Non-Violence.

Many people wonder why God does not make the world a better place.

The world is full of lies, violence, war, corruption, hate, abuse, treachery, and evil.....

God does not intervene to stop these things.

But that does not mean that He condones them.

When the world becomes dark and violent He sends a messenger to announce the Light.

God does not use violence to enforce His message.

But the powers of this world will not listen to His messengers.

They stiffen their necks and cling to the power they have won.

And this includes the religious authorities our world.

"'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)

"From the day that your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them day after day; yet they did not listen to me, or pay attention, but they stiffened their necks.  They did worse than their ancestors did."  Jeremiah 7:25,26 (NRSV)

They adhere to the theology of punishment and judgement, the carrot and stick of heaven and hell.

And they attack and persecute any dissent.

God's message is non-violent.

It is a message of mercy, forgiveness, and love.

But few will hear this message and act on it.

[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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Politics.

If you reject the political left it is no use merely turning to the political right.

The political right sells the idea that strength and economic pragmatism are the answers to all the world's problems.

They claim spiritual rectitude and enforce social conservatism.

But the political right does not reflect the ways of God.

They are mean-spirited and stiff-necked.

They oppose social welfare and use force and coercion.

And they have succumbed to the temptation to use Nazi propaganda techniques: demonization, scapegoating, and lies.

These are not the ways of God.

God is merciful, forgiving, and compassionate.

And His inmost nature is Love.

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Unconscious Agents.

The Hippies and Baby-Boomers stood for peace, love, justice, and equality.

And as such they were unconscious agents of Jesus Christ*.

But the unholy alliance of the religious right, Generation X, and the corporations destroyed these ideals and principles.

And so the right wing killed Jesus.

And evil prevailed.

(*The philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King was based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.)

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The D-Generation.

Beginning in 1984 Generation X launched a generational war against the Baby-Boomers.

This was fed by Ronald Reagan's rhetoric and endorsed by the religious right and corporate plutocrats.

But rather than the judgement of God they claimed to be this right-wing violence destroyed the Baby-Boomers' ideals and principles.

We were reconstructed into mere consumers and pleasure seekers.

All that remained was holidays, tickets, and must-watch T.V..

Any political activism was labelled Marxism and dismissed.

We were blamed, shamed, and bashed.

And so the world became a darker, more ignorant place.

And it has continued on this path to this day.

So the time has come to return to the ideals of our youth and reassert our spiritual principles.

Peace and love, justice and equality, freedom and integrity - these things can save us.

But the greatest of these is Love.

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The Heart.

God looks on the heart.

And the heart is located slightly left of center in the body.

The strong right arm of God can too easily become a Nazi salute.

But the softer approach of the center-left reflects the position of the heart in the body.

And this is where we should anchor our politics.

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The Believer's Heart.

"'"Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water."'"  

John 7:38 (NRSV)

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Stiff-Hearted.

Materialism makes the heart stiff.

It is unsympathetic and stingy.

It allows but a trickle of love to emerge.

And they must live on this pittance.

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The Desert.

If you live your life chasing worldly prizes:

Money, possessions, fame, status, power, authority, victory.....

These things do not satisfy.

They are empty boxes.

And your life will be a desert.

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The World We Cannot See.

When Bob Dylan referred to "the world we cannot see" he was referring to the collective unconscious.

And the "Commander in Chief" of this world as the devil.

You may not believe in the devil but Bob Dylan obviously does.

His deliberately ambiguous comment about a deal he made with this "Commander" casts a shadow over his role as an Evangelical Preacher.

He may claim to be Born Again.

But he may just be the biggest liar.

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Satanism.

Rock bands from the 1960s onwards have followed Aleister Crowley and taken drugs.

This is a result of Satanism hidden in their music.

(Aleister Crowley was a Satanist and black magician who instructed people how to make pacts with the devil.)

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Drugs.

Aleister Crowley told his followers to take drugs and practise Yoga.

This combination is condemned by the Yogis.

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The Reality.

When you replace Soma (drugs) with Brihaspati (devotion) the search for God becomes real.

(The Council of the Gods decided that Soma fought on the side of the demons and his place was taken by Brihaspati.)

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Reagan's Apple.

What Ronald Reagan actually did was adopt Nazi propaganda techniques to create political power.

Demonization of scapegoats was what Hitler did to the Jews.

It is a political technique that creates "moral ease" for the majority.

By demonizing the political left in general and liberals and gays in particular the right-wing political machine mobilized fear and hate in Generation X in order to win power.

Generation X stood over the left-leaning Hippies and blamed and shamed them for all the evils of the world.

This was fueled by economic fears and generational jealousy.

They told us to "get real" and "grow up".

Meaning abandon our ideals and normalize corruption.

But this was not bringing us down to earth as they claimed it was corrupting our ideals.

They were not agents of God's judgement they were dirty, rotten scoundrels mobilized by evil.

Because God's way is not down to earth and corrupt, it is not the way of the world, it is a High Way.

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so my ways are higher than your ways,

and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

Isaiah 55:9 (NRSV)

So the judgement instigated by Ronald Reagan was a fraud from the beginning.

It was the temptation to use Hitler's political techniques.

They said "never again" then they used it themselves.

If you try to use the devil to win it will be the devil using you.

[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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Transsexual

If you think that transsexual people are unnatural and opposed to God's Will try reading The Song of Solomon in the Bible.

Throughout this epic love poem the gender of the Beloved changes between male and female.

The Beloved is likened to many things including both sexes.

So if your authority is the Bible there is evidence that transsexual people are beloved of God.

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Evil Words.

Bad, rogue, scoundrel, despicable, abominable, beast, darkness, night, shadow, malificent, wicked, hate, evil.....

These words have been deliberately planted in our popular culture by those who follow Satan* in order to corrupt your mind and turn you to sin.

The purpose is to turn you to such an extent that your soul will be damned to hell.

(Or so they think.)

So be aware.

And beware.

We are being betrayed!

(*You may not believe in Satan but others do!)

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Satisfaction.

"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, 

and your labor for that which does not satisfy?'  Isaiah 55:2 (NRSV)

The world chases after money, possessions, pleasure, status, fame, power, success.....

These things do not satisfy.

"Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, 

and you that have no money, come buy and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk, 

without money and without price."  Isaiah 55:1 (NRSV)

What is this mysterious water?

What is this intoxicating wine?

What is this nourishing milk?

What is this life-giving bread?

It is Love.

Only love will satisfy the soul.

[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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