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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Jesus Christ: Super Star ET?
There are some really crazy conspiracy theories out there! There are also some really crazy little
green-men theories out there! The theories are out there! Follow the tin-foil hats! The following is a vast no-wing conspiracy
theory…and does not reflect the even crazier conspiracy theories of the author… Was Jesus an extraterrestrial?
He came down from Heaven, didn't He? Is this true for all of us? When He ascended into Heaven…was He beamed up
into the Father-Ship…into the Most Holy Place of a Heavenly Sanctuary? Do you believe in UFO's? Have you ever seen
one? I never have, but I have spoken with people who have. They seemed to be very credible. I met an astronaut who walked
on the moon. We talked about life after death…of all things! It was out of this body…I mean out of this world!
Some people don't believe in God. They believe in extraterrestrials from outer-space! Are God and Satan ET‘s? What
if Satan is a little green woman? If we made contact, would it be a close encounter of the worst kind?
If a UFO
shows up...how do you know if it's good or evil? Are there good and evil ET's? Did aliens supervise the construction
of the Pyramids in ancient Egypt? Are we prisoners or slaves of aliens? Were Moses and Jesus…rebel Pharaohs...determined
to set us free? Did Moses have a long term plan of salvation from alien oppression…which included writing the Torah
and the Teachings of Jesus? Is the God of the Old Testament a bad ET…and the God of the New Testament a good ET? Did
the Nazis build and fly UFO's? Did U.S. scientists help Nazi scientists build UFO's at Area 51? Do humans travel to
other planets in UFO’s? Do Presidents make treaties with, and take orders from…aliens? Do we have joint alien-human
bases on the moon…dating back to the 50‘s? Are nuclear weapons intended for aliens rather than humans? Did a
future President order a limo driver to shoot a President with a pellet gun to keep him from revealing our involvement with
aliens? Did a future President refuse the request of a President for classified information regarding the extent of our involvement
with aliens? Did ET phone Rome…and then call 911? Were hijackings superimposed onto military exercises…and then
the whole operation hijacked by someone or something else? Don't ask me...this is an alien subject and I'm not a rocket
scientist or a ufologist! I’m not even a botanist or a herpetologist! I’m just living in my own little…Dreamland…
This subject is a real minefield and crop-circle field, and frankly I don't know much about UFO‘s and ET‘s.
I'm not sure I want to know too much! If I knew too much...black helicopters would undoubtedly appear over my house! Men
in Black would knock on my door! I’m already more nervous than Don Knotts! I’m already paranoid…but then
they really would be out to get me! I once spoke with a UFO researcher who said privately that she sometimes wished that she
had never researched UFO's! Researchers beware! Stay out of space! Especially the Moon and Mars! I spoke with a very beautiful
woman who was instructed by Warner Von Braun to devote her life to keeping nuclear weapons out of space. I’m standing
there talking to a gorgeous woman about nuclear war? What a dork I was! Are we involved in a real Star Wars? The
Empire might strike back! Perhaps we could convince the Empire to strike Bach…instead of that silly five-note tune!
Perhaps they have come to save_______________________________________________________________________ ______THIS HATE SPEECH WILL BE SILENCED BY THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON IN 5 SECONDS…4...3...2...1_____ ___________________________________________________________________________
LOG OFF……END SURVEILLANCE _______________________________________________________ MISSION ACCOMPLISHED……THE_______________________________________________________ HOMELAND HAS BEEN SECURED_______________________________________________________ OMNIPOTENT
HIGHNESS KRLLL _______________________________________________________ HAS SOVERIEGN CONTROL
OF US________________________________________________________ MJ12
- 666 - EYES ONLY - NOT FOR PUBLIC ____________________________________________________________________ VIEWING-S4 DEBRIEFINGS COMMENCING ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
LOG OFF……END SURVEILLANCE _______________________________________________________ MISSION ACCOMPLISHED……THE_______________________________________________________ HOMELAND HAS BEEN SECURED_______________________________________________________ OMNIPOTENT
HIGHNESS KRLLL _______________________________________________________ HAS SOVERIEGN CONTROL
OF US________________________________________________________ MJ12 - 666
- EYES ONLY - NOT FOR PUBLIC ____________________________________________________________________ VIEWING-S4
DEBRIEFINGS COMMENCING ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
LOG OFF……END SURVEILLANCE
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Think From the Other Person's Perspective!In all of the posts on this website, I could easily have taken positions opposite
of those that I chose! It is so easy to think that you are right and the other person is wrong! Sometimes I think one can
be right…and still be in the wrong! One should be ever inquisitive and never dogmatic! I have tried to make the case
for minimalist politics and religion, where one makes the main thing…the main thing…and keeps it simple! Again, the goal is to maximize Freedom and Responsibility! But, I could be totally wrong! At this point, I don’t
think so! But if someone reads this 100 years from now, if there is anyone or anything left, they might think, “what
an idiot!” Some of you may be thinking that right now! And you might be right! Don’t depend on any one person
or guru! Question everyone…even Jesus! He’s tough enough to take it! Just don’t ignore the most significant
Person in history! And please do not sin against the Holy Spirit! Even if you doubt the words of Jesus, do not stop listening
to the Spirit of Jesus! You know what I’m talking about! Even you atheists and agnostics know…even though you
are probably too proud to admit it! And you smug Christians know that we can learn a lot from the atheists and agnostics…even
though we are probably too proud to admit it! Everyone needs to be humble and honest! Don’t hold your breath… My intent is to get you thinking about difficult, yet necessary subjects! I have barely scratched the surface! Please
exercise Responsible Freedom, and study the great issues of our time! The world is getting smaller and smaller! We are facing
a crisis that no other generation has had to face! Our information explosion is seemingly being accompanied by an ethical
implosion! We have too much knowledge and too little wisdom! We are running out of time to get our act together! We may not
get another chance to get it right… Try not to make personal attacks! This applies
to history and today! If you were in the person’s shoes who you are attacking…you might be doing a far worse
job! Stick to the issues, and don’t make it personal! If you don’t like the President’s policies, then go
after the policies in an appropriate manner! But don’t go after the President personally! We need to make our point…but
we need to make it nicely! If I have gotten it wrong or offended anyone…I am very,
very sorry! I have been purposely brash, at times, to stimulate thought and emotion! I have attempted to deal with very controversial
subjects in a unique manner! I felt that what I had to say is not being said generally! I have felt almost claustrophobic,
in that what I am thinking might never be heard, and that it might be just the thing that needs to be said at this time! I’m
too liberal to be conservative…too conservative to be liberal…and too polarizing to be moderate! All of this
is painfully obvious in this website! But I’m hoping that this might be the beginning of the end of Satan’s romp
here on planet Earth! Won’t you please help me to put out his or her fire! And
please…don’t forget to pray!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Sermon Material!
