Jesus' Message.

Jesus message was one of love, forgiveness, and inclusion.....

So why are so many of his Churches intolerant, hateful, and judgemental?

The Church has been part of the conservative establishment and as such it reflects the philosophy of the ruling elite.

This is more in tune with the Pharisees than Jesus.

So take what they say with a grain of salt.

And listen to the words of Jesus.

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Hard.

Hard is not the same as strong.

Hard-heartedness is in fact a product of fear.

But a strong heart is open and full of love.

To him compassion is not weakness.

And tears are not an embarrassment.

A big, soft heart is a sign of strength.

And power comes from giving love.

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AFL.

Homophobia is rampant in the AFL.

It is violent, virulent, and vindictive.

And it is not just players and officials at the clubs.

It is fans.

It is evident at games.

AFL clubs are not safe places for gay men.

Be they fans, employees, or players.

It is the last bastion of homophobia.

And it is unacceptable in a modern liberal democracy.

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Iceberg.

Most people will say that Satanism is not a problem because there is so little of it.

But that is because only one tenth of it is visible.

The majority of the activities of Satanism in our world are subliminal.

You will see the flames.

You will see the hand signs.

You will see the tongues.

You will see the backwards words and images.

But you will not register what they mean.

The unconscious messages are: that the devil is powerful. the devil is successful, the devil is lucky, the devil governs sex.....

All of these are lies.

All power comes from God, the flames of hell represent torment.

The devil is a born loser, he cannot win.

The devil is bad luck - Friday the 13th is unlucky, 666 is a curse.

Sex cannot be a thing of the devil - Sex was invented by God, its power and pleasure come from Him.

So if you are pretending that it does not matter you will be buying the lies.

And you will suffer.

Because they tell you to do all the wrong things.

And they want your soul in hell.

It works on your subconscious.

So think about what you see.

There is Satanism in rock music.

There is Satanism in sports.

There is Satanism in movies.

But nine tenths of it is subliminal. 

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The Scapegoating Mechanism.

The French philosopher Rene Girard describes what he calls the scapegoating mechanism.

This is the psychological phenomenon by which people externalize all evil onto a scapegoat - often a vulnerable minority group.

This creates a sense of moral purity and superiority.

He says that people then persecute and victimize the scapegoat.

This is what has happened since AIDS.

Many people have made gays and lesbians the locale of all evil in order to feel morally pure and good.

This despite their own attitudes and behavior.

Right-wing political forces have used this deliberately to gain political power. 

It is based on prejudice.

And it functions like a switch.

But it breaks down in the end.

And the scapegoat is vindicated.

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The Whole Damn Thing.

The shift in the zeitgeist inspired by Generation X is all bad.

Bad, delinquents, pure evil, X factor, no angel, attitude, badass, devils in heaven, excellent, ticks, the right thing, picket fences, boxer shorts, deb. balls, air guitar, School of Rock, violent horror movies, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Dancing with the Devil, greed is good, material girl, sharks and wolves, kick, violent computer games, red dead redemption, diabolo, the dark portal, and much more.....

All this is bad.

And it is responsible for the corruption and degradation of our society.

It undermines our ethics.

And it glamorizes evil.

Because it is based in Satanism.

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Satanism.

Those who turn to the devil as an alternative to God are not reacting against God at all.

What they are rejecting is the traditional authoritarian teachings of the Church.

These include: celibacy, penance, suffering, original sin, self-abnegation, obligation, fear, hell, and the mortification of the body.....

These teachings do not reflect the nature of God at all.

They are mostly Machiavellian mass control techniques.

They have their basis in fear.

But there is no fear in God.

God loves us.

And it is His Will that we be free!

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God's Church.

How can God's Church be run by people who don't know God and don't do His Will?

The answer is that those who seek positions in God's Church are interested in power and authority.

And so they are subject to the temptations of power and authority.

And even if they are not they will soon be indoctrinated into the authoritarian teachings of the traditional Church.

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Jerusalem.

"'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it!  How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!'"  Matthew 23:37 (NRSV)

What does this mean?

God is saying that His desire is to gather His children to Him with the love of a mother hen.

But those who run His Church are not willing.

They insist on the religion of fear and punishment.

And they slander and attack the messengers God sends to them.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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The Tombs of the Prophets.

Jesus said to the Pharisees and Lawyers: "'Woe to you!  For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.'"  Luke 11:48 (NRSV)

By this Jesus was saying that those who killed the prophets sent by God had appropriated their legacy and turned it back into the authoritarian carrot and stick approach of judgement and punishment.

And I say that the same thing has happened in the Church of Jesus.

And that the descendants of those who killed Jesus now run his Church.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Propaganda.

The truth is that for 40 years we have been in the grip of Fascist propaganda.

The demonization of the political left by Ronald Reagan and Fundamentalist Christians which saw innocent people subjected to shaming and damnation still haunts our political landscape today.

The pointing of the finger and scapegoating of gays and liberals is based on lies and deliberate deception.

These techniques were developed in Nazi Germany and they work for a time.

But in the end they will be seen for the evil they are.

The part of Generation X in these lies cannot be overstated.

But nothing lasts forever.

And their hate and violence will be exposed at last.

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The Gay Community.

There is no need to remind the Gay Community of the prejudice and hostility that still affects gay and lesbian people.

Political activism and perseverance will see us win out in the end.

But there is another negative influence which affects the Gay Community of which not many are aware.

And that is the dark influence hidden in rock music.

Gay venues invariably play rock music and videos for their patrons.

But there is sabotage and cursing in their products.

They whip up sexual promiscuity and wreck relationships with their superficial propaganda.

The excessive sexual activity of the 1970s was deliberately induced by duboius rock stars and celebrities.

And this will happen again unless we become more aware of the motives and techniques of those who entertain us.

Superficial sexual relationships were encouraged in the past when homosexuality was illegal and most gay men were married or in the closet.

This is no longer the case.

Young gay men are looking for a long-term relationship or even marriage.

So we must be aware of what we are watching and listening to at gay venues.

Moderation is advised in our modern environment.

But you won't here that from rock musicians.

So be aware.

And live!

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Pleasure.

When we are young we experience pleasure and we assume that this will make us happy.

But indulgence in pleasure leads to burn-out and emptiness.

It is not the solution it promised to be.*

This makes us very bad-tempered.

Until we find love.

Love is the universal panacea.

To be loved is good but to love is even better.

So give your love and live!

(*Pleasure is not banned but should be practised in moderation.)

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