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Bikini Churches, Part 1 Suffering Christians Depart Mega-Churches If the title describes your feelings after you get home from Sunday services, you are not alone. More and more Americans are returning home after canned religious experiences feeling vaguely dissatisfied. Their ears are “tinned” and their livers are liquified jelly. The “good vibrations” flowing through the internal organs have drowned the simple message of goodness. This has led to the rapid growth and development of Bikini churches that cover the essentials of religion. Bikini Churches, Part 2 Suffering Christians Depart Mega-Churches In a small church you are not overwhelmed by the press of bodies, noise, glitz, nor inattention to your personal needs. Your contacts and your interactions are limited. Generally, it is a difference for which we are willing, if we have the resources, to pay a premium. A religious event is no place to be swallowed by the whale of anonymity. A religious event is no place to be “lost” in the crowd. All that is left at some churches is to add sales of peanuts, hot dogs, and beer. A Celibate Cleric & A Blind, Deaf, and Numb Medical Doctor? What is really required to be an adequate priest, minister, or cleric? At the present time most clerics are about as useful as skin warts. It simply is not important whether or not clerics are men. It simply is not important whether or not clerics are women. A priest, minister, or cleric must regularly experience the transcendence, the ecstatic state, the strong spiritual part of the sexual embrace. A celibate priest is like a blind, deaf, and numb medical doctor. A Droplet in the Ocean There is a viable alternative to these patterns of corruption of religion. It is for each individual to accept personal responsibility for their connection to God. It is time to see through the camouflage to the truth of leadership of organized religion. It is time to see that absolute power corrupts absolutely. God will judge your actions when He calls you home to Him. He will savor your essence. You will once again be a droplet in the Ocean of God. You will have returned to God. Abortion God gives us all free will. God does not discriminate against women. Attempts to limit a woman’s ability to exercise her free will to choose an abortion is not a part of God’s Plan. God will tell us all when He changes His Plan. No child should ever come into the world without at least a loving, caring mother. Women instinctively know that they are not fit mothers. I believe these women are right. There should be no limit on a woman’s ability to exercise her free will. An Image of God? If someone tells you that he knows what God looks like, run away as fast as possible. We humans seem to desire above all else to have an image of God. Our imagination is limitless. Many things have been chosen, or created, as images of God. Here is one of the more unusual choices. The spider. It turns out that this choice is not a new one at all. In its own way, the choice is logical, if not very heart warming. Are You More Than Organic Fertilizer ? You must make choices. Your mistakes are as important as correct choices. You learn from both. God will learn from you about both your good choices and your bad choices. The enslaved can make slavery so much work that it becomes too expensive to continue. A dead slave is useless except as a few pounds of organic fertilizer. Organic fertilizer is easy and cheap to gather at stables. All life on Earth is a short term condition. Our unique task is to bring God new knowledge. Biggest Slapstick Joke Since Vaudeville Humans have souls. This may be the biggest slapstick joke since vaudeville. This egocentric idea allows us to lie to ourselves. It gives us a sanctioned license to “seek dominion over all of the earth”. We humans want desperately to believe that we are important. We want it so much that we could have invented the idea of soul. As as an after thought, we may have invented “God” to “create” our souls. A falsehood nested inside a falsehood. Lies can grow and grow with each telling. Getting A Soul When does God attach a soul? First, please remember that we’re trying to use straight line steps of thought. Second, that I stated previously that the whole question of “soul” was an unknown. I agree that the whole question as to whether we even have a soul is an assumption. I believe that we do “get a soul” at some point. I just don’t know at what age. God’s Expectations and the Good Life Question: How do we know how to live the Good Life? Answer: We don’t. Survival is God’s only unwritten rule. Survival is Good. Remember these subsequent rules: 1. the predator evolves, getting smarter, faster, sneakier, and more adept at camouflage. 2. the prey also must adapt and change to every one of these abilities. 3. the prey must counter and defeat every new predator ability. Look Out for "Sin" Land Mines Repetition is the final step of learning. God doesn't deliberately set out "sin" land mines. Land mines for you step on and set off. You most often do it to yourself. The Bible was written at a time when theocracy was the general rule. The Constitution of the United States of America was the first written government document to almost totally separate civil law and religion. We are still not comfortable with the arrangement. Ten Proper Behaviors Proper behaviors are those behaviors derived from the evolutionary requirement for success. See through the camouflage. Fail this vision test and die. Be honest. Experience life. Be bold enough. Learn all the time. Think before you leap. Be observant and courageous. Play with friends and have fun. Get along with others. Modify our environment. Twelve Reasons for a More Realistic Creationism We humans are not alone in God's Universe. The results of Hubble telescope. The complexity question and the need for plenty of