The Voice.

The thing about the Voice is:

It's just that:

A voice.

It's all talk!

Jesus said of these: "'You hypocrites!  Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines."'" Matthew 15:7-9 (NRSV)

So take no notice of what they say.

They'll agree with you.

They'll say: "That's what I said!"

They'll butt in.

But they won't listen.

They have no intention of changing.

It's all just talk!

[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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Relativism.

What Trump and his supporters tried to do was to relativize truth.

Anything inconvenient or which they disagreed with was said to be merely an opinion or completely made up - usually by the media.

And what they wanted was said to be the absolute truth.

Trump was well-known for flipping an argument. 

But this is sleight of hand.

Truth cannot be relative.

Facts are not exchangeable.

There is an absolute truth.

And it is not just someone's opinion.

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Backwards.

Generation X are Bad.

And many of them have turned to Satan because they blame God for their suffering.

This manifests as blasphemy, profanity, and lies.

They wear their caps backwards as a sign of their Satanism - which is religion backwards.

They flip arguments.

And they reverse charges.

This is what is hidden in the darkness.

Which is why they wear black.

They worship violence and power.

And their philosophy is strength (teeth).

This is the Beast with its "terrible teeth".

But the Beast is eventually defeated.   

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X.

Generation X are Bad - in their own words.

They have rejected Peace and Love.

And that is their curse.

For Peace and Love are our Salvation.

They are the inmost nature of the Most High God - 

who is wholly Good.

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The Black Shirts.

After the permissiveness of the 1960s and the decadence of the 1970s we saw a sharp reaction into fascism.

These are the Black Shirts.

The right-wing pseudo-religious Fascists.

They hate Liberals and Socialists.

And they scapegoat Hippies and Gays.

They are vicious, violent, and vengeful.

Many have turned to Satan.

And many glorify Hitler.

But their evil is hidden by darkness.

And they deny their Satanism.

Their hate was harnessed by right-wing political figures.

And their evil was sanctioned by conservative Christians.

But the truth will out.

Fascism is no better than permissiveness or decadence.

It is violent, deceitful, and evil.

We should leave it behind.

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Orthodox Satanism.

Satanism is the inverse of Orthodox Christianity.

It is not Progressive.

And it is not new.

Therefore Satanism includes the errors that are inherent in Orthodox Christianity.

In fact Satanism is a reaction to the errors of Orthodox Christianity.

That is: punishment, judgement, sex phobia, homophobia, misogyny, Penal Substitution Theory, guilt, shame, and fear.

And because these errors are cause by fear of God the basis of Satanism is fear itself.

They are reacting to a false image of God. 

The vengeful, violent God of the Old Testament.

But Jesus brought us a new image of God.

A loving Father who is ready to forgive and forget.

A merciful, compassionate, non-violent God who transcends sin and evil.

So, because these things are rooted in fear, they will eventually be forgiven.

And all will be welcomed in Heaven.

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Youth Culture.

With the demise of the Church and the denigration of ideals the only message young people hear is "work harder" and seek fame and wealth.

This purely materialistic approach does not bring happiness.

And so many young people have no meaning in their lives.

Much is expected of them but they are given little or no support.

This has resulted in a crisis of mental health among young people.

Many live alone and claim to have few or no friends.

What is needed is a people-centered approach.

An approach that puts people before profit.

Most young people are exploited in the workplace.

And owning their own house seems out of reach.

So what do they have to live for?

They go to clubs and venues to meet people where they are bombarded with negative messages and examples. 

They are tempted with alcohol and drugs.

And their role models are evil.

They need love.

And they need to learn how to love.

But who will teach them?

Who will show them how?

My prayer is that God will find ways to show them the path of Love.

And save them from the evils of the world. 

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The World.

We are born into a world that is marred with error, corruption, deceit, and hypocrisy.

We are told to aspire to worldly success.

But we are expected to work towards a better world. 

We are told to obey authority.

But we are expected to be just and honest.

We are told that God is angry and judgemental.

But we are told that God loves us.

No wonder we are confused and make mistakes.

But we can appeal to God directly in prayer.

He will answer.

And He will put us on the path to Salvation.

God is Love.

Spiritual development is centered in the heart.

Spirituality is not about ideation.

It is not about righteousness or morality.

It is about love.

And love is our Salvation.

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The Promised Land.

Israelis claim that God promised the land in the Middle East to Israel.

But the facts are that God promised the land to Abraham and Abraham had two sons:

Ishmael and Isaac.

Ishmael is the father of the Arabic people.

Isaac is the father of the Jewish people.

They are both descended from Abraham.

So the Palestinians (who are descendants of Ishmael) and the Israelis (who are descendants of Isaac) have equal claims to the Promised Land in the Middle East.

And so the dispute between the Palestinians and the Israelis should be handles as a dispute between two brothers.

And a peaceful settlement should be negotiated.

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