Money.

What was back to the 50s all about?

Why did Generation X kick the Baby-Boomers' heads in?

Why did they choose Evangelical Churches over others?

The answer is:

Money!

They despised the Baby-Boomers' negative attitude towards money.

And they blamed their left-wing politics for the recession.

Any hint of Socialism or tax was labelled Marxism and attacked with full force.

And their attraction to Evangelical Churches was because most of the preach Prosperity Theology.

Prosperity Theology teaches that God wants you to be rich and successful.

And if you are rich and successful then God is smiling on you.

Idealism and poverty are seen as evil and signs that God is punishing you because you are a sinner.

Some of them even turned to the devil because they believed that the devil could grant them riches.

So its all about money!

And money is the root of all evil.

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Rock Music.

When I was young I listened to rock music like everyone else.

Later in life I worked out that there was Satanism hidden in the music.

But although some people disapproved of rock music no one told me that.

So I'm telling you now:

Rock music is Satanic.

It contains hidden messages about death.

This is the death to God written of by St. Paul.

The objective is to encourage sin and transgression in order to induce death and damnation.

Initially this was mainly through Hedonism and drugs.

But later it became about materialism, violence, and hate.

Each generation has its own temptations and curses.

These are designed to coincide with each generation's astrological make up.

So be warned.

Rock music is Satanic.

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Homosexuality and God.

When AIDS hit the gay community in the 1980s homophobic Christians insisted that God was punishing us for our sexuality.

They even opened a Hell House where gay men who had died of AIDS were depicted in torment.

But AIDS is no longer a death sentence.

In fact AIDS has virtually been cured.

 

So why do Christians still insist that homosexuality is a sin punishable by damnation and hell?

The truth is that this was not true then and it is not true now.

God loves His gay sons and daughters in the same way as He loves all His children.

We are not condemned.

And we go to Heaven when we die.

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The Wicked.

"Why do the wicked live on,

reach old age, and grow mighty in power?"  Job 21:7 (NRSV)

"They spend their days in prosperity,

and in peace they go down to Sheol."  Job 21: 13 (NRSV)

"Why does the way of the guilty prosper?

Why do all who are treacherous thrive?"  Jeremiah 12:1 (NRSV)

This is an age-old question.

And it can still be asked today.

If God is good why do the wicked prosper on Earth?

The answer to this question does not lie in the notion of Natural Justice.

We have an assumption that God will reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.

And if God is not doing this now then He will do it when we die.

But there is no evidence that God behaves in this way at all.

And this does not mean that the wicked are in some way more worthy than the righteous.

God is our Father.

And a good father will not condemn his own children.

And God can see things that we cannot see.

He knows that the wicked are acting out of fear.

And some of that fear is created by His own Churches.

And so God does not punish us.

 

God loves us like a Father.

He does not intervene to stop bad behavior.

But He waits for us to see.

To see His Love for us.

And His great Love for us will overcome our fears.

For it is fear that causes us to do what we know is wrong.

And it is God's prerogative to enact His amazing grace.

[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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Fear.

The mistake that the Traditional Churches and Modern Fundamentalist and Evangelical Churches make is to use fear to control people.

This is not new of course.

It goes back to the beginning of civilization in ancient Egypt.

Punishment, Judgement, and Hell have always been used to control people's behavior.

And those who use fear are the powers of this world - Pharaohs, Political Leaders, and their allies in positions of Religious Authority.

The purpose is to make people obey.

Ostensibly to make people obey Moral Laws.

But it has always been used to maintain power and authority over the masses.

And the modern right-wing technique of carrot and stick is also a manifestation of Machiavellian control.

But God does not judge us.

Judgement is a projection of our human concept of Natural Justice.

God is merciful, forgiving, and gracious.....

But this is not to say that God condones bad behavior.

God can see, however, that most of this is caused by fear.

And the Church is responsible for much of our fear.

But the scripture says:

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love."  1 John 4:18 (NRSV)

So do not fear God's wrath or the Day of Judgement.

That day will never come.

But let go of your fears and open your heart.

Then you will be on your way Home.

[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 Answer.

So what is the answer?

You will be pleased to know that there is an answer.

And that is love.

Most of our lives we are looking for love.

And some of us are fortunate enough to find it.

But the problems don't end there.

We are still subject to temptations and misunderstandings.

We are still in the grip of fears learned from our experience of the world.

We must unlearn what we have learned.

And learn the way of the heart.

For our real self, our soul, which is a spark of the Divine, resides in our heart.

It is the source of love.

And the goal of our journey.

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

Love God and love your neighbor.

Give your love to those around you.

And always follow your heart.

For God is Love.

And love is our salvation.

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The World.

When we are young we live in the protection of our parents' love.

But when we encounter the world we are confronted by fear and evil.

Fear in the playground.

And evil in the popular culture.

I do not believe that the devil is real.

But I do believe that devil-worshippers are real and that they are hidden in our popular culture.

And they do evil in our world.

Most people are unaware of this because most of it is unconscious.

Rock musicians, sports men and women, commentators, actors, directors, and novelists have turned to evil in the belief that the devil can grant them fame and fortune.

And so we are tempted and poisoned by evil disguised as good.

Sex and drugs and rock and roll leads to addiction and decadence.

 

And sexual license leads to divorce.

These alone have led to untold suffering in our world.

But hedonism and hate make us miserable and nasty.

There is no satisfaction in them.

So be aware there is evil hidden in our culture.

And pray to God to deliver us from evil.

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