time. The Big Bang Theory. A more God-like Plan. God's goal is the result, not the process. God's toy soldiers. People are not toys. They are complicated and intricacate. People are driven by impulses. People are full of good and evil thoughts. People have desires. People have internal conflicts. People are blessed with free will . People are cursed with fr 18 Reasons No One Needs an AK-47 to Kill Bambi Right to life is a wonderful phrase from a wonderful document . The phrase has been applied inappropriately to issues not connected to the original intent and meaning. Originally it was propaganda. Now deliberately deceptive politicians are attempting to apply it to such diverse modern issures as abortion, dying of old age, stem cell research, or living in a brain-dead, vegetative state with the help of machines. We all need to see what the world as it really is, not what you want it to be. Five Reasons to Believe in God It all starts with a belief in God. What logic and reason might we use to help us form our faith in God? What observable, logical reasons form and give definition to our belief? By what basis do we defend to ourselves our belief and our faith in God? What proofs of the existence of God are available? What might lead us to believe in the existence of a God. A God that created us as intelligent beings and all that is around us? Sages & Sinners, Perverts & Priests, Five Reasons We all go to Heaven After our death, no one goes to Purgatory. Purgatory does not exist. No one goes to Hell. Hell does not exist. We all go to God. God exists. We all go to Heaven. God exists. God is. God's Plan is not about your accident of birth in a society, or a religion. God's Laws apply to everything and everyone. God's Plan includes every society and every religion on the planet. Six Similarities of a Priesthood and Organized Crime How to recognize the “con game” of organized religion. 1. Similarity of purpose 2. Similarity of plan. 3. Similarity of actions. 4. Similarity of results. 5. Similarity of style. 6. Similarity of modus operandi Eight Good Reasons for Birth Control Intelligence has changed things. We now have better medicine. We live longer, far longer. Eaising children to the standard of success takes a lot more time, and money for every child. We simply cannot afford to have as many children as did our ancestors. To do so in today's world is not a good survival plan. Birth control is not just a whimsey, a choice for frivolity, it is an economic necessity for most, especially poor, families. Birth control is also a choice of free will. Nine More Proper Behaviors Proper behaviors are those behaviors derived from the evolutionary requirement for success. Ten proper behaviors have been discussed in another article. Proper behaviors are those behaviors derived from the evolutionary requirement for success: survive. We can infer some additional guidelines for proper behavior that follow the first ten. Nine Points about Organized Religion Nothing about religion is simple. Some leaders of organized religions freely admit their own lack of faith. An organized religion is a formalization of conservatism designed to resist change. Organized religion is a pipeline and a connection. Organized religion provides a baby blanket for adults. Hatred and wars approved of by religion is the greatest of failures of organized religion. Organized religion has used “missionary work” as a weapon of mass destruction. “Beam Me Down” Creationism This is the idea that suddenly God decided to Create Everything, and then took a week to do the job. It is quite literally telling God how to do His Work. It has the gall to put Him on a work schedule! It is as if there existed a penalty clause for late completion. If God Is All Powerful, why does He need a week ? Get the job done Now. The question is, why should He? Why would God be in a hurry? Does God have a deadline? Human beings made up the story. Little Children Shall Lead Them “What is God? Where is God? What does God do? How do I know God answers my prayers? What does God look like?" Answer as you would to a small child’s questions. Don't lie to your children. Children will test you and God. The straight forward answers are: We don't know. We don't know. We don't know. God doesn't answer our prayers. We don't know. Burning The Dumb & Domesticated The strength of your faith is not the question. I tend to believe that your faith is already strong. Faith can be more powerful than any other emotion. Organized religion has purposefully committed unnumbered acts of sacrilege. False religious leaders hold out their hands expecting you to place your money in their hands. You dutifully look on like a dumb domesticated food animal. It is your life. You must decide for yourself how to live it. Burn This Book: The Church, Women, and Celibacy If you do not have it within you to question yourself. Burn This Book. If all you want is comfort. Burn This Book. If all you want is to be left alone in your unconsidered beliefs. Burn This Book. If for you, the Bible is the actual words of God, and must be taken literally. Burn This Book. If you don’t understand the word version, at the top, where it says, The King James version of the Bible, then stop. Burn This Book. The Big Lie of Creationism & Intelligent Design Your soul does not die. Your soul is a part of God, immortal and everlasting. We are all part of the Eternal Whole, God. We all return to God. We are the carriers of God’s knowledge. God is not all knowing. He even questions Himself. He wants to learn. He is curious. He has set up His Plan of the universe. He has set up His His system of evolution. He lets competition to survive create His versatile tools. You are a part of that Plan. God's Plan is the only Intelligent Design. Behind Closed Doors Don't ignore history. To think to do otherwise admits an ignorance of the behavior of many religions. Especially