Fear and Love.

                                         

It has been said that there are only two things in the world: Fear and Love.

Whatever is not Love is Fear.

Anger and violence and evil are Fear.

Fear flourishes in the darkness.

But the Light that comes from God dispels the darkness and our fear dissolves like a dream.

And the Light is all about Love.

Life, Light, and Love.

God gives us Life.

He shares His Light with us.

And He gives us His Love.

Love God and love your neighbor.

Love even your enemies.

And God will be with you.


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Achilles.

Hail Achilles!

Summoned by Fate

To Die in Glory

By Paris' Arrow.

Slain in Battle

For Helen's Fame.

Fixed in Memory

His Immortal Name!


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Patroclus.

Ancient Warrior.

Immortal Beloved.

Legendary Lover.

Faithful Friend.

True unto Death.

Mourned and Honored.

In Memory Lives!


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Living Sculpture!

Your body

Is rounded

In beautiful

Symmetry.

Your features

Evoke

The God-Kings

Of Egypt.

Your bearing

Demands

Our deep

Admiration.

Like some

Radiant Vision

Of Living

Sculpture!


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Secret.

It's a secret.


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Gay King.

In the shadow of

Agamemnon

He brings out

His Love.


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The Dove.

There may be

Evil

In our world

But

There is also

The Dove.


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The Great Leap Forward.

                                     

What the Age of Aquarius will bring is a great leap forward in our thinking.

And this has already begun.

No longer will we be subject to negative ways of thinking which do not correspond to the reality.

Religious concepts like: Original Sin, Virgin Birth, Penal Substitution, Bodily Resurrection, Redemption through the Blood of Christ etc. are no longer acceptable to an educated public.

Still to come are transcendent ideas about God:

God is beyond our human concepts of sin and evil.

God is beyond our dualistic thinking.

God is panentheistic and immanent - i.e. God is everything and more and God is in everything and everything is in God.

There will be no devil, no hell, no judgement.

We will be free!


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Finding Favor.

Finding favor with God is not being favored in the sense of preferential treatment.

Finding favor with God is being nearer to His Nature and His Will.

It is being close to God.

The Bible says that certain people found favor with God.

One of these was Job.

And Job certainly did not come in for preferential treatment.

There are certain individuals who from time to time find favor with God.

And these are people who have a certain mission to fulfill.

But it does not indicate prosperity or good fortune.

It may, in fact, result in the opposite from a worldly perspective.

Jesus, Mahatma Gandhi, J.F.K., Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, Anwar Sadat, Yitzhak Rabin.....

All of these were assassinated.

Because they challenged the Status Quo of our world.

Jesus said that the way of the world was evil.

So, far from being God's Will, God challenges the way of the world: the worship of money, the culture of privilege, the persecution of minorities, the oppression of the poor.....

God is on the side of the weak, the poor, the marginalized, the alien.....

So cry out to God!

He will hear.


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Sex Crime.

For the love of Big Brother.


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Hidden.

And all hidden things will be revealed.


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Light.

A light in the darkness.


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Evil.

They love the darkness for their deeds are evil.


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God's Nature.

                            

"To love is to know me,
My innermost nature....."
        - Bhagavad-Gita.

Love God and love your neighbor.

Give love to those around you.

For God is Love.


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Greek Kings.

Gay Men

In the Castro

Inherit

The Hearts of

Greek Kings!


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Bring Him Home.

Bless him.

Turn him from evil.

Open his heart.

Bring him Home.


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The Waters of Aquarius.

"Then afterwards
I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;
your sons and daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions."
Joel 2:28 (NRSV)

"let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
Amos 5:24 (NRSV)


[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Write-Off.

                            

God does not hold us accountable for our mistakes.

He writes off our debts.

How many parables did Jesus tell of the master writing off debts?

How many times did he say: "'Your sins are forgiven.'"  Matthew 9:5 (NRSV)

It is inevitable that we will make mistakes

We cannot know everything from birth.

So it is really just a matter of degree.

Jesus said: "'Those who are well have no need of a physician but those who are sick."'  Matthew 9:12 (NRSV)

"For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.'"  Matthew 9:13 (NRSV)

He also said that he who is forgiven more will love more.


[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Left.

                            

By associating anything left-wing or liberal with the devil the right-wing political forces not only ensured a political victory but they claimed a moral one as well.

But this is simply not true.

It may be an unconscious association with left spiritually which has always associated the left hand with the devil.

But this is merely superstition.

So beware of anything which tries to label liberalism as the devil.

It is a scapegoat and a delusion.

And it is simply not true.


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Fear.

                            

Violence, greed, and evil are caused by fear.

Those who grew up in insecure economic times sell out their principles in order to gain financial security.

And they never feel as if they have enough.

So they hoard and accumulate and they rationalize their privileges.

They ignore the poor and blame them for their own poverty.

They may resort to violence.

They may even turn to evil and Satan to get what they want.

But fear is at the root of it.

Faith is too risky.

And idealism is for fools.

So if you want to change the world you must look to people's fears.


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Infinite Love.

                            

Love is the only thing that actually increases the more you give it away.

