Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Superyou
If you were a superhero, what would your power be?
Are there aspects of superheroism that are present in the real world?
Are superhero stories becoming a new mythology for modern times?
How do you integrate mythological and/or supernatural ideas into your life?
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Porcelain Unicorn
How much difference can individual efforts make in the midst of society-wide atrocities?
Has the holocaust directly affected your family or others close to you?
How does an entire nation allow such atrocities to happen? Could this happen again? How susceptible to destructive ideas are Canadians?
Did the horror of the holocaust leave western society more vigilant against human rights abuses and genocide?
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Three Minutes With Gates
Have you ever had occasion to tell someone your life's story? What are the highlights and low points? Do you think of your life as a narrative or just a collection of events?
When you walk past someone panhandling, how do you respond?
How do you think the average Canadian views ex-cons? How about employers?
How hard is it for people to change? Have you changed? What role does community life play in encouraging positive changes?
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Are All Religions The Same?
What common ground do many religions share?
What are the sources of religious conflict?
Where does the line between religious freedom and human rights protection lie?
Why is it that Jesus appears in several different religions, but occupies very different roles?
How do modern expressions of religion differ from the lives and teachings of their founders? How different are these founders from one another?
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