that of their leaders in the past. Please consider what is demanded in return. You have to be domesticated like goats and sheep. You have to be prepared to be shorn regularly. The answer to these all too common perversions of religion is to go underground. Being a martyr is not a necessary part of the requirements of God. What Is God? When I was in college in New Mexico, I first encountered the idea of a spider as a God. I was trying to learn something about the local culture and state history. There were several tribes in that state that had stories about Grandmother Spider, the Creator. By way of comparison, a spider might very well be a cute, cuddly critter when compared to God. God does not have a heart, in either sense of the word. God is pure intellect. God is only concerned about investigating His Questions. What Does God Look Like? What does God look like? I don’t know. I also don’t know if She, or He, wears boxers, briefs, or pantyhose, or needs any one of these choices. And are these questions really important? Well, I’ll grant that, to many people, an appearance by way of a picture, or a sculpture, allows them to visualize God more easily. As far as I am concerned, you may use any image you choose that pleases you. War Brides War is, in the end, a struggle over physical resources and minds. Killing in war has never been considered “wrong”. It seems to be connected to the self-defense mechanism. We are hard-wired to feel a genetic sympathy for close, tribal relatives. War used to be about increasing life. Modern weapons are a lot more efficient for massed killing than spears and arrows. Modern armies are very different. Modern armies and weapons are very efficient killers and destroyers. Life After Death? Part 1 Heaven and Purgatory How does it all end? We all die. We are all in this together. The only ways to escape are to die, or leave the planet Earth. What did you think? That God was going to give you a special pass? Were you planning to bribe your way past the Pearly Gates? What do you think the going rate is for a death pass there at the Pearly Gates? If God “Speaks” To You: Bliss and Terror, a Deer Caught in the Headlights If God “speaks” to you, you will know equal parts of bliss and terror. Think of yourself as a deer caught in the headlights. Think of hearing a distinctive voice talking to you. It might be a booming roar. It might be a quiet whisper at your ear. How many people that God is trying to talk to are thought to be mad? Isn't it curious that the mad were treated well by primitives? Isn't it curious that the mad are thrown into prisons by modern scientific thinking societies? Cheating Commandments If the individual has free will, he cannot be controlled or be given limits. The concepts are contradictory and opposites. Commandments from God are opposite to His purpose. A set of commandments is antithetical to God’s purpose. A set of ten commandments is a human concept, based on fear, and belief in the secrets and powers of numerology. It is Moses’ fault. Confronting the presence of God is not an every day experience. God’s Grace You cannot “confess” and be forgiven by anyone for anything you have done. God will not forgive, or pardon you. Forgiveness is a human idea. Forgiveness comes from weakness. God is not weak. The justice system doesn’t work today. This is one reason that decreases people’s trust in government. You chose your actions. You did them. Don’t be a wimp. Don’t be a crybaby. Be responsible for them. Be an adult. Learn some self-control. It is a Deliberate Lie to Call a Natural Disaster A Punishment of God People must make their own decisions. Learning made this way may be painful. God is not to be feared. He is not going to smite you. God is not vengeful, nor angry. God is not going to blast you, or your enemies. God does not send plagues, nor floods, nor clouds of locusts. These problems are only small parts of the natural world. When you hear from religious leaders that God is punishing you, or us, with such natural problems, recognize it for what it is, a deliberate lie. Death & Blackberry Pie You are born. You acquire soul. You live. You die. What comes after? That is the first question. The second question is, "Who, or what determines the part after death? Do you get just one run at life? Do you have an opportunity for multiple chances? Could a second life be a reward? Could a second life be a punishment? Isn't it up to God? Criminal Clerics & Blood Sucking Parasites God does not promise a long, or easy, life. God’s Plan only demands that you gain knowledge through experience. God’s Plan only demands that you are honest in self appraisal. God’s Plan only demands courage to do what you must. Don’t lie to yourself. Emotions are one of the strongest fundamental forces in the universe. As former fur bearers, human naturally detest blood sucking parasites. Consequences of Doing Good Accept responsibility for your actions. Prayer, charity work or donations, a “good” life, and good works are not necessary. Likewise charity probably won’t hurt anyone. You do have to be careful about unintended consequences. Do you feed a man a fish, or teach him to fish? One without the other has unintended consequences. You can consider joining a local service organization in your community. You will be following the golden rule. Communion Participation in any religious rite is your choice. The symbolism and mystery of the Transmutation is moving. The rite, if performed sincerely, is deeply moving and can be important to the individual. Think clearly about what you are doing in communion. Eating your God? Religious cannibalism is symbolic cannibalism. Participating in an unusual rite makes that rite just that much more memorable and reassuring. Circumcision vs A Clean Penis Cutting the foreskins from the penises of infant male humans will not affect God. God will not look more favorably upon a child so mutilated. Circumcision is a con job. Circumcision serves no useful purpose. We only need to teach male children to clean their penis. