Betrayed.

Our rock stars have betrayed us into the hands of devil-worshippers.

Their purpose was evil from the beginning.

They tempt us and curse us.

They corrupt us and divert us.

And this is because they have made pacts with the devil to do his will and consign us to hell.

But their devil is not real.

They assume his purpose.

And they imagine his will.

The damage, however, remains.

We must deal with their evil sabotage.

Drugs and divorce alone have caused untold suffering.

And depression, hate, and suicide derive from their music. 

So do not follow rock stars and notorious celebrities.

Their purpose is evil.

And their influence is suffering.

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Peter, Paul, and Jesus.

It seems to me that the disciple Peter retains vestiges of the Way of Good Works in his approach.

Some of his speeches in Acts and some of his writings in his Letters indicate that he favored the approach of Good Works.

While Paul retains vestiges of the Way of Asceticism or Self-Denial which includes the Mortification of the Body.

Paul's insistence on the enmity of body and spirit confirms this.

But Jesus' way is the Way of Love that transcends both the Way of Good Works and the Way of Asceticism.

The Way of Love leads directly to God.

And the imperatives of Love supersede the rules of Good Works and Asceticism.

Good Works seeks to gain Heaven and avoid hell by accumulating merit.

Asceticism seeks to deny earthly pleasures in the hope of gaining heavenly pleasures.

But Jesus made concessions to these rigid rules according to Love.

Love is the inmost nature of God.

And while He may accept the gestures of Good Works and Asceticism they are in no way compulsory.

Love leads directly to God.

And it is Love that God requires of us.

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Wings.

Angels have two wings:

A right wing and a left wing.

But when you face them:

Their right wing is on your left hand.

And their left wing is on your right hand.

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Love.

Cast your love upon the waters.

And be a child of the Living God!

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The Horns.

The Devil's Horns!

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Persecution.

We are seeing the last stages of persecution of gay and lesbian people.

Several countries are considering the death penalty for gay sex.

And many other countries enforce jail terms and ostracism.

Even in Australia where gay marriage is now legal there are religious groups calling for expulsion and threatening us with hell.

So the battle is not yet won.

It will be over when the last bastions of homophobia overcome their fears and accept equal rights for gay and lesbian people.

LGBT+ people are still persecuted in our world.

I pray that this will come to an end.

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Fear 2.

In some cases people's fear is so great that they react with hate and even try to kill.

This can be seen in Africa and other places around the world where gay sex is illegal or officially condemned.

Some people attack and even kill LGBT+ people out of fear.

They feel justified by archaic laws which criminalize gay sex.

But these laws are obsolete.

AIDS is no longer a death sentence.

HIV is virtually cured.

So we have hope that in the future gay people will be free.

And live without fear.

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Fear 1.

Fear causes some people to react aggressively.

It is the fight or flight reaction to fear.

And this was evident in the AIDS crisis.

Some people reacted violently.

They attacked gay people and blamed them for AIDS and in some cases for all the world's ills.

This is scapegoating.

And we have seen it in Australia with Israel Folau's claim that gay people will go to hell.

His fear of immorality and disease is too great for him.

And this fear is the basis of right-wing religious objections to homosexuality.

But God is Love.

And His Love will prevail in the end.

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AFL.

There's another one!

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Dungeons and Dragons.

If you mess with the Dragon

you will find yourself in a dungeon!

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