Why?

Why would Generation X turn to violence and evil to defeat the Baby-Boomers?

The answer is simple:

Fear!

They were so afraid of unemployment and poverty that they coined the slogan No Future to define their generation.

They believed that the left-wing politics of the Baby Boomers was responsible for the economic recession of the 1980s.

And they were so terrified of missing out that they embarked on a campaign of violence and hate against them.

Financial mismanagement became an election issue.

And Labor wad labelled The Guilty Party.

Even if this was true it does not justify the use of violence, hate, and evil.

Intimidation and reconstruction were inspired by fear.

Time will tell what history will make of Generation X.

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Homophobia.

Homophobia is Fear!

Fear of sickness.

Fear of death.

Fear of ridicule.

Fear of transgression.

But AIDS is over.

And condemnation is refuted.

God can no longer be said to be punishing homosexuals.

So look again at your attitude.

And realize the truth!

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Good Works.

Many people in the Church do good works in order to earn a place in Heaven.

This is usually inspired by fear of hell or a misplaced sense of obligation - which is fear.

But true religion is centered in the heart.

A warm and compassionate heart is what God desires for us.

So we may still do good works but they will no longer be inspired by fear of hell or desire for Heaven but will flow from a warm and loving heart.

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God's Love.

God fills the whole Universe

And more.

What am I that

God should love me?

But God cares,

He answers prayers,

His Mercy is infinite,

And His heart is Compassionate.

His Ways are:

Light, Life, and Love.

But His inmost nature is 

Love.

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God Loves Gays.

God loves gays.

He accepts us as we are.

He does not expect us to change.

He does not reject us or discriminate against us.

His Love is unconditional.

He is our loving Father.

We are His gay children.

And we will all go to Heaven when we die.

To abide in His Eternal Love.

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Truth and Reconciliation.

God forgives us.

But if we will not admit what we have done wrong how can we be absolved?

Some may think that they can lie to God.

That they can get away with what they have done.

It has been said that the best form of repentance is to refrain from the offending behavior. 

But how can we do this if we will not admit that it is wrong?

In the end we must face what we have done.

And ask forgiveness of God.

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Equals.

All are equal in the sight of God.

Each of the generations is equal.

Each generation has it's positive and it's negative characteristics.

Each generation has it's virtues and it's vices.

It then becomes just a matter of degree.

It is a psychological fact that we condemn others in order to make ourselves feel good.

But if we see this in others it is not for us to turn the tables and condemn them.

It is up to us to forgive others.

What keeps us from forgiving?

Fear.

Fear that we won't be good anymore.

Fear of our own condemnation.

Fear that others will attack us.

Fear of being hurt.

Fear of ridicule.

Fear of condemnation.

Fear of God.

But God will not condemn us.

God will forgive.

So we must forgive each other.

And live and let live.

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Chromophobia.

Those who wear all black all the time suffer from Chromophobia - fear of colors.

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Gay Men in the Kingdom of God.

Is it possible for sexually active gay men to live in the Kingdom of God?

Some would say that their sin excludes them.

But in my experience God excludes no one.

And gay men would challenge the accusation of sin.

Rather we would call it love.

And love is in harmony with God.

God is Love.

And those who love live in God.

And God lives in them.*

[* 1 John 4:16]

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Opening the Scriptures.

When God responds to our love He opens the scriptures to us.

In this way a new method of interpreting the Bible has come to us.

Rather than seeing the Bible as dictated by God modern scholars have revealed that it is made up of many different authors over many hundreds of years.

In this way we can see how each author was limited by the worldview and understanding of the time.

Therefore the Bible need not be taken literally.

Even words put into the mouth of God need not be taken as infallible.

One thing that can be seen when you apply this method is that humankind's image of God evolves.

Primitive understandings of God as a being who rewards good behavior and punishes bad behavior are superseded by Jesus' image of God as our loving Father.

Perhaps now we are able to conceive of a God who is wholly benevolent, merciful, forgiving and whose love is unconditional.

There is no duality - no devil, no dark powers.

Only God's steadfast Love, 

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Hidden Evil.

Because the Church has failed us does not mean that Satanism is true.

Satanism permeates our popular culture disguised as rock music, movies, literature, and sports.

The negative, corrupting messages that we absorb in our daily life are poisoning and cursing us.

They will destroy the Church, weaken our faith, sabotage our spiritual quest, and turn us to the dark side.

All in the hope that we will go to hell.

But this influence is not immediately apparent.

We must train ourselves to look below the surface at the subliminal messages we are receiving.

Death, fire, darkness, magic, spiders, snakes, skulls, grave stones.....

All these things derive from Satanism.

We can do without it.

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Bolsonaro.

God, Fatherland, Family, and Fascism.

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