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. A clean penis is Godly. Nothing you can do, or say, will affect God. God does not listen to the childish whimpering of billions of spoiled brats. Christianity and Circumcision In Roman times, the new religion of Christianity was a really “tough sell”. The underlying culture was still strong. People were happy with the religion they enjoyed. The Christians were part of the Jewish faith, and new recruits were expected to comply with dietary laws and the rite of circumcision. This was a real test of conviction. Circumcision was given up as a severe public relations problem. Christians were being thought of as subversive and a threat to good civil order. Christian Troublemakers The Romans were tolerant of and protected all religions. What the Romans frowned upon was civil unrest and rioting. Christians were persecuted by Rome and across the Empire. This strongly suggests that Christians had become involved in, or had promoted, civil unrest. The various sects of Judaism may have fought in the streets of Rome against each other! Roman methods of justice were quick, reliable, and consistent. It kept criminals few in number and cautious. You Are A Disappointment to God? What is religious sin, especially if God is not going to punish you for your sins? Why can’t “sin” be as simple as God’s eventual disappointment at the results you have created of your life? God does not reject you, or throw away your soul when you are a disappointment to Him. If you waste your time, you can never get it back. Why should you waste even a single hour. "Soul" Pride & Rape of the Planet The idea of soul may be an egocentric concept. It allows us to believe that there is life after death. It permits a self-indulgent sense of pride. It justifies our otherwise stupid actions. We seek dominion over the earth. We rape the planet. We may even have invented “God”. Thinking that God thinks humans are important is simply more egocentricism. Don’t Expect to Be a Pig in Mud Expect little of God. Your whole life is a flicker of a shadow of a hummingbird's wing in flight. God is not interested in your problems. Get out there and do you job. A nanosecond, of bliss in a lifetime is enough. Bliss is not a hot tub. Don’t expect to be a pig in mud. There exists a place for regular periodic meditation. Enjoy God Like A Chocolate Milkshake Truth has no beginning and no end. Language determines thought. Study can lead to the Experience of Truth. It does depend on how you ascribe meaning to the words you use. You must experience God. You do not need to make magic, perform rites, or other claptraps of organized religion. You must experience a chocolate milkshake has the same result. You just do it. You need only a desire for the relationship with God to exist, and it does exist for you. Escaping Chains of Organized Religion The essence of religion is personal experience. In terms of that personal experience, there are no written rules of behavior for that experience. Human designed behaviors of worship are not God approved. Their purpose is to control you. As we live and have experiences, we will become different. Do not blind yourself by limiting your beliefs. Do not allow blinders to be fitted to you by others. A closed mind is a deadly weakness. An open mind is a deadly weapon. The Failure of Organized Religion To know God, to know bliss, or ecstasy, is our highest calling while alive. Religion is a way to find and experience personal ecstasy. Organized religion should teach us how to attain ecstasy. Organized religion fails in this duty. It has failed to teach the importance of, and implementation of, the golden rule in our lives. Individuals need to be taught how to attain ecstasy through implementation of the golden rule. You cannot buy your way into "Heaven". Faith is a Piece of Wood. Belief Is A String. Faith and belief are obviously related. How to illustrate them clearly so people can understand. Think of faith as a piece of wood. A stick. A rod. We are going to wrap a long string around the rod. This is called a spindle. Belief is string. Severe knotting of the string can result from mishandling. This severe knotting is called a snarl. We can reshape a rod of wood into a spool. The string can come off neatly with many fewer problems. Shaped faith, formed faith, controls belief. Faith Is A Refusal To Deny God Faith is being able to see God’s works around us. The mystery is our unwillingness to see what is before us. Faith is dealing with the hard realities. God insists these are more important than our wishes. Faith is a refusal to deny God. Faith is a refusal to deny God the Power to Do It His Way. Faith in God is based on the scientific method and is subject to proofs of sense and reason. Faith is believing Christ’s words, “Nothing is impossible to you.” Faith is confidence in God’s Plan. Faux Religion and the Real Deal It is Sunday so you got up to an artificial alarm, got yourself through a shower, and got dressed. You ate something you didn’t remember five minutes later. You drove to church in a dazed state. You are now singing a familiar song. Why? You have repeated familiar prayers. Why? You dropped a contribution in the collection plate. Why? Was it because it is expected of you? Why? By whom? Are their expectations about you that important? Why? What have you achieved? Fishing, Vultures, Hyenas & Shotguns Leaders of organized religions are skilled, practiced, and very often college trained. They proudly call themselves fishers of men. What kind of fish are you? Your predator is here. It is a predator of predators. Predators come in many forms. Most predators of humans have learned to smile, and soothe your fears. The low-life human scavengers are planning