I have made it clear that I support the idea of a Red Letter Lectionary, which focuses on the teachings
of Jesus! And that each, and every sermon should be based upon the words of Christ! However, the Red Letter Teachings of Jesus
must be applied to current events to have relevance for us today! Otherwise they become isolated into irrelevance! Relegated
to Siberia, for all practical intents and purposes!
A proper Red Letter sermon should freely mix the teachings
of Jesus with constitution reverencing politics! Would Jesus avoid addressing the issues of the day if He were preaching the
sermon? Would He look the other way at fraud, abuse, corruption, war, and human misery throughout the world? Would Jesus pass
by on the other side? Or would Jesus deal with and heal our wounded world?
Some churches have had their tax-exempt
status challenged when their leaders preached political sermons, especially at election time! Why is this? What happened to
freedom of speech? Politics and religion are two sides of the same coin! The preaching of a political sermon is not a violation
of the Establishment Clause! It is an expression of Freedom of Speech!
The mixing of the Red Letter Teachings of
Jesus with the Constitution of the United States in books, sermons, and websites will prevent a corrupt theocracy from ever
arising! This approach will ensure the proper separation of church and state! There are subtle distinctions here, and one
should be very careful to not become a bull in a china closet!
7:41 pm pst
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Commentary or Canon?
It's obvious that I'm a salesperson for the Constitution of the United States and the
Red Letter Teachings of Jesus! But is it enough to simply study these documents in a free standing manner, without outside
assistance?
Both sources speak for themselves and are their own interpreters! But interpretation and elaboration
by brilliant and inspired commentators can be enlightening! However, these materials should not be authoritative and foundational!
The foundational concrete has already been poured and has set-up! Think long and hard before commencing deconstruction
with a jackhammer! If the builders have rejected the Cornerstone, and are building on another foundational site, then the
name of the building must be changed! Lawsuits and firings should occur if the instructions of Christ have been, and are being,
disobeyed!
I had an organic(satanic) chemistry instructor who related a story about a chemistry graduate student
who was reading a novel during a lecture! The teacher had filled 3 chalkboards with a very long and complex chemical reaction
pathway! He noticed the inattentive student, and sought to humiliate him in front of the other students! The lecturer asked
him what the next step in the reaction pathway was! The student lazily responded that there was no point going on to
the next step...since the teacher had made a serious error at the very beginning of the reaction pathway!!! Oops!!
Christianity has done the same thing, whether by accident, design, or a combination of the two! In any case, we need to
follow the blueprint revealed in the teachings of Jesus! Is there a 2,000 year history of reverence for,
and observance of, the words of Christ?
In any Christian tradition, the books written, and sermons preached, on
the life and teachings of Jesus are good places to begin to follow Jesus! Bishop Fulton Sheen and Pope Benedict are two Roman
Catholic authors who have pointed their readers toward Jesus and His teachings! Ellen White's The Desire of Ages is
an excellent Protestant treatment of the life and teachings of Jesus!
The Constitution of the United States is
a very, very minimalist document, and was not written in best-selling novel style! It's the application of the Constitution
which makes it so fascinating and valuable! The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and
John Jay, is probably the definitive commentary on the Constitution, revealing what the framers really meant and intended!
But again, this volume is not part of the authoritative foundation! The Constitution itself must be appealed to for ultimate
authority!
The words 'Canon' and 'Commentary' must never be confused!
2:20 pm pst
Friday, January 18, 2008
Try This!
Have you found this site to be convincing? I can't imagine anyone not biting my bait, hook,
line, and sinker! Just kidding! I have tried to provide an arrow, pointing in the right direction! Not a period,
ending further investigation and discovery! If you don't believe in the Teachings of Jesus or the Constitution of
the United States, or at least in combining them...I have a suggestion! The following actually applies whether you are a believer
or not...believe it or not!
