made by websites and digital [...]

This screen grab of a question on the site Baby Center has been doing the rounds on the web. People are scratching their heads. Right wing Christians are scratching their heads in sympathy for the mother’s apparent angst. Everyone else are just scratching their heads. What do you think? Twitch asks whether she’s the greatest troll of [...]