Non-Violence.

At first, when we become aware of the evil hidden in our culture, we instinctively try to battle against it and defeat it.

This formula can be seen in the many manifestations of The Myth of Redemptive Violence*.

From fairy tales to horror movies this myth saturates our culture.

The Myth of Redemptive Violence sets up a scenario in which good battles against evil and wins by violence - killing the evil beings.

But in real life this approach never works.

It only embroils us in more violence.

So methods like Spiritual Warfare are bankrupt.

The only approach that works is to lay down the sword and cry out to God for help.

God will answer.

And rescue us from evil.

Evil will tempt us, corrupt us, and try to kill us.

But we cannot overcome evil with violence.

Jesus' example of non-violent non-cooperation is the only approach that can save us.

So set aside your weapons and pray for those who abuse you.

It is the only way.

(*The term The Myth of Redemptive Violence was coined by Walter Wink in his book Engaging the Powers.)

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Fear.

What drives the inhumanity, the corruption, the evil in our world?

It is fear.

Don't be fooled by the tough-guy exterior.

What lies beneath is fear.

He has to look tough or people will exploit him.

He learns this in the schoolyard.

And he carries it throughout his life.

Get the next guy before he gets you.

Dog eat dog.

Good guys come last.

But God is with the least and the last.

God is with the losers, the outsiders, the marginalized.

And God's Love takes away our fear.

When fear is gone there is love.

Love God and love your neighbor.

Love even your enemies.

And banish fear forever.

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Class War.

Since 1984 employers have been waging a class war against workers.

Insecure economic times have given too much power to employers.

They have forced wages down, removed conditions, cancelled overtime, and destroyed job security.

They have bashed unions, turned education into job training, corrupted governments, and oppressed workers.

This has resulted in a workplace that is like a battlefield.

No one is happy with it.

The time has come to make peace in the workplace.

Workers are not the enemies of employers but their sons and daughters.

Workers are not units of productivity but human beings.

It is time to end the class war.

And give workers the rights they deserve.

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A Night Full of Tears.

I wait in the night,

Awake,

My heart full of love

for you.

Searching, Striving, Reaching out

to you.

My Beloved,

My Hero, My Hope.

I prepare the Wedding Robe -

Pure white

Beneath the flowers.

Christened by my tears,

Devoted to you.

Waiting in the darkness,

Longing for the Light.

To wake

One Fine Day!

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A Human Heart.

Aquarius is

A Human Heart.

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Moderation in All Things.

"Observe due measure; moderation is best in all things."

Greek Poet Hesiod (c. 700 BCE)

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God Doesn't Hate You.

The only message that young gay people hear from the Church is that God hates them and they are going to hell.

Some Churches even tell them they are evil.

But they are all wrong.

God loves gay people.

We are His gay sons and daughters.

The men who died of AIDS are in Heaven.

They sit beside the river, dressed in white, happy and at peace.

And we will all go to Heaven when we die.

Every one of us.

So you can ignore the threats of conservative Christians.

They don't know God.

And they don't know us.

They are Pharisees and hypocrites!

Their words betray their fears.

And those who fear cannot love.

Homosexuality is love.

And as such it is part of God.

 

So love with all your heart.

And know that God loves you.

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