1. Get plenty of rest, relaxation, and sleep every day!
2. Get plenty
of exercise in nature every day!
3. Listen to the music of J.S. Bach every day!
4. Examine everything
carefully!
5. Focus on Responsible Freedom!
Try these 5 suggestions! They are basically simple, but
it takes discipline to do them each, and every day! They will move you in the right direction! But please...give the Constitution
of the United States and the Red Letter Teachings of Jesus a chance! They provide a historical foundation which
will set us free...and keep us free!
3:42 pm pst
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The True World Order!
There is something attractive about the the names United Nations and New World Order! They seem
to imply a world at peace, with liberty and justice for all! Sigh! But sometimes things are not what they seem! Sometimes
reality is exactly the opposite of that which is advertised! The UN and NWO are often described as Not being in the best interest
of the United States and the principles upon which our country was founded, namely Freedom and Responsibility! A centralized
dictatorship is often hinted at, with the United States at the back of the bus!
Allow me to suggest a True World
Order (TWO)! You guessed it, there are TWO components to the True World Order:
1. The Constitution of the United
States of America!
2. The Red Letter Teachings of Jesus Christ!
And again, you guessed it, there are
TWO underlying unifying principles:
1. Freedom!
2. Responsibility!
The True World Order
would be, and should be already, implemented here in the United States, and by example, not by coercion, the TWO would theoretically
spread throughout the whole world! TWO would be a humble-minimalist-decentralized world order rather than an arrogant-theocratic-centralized
world order!
Including the Red Letter Teachings of Jesus Christ is not a violation of the Establishment Clause
of the Constitution of the United States! Jesus does not call for the establishment of a literal traditional church! Just
the opposite! Jesus calls for Christ-likeness, not ritual-traditional Churchianity! Respecting the words of Jesus, especially regarding
the principles of freedom and responsibility, are a supreme safeguard against the establishment of any state church!
This country and our world has yet to see the responsible implementation of the Constitution of the United States and the
Red Letter Teachings of Jesus! They are TWO sides of the same gold coin, a gold standard, and allow for a responsible
pluralism! Minimalist Government and Religion! What a concept! The idea is 2,000 years old! The idea is so old that it's
new! TWO is #1! Go 2 4 Freedom!
2:23 pm pst
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Jesus: Truly Jewish and Truly Christian!
I once told someone that Jesus was a Jew, and he became very upset! I don't know what his religious
background was! Jesus is not a neutral figure!
Do Jews have a problem with Jesus? I really don't
think that Jews have a problem with Jesus, provided that they are the ones to interpret his life and teachings! Jesus
is one of their own! Jesus was a Torah studying, Sabbath keeping Jew! He came upon the Jewish religious scene promoting
a simplified, non-ritual, non-corrupt Judaism! Essential Judaism! Jesus was to Judaism what Luther was to Catholicism!
Reformers walk a perilous road! They tend to make people mad! Really...you can't blame the reformers or organized
religion! The reformers see the need for positive change, but organized religion does not want to be told what to do...they
are the ones who will do the instructing...thank-you very much!!
Do Jews have a problem
with Christianity? How would you feel if someone called you a "Christ-killer?!" I wouldn't like it! It would
hurt! But that is exactly what Jewish people have been called by some Christians! I really think that Jews have a huge
problem with Christianity! What Christianity teaches is very different from what Christ taught! The character of Christ is
very different from the character of most Christians! Hence, the Jewish rejection of Christianity is not necessarily a rejection
of Christ! Did I see someone pick up a stone?! Shame on you!!
Do Christians have a problem with Jews?
Most definitely! Christians accuse Jews of being spiritually blind by not accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Christians
are troubled that Jews do not accept the New Testament! Some Christians want to take over Jerusalem, and make it the
headquarters of a world-wide Christian Theocracy! Jews stand in the way! How would you feel about all of this if you were
Jewish?!
Do Christians have a problem with Jesus? Christians don't have a problem with the name of Jesus or
Christian theology! Christians have a huge problem with the teachings of Jesus! The Teachings of Christ are at war with the
Church of Christ! How did this happen?! Why has this been allowed to go on for 2,000 years?! Why does no one seem to notice
or care?! Christianity needs to repent, and make the teachings of Jesus first and foremost!
The teachings of Jesus
need to be the Christian Constitution! The teachings of Jesus, may I very humbly suggest, should also be the Jewish Constitution!
Choose you this day who you will serve! Where did all of these angry people come from! Put those pitch-forks down!!
2:09 pm pst
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Minimalist Chruch and State
class...Class...CLASS...SHUDDUP! Thank-you!
Question: When does church +
state + people = a bad thing?
Answer:
Corrupt Centralized Coercive Government (Constitution
ignored!)
+ Corrupt Centralized Coercive Church (Teachings of Jesus Ignored!)
+ Oppressed Irresponsible Citizens
(Constitution and Teachings of Jesus Ignored!)
= HELL ON EARTH!
Question: When does church +
state + people = a good thing?
Answer:
Non-Corrupt Decentralized Minimalist Government
(Constitution Followed!)
+ Non-Corrupt Decentralized Minimalist Church (Teachings of Jesus Followed!)
+ Free
Responsible Citizens (Constitution and Teachings of Jesus Followed!)
