St.Paul.

Satanism is based on St. Paul.

The idea that the body is the enemy of the spirit derives from the writings of St. Paul.

"for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live."  Romans 8:13 (NRSV)

"Who will rescue me from this body of death?"  Romans 7:24 (NRSV)

"for the wages of sin is death."  Romans 6:23 (NRSV)

"the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil."  Hebrews 2:14 (NRSV)

So (they reason) sex is in the death and the power of the devil.

This is the basis of their reasoning.

But St. Paul's theology is based on ancient Asceticism.

It does not derive from the teachings of Jesus at all.

Asceticism - the Mortification of the body - the idea that to be spiritual you must kill the body is not Christian at all. 

Jesus never taught Asceticism.

Jesus teaching is the way of Love that leads to "life in all it's fullness."

And love is closer to the body than the mind or the Spirit.

For love is from the heart.

So, if we abandon the idea that the body is the enemy of the spirit; and teach harmony of body, mind, and spirit then the edifice of Satanism will collapse like a house of cards.

And we will be free!

[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 Ten Commandments.

The Ten Commandments are general guidelines for a good life.

They are not rigid rules to be punished if broken.

God is good.

And He does not punish us.

The first five commandments are about respecting God.

The second five commandments are about respecting others.

So Jesus said that to love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your might is the first commandment encapsulating the first five commandments. 

And his claim that to love your neighbor as yourself is the second commandment encapsulates the second five commandments.

When the crowd asked John the Baptist "What then must we do?" he responded with exhortations to honesty and sharing of possessions with the poor.

This was preparing the way for the full revelation of Jesus - that is the revelation of Love.

So the Ten Commandments of Moses and the teachings of John the Baptist are general guidelines for the goodness that is a prerequisite for our adoption.

They were never intended to be threats or liabilities.

God is good.

And He wishes us to be good also.

But the marriage takes place in the sanctuary - the heart of hearts - and it is a sacrament of Love.

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Hell!

Welcome to Hell!

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Goat's Head Soup.

The goat is the devil.

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Conspiracy.

Richard Nixon said: "What's actually happening is 10 times worse than you imagine."

And it is.

An evil conspiracy between right-wing plutocrats and Satanists in our popular culture threatens to destroy our world.

From the Marquis de Sade to 1984 they use every device available to control and subjugate the masses.

And this includes black magic techniques and Satanism.

Satanic magic is backwards and upside-down; it is darkness, lies, evil, and death.....

It creates hell on Earth.

And it causes untold suffering.

We are being brainwashed.

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Hate.

Hate is the dark side.

It is based in fear.

And fear is the cause of sin and suffering.

But God is the Light.

God is transcendent - beyond sin and evil.

God is wholly good.

God is wholly benevolent.

God is Love.

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Love.

No thing is more important than Love.

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