to take advantage of you. Free Will & The Soul Carrier I believe that you are a container of soul. Only our souls are of God. Free will is the keystone of both faith and belief. Faith, to be real, must be put into action. Faith, to be real, must implement the golden rule. To do something with your faith, you must choose. You must exercise free will. For you to have free will means that the future cannot be known. God is not going to get personal with you. God’s gift to you is the ability to choose and believe as you see fit. Fresh Meat in a Den of Hungry Lions As soon as Moses came down the mountain, he was faced with the truth. We humans were already twisting and squirming. We were debating and weaseling. God sent us a reformer. From the very beginning of this reformation, we humans have been at our old habits. Jews were highly skilled linguists. They were skilled legalistic hairsplitters in their own right. The Greeks were long layering meanings of words. It must have been like throwing fresh throwing fresh meat into a den of hungry lions From Vision Quest to Bribing God Many religions have practiced this “seeking after God”. Sometimes it is a "rite of passage". Organized religion took these ideas, reinvented them, adding voluntary retreat from society, asceticism, and vows of poverty. All are attempts to incur the pleasure of God. Each is a kind of bribe to try to get something from God. They are attempts to force some kind of recognition from God. Some way to retain their power. Pruning God's Garden of Souls, Part 1 Spontaneous Miscarriages God has a Plan. We are a part of God’s Plan. His Plan includes unintended consequences. God does not waste. DNA is God’s molecular Plan of life. He deliberately built into that process random chance. God's only concerns may be the good of the species, and the result He gets from His tools. The wounded and the weak must be allowed to perish for the good of the species, and an untempered tool cannot do the required work. God is a good shepherd. He culls the flock. He seeks perfection. Pruning God's Garden of Souls, Part 2 Untouched by God God has a Plan. We are a part of God’s Plan. His Plan includes unintended consequences. God does not waste. DNA is God’s molecular Plan of life. He deliberately built into that process random chance. God's only concerns may be the good of the species, and the result He gets from His tools. The wounded and the weak must be allowed to perish for the good of the species, and an untempered tool cannot do the required work. God is a good shepherd. He culls the flock. He seeks perfection. Pruning God's Garden of Souls, Part 3 Erupting Neonatal Newborns God has a Plan. We are a part of God’s Plan. His Plan includes unintended consequences. God does not waste. DNA is God’s molecular Plan of life. He deliberately built into that process random chance. God's only concerns may be the good of the species, and the result He gets from His tools. The wounded and the weak must be allowed to perish for the good of the species, and an untempered tool cannot do the required work. God is a good shepherd. He culls the flock. God Will Not Jump Out & Bite You God does not seem to be listening. This does not mean you cannot pray. It does not mean that you cannot have a vision quest. Focus yourself on God. Control your breathing and relax. God is not going to jump out and bite you. You will no longer be able to hear the TV. You have begun to approach The Way, Oneness with God, Enlightenment, Bliss, or Nirvana. You will not be asleep. God's Hammer God is. The soul is. Death is simply a matter of time, place, and circumstance for all of us. Today is a good day to die. We are the tools of, and for, God’s purpose. Just so with God with a useful tool like a soul. Why should a soul not be used many times for different purposes? Our purpose is to be used by God. Between birth and death, is up to you. You are God's hammer. God's Petri Dish Even God is uncertain how the human experiment will turn out. He most likely has multiple back-up plans. God has plenty of time. He’s already got His Plan of evolution working for Him. He also has evolution’s great tools of diversification and competition working for Him. God is not good, nor is He evil. God is. God simply is. God is using human beings. It is our own free will that develops good and evil. The Threat of God's Wrath is a Terror Tactic Made up by Organized Religion I don't believe there is a Satan. God does not need Satan. Satan's chief utility is as a symbol. A terror tactic. Hell does not exist. Those that say it does exist, are terrorists in the truest meaning of that word. The issue is control. Who is it that controls you? Whenever you are asked to suspend your sense of credulity. Vote with your feet. God's wrath is a terror tactic made up by humans. God is not wrathful, or angry, or even mildly irritated at anything you do. Why should He b God, Charity & the Camel God is not charitable. This idea is human delusion and egotism. If you protect a child from every hurt. If you protect a child from every decision. If you protect a child from taking independent action. The result is that he, or she, does not grow in self reliance. You are God's child. Why should God spoil you? A knife blade to be strong, must be hammered, then tempered in fire and water. Can a camel pass through the eye of a needle? God, the Minimalist God also does things in small ways. He seems to exert minimal effort. God is persistent. God is patient. God is constantly Creating Hydrogen. He does this by the Force of His Will. When there is enough, God metaphorically “flicks His finger”, a la “moves a butterfly wing”, and creates movement. Movement leads to whirlpools coalescing into balls of gasses in sizes large enough to become stars. God is a minimalist. Immaculate Conception Immaculate conception was a needful selling point for organized religions for the