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Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Open House at Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Mosque
November 7, 2009 from 9am to 5pm
This event is open to the public, from 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM for everyone who wants to learn more about Islam and Muslims. There will be guest speakers, question and answers panel, free food and refreshments, free Quran and other literature. Modest…
November 3, 2009
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Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Open House at Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Mosque
November 7, 2009 from 9am to 5pm
This event is open to the public, from 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM for everyone who wants to learn more about Islam and Muslims. There will be guest speakers, question and answers panel, free food and refreshments, free Quran and other literature. Modest…
November 3, 2009
John Hummel added an event
Happy Science Seminar at Intercontinental Hotel Tampa
October 28, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Just a note from my friends over at Happy Science of Florida. They'll be having a special seminar by Mr. Yuki Oikawa, CEO of Happy Science USA titled "Spirituality : The Real Secret of Success: A Meditation For Prosperity & Happiness from 'The Livin…
October 26, 2009
I accidentally found this almost immediately after writing that response, and in the opening paragraph is a link to the history of the Holy Trinity: http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/divinity.html
September 7, 2009
woops I meant Peter II not Mark II.
September 7, 2009
this totally reminds me of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta where Atman (the self), Ishvara (God in deity form), and Brahman (Infinite, One, The one without a second) are all different levels of perceiving Brahman, and Brahman is the on…
September 7, 2009
I'd be willing to go for it, depending on time and activity. Singing sounds fun, just as a thought :).
June 11, 2009
First, I like Alan's though and Maggie's idea that the Trinity may have come from older beliefs. That said, I just don't like the "oh, it's so far above you you won't understand it." Physics is hard, but someone can eventually get it. So far, the b…
March 24, 2009

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If you live in Tampa Bay, Why are you here?
I moved here originally for work, and now own a home in the Gibsonton area.
How long have you lived here?
2 years now
What neighborhood do you live in, why did you choose it and what do you like about it?
I live in Gibsonton. While it's a little far from my day job in Bay Pines, it's a very nice, quiet neighborhood, and the community is growing.
What is your favorite thing about Tampa?
The variety of people.
What kinds of things are you involved in?
Politics and blogging/podcasting about religions in the Tampa Bay area.
Tell us about what you do.
I visit a different religious organization each week, and blog/podcast the experience and interview with the religious leaders. I also work with political campaigns to help elect people I think are good for our community and the nation.
Where else have you lived?
San Diego, CA.
Salt Lake City, UT
Vancouver, WA

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Understanding religions problem: The Trinity

For about the last 3 months, I've been visiting a different religion every week (or more, it seems). But there's one concept I'm just not getting.

The whole "Trinity" concept. Nearly every Christian religion I've talked to (Baptist, Catholic, Orthodox, etc) has mentioned this idea of "three in one", based on The Nicene Creed:

And in o
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Posted on March 19, 2009 at 8:03pm — 8 Comments

John Hummel

Episode 07 is up!

I now have a lucky number of episodes for the podcast, John Hummel Blogs the Religions.

Episode 07 is all about my visit and interview with the members of members of the Madinatul Ilm Islamic Center who practice Shia Islam.

I hope you enjoy it!

Posted on February 28, 2009 at 11:42pm —

John Hummel

I'm a member of Team Bonzai to run for cancer

I'm member of Team Bonzai for the Relay for Life event, looking to raise funds for cancer awareness and a search for a cure.

If you think you can help or want to donate, please join up. Or, if you just want to watch me run in my jogging shorts - well, I can't help your strange perversions, but knock yourself out.

Posted on February 28, 2009 at 8:46am —

John Hummel

Just got back from the Orthodox Church in Dover

I'll make a full blog post about it later (though I just finished writing about my experience at the Buddhist Katsel Dharma Center.

I really enjoyed my time with the members of the Orthodox church. Father Harry was very cordial, and the people were incredibly friendly and gracious.

I'll be heading out to the Madinatul Ilm Islamic Center this Saturday - guess I should add that as an event, right? The Madinatul Ilm center is Shia Islam, and I'm r… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2009 at 4:49pm —

John Hummel

Protestor's at Islamic Center

This is just uncool - people standing outside a local Tampa mosque denouncing Islam.

That's right - celebrate the value of "freedom of religion" by - denouncing someone else's religion. Tell you what - when we're out of homeless people to feed and sick people to heal, then we can complain about other people's religion.

And this is why I'm doing my project. This kind of thing just torq… Continue

Posted on January 31, 2009 at 8:58pm —

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At 9:33pm on November 3, 2009, Julia Gorzka said…
thanks for sharing the Islamic Open House. It looks like you are having quite the journey blogging the religions!
 
 

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