Today's world is beset by a major crisis. This crisis is largely fueled by a lack of faith. In America this lack of faith is unprecedented. Even as a large majority claim to everyone who will listen that they believe in God and that they feel that faith is important in their lives, it is clear when you observe many Americans in deed that never has there been such a lack of faith among the people. A big part of this is the way the peoples view of Christianity has been perverted by those who seek to use our faith to control us. Of course this is nothing new, every culture that has ever existed on earth has at one time or another tried to leverage the faith of the people to their own ends. The Christian religion from its birth at the hands of Emperor Constantine and the Romans who created the Roman Catholic Church have had control of the people at the core of every decision of how to depict and promote the gospels of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Ironically, a central tenet of the teachings of Christ has always been to be aware of the certainty that his teachings would be perverted to serve mans will.
Nowhere has this dramatic loss of faith and perversion of Christs teachings become more evident than in the manifestation of what in America is known as the Christian Evangelical movement. Commandeered by social revisionists, it has become the poster child for a movement to leverage the teachings of Christ to promote ideals that would have been anathema to Jesus based on what we know of his ministry. Greed, bigotry, intolerance, a lack of empathy and unwillingness to "love each other as we love ourselves", has become almost a manic obsession with this crowd and those who they seek to influence in an all out assault on a founding principle of the establishment of the United States as clearly stated in the nations constitution which this crowd claims to hold in such high regard. I refer of course to the separation of church and state. Among Christs teachings and a guiding principle of the Tao is any actions that serve to divide the people against each other cannot be of God. If we can agree that these actions are not of God, then from where do they get their inspiration?
I submit that this dramatic lack of faith is a key reason that it is inevitable that humankind is rapidly approaching a crossroads in time. A major change is coming as has been much prophesied throughout the ages. I see the signs everyday. Simple things like the way our children are raised. We live in an America where the basic principles of social interactions have been supplanted by a fear of each other. Young people at the ages of 6, 7, 8, 9, when it once was a focus of parents to instill the importance of being polite, showing respect for adults and having an appreciation for the value of human life and the wisdom gained from experience has now given way to a focus on preservation; trust no one, speak to no one, suspect everyone. An adult who shows kindness to someones child today is likely to not only have the child react as if threatened or worse as if that adult was inconsequential, but runs the risk of being placed under suspicion by the other adults around them. I'm not talking about complete strangers who speak to a child, but people who see each other constantly through social interactions such as youth sports, school, etc. How contrary to the best interests of a society is it when the young no longer looks to the adults around them for wisdom and guidance, and no longer feels safe anywhere within their own community? How can such a generation, indoctrinated to serve only self do anything but lead humankind down the path to self-destruction?
I urge every person who reads this message to take time to reflect upon the road we have collectively placed our selves on, and to think about where this will ultimately lead. Change doesn't have to be bad, but change is inevitable.
Nowhere has this dramatic loss of faith and perversion of Christs teachings become more evident than in the manifestation of what in America is known as the Christian Evangelical movement. Commandeered by social revisionists, it has become the poster child for a movement to leverage the teachings of Christ to promote ideals that would have been anathema to Jesus based on what we know of his ministry. Greed, bigotry, intolerance, a lack of empathy and unwillingness to "love each other as we love ourselves", has become almost a manic obsession with this crowd and those who they seek to influence in an all out assault on a founding principle of the establishment of the United States as clearly stated in the nations constitution which this crowd claims to hold in such high regard. I refer of course to the separation of church and state. Among Christs teachings and a guiding principle of the Tao is any actions that serve to divide the people against each other cannot be of God. If we can agree that these actions are not of God, then from where do they get their inspiration?
I submit that this dramatic lack of faith is a key reason that it is inevitable that humankind is rapidly approaching a crossroads in time. A major change is coming as has been much prophesied throughout the ages. I see the signs everyday. Simple things like the way our children are raised. We live in an America where the basic principles of social interactions have been supplanted by a fear of each other. Young people at the ages of 6, 7, 8, 9, when it once was a focus of parents to instill the importance of being polite, showing respect for adults and having an appreciation for the value of human life and the wisdom gained from experience has now given way to a focus on preservation; trust no one, speak to no one, suspect everyone. An adult who shows kindness to someones child today is likely to not only have the child react as if threatened or worse as if that adult was inconsequential, but runs the risk of being placed under suspicion by the other adults around them. I'm not talking about complete strangers who speak to a child, but people who see each other constantly through social interactions such as youth sports, school, etc. How contrary to the best interests of a society is it when the young no longer looks to the adults around them for wisdom and guidance, and no longer feels safe anywhere within their own community? How can such a generation, indoctrinated to serve only self do anything but lead humankind down the path to self-destruction?
I urge every person who reads this message to take time to reflect upon the road we have collectively placed our selves on, and to think about where this will ultimately lead. Change doesn't have to be bad, but change is inevitable.
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