He Had It All.

He had it all:

A good job, a three-figure salary, a beautiful wife, a big house, luxury cars, investments, beautiful children.....

But it wasn't enough.

He still wasn't happy.

Because he lacked one thing:

A good heart.

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Lip Service.

I believe that God says of Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christians what Jesus said of the Pharisees:

"These people draw near me with their mouths 

and honor me with their lips,

but the hearts are far from me,

and their worship of me is a human

commandment learned by rote."

Isaiah 29:13 (NRSV)

This is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 15:8,9 and Mark 7:6,7 (NRSV)

And it is true of much of his Church today.

They point the finger as Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar pointed the finger at the sores and boils on Job's body and insisted that God was punishing him.

But Job is justified in the end.   

God says to Job's accusers: "You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has."  Job 42:7 (NRSV)

And so we will be justified in the end.

And the hypocrites will be put to shame.

[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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Mental Health.

If you're serious about mental health

Do something about the Homophobia and Satanism in the AFL.

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Hate.

Fundamentalist Christians say that they hate gay and lesbian people because they are sinners.

And they say that God hates us.

But the Bible says: "Whoever says 'I am in the light', while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.  Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light." 1 John 2:9,10 (NRSV) 

And so they are not "in the light" as they claim but deep in the darkness of hate and evil.

For "God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them." 1 John 4:16 (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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Gay Love.

When a gay man approaches you don't panic.

He is offering you his love.

If you do not feel able to respond in a sexual fashion it is best to let him down gently.

Violent sexual rejection can have dire consequences.

But you may feel able to accept his love.

If he is able to accept your wishes.

And so we must proceed with respect.

We must respect your wishes, your rights, and your vows.

And then you may feel able to respect our offer of love.

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Good Gays.

Gay people are good.

I know that some out of bitterness and spite may turn to the dark side.

But the overwheming majority of gay people are good.

Allegations by fundamentalists that gays are possessed by the devil are groundless.

This delusion is based on dubious passages in the Bible.

And it is rooted in fear and ignorance.

Gay people are good.

And they are loved and valued by God.

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The End.

Just as the Age of Pisces saw the end of blood sacrifice to God.

So the Age of Aquarius will see the end of the theology of Original Sin and Redemption through Jesus' Death on the Cross.

These things are offensive to modern sensibilities.

They cannot last.

And they will be replaced by more positve theoogical conceptions.

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