Monday, October 03, 2005
Pacific Commentary for June 15, 2005
THE DEVIL'S LANGUAGE
Regardless of whether you believe in devils as persons or simply as black holes of negativity, we must attempt to identify such forces. In scripture the native tongue of the devil is identified as the lie. When the devil lies it speaks its native language. Knowing the truth is one of life's constant struggles. But it is the truth that sets us free and liberates us from the power of the lie.
The lie has become institutionalized in government. The first casualty in any war is the truth. So we hear lies from the executive branch, from the Department of Defense and from the State Department. The commercial media reveres most every false statement made by these powers. Some truth speakers are crucified whether their name is Jesus or Gary Webb. If you read Webb's lucid book, The Dark Alliance, there is little or no room for doubt about how the major U.S. papers attacked his data and his integrity. The book is a must read for anyone who aspires to be a journalist. Cocaine arrived in the United States on the same planes that brought arms to Nicaragua for the illegal Contra War.
Those drugs were distributed nationally by the contras with full knowledge of our intelligence agencies. Weapons went down to Nicaragua to kill the innocent, drugs came back to addict our citizens and much of the profit was used as an illegal war chest. The truth can make us free from the tragedy of sending our youth to once again be killed for a lie. The simple truth will also spare the lives of many innocent Iraqis, Iranians and Koreans.
Like most wars, the Iraq conflict was started by a contrivance...that is by a lie. The governmental liars are responsible for every single death, for every single injury, for every single case of delayed traumatic stress syndrome and for all who have been poisoned by depleted uranium. By the way, the very name depleted uranium is a lie. It is not depleted, it is highly radioactive and toxic.
There must be no impunity for the host of criminals who have presided over the lies regarding the twin towers and the lies regarding the Downing Street Memo. Such negative powers and principalities are destroying the United States of America.
The lie is the native tongue of the forces of death.
Only the truth will liberate us.
Pacific Commentary for June 8, 2005
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
The saddest words ever spoken were, "It might have been."
There have been trials for heresy, there have been executions for heresy and there have been endless ecclesiastical denunciations of heresy.
Heresy is false doctrine and has frequently been associated with people who have deviated from official church doctrine. It is curious that heresy has rarely, if ever, been applied to conduct. It seems to me that conduct, which emanates from mutilated, manipulated and cult oriented religiosity should be identified.
Here in my opinion are a few examples of what I consider heresy.
It is heresy to believe that religion should bless war.
It is heresy to believe that nationalism has a role in religion.
It is heresy to fail to show reverence for a diversity of religious experience.
It is heresy to accept inquisition and torture as policy.
It is heresy to demonize any ethnic or racial group.
It is heresy to demonize any nation.
It is heresy to judge whole nations as worthy of destruction.
It is heresy to claim to be the voice of God for the world.
It is heresy to claim that God is on the side of any nation state.
It is heresy to practice hate.
It is heresy to lack compassion and mercy.
It is heresy to lie as personal or collective policy.
It is heresy to rob from the poor by the massive production of unnecessary and counterproductive armaments.
It is heresy to produce and conspire to use nuclear weapons.
It is heresy to fail to communicate with others through respectful exchange.
It is heresy to take innocent lives.
It is heresy to order people to kill.
It is heresy to make war instead of peace.
It is heresy to use religion as a cloak for malice.
It is heresy to use religion as a cloak for racism.
It is heresy to physically threaten individuals or groups.
It is heresy not to respect free will.
Friends, it appears we are governed by a group of heretics. We must direct them out of their errant ways.
THE DEVIL'S LANGUAGE
Regardless of whether you believe in devils as persons or simply as black holes of negativity, we must attempt to identify such forces. In scripture the native tongue of the devil is identified as the lie. When the devil lies it speaks its native language. Knowing the truth is one of life's constant struggles. But it is the truth that sets us free and liberates us from the power of the lie.
The lie has become institutionalized in government. The first casualty in any war is the truth. So we hear lies from the executive branch, from the Department of Defense and from the State Department. The commercial media reveres most every false statement made by these powers. Some truth speakers are crucified whether their name is Jesus or Gary Webb. If you read Webb's lucid book, The Dark Alliance, there is little or no room for doubt about how the major U.S. papers attacked his data and his integrity. The book is a must read for anyone who aspires to be a journalist. Cocaine arrived in the United States on the same planes that brought arms to Nicaragua for the illegal Contra War.
Those drugs were distributed nationally by the contras with full knowledge of our intelligence agencies. Weapons went down to Nicaragua to kill the innocent, drugs came back to addict our citizens and much of the profit was used as an illegal war chest. The truth can make us free from the tragedy of sending our youth to once again be killed for a lie. The simple truth will also spare the lives of many innocent Iraqis, Iranians and Koreans.
Like most wars, the Iraq conflict was started by a contrivance...that is by a lie. The governmental liars are responsible for every single death, for every single injury, for every single case of delayed traumatic stress syndrome and for all who have been poisoned by depleted uranium. By the way, the very name depleted uranium is a lie. It is not depleted, it is highly radioactive and toxic.
There must be no impunity for the host of criminals who have presided over the lies regarding the twin towers and the lies regarding the Downing Street Memo. Such negative powers and principalities are destroying the United States of America.
The lie is the native tongue of the forces of death.
Only the truth will liberate us.
Pacific Commentary for June 8, 2005
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
The saddest words ever spoken were, "It might have been."
There have been trials for heresy, there have been executions for heresy and there have been endless ecclesiastical denunciations of heresy.
Heresy is false doctrine and has frequently been associated with people who have deviated from official church doctrine. It is curious that heresy has rarely, if ever, been applied to conduct. It seems to me that conduct, which emanates from mutilated, manipulated and cult oriented religiosity should be identified.
Here in my opinion are a few examples of what I consider heresy.
It is heresy to believe that religion should bless war.
It is heresy to believe that nationalism has a role in religion.
It is heresy to fail to show reverence for a diversity of religious experience.
It is heresy to accept inquisition and torture as policy.
It is heresy to demonize any ethnic or racial group.
It is heresy to demonize any nation.
It is heresy to judge whole nations as worthy of destruction.
It is heresy to claim to be the voice of God for the world.
It is heresy to claim that God is on the side of any nation state.
It is heresy to practice hate.
It is heresy to lack compassion and mercy.
It is heresy to lie as personal or collective policy.
It is heresy to rob from the poor by the massive production of unnecessary and counterproductive armaments.
It is heresy to produce and conspire to use nuclear weapons.
It is heresy to fail to communicate with others through respectful exchange.
It is heresy to take innocent lives.
It is heresy to order people to kill.
It is heresy to make war instead of peace.
It is heresy to use religion as a cloak for malice.
It is heresy to use religion as a cloak for racism.
It is heresy to physically threaten individuals or groups.
It is heresy not to respect free will.
Friends, it appears we are governed by a group of heretics. We must direct them out of their errant ways.