times. It is not needed now. Immaculate conception requires God's active intervention in human affairs. It sounds like a lie backing up an inconsiderate mortal man's belief that women are cattle, good only for bearing children. God is noninterventionist. He does not interfere. The story smells of rationalization and embellishment. Rationalization, embellishment, and falsehood are human behaviors. Intelligence, Technology & Cockroaches The race of human beings is meaningless to God. God does not care if you, or the whole human race lives or dies. This may be the ultimate test of intelligence. Humanity will only survive as long as it is useful to God. We are testing the efficacy of intelligence and technology and tool using. The next time, it might be another type of test. Another species will get a chance to be in God’s tool box. Cockroaches are very tough and successful. God will choose the winner through evolution. Antichrist Part 7, Rapture and the Triple Catch 22 In this Part 7, I will bring this study of the Antichrist, “the Rapture”, and the Second Coming to a close. To believe in the Second Coming also requires a person to believe that one-half of the human race must die (they must hope that they are not a part of that half). These are not good odds. These deaths, an estimated three BILLION people, are just the prelude to, the result of the lead up to, the “last battle”. They hope it will happen in their lifetime. Antichrist Part 6, Belief and Bigotry In Part 6, I attempt again to examine what is supposed to happen when Jesus comes again. I also examine what belief in such events might actually mean. For early Christians, persecution lasted for centuries. It lasted until the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Until then there was no deliverance, no relief from constant tension, terror, anxiety, and deadly fear. Despite hope, deliverance never came. In the meantime there was a constant searching, a desperate searching for “signs”. Antichrist Part 3, “Antichrist? Didn’t he in the film, What was the name?” What we are really talking about is one of those great delusions that transfix humankind. It is a delusion that rivals anything ever produced by the extremely skilled computer graphics geniuses of Hollywood. Those workers are artists in creating a fantasy in which people gladly immerse themselves for escapism entertainment. A large part of what we will be examining is little more than wishful thinking. Thinking translated from generation to generation without a healthy dose of cold reason. Antichrist Part 4, Over the Hill Came the Cavalry Charge of the Angels The story of the Antichrist and the Second Coming of Jesus continues. People will be able to tell when His Appearance is Nigh. The Antichrist (the Bad Guy) will lead off the tale, do his “thing”. He will create havoc and chaos around the world. Then Jesus (the Good Guy) will lead the cavalry charge of the angels ( the rest of the posse) over the hill and save the day. The key in this story is in the creation by the Antichrist of havoc and chaos when he “arrives”. Antichrist Part 5, Early Christian “Cat and Mouse” Game The story of the Antichrist and the Second Coming of Jesus continues. I attempt to examine what is supposed to happen when Jesus comes again. First, its a little confusing. According to some, certain events are supposed to occur, and others leave it “cloudy” at best. As I understand the timeline, it works like this: during the period when the Antichrist is in charge, there will be world wide peace. No wars. However, there will be more and more restrictions on personal freedom. Killing & Death & Life Does God exists in all human beings? God gave you free will. God gave you a brain with the ability to think and reason. Know yourself. We need the experience of death. To understand death, you must actually touch the corpse. You must feel the absence of life and soul. You must actually touch the corpse before you can truly value life. This gives you the opportunity to value life. Life is Too Short for Perfection This concept of God is not cuddly. A personal responsibility form of religion and religious practice is simply not a nice, warm, safe place in which to exist spiritually. It is cold and you have to light your own fires. You have to take care of yourself. God will not take care of you. God promises you nothing. He only has expectations for you. It is all up to you and your freewill choices. God only takes note of you and your life after you have lived it and you are dead. Microwave Oven Creationism God does things in Big Ways. He makes stars. He creates planets. He creates Life with a capitol “L”. This kind of bigness tends to make people think that they can’t understand Him. Let’s simplify. God cooks soup. Do you want to stand in the light of God? You do? Good. Go outside and stand in the sunshine. You have done it. You are in the Light of God. God created that light. That light left the surface of the sun about eight minutes before it touched your skin. Jesus, Part 1- Embellished Birth? Jesus Was A Jew. Jesus was born, raised, and educated as a Jew. Jesus lived at a time when scholarship was admired. He studied at the Temple. He was a scholar of His religion. Hebrew was the language of the Temple. It is very likely that Jesus spoke at least Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew. Aramaic was the common language. Greek was the language of commerce. Hebrew was the language of religious instruction. He, and His father, Joseph were carpenters and possibly stone cutters. Jesus, Part 4 - Married? Do you consider yourself a Jew, a member of the Hebrew faith? If you are a nominal Christian, why not? Jesus was born, raised, and educated as a Jew. It is very likely that Jesus spoke Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew. Aramaic was the common language. Greek was the language of commerce. He, and His