= HEAVEN ON EARTH!
Do the Math!
Any Questions?
Lesson Learned?
Class Dismissed!!
2:13 pm pst
Friday, January 11, 2008
The Eyes Have Had It!
"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone
who looks at a women lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin,
gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into
hell." Matthew 5:31,32 RSV
Wow! Strong words! Too strong? Is this one of the hard sayings that Dr. F.F. Bruce
wrote about? I think so! This is actually a new covenant teaching which is tougher than the old covenant teaching! The teachings
of Jesus have veto power over the Old Testament! The teachings of Jesus have veto power over the New Testament! The teachings
of Jesus have veto power over all Christian leaders in all of Christian history! If a Christian leader thinks they have veto
power over the teachings of Christ...they are not Christian leaders! They are simply the bland leading the bland!
It is always helpful to look for the underlying principles and concepts, especially if you like being able to see with two
eyes! I was wondering...if you took this text literally and your heart was filled with burning desire for the
married girl next door, and you gouged your right eye out...what should you do if your heart is still filled with burning
desire for the married girl next door?! Thank God Jesus didn't say anything about the left eye!
Seriously!
How do we know when to take a text literally, and when to start rationalizing! Use your brain! It should be obvious that Jesus
is using the technique of exaggeration to make a point! He is telling us to take sin very seriously, and to understand how
destructive sin is if it is followed to its logical, or actually illogical, conclusion! Obviously, Jesus does not want people
to gouge their eyes out! But think about it...if an affair with the married girl next door led to lying, jealousy, anger,
and even murder...perhaps a missing eye would be the least destructive option!
So...if we see an extremely sexually
attractive married member of the opposite sex in a tiny swimsuit with a nice dark tan...what are we supposed to do?! Darned
if I know! WWJD? OK...the general rule is to think through who would get hurt, and how badly, if you actually did what you
are thinking! This requires more than a simplistic, "what's wrong with it?" It requires reasoning from cause
to effect, and asking, "what's right with it?" This requires a lot of effort, and I'm afraid that most of
us are moral wimps! Myself included!
Thinking sexual thoughts is a part of life! For those that have a life, that
is! If you don't think lustful thoughts, you are probably one screwed-up human being! The secret is to constructively redirect
one's thoughts when they become destructive! And be honest about what constructive and destructive thoughts are! Do they
teach this sort of thing in school? Are you kidding?!
And what about hell? Is hell still a burning question? If
gouging out your eye is not to be taken literally...well hell...maybe hell, especially an eternally burning hell, should not
be taken literally either! Hell? No!! And the Devil...well he's a helluva guy (or gal)!
7:00 pm pst
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
You and YouTube!
What do you think about the Internet in general, and YouTube in particular? Is there too much access
and too much anonymity? At this point in our moral evolution, I think so! Am I for censorship? No, just for more mature and
responsible people!
It's too easy to view disgusting, blasphemous, rebellious, dangerous material! People,
even children, can get mixed up in all kinds of deep trouble very easily! Years ago, people would have to put on their trench-coats
and dark glasses, and travel to a distant town, to get involved in the type of filth and corruption that is easily and cheaply
available online!
I like the internet and YouTube, but I have to discipline myself to be selective in my
viewing! The destructive sites and videos are just a click away! The opportunity to learn what other people are doing and
thinking probably brings us closer together! In the past month I have communicated with theologians in California and Australia!
Atheists in England! Musicians in Europe! Wall Street traders in New York! Etc., etc., etc.! I have viewed things that made
me cry tears of joy, such as music videos and web sites! I have also viewed things that were profoundly troubling, and
which I wish I had not seen! No one should have to view and think about some of the material I encountered! World Trade
Center audio and video recordings on September 11, 2001 are a case in point! Was someone trying to destroy our government
by making it look like it was an inside job? Somehow we need to get past violence! The carnage continues, century after century!
We never, ever learn! Will we ever learn! I have my doubts!
We are confronted with a bewildering variety of options
and choices! But do we have the psychological, ethical, and spiritual resources to responsibly deal with modern life! I don't
think so! This is one reason I am blogging on this web site! Born to blog! The incredible blog! Sorry! Broken record time!
The red letter teachings of Jesus Christ and the Constitution of the United States, with the underlying principles of freedom
and responsibility, studied prayerfully and carefully are the historical foundations, which if applied appropriately to our
world today, will keep us on the road to utopia! Don't ask me when we're going to get there! I don't know! All
I know is that we need to stay out of the ditch, and not go off any cliffs!
7:47 pm pst
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Democracy and Freedom!As a teen, in 1975, in a hangar at the Hollywood-Burbank Airport, I recall watching and listening to
Ronald Reagan state his intention to seek the presidency of the United States! I still have a copy of this speech, intended
for the press! President Ronald Wilson Reagan invigorated both Democrats and Republicans with a message of freedom and limited
government! Remember the “Reagan Democrats?” Here is what Ronald Reagan had to say about freedom and government,
“…man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and
predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.”
Americans have been conditioned
to believe that democracy equals freedom! But democracy means majority rule, and may be antagonistic
to freedom! A republic protects pre-existing rights! Our founding fathers clearly understood this, as is revealed in the Constitution
and the Federalist Papers! Democracy is not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution!
