Church.

The reason that traditional Church authorities do not know God is that when Christianity became the state religion the leaders of the Church adopted the carrot and stick approach of the worldly powers.

This approach is designed to keep the masses under control.

And much of the Church's traditional teaching has been twisted to achieve this end.

But it is based on fear and a dim view of humanity.

Jesus said that the world did not know God.

And this is the reason why.

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The Reality.

As a response to Satanism and negative influences in our popular culture it is not sufficient to merely return to the Church and its traditional theology.

Because this traditional theology does not correspond to the Reality.

The myth of the Fall of Humanity and our Salvation through the Cross is just that - a myth.

Making an idol of Jesus and claiming absolute status is not the way to Salvation. 

Salvation comes from Jesus' teachings.

We must listen to what Jesus said.

Not merely subscribe to some absolute idolatry.

Jesus said to love God and love your neighbor as yourself.

And his commandment was to love one another.

And so the way to Salvation comes through the heart.

Too much of the Church's teachings are based in fear.

Fear of sin, fear of punishment, fear of error, fear of the devil, fear of hell.....

And fear is what imprisons the heart.

It is fear that hardens our hearts and makes us cold and judgemental.

But Jesus frees us from fear.

He shows us a God who is merciful and forgiving.

He shows us a God who is our loving Father.

It is this that will save us.

Overcome your fears.

Open your heart.

And Live!

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History.

What Satanism hidden in rock music did in the 1960s and 1970s was encourage indulgence in drugs and sex in the hope that sin would induce death* and damnation.

In the 1980s a new generation was inspired by their Satanic rock stars to enact a Fascist reaction to the party of the 60s and 70s and scapegoat gays who were hit by AIDS.

This created the curious phenomenon of devils in heaven and the bad is good mentality of Generation X. 

This was endorsed by right-wing politicians, Fundamentalist Christians, and corporate plutocrats who used Hollywood and the media they owned to enforce their manifesto.

This survived a hiatus in the 1990s to enlist a younger group who openly support Nazism and violent methods to gain political power.

This group is supported by nationalist Evangelical Christians who have been poisoned by Satanic lies and Fascist propaganda. 

This has resulted in the election of Donald Trump and his billionaire allies.

But nothing lasts forever.

The opposition to Trump and his ideological thugs is growing and the political landscape is changing.

And so there is a return to the rational, anti-fascist perspective and a more just and compassionate world.

But Satanists in rock music and entertainment will try to wreck this as they wrecked the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

And so we must join with a third younger generation and return to the idealism of our youth without the indulgence and decadence induced by Satanism in rock music, entertainment, and sports.

(*This is death to God as described by St. Paul.)      

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Wrong!

Generation X are wrong about everything:

Bad is not good.

Hate is not O.K..

Judgement is not a prerogative.

Everything they don't understand in not bullshit.

Violence is not entertainment.

Murder is not a solution.

Evil is not normal.

God does not punish us.

Generation X are wrong about everything!

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Gay Pride.

The banning of Gay Pride events in Hungary is another example of Fascist scapegoating of gay people to create political power.

The use of scapegoating of a vulnerable minority is classical Fascism as practised by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi government in 1930s Germany.

We have seen this in Africa and now in Europe,

What the scapegoat does is create what Hitler called moral ease for the majority.

This is a psychological mechanism which deflects all blame and evil onto the scapegoat.

History has proven this technique to be evil in itself.

And it should not be tolerated in our modern world.

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The Light.

What are the things of the Light?

Honesty, truthfulness, charity, mercy,

Affection, forgiveness, acceptance, humility,

Compassion, non-violence, integrity, courage,

Patience, generosity, moderation, endurance.

All these things are of the Light.

But most of all Unconditional Love!

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Out of Darkness.

Rage, rage, against the darkening of the Light.

Since 1984 we have been told to be bad.

We have been led by the Material Girl.

We have been assailed by sharks, wolves. and devils.

We have been told to have a bad attitude.

We have been told to be despicable, abominable, and wicked.

We have been told to value vice.

We have been told that money justifies anything.

We have been told to show no mercy.

But the time has come to turn once again to the Light.

To value goodness, compassion, and forgiveness.

To banish hate and return once again to Love.

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The Universal Family.

Conservative Christians are adamant that we practise family values.

But if God is our Father then everyone is our brother or sister.

We live in a Universal Family.

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Propaganda.

How do these right-wing governments get elected when the people voting for them will be badly affected by their policies?

The answer to that is propaganda.

Scapegoating techniques targeting minority groups and left-wing parties trigger hatred and fear.

And much of this is subliminal.

