True.

Those who force their opinions onto others..... 

think that if they win it will make their views true.

But it doesn't.

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Everyone!

It is the same 

for everyone!

Love God 

and love 

your neighbor!

Pour out

the Love that is 

in you Heart!

And humanity

will be 

One!

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Moderation.

Gay sex is O.K.

In Moderation.

Because we can't all be married.

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Gay Conversion Therapy.

Gay Conversion Therapy is illegal in Victoria*.

The law outlaws practices seeking to change a person's sexuality or sexual identity with penalties of up to 10 years jail.

It also addresses abusive religious practices which tell gay and transgender people they are possessed by the devil or going to hell because of their sexuality or sexual identity.

This goes some way to healing the pain and suffering of all of us who have experienced conversion abuse.

Gay Conversion Therapy is torture.

A person's sexuality or sexual identity cannot be changed by these or any other practices.

(*State of Australia.)

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Gay is Good.

Homosexuality is good.

Despite the homophobic hatred which followed the AIDS crisis of the 1980s homosexuality is essentially good.

God does not discriminate. 

His love extends to all people.

And this includes homosexual people.

The reactive fundamentalism in the Church is inspired by fear.

Fear of death, fear of damnation.

But now that AIDS is no longer a death sentence their objections are bankrupt.

God loves gay people.

And His mercy and forgiveness are sure.

So do not be afraid of those who call you evil.

Their prejudice is inspired by fear.

Gay is good.

And gay people go to Heaven.

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Lightning.

"'I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.'" 

Luke 10:18 (NRSV)

Hence lightning is a symbol of Satanism.

[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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Lies.

Jesus said: "'You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father's desires.  He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.  When he lies he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.'"  John 8:44 (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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IDAHOBIT.

May 17 is IDAHOBIT

International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia.

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The Name of God.

To exalt the Name of God is to place love above all other things.

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Love.

Do you seek the love of power

Or the power of love.

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He.

Despite the fact that we intuitively know that God has no gender, or rather that God has characteristics of both genders, the bulk of our religious traditions represent God as male.

This is compounded by the fact that there is no gender-neutral pronoun for addressing God.

The Christian tradition uses Lord and Father on most occasions although there are some feminine images associated with God.

So our unconscious archetype for God is masculine no matter what we may think consciously.

This is important because we must navigate the unconscious to establish a relationship with God.

And if we reject the masculine stereotype of God we may be rejecting our own unconscious image of God.

So perhaps it is wiser to allow both images of God to co-exist rather than enforcing one over the other.

So using He or Father or Lord is still a legitimate way of addressing God.

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Revelation.

The violent and baleful visions in the Book of Revelation were modified by influences within the collective unconscious surrounding St. John the Divine.

What may have begun as a vision from God was affected by conservative religious forces near to him.

These forces inserted judgement, doom, and violence into the revelation which did not come from God or Jesus.

This is why the final book of the Bible contradicts the teachings of Jesus himself.

Jesus' teachings were non-judgmental, non-violent, and non-threatening.

Something similar happened to the Buddha.

After his ascent into Nirvana the Buddha returned to the world to teach humanity.

And when he did this his thinking was influenced by the conservative religious leaders around him.

These religious leaders influenced the Buddha to return to teachings about desire and merit.

Thus subverting his message of love and compassion.

This is how the Good News becomes threatening and repressive after the fact.

It is not the Will of God.

Nor is it the pure light of revelation.

God does not judge us or punish us.

God loves us like a loving Father.

And all are His beloved children.

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Bad Words.

 

Obsessed, Addicted, Attitude, Badass, Bullshit, Hate, Vice, Sin.....

These are the words that will lead you into suffering.

They are planted by those who have chosen  the devil!

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Racism.

Racist personal ads. sometimes say:

No curry, no rice.....

Meaning no Indians no Chinese.

God knows what they call 

Africans and Muslims.

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D.I.Y.

It's not just a matter of achieving the correct ideation.

You have to actually do it yourself.

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Fear and Love.

There are only two things in the world:

Fear and Love.

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Rock Stars.

Satanism in rock music makes you obsessed with rock stars.

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The Devils' Witch.

The Tasmanian Devils Football Club have employed a self-professed witch as their VFLW Coach.

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Obsessed.

Satanism in the AFL makes you obsessed with football.

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Demonization.

Demonization is the basis of scapegoating.

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A Scapegoat.

 

Since the 1980s and the AIDS crisis the right-wing political machine and its religious allies have made a scapegoat of LGBT+ people.

The fear surrounding AIDS made us an easy target.

But that does not excuse deliberate attempts to gain political mileage from using a scapegoat*.

These attempts resulted in the social persecution of LGBT+ people and even damnation by fundamentalist religious groups.

And this continues today with right-wing governments introducing laws that violate the basic rights of LGBT+ people.

In Africa some states have even introduced the death penalty.

Prison sentences for same-sex acts and even for supporting or identifying as gay are becoming common.

The banning of Pride Marches and LGBT+ activism is spreading.

But this is not the end.

The right-wing governments who push this poison will fall.

And we will be free at last.

(*Scapegoating is a Nazi propaganda technique.  It was used to persecute the Jews in Nazi Germany.)