Our form of government is a republic, not a democracy!
Freedom is freedom
from government coercion! Our founding fathers created the least coercive government in history! The Constitution provides
for a limited, decentralized government to primarily engage in foreign diplomatic relations, to secure national
boundaries, and to provide a military defense of these boundaries! In other words...to deal with threats from without! The
states were given the responsibility of primarily protecting individuals against criminal activity...to deal with threats
from within! Uniquely, our government was created to protect the rights, liberties, and property of its citizens! The
founding fathers believed that a democracy could quickly degenerate into tyranny!
According
to the Constitution, redistribution of wealth is none of the government's business! Hands off! Well meaning liberals support
taking money from one person and giving it to another through taxation! If it’s not voluntary…it‘s stealing!
Liberals believe in a God-like government which exists to create heaven on earth! This creates a hell of a mess! Liberals
once defended civil, political, and economic liberties! What happened?!
Conservatives
seek national greatness through all-powerful military and industrial strength! This creates a complex problem! Neo-conservatives
are eager to create a one-world police state! Is this assessment inaccurate and unfair? Our military is in 130 countries!
We are spending trillions of dollars overseas to violently promote democracy! Do the math!
A theocracy is a democracy
on steroids! No freedom here! Believe and do what the state-church says God says...or face persecution...including
death! The teachings of Jesus Christ reveal a minimalistic, decentralized religion! Certainly not a monolithic, dogmatic,
dictatorial, arrogant union of Christ-less Christianity with a New World Order!
America is a republic, not a democracy! We need to remember that the Constitution places limits on government
that no majority can overrule! Both liberals and conservatives have forgotten this! Conveniently?! No…they wouldn’t
do that…would they?!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Sexuality
Why is there so much agony and ecstasy connected with reproduction? Most people want sex, straight
or otherwise, and find it supremely enjoyable, but why are there so many problems? Is the fact that sex feels good responsible
for overpopulation? Why is conception pleasurable, while child-birth is painful? What if it was the other way around? Should
sex be used only for procreation, and not for recreation? Why are there so many sexually transmitted diseases? Is
AIDS man-made? Recreational drugs are illegal! Should recreational sex also be illegal? Why are various sexual behaviors considered
sinful and/or illegal? Who decides which sexual behaviors are sinful and/or illegal?
Christians are encouraged
to think pure thoughts! But what is a pure thought? What is an impure thought? Can God read our minds? If so, does
God sometimes blush? Did God invent sex? Is God sexy? Does God have sex? If so, with whom? Is sexual desire a part of original
sin? Why do we wear clothes? Why is it illegal to not wear clothes in public? As if the above questions weren't enough,
there are more! There are several cans of worms!
Did Jesus have sexual thoughts? Was Jesus a hunk? Did Jesus have
a girlfriend? Did Jesus have a wife? Did Jesus have sex? Did Jesus have children? Are these inappropriate questions? Do any
of these questions really matter? If so, why so? If not, why not?
Is a lustful thought sinful? Is masturbation
sinful? Is pre-marital sex sinful? Is sexless dating realistic? Is extra-marital sex sinful? Is it sinful to be sexy? Is pornography
sinful? Why is pornography mostly slam-bam and degrading!? And how do I know that!? How do you know if I'm right
or wrong?! There's more! A lot more!
Is homosexuality sinful? Does Jesus say it's sinful? If it is sinful,
why is it sinful? Because isolated Biblical passages say so? Is it inherently immoral, with or without Biblical condemnation?
Is it genetic? Is it a pre-disposition? Is it a choice? Should homosexuals become teachers and preachers? Should they
become soldiers? Should they become the Bishop of New Hampshire? What about gay marriage? What about polygamy?
Is birth control sinful? Is abstinence realistic or healthy? Is having too many children sinful? How many is too many? Does
life begin at conception? Why doesn't it begin before conception? If life ends when the brain and heart stop working,
why doesn't life begin when the brain and heart start working? Why is causing a woman to miscarry considered murder, when
abortion is not considered murder? Why is aborting a 9 month old unborn baby not considered murder, when killing a 9
month old newborn baby is considered murder?
Is procreation a created phenomenon, or merely the creation
of evolution? Is procreation a marriage of creation and evolution? Is sex a spiritual as well as a physical phenomenon?
Is extra-marital online sex and phone sex as sinful as extra-marital physical sex? If variety is the
spice of life, does that make having multiple partners OK? Is it OK to experiment sexually before marriage as long as
you are faithful to the one you marry? Should you be jealous if your partner or spouse is cheating? Should you be happy
if they are happy cheaters?
Should good abstaining teens grind their teeth while the bad kids have all the
good times? Should businessmen screw their secretaries as well as their competition? And then go home to their mansions and
kiss their beautiful wives and children, and read the scripture in church on Sunday?
Does the church use irrational,
impossible sexual rules and the resulting sexual guilt as a means of controlling the masses? And as a means of fund raising
when the guilty flock comes to church each week to obtain the forgiveness of their sins, mostly sexual? Should clergy
be celebate? Is celebacy a set-up for abuse?
Why is making love considered shameful? Why is making war considered
honorable?
There was a young maiden named Wyld!
She kept herself quite undefiled!
By thinking of
Jesus and social diseases!
And the fear of having a child!