father, Joseph were carpenters and possibly stone cutters. Even less is known about the years of adulthood between age 19 and 30 for Jesus than His childhood. Jesus, Part 5 - Evangelical Jesus? Jesus was born, raised, and educated as a Jew. The Jews wanted a military leader to step forward and do in the Romans. The Romans and the Sanhedrin worked together to quell any hint of civil, or religious disturbances. They had an extensive spy network. Crucifixion and slavery was an effective methodology for dealing with rioters. The Jews wanted a leader that would step forth, rally the population and reassert the power of God. To Jews of the period, Jesus was a disappointment. Jesus, Part 7 - Rolling Stones Jesus offered Himself as a martyr for purposes of resurrection. It was to be used as an example to drag the Jews back to the "straight and narrow". The Jews were, after all, Jesus' intended audience. It is also a clear example of misunderstanding the intransigence and iron willed determination of the leaders of organized religion. After Jesus' ascension, His message depended on word of mouth for a very long time. The Greeks seem to have clearly understood the the need for a written history. Jesus, Part 8 - Jesus Was A Jew Do you consider yourself a Jew, a member of the Hebrew faith? If you are a nominal Christian, why not? Jesus was born, raised, and educated as a Jew. It is very likely that Jesus spoke Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew. No one around Jesus apparently thought anything remarkable about Him. Which implies that He was a pretty typical. We just know that He began His ministry. A person suddenly "seeing the light" and embarking on a career of revolution, or reformation, is common. Light Your Own Fire Sin is the lack of personally responsible for your own life, religious practices, choice of religion, and ministry. This kills your ever having original independent new thoughts, ideas, concepts, and actions. You must connect directly with God. How you choose to personally seek God is your choice. Organized religion will seek in every way possible to stop you. Your personal mystical experience is a direct challenge to the the priesthood. Schoolboy Bane See life as it is. Deal with life. Live with life. It won't go away easily. Death is a hard reality. Enjoy life. Enjoy all parts of life. Enjoyment stops when it has only become drunkenness. Survival is a lucky gift. There is more than the difference between men and boys than the size and number of their toys. You can measure the value of your own life only by what you have done for others. A Noon Quickie There must have been a time when only God existed. God began to Examine Himself and Questioned Himself. God Conceived and Created the Totality of the Universe. I choose to believe that God did not create the Universe out of ennui or simple boredom. The universe was not uniquely created only for human beings. This is just human ego centrism. What you see of God’s creation is His creation as expressed through your eyes. Do not deny God. Living with Good and Evil Harmonize and balance good and evil. You will experience evil. Your children will experience evil. Teach your children to deal with it. The experiences, the actions of your life are uniquely yours. They make you what and who you are. Decide what you will do to balance evil. Passion is the key to knowledge. Passion is the key to the good life and the good death. Perfection is not possible for any humans. Moses Was An Egyptian Moses was an Egyptian. Moses was human. He was an untypical Israelite. Moses did not understand God’s Plan and message. Moses had lived most of his life in a highly artificial environment, that of the royal court of Egypt. He had not lived the life of a common citizen of Egypt, much less that life which was the lot of the Israelite slaves. Some things you cannot learn, except by living and growing up in a culture. Moses' understanding would always be affected by his upbringing. Most Prayer Is Worthless. Learn to Pray Effectively. Prayer without introspection, careful thought, work, and preparation is worthless to you and God. Prayer without action is worthless to you and God. Prayer makes us feel better as it functions as a form of therapy. Prayer, by itself, will not satisfy long term physical needs like the needs for water, food, or sleep. Like a good parent, God will not respond to your whining. Get off the couch of life and do something! My God Is Better Than Your God God isn’t small minded. The names of God can be Any thing. Every God is a center of a faith. There were rites, celebrations, dances, ceremonies, prayers, and sacrifices. Believers loved their God. Believers possibly feared their God. Believers made sacrifices to their God. Believers made masks, headdresses, and costumes. Believers danced with them, and prayed to their God. God in every human religion I’ve studied is the trickster, the “way”, and the “bringer of light”. No Excuses, Sir If there is something you did of which you are not proud, you get no chance to blame it on someone else. You get no chance make excuses. You get no chance to blame it on circumstances you could not control. This concept of religion can be seen as distant, difficult, and uncompromising. I do believe in God’s grace. I am not planning any competition for the “prerogatives” of organized religion. I am not attempting to deny God. I am not trying to found a new religion. Passion, Porn & Folk Tales Passion is a key to knowledge. Passion convinces us to do something. It is the way of God. Another word for passion is emotion. Learn to use your emotions, don’t let your emotions use you. Use your emotions to “pre-learn” to deal with situations. You will feel and do as you want when that situation arrives. Pre-conditioning is pre-conditioning. Your unconscious brain lacks the ability to distinguish between a “real” video tape and a “fake