A Better World.

In the 1960s people thought that it was the beginning of something better in our world.

Peace and Love and Spirituality were everywhere.

But it didn't turn out that way.

The reason for this is that rock musicians who secretly practised Satanism sabotaged our generation.

Sex and drugs and rock and roll ruined many.

And AIDS, Generation X, and Reagan's revenge took care of the rest.

But a new generation has arisen.

The Millennials (born 1996-2010) have planets in Aquarius and they will take up where we left off.

The pendulum is swinging and the power demographic is changing.

So perhaps we will see something better in our world after all.

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Conflation.

Conservative Christians blame gays and lesbians for what David Bowie did.

And they blame the Hippies for what their rock starts did.

This is blatant conflation.

And because rock stars are involved with Satanism they demonize their fans.

But their fans are innocent.

Most of them don't believe the allegations in any case.

So they are blaming the victims.

This is based on prejudice and hate.

Which is fear.

And it suits their political purpose.

Gays and Hippies have become scapegoats for evil.

But we are innocent.

It is rock stars who are guilty.

But Conservatives use it as a weapon which is fed by the media.

My prayer is that they will be cured of this insanity.

And returned to truth and reason.

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Fruit.

"'The tree is known by its fruit.'"  Matthew 12:33 (NRSV)

The fruit of Generation X is: 

Bad, pure evil, no angel, a taste of the dark side, delinquents, hate, sin, moral relativism, union bashing. homophobia, racism, economic inequality, corruption, loss of wages and work conditions, sex addiction, fascism, vice, materialism, hypocrisy, violence, and abuse.

"'The tree is known by its fruit.'"

[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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God's Love.

Jesus said: "'Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know you that you have sent me.'"  John 17:25 (NRSV)

The world thinks that God is vengeful, angry, and punitive like the authorities of this world.

But God is merciful, forgiving, and gracious.

And His inmost nature is Love.

[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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A New Thing.

"Do not remember the former things,

or consider the things of old;

I am about to do a new thing,

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."

Isaiah 43:18,19 (NRSV) 

And so God does new things.

When all seems lost God does something new.

And the new thing God is doing is Progressive Religion.

No more shall we look to the things of old.

But we will embrace change and a new philosophy.

God has taken a branch from the very top of the tree and planted it by water.

The water nourishes it and it grows.

At last it flourishes and bears fruit.

[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 Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

We are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

The devil is the evil influences in our popular culture which push: death, darkness, hate, vice, drugs, sin, violence, and evil.

And the deep blue sea is the false teachings of the Churches that God judges us, and punishes us, and that pushes:  guilt, fear, and even hate.

Both are homophobic and both are racist.

They do not know God.

As Jesus said: "'Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?'"  John 3:10 (NRSV)

Yet they do not.

They are blind guides.

But to leave God's House is to be prey to evil in the world.

Rock musicians, stars, and sports people sell their souls to the devil for fame, fortune, and a rock star reception.

And they betray us into lives of degradation, vice, and addiction.

This hidden evil sabotages us every day.

They want our souls in hell.

And they lie and deceive everyone.

So study the scriptures, pray, and contemplate the Divine.

Only then will you find the truth.

[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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Death and Birth.

The old Church is dying.

It is stuck in its ways.

And it is mired in the past.

But God has made something new.

Progressive Religion is increasingly popular.

It satisfies the intellect.

And it looks to the future.

So are you a part of what is dying?

Or are you a part of what is being born?

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New and Old.

Jesus said: "'Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of God is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.'"  Matthew 13:52 (NRSV)

And so it is today.

Progressive Christianity brings the treasure out of what is new and what is old.

[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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New Wine.

Jesus said: "'And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.  But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.  And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says "the old is good."'" Luke 5:37-39 (NRSV)

And so it is with Christianity in the New Age.

Old Orthodox Christianity is the old wine of our age.  And Progressive Christianity is the new wine that must be put into new wineskins.

For the congregations of the Old Church say "the old is good."

[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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Sex.

Jack Spong said: "Sex drove me back to the Bible."

By which he meant that the issue of sex in general, and homosexuality in particular, raised by the AIDS crisis, caused him to reassess his interpretation of the Bible.

And thus was born from his subsequent works the foundation stone of Progressive Christianity.

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David and Jonathan.

David said: "I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women."  2 Samuel 1:36  (NRSV)

The iconic king of ancient Israel was bisexual.

His love for Jonathan is celebrated in the Bible.

There is no question of condemnation or shame.

It is love.

Pure and simple.

"passing the love of women."

[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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Homosexuality.

When I went to see an Indian Yogi in the 1970s the first thing he said to me was: 

"If you want to be a spiritual person you will have to give up homosexuality."

As if it was a bad habit or a hobby.

But homosexuality is part of my identity.

