Today, I offer a lighthearted counter to last Thursday's heavy piece about how difficult it is to live in a world with so much modern violence shaped by ancient religious stories.
We're going back to Mesopotamia, baby!
(Bring your cows!)
And there, hopefully a brief reflection on a popular moon deity will serve to remind us of the humanity we share.
#History #Religion #Atheism #Humanism #HumanBehaviour #Culture #War
https://mlclark.substack.com/p/a-reprieve-from-todays-gods-into
I *really* love the story of Nanna and his beautiful cow, whom he helped when she was in distress during pregnancy. :) More god-stories need to have tender everyday anecdotes like that!