Thinking of Jesus...He didn't touch 99% of
the above questions with a 10 foot pole...smart Man!
As for me...I prefer to talk softly...and carry a big
stick...
The fact that there are so many controversial sex questions may help explain why our world is
so screwed-up...
8:19 pm pst
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Everything v Everything
HAPPY NEW-YEAR! HIGH HOPES AND CHEERS FOR A FANTASTIC 2008!
It's a confusing
world out there, isn't it! One person tells you this and another person tells you that! A man was asked, "what is
the biggest problem in America...ignorance or apathy?" Quickly, the man snapped, "I don't know...and I don't
care!"
Have you ever, as a Christian, with a simple childlike faith, enrolled in a religious studies
class at a secular university, taught by an atheist who hates Christianity in general, and Christians in particular?
You're away from home, struggling with a full academic load, working a part-time job, and as if that weren't
enough, you get ambushed by someone who has devoted their academic career to destroying what you hold near and dear!
At times like this, sometimes all you can do is do what you have to do to get through the semester without losing your mind
or your stellar GPA, and sort out the problems during summer vacation! Is this a cop-out? Probably! But he or she who
fights...and runs away...lives to fight another day! Just because you can't think of an answer right away, doesn't
mean that there isn't an answer!
I like the concept of testing any one thing with everything! In so far as
possible, that is! But one should not do this in a self-destructive manner! Don't go downhill psychologically, ethically,
or spiritually! Selectively exposing oneself to contrary points of view creates strength and understanding! But
don't allow yourself to get swallowed up by the process! Take your time! Take a step back and reflect on a new perspective
before you go nutty!
If you are in a religious environment which discourages reasonable levels of free-thinking...don't
walk...run for the nearest exit! Cults discourage free-thinking! But you must be prepared to back off if your free-thinking
and free-speaking are becoming disruptive! This is a fine-line! Not everyone else will be on the same page as you are! This
should be respected! But don't stop thinking! And don't think that you are superior to the others! Be understanding
and respectful of their thoughts and feelings! Treat others in a manner you would wish to be treated by them
if your situations were reversed! Where did I hear that one?! And don't forget to pray!
Humility is also in
order! We don't know everything about everything! We don't know everything about anything! Anything is related to
everything! So...you need to know everything about everything to be able to know everything about anything! Did I miss
anything?
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Monday, December 31, 2007
New Years Resolution
Have you made a New Years Resolution? If not, allow me to suggest one! The following is my resolution!
To read the Declaration of Independence completely through once every week throughout 2008! This is what got the American
dream off the ground! Keeping this document clearly in mind will help to keep us in touch with the Spirit of '76!
To read the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights completely through once every week throughout 2008! It
can be made interesting by thinking through every possibility and eventuality connected with this foundational document! It's
what will keep us responsibly free if we study and apply it!
To read the State Constitution completely through
once every week throughout 2008! This is a localized constitution which should be faithfully observed to keep corruption out!
To read the Red-Letter Teachings of Jesus in the Canonical Four Gospels completely through once every week throughout
2008! This is the foundation of Christianity, whether Christianity realizes it or not! These teachings, prayerfully and carefully
studied and lived, will help us to understand the spirit and letter of the civil documents!
The ultimate goal is
for Freedom with Responsibility to reign supreme throughout our nation! This city on a hill will then guide the rest of the
world toward the promised land! If we neglect our responsibility, this world will undoubtedly be plunged into a midnight of
indescribable misery, and may not survive! Technological advancement without moral advancement will result in the extinction
of the human race!
Today determines tomorrow! Our planet is how we plan it!
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Presidential Politics and the Gospel
What do you think about the 2008 Presidential election? Have you decided who you would like to see
as the new President of the United States? What is your basis for making this important decision? Does your faith play a part
in deciding? There are several issues which seem to be of supreme importance!
First: Which candidate has the best
record of competently applying the Constitution to each and every issue and situation? How well do they understand the implications
and ramifications of the Constitution? Will they vigorously defend the Constitution against all threats and abuses of whatever
nature?
Second: Which candidate has the best record of being fiscally conservative? Will they use our money properly
and legally, or will they waste our money and squander our resources? Will they get us out of debt, and keep us in the financial
leadership position in the world? Or will they place us further into debt and servitude to other countries?
Third: Which candidate has the best record of utilizing our military Constitutionally and properly? Do they support us being
the policemen of the world, under the direction of foreign powers? Do they support making friends throughout the world? Or,
do they support making enemies faster than we can kill them? Will they properly secure our borders and ports and properly
defend our homeland, and not just talk about it and waste billions of dollars accomplishing nothing? Will they go after potential
terrorists? Or will they go after us?
Fourth: Which candidate has the best record of limiting the size of
the Federal government, and limiting the governmental interference in our lives? Would you pay a bully to bully you? This
includes spying, search, and seizure without probable cause! Are we on the verge of a 1930's Fascist Germany scenario?
Which candidate would stop this in its tracks? Which candidate would enable, or even promote, this scary governmental behavior?
Fifth: Which candidate is the most Christ-like? Not necessarily the one who talks the most religious talk, but the
one who is the most responsible and moral! The most loving and kind! Which candidate will respect the establishment clause
most faithfully? Yet will honor freedom of speech and religious expression, even when it is critical of their administration
and policies?