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Fascism.

"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost......

For none now live who remember them."

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Violence.

Violence is motivated by fear:

Fear of threats, fear of contradiction, fear of error, fear of rebellion.

These fears are the root of all the murders, wars, and oppression in our world.

And those who believe that you can win by violence and force are mistaken.

Violence begets violence.

And there is no violence in God.

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Lies.

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

If the devil tells you to lie the chances are he is lying to you in the first place!

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Greed.

Money is the root of all evil.

And greed is the yeast that ferments it.

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Materialism.

Materialism is the way of the world.

But Jesus said: "'The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its works are evil.'" John 7:7 (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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Living Stones.

"and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house." 1 Peter 2:4 (NRSV)

We are the living stones of God's House.

And so, even if there is no church, no building, God's house will still exist in us.

[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 Antidote.

Life.

Light.

Love.

Good.

Virtue.

Truth.

Honesty.

Non-Violence.

The Lamb.

Angels.

Heaven.

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Evil.

Death.

Darkness.

Hate.

Sin.

Vice.

Lies.

Corruption.

Violence.

The Beast.

The Devil.

 

Hell.

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Resurrection!

Three days after he was crucified Jesus was resurrected!

And this gives us hope that there is life after death.

Death is not the end.

Our souls are resurrected in spirit.

And we return to our maker.

To be enclosed in the Love of God.

That is Heaven.

Amen.

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Holy Week.

While I was home this Holy Week I looked up the activities of Jesus in that first Holy Week.

I was surprised by how different the Gospels were on the subject.

The three Synoptic Gospels have in common the cleansing of the Temple and the Parable of the Wicked Tenants.

Mark, the first Gospel written, has Jesus questioned by the Pharisees as they attempt to catch him out.  This is followed by some prophesies.

Matthew, written next, has a virulent confrontation with the Pharisees and predictions of dire judgement.

Luke omits the cursing of the fig tree, and concentrates on predictions for the future.

The Gospel of John has Jesus rejected by the people and records Jesus' esoteric teachings to his disciples: the New Commandment, the Way to the Father, and the True Vine.

And so the individual character of each Gospel is revealed.

We are at liberty to make of this what we will.

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Christ Crucified.

The alliance between fundamentalist religion and multi-national corporations in our world is the equivalent of the alliance between the Romans and the Jewish religious authorities in Jesus' time.

And it was they who crucified Jesus.

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God is Real.

God is Real.

His Face is Mercy.

And His Heart is Love.

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Treasure.

The greatest treasure you have

is the love

in your own heart.

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Love.

Sweeter still is

the love 

you have for Him.

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Love.

The love of the Lord

is sweeter than honey

dripping from the honeycomb.

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Silver and Gold.

The favor of the Lord 

is more to be desired 

than silver and gold.

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Alicanto.

The Alicanto is a mythical nocturnal bird from Chile that can see in the dark and feeds on deposits of silver and gold.

It is said to guide travelers to safety.

But those with greedy intentions it deliberately leads to fall from a cliff.

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666 St. Cloud Road.

666 St. Cloud Road, Los Angeles is the residence to which Ronald and Nancy Reagan retired in 1989.

The property was purchased for them by rich supporters and the Reagans leased it until their deaths.

Reagan changed the address to 668 St. Cloud Road when he moved in.

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Silence.

We are always surrounded by sounds:

Even in the most peaceful places.....

But Silence comes from Heaven.

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Sounds of the Garden.

Sitting quietly in the garden:

The wind rustling in the trees,

The company of birdsong,

Distant waves of passing cars,

Muffled voices mumbling, 

Peace abounding..... 

Calling up presentiments of Heaven.

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AUM.

A - The Mind turned outwards into the world.

U - The Mind turned inwards to the unconscious.

M - The Self centered in the Soul that is in the Heart where there is Love.

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Flames.

Since the rise of Generation X we have seen the flames of hell and the horns of Satan associated with sex.

This unconscious programming is quite deliberate.

It is perpetrated by Satanists in the media and the music industry.

And it is intended to make the devil and hell desirable.

By associating these things with sex Satanism becomes the preferred religion of the unaware.

Hence they wear their caps backwards and poke their tongues out.

They will even make the sign of the devil.

Do they even know what they are doing?

They want you in hell.

So be aware.

There are Satanists out there.

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A Candle.

What happens when you light a candle?

The darkness disappears!

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The Living Planet.

Earth is the Living Planet.

The skies and the forests and the seas are teeming with life.

Plants and trees grow, we know not how.

Animals, birds, fish, and humans reproduce and multiply.

Insects fertilize flowers.

Food abounds.

Water rains down from the sky.

Great rivers flow through the land.

Everywhere there is animation and life.

And we are part of this life.

The life that is from God.

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Naming It.

People say to me: "Why do you talk about Satanism?"

The reason is simple.

The hidden evil in our world has a name and that is Satanism.

It is the unseen adversary which fuels hate and blame.

It causes evil, corruption, and suffering.

But it is disguised as glitz and glamour.

So most people don't recognize it.

They look at the surface only.

They are blinded by the lights.

But it is not trustworthy.

It is treacherous and sinister.

So don't take everything at face value.

There may be evil hidden beneath.

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