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Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.'s Articles in Religion and Faith

  • Do People Choose to Be Homosexuals - Or Are They Born That Way?
    As everybody knows, gay marriage is a huge issue in our country right now. Whenever I read or hear opinions about gays and gay marriage, I remember my one and only sexual encounter with a homosexual.
  • Carlos Castaneda: The Final Lesson in Spirituality
    As I look around at the constructs of humankind, I see the living earth raped and poisoned without remorse. I see incredible cruelty and pain. I see lies and nonsense embraced as truth. I see unhappy people who aren’t true to themselves, wasting their lives. It’s enough to make me want live an authentic life, a journey I have not taken lightly.
  • Carlos Castaneda: The Fourth Natural Enemy
    For me, don Juan's explanation of the four enemies is the most remarkable stretch of writing I've ever read, not because of its artfulness, but because of its simple truth and usefulness. There are other guides to living and spirituality, and this one is particularly challenging. But since I first encountered it in 1973, I see myself on a journey towards knowledge.
  • Carlos Castaneda: The Third Natural Enemy
    Power, like clarity, is not only the reward gained by defeating one of the enemies of knowledge, it can also become the instrument of one's undoing.
  • Carlos Castaneda: The Second Natural Enemy
    From a young age we're told how things are. Do we stop there? If we can defeat fear and clarity, we can continue the journey of learning, we can remain open to yet more enlightenment and understanding.
  • Carlos Castaneda: The First Natural Enemy
    Don Juan's framework made sense to me: certain aspects of life were hard to confront and it would take a warrior's attitude to cope with them.

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