Dog Burials: Divine Escorts to the Afterlife?

Buried Dogs Were Divine "Escorts" for Ancient Americans
Anne Casselmanfor National Geographic News
April 23, 2008
"Hundreds of prehistoric dogs found buried throughout the southwestern United States show that canines played a key role in the spiritual beliefs of ancient Americans, new research suggests. . ."

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Dody Fugate has created a database of over 700 dog burials, many of them in the American Southwest and indicates a preponderance of burials during the period between 400 BC and AD 1100. Dog burials are a phenomenon found throughout the world, and recent research is focusing questions of religious significance to help determine why dogs were buried in a ritual manner, often with people.
--aggie castronuevo johann

Religion Afraid of Near-Death Experience Research, Says Dr. Neal Grossman

Religion Afraid of Near-Death Experience Research, Says Dr. Neal Grossman

"our culture has difficulty accepting the near-death experience phenomena: “All near-death experiencers come back claiming to know what the purpose of life is…"

Dr. Grossman argues that our culture will not embrace the "Golden Rule" answer to living life, as claimed by many of those who have returned from NDEs. As evidenced by the wealth of this nation, it can be suggested quite strongly that money trumps love. I agree with this. One only needs to watch the daily news to find support for this hypothesis--look at the terrorism that rages around the world, the wars in the Middle East, the racial strife, even road rage on our streets.

A.F. Castronuevo