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Given the rather..hmm..physical? reputation of the 60s the truth is that for at least part of it the 60s were also much more spiritual than most decades. We were,of course, a generation that had been raised in church or temple more than people are now. The changes were led first,oddly enough, but the Roman Catholic Church and by American Judaism. The RCC was led by a frail elderly Italian In his few short years as Pope he changed the Church hopefully forever by convening Vatican II. It was not just about the language of the Liturgy, it was about a fundamental change in the Church toward mercy and away from guilt. How well it took is still open for question.

American Judaism became a factor in American life as prejudice, while not leaving at least lessened. And the children of Shoah looked for ways to fill the holes left by so much death and pain.

And in mainstream Protestant Churches many clergy tried to play catch up with being "relevant". Which was all well and good but in many cases it was lip service that people saw for what it was worth. And many conservatives were chased into the fundamentalist congregations where everything was black and white.

But it was not all mainstream. As mentioned, the fundamentalist churches started a growth explosion in reaction to everything that was going on. Paganism as we know it today was primarily formed in the 60s. And there was increased exploration of Eastern religions and philosophy. There were even people looking at American First Nation religions, which to be honest were tolerated at best by most First Nations. Especially since many of them embraced FIrst Nation theology for one reason..


..can anyone say "drugs"? Sure you can.

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I actually saw her today. Poor thing, at least she is young enough that her heart will survive the shock. By the way she ran she is obviously becoming familiar with the house. And getting bigger too. Next up is getting her to stop long enough to get a picture.