Study the Constitution and the Gospels carefully and prayerfully, and think long and hard! This may
be the most important presidential election in U.S. history! The stakes are very, very high...
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Behavior and Being Right With GodIn the Old Testament, Micah 6:8 reads "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the
Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
In the Gospels,
Matthew 7:12, 13 reads "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the
Law and the Prophets. Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction,
and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
In the New Testament, James 4:7,8 reads "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you
double-minded."
The point is, that in both the Old and New Testaments, under the Old and New Covenants,
to be right with God, we need to be right with God! Not just declared to be right with God, while continuing to be jerks!
But this does not imply sinless legalistic perfectionism, and never making mistakes! It does imply not being insubordinate
to the teachings and Spirit of Christ! It implies being decidedly part of the solution, and not being decidedly part of the
problem!
A legalistic sin problem solved by a legalistic substitutionary atonement is no solution at
all! Loving neighbor as self has always been required by God, and always will be required by God! What a meanie! Legalism,
perfectionism, and hedonism need to go!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Constitution and the Gospels
I am convinced that we need to study the Constitution and the Gospels side by side, and
notice the underlying principles in both! They both need to be studied in both a devotional and a scholarly sense! One needs
a complete understanding of both the spirit and letter of each of these foundational documents!
I believe
that the common underlying principles in the Constitution and the Gospels are Freedom and Responsibility! I have stated
this elsewhere in this site, but it is worth repeating over and over! And these principles must always be joined at the hip!
They must never be separated! If they are not together, they are not at all! They cease to exist!
If you haven't
noticed, there are a lot of conspiracy theorists these days! Everyone is out to get us! Including the government, so they
say! Much of their claims seem far-fetched, yet some of them seem credible!
Well, let me go out on a limb, and
alarm paranoid theorists and would-be tyrannical dictators alike! Crowd control is necessary! Law and order is necessary!
Anarchy must be resisted! But who wants to be bullied by a dictatorial oppressor! Think this through from both the perspective
of the controllers and the controlled! Who wants to be either! I don't! So what is the best means of crowd control!
The best method of crowd-control is self-control! Another way of saying this is responsibility! A situation where
freedom and responsibility is simultaneously maximized requires very little, if any, authoritarian crowd control!
When people are free and responsible, they are not rebellious and they do not need to be treated like cattle and herded
into gated corals! So rather than lay plans for martial law, it's probably a better idea to educate the citizenry in freedom
and responsibility! This sounds simplistic, but I believe that it is the only way to avoid the doomsday scenarios of the conspiracy
theorists!
We the people often act like chickens with our heads cut off! No wonder reports surface that the government
is preparing to control us forcibly! Both sides need to grow up! Both sides need to act like responsible adults!
And the best way to do this is to become students of the Constitution and the Gospels! Both the government and the governed
need to reverently study these documents, and then put freedom and responsibility into practice! This is no violation of the
separation of church and state! Freedom and responsibility need to be taught in our schools! This is simply Psychology and
Ethics 101!
The answer to 1984 is 1776! Do the math!
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Secret Societies
What do you think about secret societies? Are you afraid of them? Are you paranoid? Some people say
I'm paranoid! But just 'cause I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get me!
Frankly,
I have no problem with secret societies, if and only if, they are not corrupt! If groups of people meet secretly to discuss
the problems of the world, and seek solutions, to make the world a better place for everyone, we all owe them a debt
of gratitude! And it's better to kick ideas around privately, rather than going off half-cocked in public! If people are
donating time, energy, and resources, with love for neighbor as self as their modus operandi, then they have my highest regards!
However, having said the above, I have a sinking feeling that all has not been, and is not presently, well! The tendency
is to manipulate people and situations, even resorting to violent and illegal means, for self interest and power, to
the detriment of just about everyone! Everything that I have heard or read points to corruption in these groups! Some of it
is unfathomable corruption!
My hope and prayer, is that in this enlightened age, that secret societies will clean
up their acts, and seek the greater good for all people! That the words of Jesus will be read in their meetings! That they
will earnestly pray to God, in the name of Jesus Christ, and with the power of the Holy Spirit! That they will kick Lucifer,
or the Devil, completely out of their secret organizations!
Watch out for Silas!
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
January 1: Words of Christ MassMerry Christmas everyone! Did you go to a Christmas Eve service? I did! It was very nice! They even
had a Thurifer in charge of the incense! They use incense 3 times a year! I love incense, but some people are allergic, so
they don't do it often! They also had liturgical dancing, which was very cool! Happy Birthday Jesus! I know it's not
the actual birthday, but it's the day celebrating the birthday of Christ! Wise men, and women, still seek Him!
Do you believe the Christmas story? Or do you think that it's just a nice children's story? Sort of like Santa
Claus? Do you believe in the virgin birth? Why don't they call it the virgin conception? What a concept! Was this a case
of artificial insemination? What if the virgin birth is a myth? What did Jesus say about the circumstances of His birth?
Is it important that the father of Jesus be God, not man?
Jesus is silent on the subject, and I don't consider
it to be important! As always, what is important is what Jesus said! The words of Christ stand on their own! They don't
need props or supports! Jesus was the Son of God by virtue of His role and His character! The actual genetic aspects are interesting,
but not important regarding the mechanics of salvation!