So if you see words running along under your pictures or mysterious frames appearing while you are watching sport - worry!

This is subliminal messaging.

It doesn't register consciously but it goes straight into your unconscious mind.

And this triggers the reactions that they want.

Be warned!

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Politics in Religion.

Fundamentalist Christians may be right about covert Satanism in rock music but they are wrong about God.

God is not judgemental, rigid, and violent.

And He is certainly not right-wing.

And Satan is not the author of Liberalism.

Nor is he a left-wing politician.

Satanism in rock music was sex and drugs and rock and roll.

Peace and love came from God and His Messiah Jesus - The Prince of Peace.

But right-wing political elements within Christianity have used their knowledge to scapegoat Baby-Boomers because they are left-wing and liberal.

Satanism in rock music is just as responsible for Fascism and evil in Generation X and their allies.

And this continues to this day.

With female rock stars and sports.

So do not listen to Fundamentalists about God and Satan.

Their posture is slanted to empower their right-wing political views.

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Philosophical Differences.

Generation X believe that winning is everything.

And to achieve this you must be tough and hard.

And they project these qualities onto God.

Hence their belief in smacking children (The World's Strictest Parents).

And their right-wing political views.

But their greatest mistake is to worship a god of strength and violence.

They do not hesitate to judge and damn others.

And they think this wins.

But they are sorely mistaken.

God is Merciful, Forgiving, Non-Violent, and Gracious.

Which they equate with weakness and losing.

But they still insist that God must be tough.

Because life is tough and God must have made it that way.

You have to be tough to survive.

When confronted with God's Mercy they try to take advantage of it.

They want God's Blessing and they want Heaven but they have no intention of changing their behavior to gain it.   

So they steal His Blessing and they steal Heaven.

And this is the greater sin.

It is a sin against God.

And it is a sin against good.

But they won't listen to anyone.

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Love.

Love; rather than good works, knowledge, or self-denial; is the key to the door of Paradise.

Because good works, knowledge, and self-denial will flow from love. 

But they will be tempered by understanding.

It is not a matter of hard and fast rules.

These rules will be qualified according to the understanding of the heart.

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Dump Trump!

We should not cooperate with Donald Trump's campaign to subjugate the world.

We should protest at every opportunity.

We should protest at his ignorant legislation.

We should protest at his giving power to unelected billionaires.

We should protest at his nepotism.

We should protest at his cooperation with dictators.

We should protest at his blasphemy.

And Britain and Europe should devise a new defense treaty that excludes the United States.

Dump Trump!

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Hate Crime.

Two black Senegalese illegal immigrants were honored in the Spanish city of A Coruna for their efforts to save a gay man kicked and beaten to death by a gang shouting homophobic slurs.

Others watched on taking videos on their phones.

But they were unable to save the man who later died in hospital.

This is symptomatic of the rise of far-right influences around the world.

And the apathy of the societies around them.

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The Good Old Days.

The good old days were not all that good.

But they were a good deal better than they are now.

In the 1950s the churches were full and the workplace was fairer.

But the Churches were full of hypocrites and it was "a jungle out there".

In the 1960s we had the 8 hours day and full employment.

But the advent of rock music saw a decline in standards and the beginning of drug problems.

This only worsened in the 1970s despite an improvement in social justice and an interest in spirituality.

But with deregulation and a new generation in the 1980s we began to see an increase in corruption and an eroding of the goodness of humanity.

Despite a respite in the 1990s this has continued to this day.

So that now we are wicked and the workplace is a nightmare.

The disparity between rich and poor is at an all time high.

And no one seems to care.

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Mercy.

God does not punish us.

God does not judge us.

God loves us.

We are His beloved children.

God is not an angry tyrant.

God is our loving Father.

His face is Mercy.

And His heart is Love.

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Rock Music.

Rock music has been infected with covert Satanism since the 1960s.

Satanism is a form of hedonism* and rock bands encouraged indulgence in sex and drugs in the hope that our sins would lead to death and damnation**.

And so what we have to eliminate from our lives is this degenerate influence.

Therefore we should practise moderation in sexual matters and abstinence from drugs.

Drugs are a major cause of mental illness and they have been used in Satanic rituals for centuries.

Aleister Crowley, a noted black magician and Satanist from the early 20th Century, recommended their use in conjunction with perverted yoga practices.

His writings include instruction on how to make pacts with the devil.

The rock stars of the 1960s and 70s made no secret of their admiration for Aleister Crowley.

And so their music is disturbing and dark.

But most of this is subliminal.

And this is still happening today.

Rock music wears a mask of glamour and popularity.

They are Dogs*** and Divas.

