The Darkness.

Have you noticed how some people wear all black all the time?

It is a uniform for corporate workers.

And it is a uniform for Generation X.

It is also prominent among conservative Christians.

This is the darkness.

In the darkness you cannot see.

And others cannot see you.

"And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil."  John 3:19 (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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Politics.

At the last election in the United States conservative Christians said: "Jesus is coming back soon and he won't be happy with what Liberals are doing."

Meaning the Democrats.

What?  Like helping the poor and allowing people to be who they are!? 

Conservative Christians don't know Jesus.

And they don't know God.

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Money.

"'No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and wealth.'"  Luke 16:13 (NRSV)

This makes rich Christians a contradiction.

Many Christians who are wealthy think that they are being true to the Gospel but they are not.  

The Gospel is "good news for the poor". (Luke 4:18)

And Jesus speaks repeatedly about the evils of wealth.

Bur conservative Christians impose the religion of "Cheap Grace" which obeys some aspects of the Gospel but ignores any requirement to give up their wealth.

And they usurp the power of God for themselves so that they not only have all the wealth but they have all the power as well.   

They then manipulate and control the masses through rewards and punishments, intimidation and threats.

Jesus says of them: "'They will receive the greater condemnation.'"  Mark 12:40 (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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Forgiveness.

The Internet is full of people saying: "I will never forgive them!"

As if this somehow justifies their grievance.

But Jesus said: "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged."  Matthew 7:1 (NRSV)

So we should forgive others as God has forgiven us.

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Ronald Reagan.

The right-wing corporate owned media told us that Ronald Reagan was a hero because he defeated Communism. 

He also cut their taxes.

But Ronald Reagan used religion to demonize and damn his political opponents and he endorsed the idea that the Millennium would bring a Last Judgement on his political enemies.

This was backed up by Generation X who kicked, intimidated, and damned the left-leaning Baby-Boomers.

None of this was based in truth of course but a media blanket made sure there was no dissent.

And so it is time to reconsider Ronald Reagan's legacy.

 

His commitment to Neo-Liberal Economics has resulted in the greatest disparity between rich and poor in history.

And his disregard for truth has paved the way for the post-truth era we now live in.

And so he can be seen as an evil man hellbent on destroying his political opponents.

And someone responsible for resurrecting the type of propaganda that Goebbels used to establish the Nazi Regime in Hitler's Germany.

 

Not a hero but a villain.

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The Way of the World.

It is the way of the world to seek riches for yourself.

And it is the way of the rich to seek power over others.

And it is the way of the powerful to subjugate and exploit the masses.

This is the way of the world.

And Jesus said that the way of the world is evil. (John7:7)

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Church and God.

It may come as a surprise to many that there is a difference between Church and God.

Jesus said that the Pharisees and Priests did not know God. (John 7:28,8:55)

And the majority of Jesus' Priests and Ministers today do not know God.

They preach a traditional theology of sin and ransom, judgement and punishment, heaven and hell.

But Jesus said: "'The Father judges no one.'" John 5:22 (NRSV) and : "'You judge by human standards, I judge no one.'" John 8:15 (NRSV)

 

And so there is a difference between what the Church teaches and God.

God judges no one, but waits for us to realize and experience His Love.

But the Church is captive to fear.

They fear punishment and they fear hell.

And much of their good works are motivated by fear.

And so we must not feel ashamed of rejecting the Church's teachings.

But we must persist in our search for direct experience of God.

Only then will we see.

[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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Anti-Christ.

Too many people in authority in Jesus' Churches endorse the rich and powerful in our world.

They are right-wing, anti-liberal, anti-gay, and anti-women.

And they oppose the efforts of left-wing politicians to make a more just and equal society.

This is why Communist countries banned religion - they sided with the rich and powerful - the aristocracy.

And they have become a part of a conservative establishment which has been seduced by power and authority.

They subjugate the masses and they bathe in power and privilege.

The Bible talks repeatedly about them condemning their corruption and exposing their crimes.

But you won't hear those passages read out in church.

Instead you will hear promises of Heaven and flattery of the faithful.

This is what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called - Cheap Grace - a stealing of God's blessing while not altering their selfish behavior.

But they have appropriated Jesus' name and usurped the power of God.

All the while ignoring the poor and needy.

They are anti-christ.

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Rewards and Punishments.

Too many people manipulate our behavior by using rewards and punishments.

If you do what they want they will reward you with compliments and cheerfulness*.

If you don't so what they want they will punish you with insults and bad temper.

This happens on a personal level, a social level, and a psychic level.

The carrot and stick approach of ruling elites is an example of social manipulation.

And, of course, the traditional theology of the Church reflects this approach.

But rather than seeking to control our behavior God loves us unconditionally.

His representatives on Earth, however, feel that they need to control our behavior by imposing absolute rewards and punishments.

Sin and death, transgression and penance, Heaven and hell.....

These things are control methods.

And they are a direct contradiction of Jesus' teachings.

"Your sins are forgiven."  Luke 7:48 (NRSV)

"The Father judges no one."  John 5:24 (NRSV)

"Love your enemies."  Matthew 5:44 (NRSV)

  

"Father forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."  Luke 23:34 (NRSV)

God's Love is unconditional.

God does not hold us to ransom.

But this does not mean that He condones bad behavior.

God is good.

And He expects us to be good also.

