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Religion is a historical phenomenon pertaining to a definite period in the development of human society. It has its own cycle of emergence, development, and demise. Religious faith and religious sentiment, along with religious ceremonies and organizations consonant with this faith and sentiment, are all products of the history of society. The earliest emergence of the religious mentality reflected the low level of production and the sense of awe toward natural phenomena of primitive peoples. With the evolution of class society, the most profound social roots of the existence and development of religion lay in the following factors: the helplessness of the people in the face of the blind forces alienating and controlling them in this kind of society; the fear and despair of the workers in the face of the enormous misery generated by the oppressive social system; and in the need of the oppressor classes to use religion as an opiate and as an important and vital means in its control of the masses.

In Socialist society, the class root of the existence of religion was virtually lost following the elimination of the oppressive system and its oppressor class. However, because the people’s consciousness lags behind social realities, old thinking and habits cannot be thoroughly wiped out in a short period. A long process of struggle is required to achieve great increases in production strength, great abundance in material wealth, and a high level of Socialist democracy, along with high levels of development in education, culture, science, and technology. Since we cannot free ourselves from various hardships brought on by serious natural and man-made disasters within a short period of time; since class struggle continues to exist within certain limits; and given the complex international environment, the long-term influence of religion among a part of the people in a Socialist society cannot be avoided.

For the first time, China has successfully landed an orbital reusable booster at sea.

“We Have Always Survived” Cone 5.5 stoneware, underglaze, glaze, nichrome wire $1,500cad (SOLD!)

20% of sales profit will be split and go to a trans aid organization in Canada and the US.

Huge thank you to Martina Lantin for putting together this NCECA - (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) exhibition “Beacon” at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Exhibition runs March 25-29, opening Friday, March 28th 6-9 NCECA bus tours - Wednesday-Thursday Collector’s Bus Tour ONSITE: Thursday 1:35-2:35

"A New Bike" (1960s Soviet Tajikistan)

2pm: "where's the dog he can't possibly have jumped over the fence"

3pm: "hi i live in [another village]! I got your dog here, if you can come fetch him?"