But their influence will drag you down and addict you to pleasure.

This leads to burn-out and emptiness.

It does not lead to happiness.

Leave it behind.

(*The Satanic Bible (1969) preaches a form of occultism which indulges in sin and fleshly pleasures.)

(**The Hippies and Baby-Boomers are not the perpetrators of Satanism they are the victims - the true culprits are the rock stars who betrayed them.)  

(***Gods backwards.)

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The Kingdom of God.

"'But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'"  Matthew 19:30 (NRSV)

Those who are first in the world: sharks, wolves, and devils - those who are shrewd in their own eyes.

Those who exploit workers and oppress idealism.

Liars, cheats, and thieves.....

Will be last in the Kingdom of God. 

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Devils.

You tell me you are sharks and wolves and devils.

You tell us to: "grow up", and "get real".

You say: "I'm no angel", "I'm pure evil".

But you have been propped-up by right-wing Christians and plutocrats.

So you think you are God's agents.

You criticize and judge.

And you punish.

But their support is merely flattery.

Because you have big egos they can indulge your narcissism.

For a purpose.

You are lying to yourselves.

Go to the end of the queue. 

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Leviticus 19.

"You shall not hate in your heart any one of your kin.

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor* as yourself."  Leviticus 19:17 (NRSV)

"You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you."  Leviticus 19:28 (NRSV)

"When an alien resides in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.  The alien who resides with you shall be to you as a citizen among you, you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt."  Leviticus 19:33.34 (NRSV)

(*When asked: "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus responded with the Parable of the Good Samaritan.)

And so we should not hate anyone, we should not take vengeance or bear a grudge against anyone, and we should not oppress immigrants.

 

[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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Damnation.

Right-wing political forces are using damnation as a weapon.

Anyone they want out of the way is said to be evil and eternally condemned by God.

This makes them (the right-wing) seem pure and holy by default.

And it justifies victimization of the target people.

This is not new.

It has been done before.

But it has become prevalent in our world since the time of Ronald Reagan.

And Ronald Reagan is on record as saying: "Christianity contains unconventional weapons."

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The Heart of the Bull.

The star cluster called the Pleiades is situated at the heart of the Constellation of Taurus the Bull.

The Pleiades were seven sisters who wept for the death of their brother Hyas.

And so we are to have a heart of compassion that weeps for the sufferings of our brothers and sisters.

The Bible says: " the lord looks on the heart."  1 Samuel 16:7 (NRSV)

We have hardened our hearts against our gay brothers and sisters.

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

Compassion is the correct response to the sufferings of others.

Not fear, nor judgement, nor punishment.....

But compassion.

[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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Mental Health.

More than 46.8%* of LGBT+ people experienced mental health problems in 2024 compared to 16.0%* of the heterosexual community.

This is graphic evidence that bullying, hatred, and prejudice contribute significantly to mental health problems.

What it actually does is create psychic pressure which can make you doubt yourself and your own identity.

And a significant portion of this comes from the Church.

Telling people that they are possessed by the devil and are going to hell, that God hates them, and that they are offending God is perhaps the most cruel thing you can do to a person.

Especially because it is not true. 

These reactions are caused by fear:

Fear of disease and death.

Fear of offending God.

Fear of punishment.

Fear of the devil and evil.

But most of these things are imagined.

The reality is that God loves gay people.

He does not judge us.

And AIDS is virtually cured.

So they can't say God is punishing us any more.

But the fear and hatred has become embedded in their minds and their egos won't let them stop.

God forbid they could be wrong!

(*These are the figures for consulting a mental health professional.) 

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Damage.

Many gay men have been damaged by the Church.

2000 years of condemnation by Christians has seen many gay men fear their own sexuality or reject the Church altogether.

And since the AIDS crisis of the 1980s this has only become worse.

Many have rejected the concept of God in favor of an existentialist perspective.

"Better no God at all than a God who is like that."

And many are very negative about Christianity and the Church.

They react to the persecution and hate that radiates from many Christian Churches.

Few are aware that there are Christian Churches who affirm gay sexuality.

The Uniting Church in Australia is one such Church.

As is the Episcopalian Church in the United States.

But theirs is a quiet voice compared to the naysayers in the Fundamentalist Churches.

These affirming Churches must be more vocal in their defense of gay people and people of transgender.

So that young people hear a Christian voice that affirms the Love of God for His gay sons and daughters.

A voice that challenges the hate and condemnation of the ignorant.

A voice that reflects the reality of the Love of God.

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A Father's Love.

For many gay men life is a search for a father's love.

So it may come as a surprise to many that in fact this search ends with God.