(*Or give you a tick.)

{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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Moonlight.

We can see at night by the light of the Moon - which is in fact sunlight reflected by the face of the Moon - and the brilliant stars are visible; but the Sun - our local Star - is beyond the horizons of our vision.

And so we can see in the darkness.

And what we see is hidden evil.

Evil hidden by Pluto's Helmet of Invisibility.

Moonlight is white.

Evil is black, hidden in the darkness.

This is the nine-tenths of the iceberg hidden from normal sight.

The dwarf planet Pluto orbits at an angle of 17° to the ecliptic.

All the other planets orbit within a few degrees of the ecliptic.

And so Pluto's activities are hidden from normal sight.

But we can discern the activities of Plutonic influences by deduction and logic, by following the trains of thought indicated by objective evidence.

This evidence is presented by the one-tenth of the iceberg visible in normal sight.

And so death, and hellfire, and the sign of the horns are signs of Satanism hidden in our popular culture. 

Rock music, entertainment, and sports conceal hidden evil which curses us and sabotages our spiritual quest.

But without the Light from God we are unable to see the full extent of hidden evil.

Right-wing political forces are using subliminal suggestion to trigger unconscious prejudice, hatred, and fear in order to create political power.

And so we see minority groups - immigrants, gays and lesbians - and their political enemies - left-wing politicians and liberals - demonized and blackened in the media.

These are lies hidden in the darkness.

Black is their color, and blindness is their cloak.

But if we wake up we can see their propaganda for the evil that it is.

And turn to the Light of God that is Goodness and Love.

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Fear.

What is it that stops us doing what we know is good?

Fear.

We fear that virtue won't work.

We'll miss out, we'll starve.....

At worst it is considered stupid.

Shri Yogendraji said: "When people start telling you you're a fool you'll know your on the right track."

But fear rules on Earth.

And we experience: persecution, exploitation, prejudice, hate, inequality, hypocrisy, and war.

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X.

Generation X and their descendants have planets in Scorpio.

And that is their curse.

They think that it is alright to hate.

They think that it is alright to damn people.

They think that it is alright to blame others.

And they think that it is alright to kill.

They use violence - verbal, emotional, psychic, spiritual, and physical.

They are materialistic and hypocritical.

They think that it is alright to turn to the devil as an alternative.

They are fascist, judgemental, racist, and homophobic.

When challenged they yell.

 

And when beaten they sulk.

They are narcissistic.

And they are ignorant.

Their egos won't let them admit any faults.

They lie, they cheat.

They scapegoat their enemies.

And they make everyone else like them.

None of these things is acceptable for a modern civilized human being.

And this should be made clear to them in the future.

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Church.

Why is it that church people get away with neglect and complacency while thinking of themselves as good Christians?

They seem to think that  because they accept the traditional theology and more or less obey the rules on sexual behavior* that this makes them good Christians.

But they do not modify their behavior in regard to money, hospitality, or politics.

They talk about their house renovations, and their holiday houses, their overseas trips, and their marvelous offspring.

But they never talk about religion or spirituality.

And this is not new.

It has been happening for thousands of years.

They only ring you when they want something.

And they never visit.

They don't invite you into their homes.

And they avoid conflict.

What actually happens is that a vital, enthusiastic minister is domesticated by the congregation.

They put up a facade of niceness and they stonewall.

They don't want to do anything more than indulge their delusions.

"We are the good people because we go to church."

There is evidence that this was happening in Jesus' time.

Lip service and cheap grace.

It is not good enough.

And it is dying.

(*Or at least appear to.)

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The Kingdom of God.

"But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."  Mark 10:31 (NRSV)

Those who live a life valuing money and possessions, status and fame, authority and power are first in our world.

The rich and powerful rule.

But they will be last in the Kingdom of God.

And those who are left behind, forgotten, powerless, and subjugated; who value justice, compassion, mercy, and peace will be first.

[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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Stiff-Necked People.

Moses complained of his "stiff-necked people". (Exodus 32:9. 34:9)

But the modern Christian churches are full of stiff-necked, obdurate people.

They are stubborn and hard-hearted.

Prejudice and intolerance marks them.

And they judge and punish others.

This is a far cry from the Gospel of Love that Jesus taught.

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The Truth.

The truth is that right-wing governments voted in by Generation X and their descendants have given corporate plutocrats absolute power. 

And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

They have used the media they own and the sporting clubs they finance to brainwash and intimidate the public.

"Work harder!"

This is the answer to every question.

It's deliberate and it's evil.

They destroyed the unions and imposed draconian working conditions.

All the gains unions had made over years of struggle were lost overnight.

In the name of Neo-Liberal Economics.

And they tell us we prefer their fascist philosophy.

They call it "populism"

As if it was popular.

They manipulate the truth.

And they scapegoat liberals.

Gays and immigrants are easy targets for a generation of homophobes and racists.

And they abuse religion calling their enemies "agents of the devil".

While they call themselves "bad" and "no angel".

They even resort to "pure evil".

But the Religious Right justify them for political purposes.

And they judge everyone and damn their enemies to hell.

Even to the point of turning to the devil.

But their narcissism won't let them admit it.

They think they are agents of a violent, dictatorial God.

But they are wrong!

They are agents of evil.

They endorse violence, hate, and lies.

History will judge them.

This is the truth.

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