Once we find our soul - the divine spark within our hearts - we reconnect with the source of love.

Our soul is the part of us that loves.

And once we learn to give love we find that the source of love is infinite.

So open your heart and give love to others.

And your life will be transformed.

Jesus said to love God and love your neighbor.

Do this and you will be Home at last.


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Make Love.

                            

Rather than being passive channels of God's Love we should learn to use our own hearts.

In this way we will fulfill Jesus' commandment to love and increase the love in the world.

So open your heart and give love to those around you.

Make love.

And live!


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Transformation.

                            

God's Love

transforms

all the bad things

into

good things.


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Fear and Love.

                            

There are only two things in the world:

Fear and Love.


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Civilization.

                             

An archaeologist who was convinced that war was the stimulus for civilization set out to study ancient cities.

What he discovered, however, was that it was not war that was the nursemaid of civilization but trade.

We could learn a lot from this today.

It is not war that will bring prosperity.

But peace.


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Love.

                            

God is Love.

The Egyptian Wisdom of the Heart is love.

The greatest yoga is the yoga of love.

Buddha's Way of the Heart is love.

Jesus' commandment was to love.

Islam is to be lost in love.

The heart of all the world's religions is love.

Because God is Love.


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Light.

                            

Let there be light.

Ra is the sun god.

Krishna is the god of light.

Buddha is the enlightened one.

Jesus is the light of the world.

Light is a chapter of the Koran.

All the world's religions revere light.

Because Light comes from God.


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Life.

                            

God is the creator of all life.

Ankh is the life-force.

Vishnu is the preserver of life.

The Bodhi tree is the tree of life.

Jesus is the bread of life.

The Koran says God has power over life.

All the world's religions associate life with God.

Because Life comes from God.


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The Bridegroom.

The wedding day!

He prepares himself

With meticulous care.

The pure white suit

Is his to wear.

The long, slow wait

Through suffering great

Delivers him

Through Heaven's Gate

To the Banquet Hall

Where all's prepared

To live in bliss

His soul laid bare!


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Lifequake!

                                       

Instead of the Satanic association of sexual orgasm with death I suggest that we refer to the pleasure of orgasm as a Lifequake!

Sex is an expression of life itself.

We experience a surge of life through our body and a climax of love for our partner.

Sex leads to life not death.

And the experience of sexual orgasm makes us feel fully alive.

So a Lifequake is an appropriate term for sexual orgasm.
                                                                                   

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Looking for Love.

Bless him.

Touch his heart.

Find his beloved.

Consecrate his love.

Bring him home.


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The Back-Breaker.

                            

How did Ronald Reagan defeat Communism in Russia?

The answer is that he sent Satanic rock bands into Russia from the U.S.A. to inspire dissatisfaction in the youth and enlisted Pope John Paul II to foment religious rebellion from Poland across Eastern Europe and Mother Russia to save them.

This was the Back-Breaker that forced the end of Communism in Russia.


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Generation to Generation.

                            

Fear has been handed down from generation to generation.

The generation born in the 1930s grew up during the Great Depression and World War II.

Fear made them compromise their principles and embrace a materialistic philosophy.

After the security of the 1950s and 1960s their children (Generation X) encountered inflation and a recession which triggered their inherited fears.

Generation X sold out all ethical considerations in their pursuit of financial security.

Intimidation, violence, and evil at their hands saw society swing wildly to the right.

"Nightmare on Elm Street", "Friday the 13th", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Blood Sucking Freaks", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".....

"Material Girl", "Like a Virgin", "Bad", "Thriller", "Cream", "Show no Mercy", "Kick", "The Devil Inside".....

Saw them boast that they were pure evil.

They embraced Satan and the dark side.

Blasphemy and transgression became fashionable.

And money was their god.

Ronald Reagan harnessed their violence to reconstruct the Baby-Boomers whose idealism and socialism was seen as a threat to economic prosperity.

We were blamed and shamed, disgraced, intimidated, and coerced.

But the Baby-Boomers were innocent.

History is written by the winners.

Ronald Reagan is a hero of Capitalism.

And Generation X have been whitewashed.

But the fact remains that they turned to evil and the devil to win.


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Unconventional Weapons.

                                        

Ronald Reagan was quoted as saying that Christianity contained "unconventional weapons".

By this he was referring to such things as: demonization of your political opponent, damnation of your enemies, judgement, shame, guilt, and fear.

He combined this with astrology and End Times expectations associated with the Millennium and Judgement Day to force changes in society and the political landscape of the world.

Fortuitous events like the AIDS Pandemic and the rebellious nature of Generation X played right into his hands.

But victory does not justify violence and hatred.

Jesus said of them: "'Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and you make the new convert twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.'"  Matthew 23:15 (NRSV)


[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.] 

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Other Stuff.

                            

When we experience something of God's Love we are assailed by all those who think that they know better.

So we are told to do other stuff.

This other stuff includes:
Earning Heaven by good works.
Conforming to unnecessary behavioral expectations.
Asceticism including abstinence from sex.
Subscribing to rigid moral imperatives.
Homophobia.
Political Conservatism.
Negative self-imaging.
Mind games.