reality” video tape. Prayer, Chutzpah, & Outright Stupidity Prayer is an attempt for direct communication with God. You also have tons of chutzpah, if you to beg in prayer for a free gift of knowledge from Deity. To beg for a gift without having worked for it, is as close as it gets to outright stupidity. You are the one doing the work. The prayer was a self promise of intent to do one’s best. Do not pretend to yourself that God is listening. He is not listening. God never gives us any promises. Many Ways to Bribe God We will bribe God. First was the intense study of astronomy. Organization of societies to build huge monolithic monuments to be used as calendars. Those early astronomers sought answers. Religious leaders could use natural phenomena to reinforce belief in their “power” to talk to God. A cathedral as a tool for control of the masses is pure genius. Plain old simple individual prayer does not seem to have any effect. God does not seem to be listening. God does not do what we want Him to do Understanding The Nature of God , Part I - What We Think We Know About God The most difficult part of understanding the nature of God is to come to terms with what God actually is, and is not. Understanding The Nature of God, Part II - What We Think We Know About God God is. He exists. God is a living God. God is not human. God is sexless. God is strange. God is incomprehensible. God is mysterious and not easily understood. God acts in strange ways. God acts in incomprehensible ways. Yet God is a living God. The most distant living animal from humans is an arthropod. An insect, or spider might therefor fill the requirement. Sins Will Not Keep You Away From God I'm trying to deal with a particularly difficult kind of "sin". Human beings made it up. Then very skillfully hid the evidence. An ill-defined "miasma of general, just normal human nastiness. It compounds the layered misconceptions about God. It gets your attention, and sets you up for the sale. Why does something that supposedly is so great for the congregation members have to be sold like potato chips, soap flakes, and used cars? Sin & Religious Prostitution The laws of society are a potpourri of historical remnants. The laws of society are also a tossed salad. God's religious laws are His Natural Laws. God has laws for living things, and the most important of these is the imperative for survival. Free will is the second level of God's laws for living things, as this conforms to His Purpose. Prostitution has been widely encouraged many times by organized religions. John Scopes vs the Emperor with No Clothes Creationism is the idea that suddenly God decided to Create Everything, and accomplished the job in one week. Counter that with the the scientific method. It does not rely on trust. Peer review is a world wide open season on every publication of findings and theory. God does not work by way of holistic instantaneous creationism. Nothing suggests that God is actively working toward stupidity. Everything suggests that God is actively working toward smartness and intelligence. School Prayer What some people want is a return to indoctrination of religious values. The problem with this in a pluralistic society is, which religion? Prayer has never left schools. Children do pray before tests. Test-taking is a skill. It can be taught, learned, practiced, and be readily applied. Many students don’t even do the simplest of study plans. My Dad was going to help me learn how to learn. I learned that if I spent enough time at it, I could learn. The Sand Under Christianity's Foundation There is no form of supplication that can get God’s attention. God simply does not care enough about humans to pay attention to such trivialities. The line where pagan religion ends and our “modern” religion begins is vague. Celebrations, rites, and supplications are acts of organized religion. These actions are promoted to seek to control human groups. They do this for the benefit of the religious leaders. Religious leaders do use their intellect for their own purposes. Salting the Soup & Preparing to Meet God You can choose to ignore God for your entire life. You can choose to break every man-made law, rule, or regulation. God will not care. God will not stop you. God will not punish you. God will cherish you. God will only judge you upon your death. Your after death experience with God is His to choose. You cannot buy your way into His favor. You cannot take the salt out of the soup. God will still savor your essence when He calls you home. Rebellion Against Organized Religious Repression Life on Earth is short. Only your soul is eternal. We humans might have a life span of a century. This tends to cause us to think short term. To never question your perception of your relationship with God is sinful. Giving up the opportunity to be free of organized religious repression is sinful. The Real Truth Revealed About Prayer & The IRS We are taught that a failure of prayer is our fault. If you believe that, you are hooked. God never answers prayers because it is not in His interests to do so. A curse directed at God is just as effective as prayer. God is a pragmatist. God wants results. Don’t beg God in prayer. He has already given you what you need. God will not help you. He will not hear you. He will not answer you. God best helps those who help themselves. Rape, The Death Penalty & A Modest Proposal for Reformed Justice Rape is a violent social crime that deserves the severest punishment that can be provided – death. The original concept of ostracism was a death penalty sentence. Today we drive the prisoners insane. We transform them into sexually perverse persons. This cost is simply too expensive for society to bear. A prisoner that is convicted of a violent crime is too dangerous. The convicted should instead be quickly and quietly executed.
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