Gay Heaven.

Washed clean in

The Great Ordeal,

Redeemed in

The Aquarian Age,

Saved from

the evil 

Ways of the World,

Clothed in White,

at Peace at last,

to live in the Joyful 

House of Heaven.

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Jesus.

He had no one to love.

So he loved everyone.

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The Endeavors of Love.

From childhood we learn to fear.

We have all been abused.

This makes us defensive, cynical, and insular.

We are afraid of being hurt or humiliated.

We are terrified of ridicule.

So we bury our true selves under a mask of strength or gaiety.

And all this takes place on an unconscious level so that we are unaware of what is happening.

But contact with the real God makes us lose our fear.

We open our hearts and blossom like a flower.

We see others' needs.

And thus begin the endeavors of love.

Our job is to do all the things that no one did for us until we met the Living God.

To love.

To show mercy.

To forgive.

To care.

To help.

To comfort.

To give.

To go out into the world with a motivation of love.

To do all the things that the the benevolent God has taught us.

These are the endeavors of love. 

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Love.

A life without love 

is no life at all.

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Gay Saints.

 

Rather than 

demons,

or perverts,

or agents of evil.

Gay men are 

Angels of Love,

Adorers,

Saints.

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AUM.

What is 

the primordial

AUM

but 

Love!

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God With Us.

Light a Candle

In the darkness.

Illuminate

The Love 

That surrounds us.

Love

That heals

And Love

Reveals

The Peace

That God

Instills

In us.   

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Back in Black.

After the disaster of the 1980s the Hippie Generation experienced something of a revival in the mid-1990s.

Unfortunately what happened was that the rock stars of the 1960s returned to something of their former prominence but the idealism and aspirations of the Hippie Generation were not restored.

They were Back in Black. 

Now they just enjoy themselves as others do.

Holidays, shopping, must-see T.V,, tickets, sports, and nostalgia are all that is left.

Some of their children have inherited their ideals and become active on the Internet.

It is up to us to support them and revive the social movement that is dormant among us. 

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The Reality.

Satanism targets the mind.

But it cannot control The Reality, only what you are thinking about it.

So in the end it is powerless to change what God has done.

God lifts us up.

And touches our hearts.

God loves us.

And restores us to health.

Satanism may try to change what we think.

But in the long run it cannot.

This is God's Salvation. 

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Our Father.

God will not judge even His own wayward priests and ministers.

God is faithful.

And He knows that evil is inspired by fear.

Fear which has been handed down from generation to generation as Tradition.

So do not judge those who have threatened us.

Like Judas and the Pharisees they will be forgiven.

For God is their Father also.

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A Father's Love.

The rich say: "What can we do to please God?"

Pay your taxes.

Do not oppress your workers.

Have compassion and consideration for them like sons and daughters.

Do not plot against your brothers and sisters.

Let no evil thought enter your minds.

Provide for others as God has provided for you.

But above all open your hearts!

Love your workers as the Father loves you.

Then you will please God. 

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Broken.

Christians often refer to the world as broken.

It refers to the imperfect nature of life on Earth.

It does not refer to God breaking our wills as some commentators have suggested.

So what does broken mean?

I believe that love is the source and purpose of life and that broken refers to our broken hearts.

And the world is the vale of the broken-hearted.

But God mends our broken hearts.

If we love God and love our neighbor God returns our love abundantly.

And it is this that makes us whole.

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Risk.

In order to grow spiritually we must be prepared to take risks.

And in order to take risks we must have courage.

So have the courage of your convictions and strengthen your integrity.

If you do this there may be consequences.

A backlash of fear, threats, even violence may follow.

But our course is set.

It is better to follow your heart than to be imprisoned by fear. 

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The Religion of the Future.

Rather than the dead, oppressive, repressive religion of fear that has haunted our past Progressive Christianity presents a viable religion of the future.

All over the world progressive religious teachings are liberating people from unreality.

Creeds and traditions and doctrines and dogmas are being cast aside for the simple teachings of the heart.

Love God and love your neighbor.

This is the religion of the future.

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Threats.

Many people in the Church will act in a threatening way if you challenge their integrity or their theology.

This is because as children their parents enforced their ethics with threats.

And fear begets fear.

We see fear in the words of the Bible.

But fear is not a good motivation - conscious or otherwise.

There is no fear in God.

God does not threaten us.

His goodness and love are free gifts.

This is Grace.

So let go of your fear and give love.

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Love.

If I mortify my body and renounce all pleasure but I do not have love I gain nothing.

If I have all knowledge and understand all mysteries but I do not have love I am nothing.

If I do all good works and sacrifice all selfishness but I have not love it is nothing.

Love is infinite.  Love is sublime.  Love is generous.  Love is divine.

Love increases when you give it away.   

Love is its own reward.

(Based on 1 Corinthians 13)

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Do Good!

