9/11

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Cover Grue No. 2 (1985). Pen and Ink, by Peter H. Gilmore (detail)

Regarding “Humanity” on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks—Magus Peter H. Gilmore

I have written essays on both the first and tenth anniversaries of the 9/11 tragedy. You can read both by clicking this link. On this 20th anniversary of what I still consider to be a prime example of the murderous madness of theism, I note without surprise that, over these two ensuing decades, ongoing acts of terror—of lesser scope and scale—have been perpetrated for a panoply of motivations. Terrorism, as opposed to the more formal aggression of declared and fought wars, is specifically directed at people simply going about their lives, whose sacrifices have done little to raise anyone’s consciousness […]

Ruins of the World Trade Center

On the Anniversary of 9/11—Pondering Our Current State of Siege

We grow ever closer to the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks which shook many Americans from their complacency. How quickly was vanquished the hubris that our nation was invulnerable to mass murders committed by those claiming religious grounds for exterminating others whom they considered to be the enemies of their faith and political ambitions. In the ensuing years, we’ve seen similar horrendous deeds around the globe, perpetrated by those who find their prejudices and fanaticism sufficient cause to terminate the lives of individuals with whom they’ve not had any contact—people essentially unknown to them who are sacrifices on the […]

9/11—NEVER FORGET THAT FAITH KILLS

As the years pass, we have grown accustomed to the annual ghost shafts that gleam skywards from the grounds upon which the World Trade Center towers once stood. Do they summon forth fury aroused by the injustice of that atrocity, or are many people just wistfully recollecting the times before that day shattered their perceptions? I consider it worthwhile on this anniversary to recall the violence, sparked by a toxic theism, that murdered so many innocent folk who had a myriad of beliefs supporting them that as they sought to live and prosper. Sadly, the forms of religion which thrive […]

Church of Satan Sigil of Baphomet

9/11—FAITH KILLS As is my practice, I again take this occasion to ponder theism-inspired atrocities that continue throughout our world. Since last year, our major media has devoted significant coverage to terrorist attacks in the US, UK, Spain, Germany and Russia, but there are many savage incidents in other nations wherein innocent lives have been extinguished that do not receive such attention. While other socio-political factors are involved, subservience to doctrines interpreted by those claiming to speak for fictional deities is a primary motivator for the injury and slaughter of those with differing beliefs, whether it be one or multitudes. […]