Slingshot.

Conservative governments around the world,

emboldened by President Trump in America,

have brought in draconian anti-gay legislation.

This when AIDS is virtually cured,

and a younger generation are positive about gay rights.

But as we saw in Poland and Hungary the successors to these governments have reversed their legislation and reinforced gay rights.

This is what will happen in the future.

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The Death.

The Death is death to God as described by St. Paul.

"For the wages of sin is death." Romans 6:23 (NRSV)

And Satanic rock bands push sin and transgression in order to induce death and damnation.

The darkness hides them.

And Hippies and Gays are their scapegoats.

But this is not new.

It goes back to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, it is Madonna and Michael Jackson, it is Guns and Roses and Metallica, and it continues with Mylie Cyrus and Taylor Swift.

But there is no guarantee that The Death is real.

The devil and death are negations.

They are religion backwards.

God is Life!

And our search for God is our lifeline.

And peace and love are teachings of Jesus.

So don't listen to the music of death.

Keep your mind on God.

Light, Life, and Love.

And put your faith in Him.

[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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Melt Our Cold Hearts.

Hearts of stone are cold.

Hearts of stone are hearts hardened by fear.

So in order to transform them into hearts of flesh we must overcome our fears.

And what will overcome our fears but the Love of God.

Love God and love your neighbor.

And your love will be requited.

Then your fears will melt away.

And love will be your vocation.

["I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh."  Ezekiel 11:19 (NRSV)]

[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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One.

God is One.

Dualism* is a myth.

Dualism was conceived as an explanation for what we experience in life.

But it is not factual.

The existence of evil has no substance in reality.

Evil is an idea.

It only exists in the minds of humans.

What we call evil in our world is in fact the product of fear.

Deliberate evil has no foundation.

It is not supported by powers.

There is only one supernatural power.

And that is God.

And God is One.

(*Dualism claims that there are good and evil forces governing our lives.)

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Photosynthesis.

The carbon-dioxide we exhale is absorbed by trees and converted by sunlight into sugars that feed the tree.

So what is waste to us is life to the trees.

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Death.

Those who follow Satan believe that the devil has the power of death*.

But all power comes from God.

So death to God is powerlessness itself.

The devil is a born loser.

So do not listen to those who follow the devil**.

His worship is lies.

And his curse is suffering.

(*Death to God as described by St. Paul.)

(**If he even exists.)

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Warfare.

Warfare is the opposite of Jesus' teaching.

Jesus taught peace and love.

"'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.'"  Matthew 5: 9 (NRSV)

And so Spiritual Warfare and Culture Wars are not the way of Jesus. 

Jesus said: "'Do not resist an evildoer.....'"  Matthew 5:39 (NRSV)

and: "'Pray for those who persecute you.'"  Matthew 5:44 (NRSV)

In Astrology Mars is a malefic planet, Venus is a benefic planet.

So do not perpetuate the conflicts in our world by waging war.

But be a Peacemaker and look for ways to reconcile warring parties.

[Scripture quotation (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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