All this is underpinned by fear of damnation and false images of God.

But God does not punish us.

He is not an agent of Natural Justice.

God is our loving Father.

He forgives and nurtures everyone.

God does not require righteousness but goodness.

His mercy is infinite.

And His Love is everlasting.

This is Good News.

So open your heart to God and to others.

And don't listen to the other stuff.


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Flow.

                            

What is needed in our world today is a flow of goodwill and action to areas of need.

"and it was distributed to each as any had need."  Acts 4:35 (NRSV)

This applies to money, resources, personal presence, and support.

What is stopping us from doing this?

The answer is: we have hardened our hearts to people.

Fear causes us to harden our hearts.

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, for fear has to do with punishment,"  1 John 4:18 (NRSV)

Were we able to overcome our fears and open our hearts the world would be a different place.

As water flows around obstacles and barriers so our love must flow to all those in need.


[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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The Will?

                            

We now know what we need to do to address the problems of poverty and starvation in our world.

We now have the means to do it.

But do we have the will?


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The Light.

                            

After the darkness comes the Light.

There is a glimmer of Light on the Internet.

Activist sites are combining with charities and religious groups to challenge the rule of the corporate plutocrats.

Pope Francis I, Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Progressive Christians, Progressive Muslims.....

All are campaigning for peace and justice in our world.

A new Light has come.

We must follow the path of non-violent resistance if we are to reverse the slow decline of our world into darkness and evil.

And we must reverse the hardening of the hearts of humanity.

Cold, hard hearts must glow with a new warmth.

Fear must be overcome with Love.

And evil must be banished forever.


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Looking for Clues.

                            

Do not take Satanism at face value.

The snake has a forked tongue.

"Nobody's wise 'til they see how it lies."

And when there is suspicion they are ready with an alibi.

"Possession is causing suspicion but there's no proof."

But there is proof if you will believe your own eyes.

Backwards and upside-down images and words betray Satanic content.

And it is not just overtly Satanic rock bands that do this.

Others are also involved - from pop stars to superstars to sports men and women.

So turn on your radar and suss out suspicious content.

These are the clues to Satanism in rock music and entertainment.


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Gay Marriages.

                            

Now that Gay Marriage is legal in Australia the Churches must address the issue if Gay Marriages in churches

I see no obstacle to blessing Gay Marriages in church.

Objections based on misinterpretations of archaic laws and regulations are no longer valid.

And once the Church agrees to bless Gay Marriages the issue of gay sex becomes irrelevant.

How many marriages has the Church blessed between couples living in de-facto relationships?

To object to gay sex outside of marriage would be hypocritical.

So we will see an end to the conflict forever.


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Aquarius.

                                         

Homosexuality is ruled by the astrological sign of Aquarius.

So as we move into the Age of Aquarius homosexuality will become more normative.

Far from dire predictions of genocide and suppression homosexuality will become acceptable to the majority.

We are beginning to see this now.

Homosexual people are emerging from the shadow of AIDS and demanding the equality they deserve.

And we will not rest until homosexuality is legal in all the countries of the world.


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A Place Prepared.

                  

The AIDS Pandemic inspired damnation in the religious and the non-religious alike.

It seemed that the whole world was against us.

But the year before the Pandemic began I dreamt that I was in Heaven and a place was prepared for gay men.

I saw the Throne of God caressed by a gentle zephyr.

But as I turned to return I saw great winds and storms in the Earth.

And so we experience great conflicts and great opposition on Earth.

But we find peace and love in Heaven. 


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The Sistine Chapel.

                                       

The Sistine Chapel is the Holy of Holies of the Catholic Church.

Michelangelo's frescoes contain many homosexual references and affirmations.

These allow gay men to harmonize their faith and their homosexuality in a symphony of spiritual same-sex love.

Meditation on these images can be a channel for gay men to the One God.

And listening to the music of Palestrina and Allegri sung in the Sistine Chapel can be a blessing from the Lord God Himself.


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A Church for Gay Men.

                                          

When the Hindu religion became too rigid and set in the Caste System God sent the Buddha to the peoples of Asia.

When Judaism and Christianity excluded the Arab races from their religions God sent the prophet Mohammed.

Now that mainstream Christianity has largely excluded gay people from their churches God has sent us to preach tolerance and create a Church for Gay Men.


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Community.

                            

I remember an episode of Seinfeld in which someone mentioned the community.

Jerry's response was: "Oh there's a community is there?"

In church the sermon was about community.

The fact that I don't see anyone from Monday to Saturday seems not to count.

It's all very well to stand up there and spout about a loving Christian community but if no one does it it's a waste of time.

It's not good enough.

And that's why the Church is dying.


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History Repeating.

                            

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

The Millennials are thought to resemble the Hippie Generation.

And astrologically they are similar.

But unless the Millennials learn from the experience of the Hippies they are doomed to repeat their mistakes.

Drugs, promiscuity, divorce, degradation.....

These things derive from sex and drugs and rock and roll.

And sex and drugs and rock and roll derives from Satanism in the music industry.

The rock legends of the 1960s and 1970s betrayed their fans and sold them down the river.

They have not recovered.


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