It is who I am.

And it cannot be changed by will power or prayer.

I have come to realize that God does not discriminate.

He treats homosexual people in the same way as He treats heterosexual people.

We are His gay sons and daughters.

And we will inherit Eternal Life when we die. 

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The Iceberg.

Have you seen the posters for violent computer games?

Have you seen the advertisements for horror movies?

Have you seen the strange dark images in rock videos?

Have you seen the flames?

This is the tip of the iceberg.

What lies beneath is a mass of evil, most of which is subliminal.

Rock music, entertainment, computer games, literature, sports.....

All theses things contain hidden Satanic suggestion and sabotage.

We are poisoned and cursed.

 

But there is a God.

And He can save us.

Pray to Him.

And trust in Him.

He will deliver us from evil!

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Fear.

What separates us from God?

Not sin, not ego, not knowledge.....

What separates us from God is:

Fear.

And God's Church is full of fear.

In fact they preach fear.

Thus shutting their people out of God's Presence.

Jesus said to the Pharisees: "'you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.'"  Luke 11:52 (NRSV)

For God is Love.

And fear inhibits our ability to love.

You have nothing to fear from God.

God is good.

God is our loving Father.

And a loving father does not punish his children.

He loves them and tries to help them.

And so if you want to be in God's Presence open your heart.

Love God and love your neighbor.

Love even your enemies.

Then you will be 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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Rock Music.

The rock legends of the 1960s and 1970s are not the only rock musicians to practise Satanism.

I believe that all rock music is Satanic.

It would appear that they have taken them literally when they said that rock music was the devil's music.

Sex and drugs and rock and roll has ruined three generations of youth.

And their influence leads to endless suffering.

Negativity and subliminal suggestion lurk beneath the surface.

And videos are dark and violent.

Profanity and blasphemy pervade their music.

And they tell you to do all the wrong things.

They mask their evil intentions with whitewash.

And they lie to the media and fans.

So look more closely at what you are listening to and watching.

It may not be as innocent as you think!

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Hippies.

The rock legends of the 1960s and 1970s were secretly Satanic.

Their music was infected with subtle sabotage and temptation.

Their purpose was to encourage sin and consign our souls to hell.

But the Hippies were unaware of their rock stars' evil purpose.

And most of them don't believe it today.

So we cannot be guilty of evil.

We are not Satanic.

We are the victims of Satanism.

And any sins we may have committed are forgiven.

The Hippies are innocent.

We are not the agents of evil that some would call us.

And Peace and Love are attributes of God.  

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Hair.

You will notice that the original poster for the musical Hair has an inverted image.

This is representative of Satanic magic.

Subtle sabotage and temptation pervade the music.

Including The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In).

It would appear that their purpose was evil from the beginning.

They wanted our souls in hell!

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Mass-Media.

First it was the printing press.

Then it was the gramophone.

Then it was moving pictures.

Then it was radio.

Then it was television.

Then it was the Internet.

All of these mass-media vehicles have been used by cynical agencies in our society to influence the thinking of the masses.

And some of these agencies are evil.

So don't take everything you see and hear at face-value.

There may be subliminal messages and sabotage in the material.

Be aware.

And be critical in your assessment of entertainment and news broadcasts.

There may be evil hidden within.

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Winners and Losers.

Selling your soul to the devil does not guarantee success.

Plenty of people who have tried to do this have failed.

In the Bible the devil shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and says to him: "'To you I will give all their glory and all this authority, for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.  If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.'"  Luke 4: 6 (NRSV)

So they think that they can have whatever they want.

But this is a lie.

Success in this world comes from talent and commitment.

It is not a gift of some fictitious devil.

The devil does not exist in reality. 

The devil is an idea based in Dualism.

And Dualism is not factual.

There is only one supernatural power and that is God.

And God is good.

[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 Devil.

Just because you don't believe in the devil or dark powers does not mean that there are not people in the world who do.

What you have to realize is that other people may have a mentality completely different from your own, even contradicting your own.

I personally do not believe in a being called Satan but there are people in the world who do and act accordingly.

There are many people in the world who blame God for their suffering and some of these hate God so intensely that they turn to the devil as a preferable alternative.

Others are merely seduced by the promise of fame and riches and sex.

And they do evil in our world in the hope of a reward.

The fact that this has no substance in reality does not deter them.

They persist in their belief.

And they deceive and betray everyone.

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God's Work 2.

The reason that right-wing Christians and political parties oppose God's work is because they support the powers of this world.

They reinforce worldly authorities.

And they support the rich.

This is because money rules them.

The powers of this world do not want to pay for welfare or charity.

So they tell us it is not good.

And they usurp God's authority to do so.

If you claim to represent God's Will on Earth you have the ultimate justification.

This gives you absolute power.

And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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