God is our ultimate Father.

And our search for love ends with Him.

The inmost nature of God is Love.

There is no hate in Him.

And God loves His gay sons.

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God or Money?

Jesus said: "'No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and wealth.'"  Matthew 6:24 (NRSV)

We are now faced with a choice:

God or money? 

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Idols.

God's Churches; and indeed His Mosques, Synagogues, and Temples; have been invaded by idols.

Most religious people do not worship God at all.

They worship the idols of this world: money, status, fame, success, pleasure, power, authority, family.....

And they support political parties that reinforce their wealth.

They give token gestures to the poor and needy.

But they ignore the message of the prophets and of Jesus.

(The Golden Calf - Exodus 32)

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Peace and Love.

Peace and love and the redistribution of wealth.

This is what we stand for.

And this is what is under threat in our world.

It is not Marxism. 

It is not the devil. 

It is not wrong.

It is the Gospel:

"good news to the poor,

release to the captives,

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to let the oppressed go free."

Luke 4:18 (NRSV)

It is not a bonanza for billionaires.

It is not a rod of iron.

It is not a cult of personality.

It is the Magnificat.  (Luke 1:46-55) 

It is the Song of Hannah.  (1 Samuel 2:1-10)

And it is the message of the prophets.

[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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Jesus.

If Jesus walked through the door of an American Fundamentalist Church they would revile him and call him a Marxist and Woke.

And they would crucify him themselves.

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The Fountain of Living Water.

Jeremiah refers to God as the Fountain of Living Water.

Jesus refers to the Living Water in the New Testament.

And the River of the Water of Life flows from the Throne of God in Revelation.

I believe that this Living Water is Love.

"Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water." John 7:18 (NRSV)

And the inmost nature of God is Love.

So the source of life itself is Love.

It is from Love we come and it is to Love that we will return.

[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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Hellfire.

 

Have you ever wondered what all the fire is about?

It is hellfire. - the flames of hell.

And it is done quite deliberately.

Satanism hidden in our popular culture is cursing us and poisoning our minds.

It is all about death and hell.

Death to God induced by sin and damnation to hell.

By associating hell and the devil with sex rock stars seduce you into their world of hedonism and evil.

All in the hope that your soul will be damned to hell.

So don't just explain away what you see.

It may not be as innocent as you think.

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Ideology.

Most Americans seem to think that any Socialism is godless Communism.

And therefore God must be a Capitalist or a billionaire like Donald Trump.

This is reinforced by the American Dream of success and prosperity.

And this is why they oppose any attempts to help the poor or tax the rich.

Unfortunately this is a complete contradiction of both the Old Testament and the Gospels.

The Old Testament prophets favored the poor and needy - the widow, the orphan, the alien.....

And the Gospels are good news for the poor.

The ideology of prosperity is blasphemous.  

But Americans believe the lies.

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Satanism.

A colleague at my church commented that I made too much of Satanism in rock music and sports.

He didn't think it was that bad.

But that's because most of it is subliminal.

So it is affecting you subconsciously while you are consciously unaware of it.

It puts you in the pleasure zone and glamorizes evil.

And it tells you to hate and take drugs.

Indulgence in pleasure will leave you burnt-out and empty.

And evil will turn you away from God.

For God is our Salvation.

And God is Love.

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Misinterpretation.

What we are faced with is a complete misinterpretation of the Bible by the American right-wing Churches and their political allies.

The message of the Bible - both Old Testament and New Testament - is that God is on the side of the poor and the oppressed.

He is not a billionaire out to screw everyone for every penny they've got.

He is not a military strong man who will protect us.

He is not a liar and a cheat.

He is as vulnerable as a lamb led to slaughter.

He is non-violent.

He is gentle and humble of heart.

And He is good.

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Metanoia.

Metanoia is the Greek word for the change of heart that takes place when you become a follower of Jesus.

It has been translated as repentance or conversion and can be symbolized by the act of prostrating yourself before God.

But far too many people grab the benefits of discipleship without actually changing their behavior.

And so their sins remain.

They keep their riches, they indulge in worldly pleasures, they give token gestures to the poor and needy, and they exploit everyone and everything.

And they call themselves Christians.

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Beyond Natural Justice.

Most people think that God practises Natural Justice.

That is: He rewards good behavior and punishes bad behavior.

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

God is merciful.

He forgives sin.

And He refuses to judge.

That is because we all make mistakes and if God did not forgive no one would ever make it to Heaven.

So it becomes a matter of degree.

But as Jesus said: he who is forgiven more will love more.

So do not get stuck in ideas of Natural Justice.

For God is merciful and forgiving.

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