Speaking of the words of Christ, there are very few words
of Christ associated with Christmas! And this is the biggest day of the Christian liturgical year! Did Jesus instruct His
followers to celebrate Christmas? Did God, or man, institute Christmas? Jesus commanded His followers to listen to, and live,
His words! Why do the followers of Christ seem to pay more attention to the commandments of men than they do to the commandments
of God the Son?!
Perhaps we should observe Words of Christ Mass on January 1! What better way to begin
the new year?! On this day, the Sermon on the Mount could be recited by the pastor or priest as a sermon! Ideally this should
be from memory! Maybe one should have to memorize the Sermon on the Mount before being ordained! Robert H. Schuller used to
deliver the Sermon on the Mount from memory! How many pastors and priests throughout the world do this?
I hereby
issue a challenge to all Christians: Celebrate Words of Christ Mass on January 1! Memorize the Sermon on the Mount! Live the
Sermon on the Mount!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
The Trinity
I offer the following as a suggestion rather than as a dogmatic assertion! It seems to
make sense to me, but it is not orthodox or widely believed! It could be considered to be heresy! So burn me!
The
Trinity is avoided by a lot of clergy! It's a lot easier to speak of loving neighbor as self, than it is to
speak of one God, in three persons! And we haven't seen any of them! That we know of, at least!
Is God the
Father the one who sends fire down from heaven, makes rules, orders people to kill other people, is overbearing and authoritarian?
Or is God the Father the same as God the Son, Jesus Christ? Jesus said, "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father."
So is it the first or second option? All of the above or none of the above?
Allow me to gingerly suggest that
God the Father can be equated with what I refer to as God the Concept: The most ideal, yet realistic conceptualization of
God, which changes constantly as times, knowledge, needs and perceptions change! God the Concept can be male,
female, or a composite of the two! A combination of reality and fiction! There is enough reality for believers to believe,
and enough fiction for doubters to doubt! I believe that God exists, but that it is still necessary to invent Him, or Her,
at least partially!
And believe it or not, I say this with the utmost reverence and respect! I believe that God
wishes for us to be open-minded and honest! If we are wrong, God can work with us on that! That is forgivable! If we are narrow,
closed-minded, arrogant, and dishonest...well that comes very close to sinning against the Holy Spirit! God can't do a
lot to help us at that point!
God the Father, as pictured in the Old Testament, was the conceptualization
of God necessary to accomplish the foundational development of religion, with the door left wide open for future representations
of God, and the advanced development of religion!
Is Jesus Christ the only Son of God, begotten, not made, of one
being with the Father? Has God appeared in human flesh only once in all of history, and for only 33 years, and of that, with
only 3 years of high-profile visibility?
Allow me to gingerly suggest that God the Son can be equated with what
I call God the Human: The most God-like human, male or female, alive at any moment throughout human history, and inclusively,
but not exclusively, Jesus Christ!
For practical purposes, to avoid confusion, and because they are true and ageless,
the Teachings of Jesus are the absolute foundation of the Christian Church! They build on the moral teachings of the Old Testament
without including the ceremonial and ritual teachings!
In the fullness of time, prophetically, Jesus Christ emerged
as the most God-like person on the face of planet earth! Indeed, he was, and is God! No other human can make
that claim! But Jesus said, "greater things will you do!" How could the followers of Almighty God do greater
things than God Himself?!
Jesus set the standard, and drew a line in the sand regarding character and behavior!
But when Jesus came to planet earth, He was on a mission-trip, not an ego-trip! Would you really respect someone who expected
to be worshiped and praised? I do respect someone who walked the walk, talked the talk, and simply asked to be loved
and taken seriously! In mind, character, and personality, others throughout subsequent history undoubtedly equaled the
spirituality and morality of Jesus Christ! But it has not been their role to be the benchmark of humanity, the gold standard
of righteousness!
In one sense, others have been God the Human, but not in the same sense as Jesus Christ!
They have more precisely been God's Ambassadors to Planet Earth! These highly righteous people did not become the new
foundation! These people must keep referring back to the life and teachings of Christ! That is the standard! It is their role
to live the life of Christ, and to apply the teachings of Christ to their time! As Christians, we are followers of Jesus Christ!
He is the foundation of the magnificent structure being constructed on planet earth, called the Kingdom of God!
Is the Holy Spirit really real, and really God? Is the Holy Spirit the most real, most presently present, and most
agelessly God?
Allow me to gingerly suggest that the Holy Spirit is the most God-like spirit being at any moment
throughout spirit history! Not a single entity! Kindred spirit beings represent the mind, character, and personality
of this primary spirit being to human beings here on earth! Corporately, these spirit beings constitute the Holy Spirit! Omnipresent!
They represent to us the living Christ, based upon the historical Jesus, and especially the teachings of Jesus! But the adaptation
is contemporary!
The inverse of all that I have said above would constitute a Satanic Trinity! I believe in this
reality as well! This is a very, very dangerous reality! This is why I plead with you to pray to God earnestly in the name
of Jesus Christ, and with the power of the Holy Spirit! Pray! Don't delve, or play spiritual games! If you experiment
rather than pray, you will undoubtedly end up playing with the Devil and the Demons!
I am saying this to scare
the Hell out of you! Have I succeeded, or do you feel lucky? Satan would love to have you go ahead and make his day...
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