Grown up

From adolescent

Bitterness and Hate.

Blessed Love

Grown up

Within you.

New Life

Grown up

Every day.

Do Good!

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A Philosophy of Goodness.

If you watch T.V. you will be inundated with shows which push a philosophy of competition, treachery, and evil.

Everyone is expected to sacrifice all principles in order to win.

This dog-eat-dog philosophy is the child of Plutocracy and Satanism.

We are expected to lie, cheat, and steal in order to win the prize.

This philosophy is bad.

It corrupts.

And it leads to untold suffering.

But God's philosophy of goodness transcends this low-life propaganda.

A philosophy of goodness encourages us to show: virtue, mercy, consideration, generosity, and love.

We are to deal honestly with others and adhere to the truth at all times.

We are to wish the best for others.

And bless them in their endeavors.

This is the philosophy of goodness that comes from God.

We are to follow it always

And pray for others to see the Goodness and Love of God.

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Lift Them Up.

Help them see

What's going down.

Touch their hearts.

And lift them up!

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Black and White.

How many rock stars, male and female, have we seen dressed in black and white.

This is a subliminal message that they are evil and good.

Or that is what we are supposed to believe.

In fact they are evil disguised as good.

Their dark side rules.

This duality is a blind to make you embrace evil.

As if it was something natural.

So beware of stars who use black and white.

They may be deceiving you. 

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Poison.

Rock music is poison.

Negative suggestion saturates their lyrics and images.

"But a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."

They lie and they deceive.

They are whited sepulchers.

Discard their curses.

Turn away from their untruths.

Return to God.

And be reconciled through Love.

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Aquarius 2.

How will we achieve this?

By preaching inclusiveness.

And encouraging selflessness.

By practising charity.

And empathy with nature.

By forgiving our enemies.

And making peace.

By teaching faith and love.

And living in the Light.

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Aquarius 1.

Aquarius is the age when we will think of everyone.

We will break down the walls that separate us.

We will feed the hungry.

And house the homeless.

We will give to the poor.

And share our wealth.

We will put aside our greed.

And heal the Earth.

We will overcome our fear.

And give love to everyone.

We will give up our differences.

And become citizens of the world.

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Look Up!

Many look up to you.

But others call you:

Beast, Monster, Animal, Pig.

Come out from their shadow.

Into the Light of the One Living God.

Who calls you:

Teddy Bear, Gentle Giant, Big Softie, Angel.

Open your heart to all those who love you.

Enter the sanctuary of Life!

  

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Extortion.

Fundamentalist Christian leaders will try to extort money and obedience from you by threatening to put you in the power of hell unless you submit to their authority.

This is what Jesus accused the Pharisees of doing.

It is extortion.

And it is corrupt.

It is not the practise of God.

Fundamentalist leaders have usurped the power of God and made themselves gods over men and women.

But you can appeal to God for help.

Cry out!

Pray fervently to God.

He will hear.

And deliver you.

But God will not smite your enemies.

Jesus said to pray for those who abuse you.

This is because God will not destroy them but change them and redeem them.

So pray for your persecutors.

Pray that they overcome their corruption and their fears and see God's Love clearly.

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Free!

Modern living makes us lonely, alienated, burnt-out, depressed, cynical, neurotic, and insular.....

But by establishing a relationship with God through prayer, contemplation, study, and love we can overcome the world.

God sets us free!

Free to live positively.

Free to let go of fear.

Free to give.

Free to love.

God opens our eyes.

And touches our hearts.

Give love to God and to your neighbor.

And you will be free!

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Deprivation.

Our society lacks compassion.

Our society lacks forgiveness.

Our society lacks mercy.

Our society lacks charity.

Our society lacks generosity.

Our society lacks selflessness.

Our society lacks friendliness.

These are all aspects of religion.

And they are all aspects of Love.

As our society has turned away from religion we have lost these spiritual qualities from among us.

So when you blame religion and reject God be aware that you are not only rejecting the negative qualities of religion but the positive qualities as well.

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Dainty.

And God 

can be 

dainty.

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Majestic.

God

can be

Majestic.

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Evil.

Not only have we lost the positive qualities of religion from our society but they have been replaced by evil.

Evil forces in our popular culture have infiltrated our consciousness with negative suggestions.

We have become wicked.

We have become bad.

We have become rogues.

We have become despicable.

We have become filthy.

We have become sinners.

We have become abominable.

We have become monsters.

We have become animals.

We have become pigs.

We have become beasts.

All these things have entered our minds through rock music and entertainment.

So be aware of what you are consuming.

It may not be as harmless as you think.

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The Long Road.

Long suffering.

All enduring.

Ever faithful.

All forgiving.

Love grieving.

Love returning.

Love giving.

Love receiving.

Overcoming.

Resurrecting.

Ever believing.

At last to be free!

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