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		<title>By: Allan Svensson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Allan Svensson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi.
I found your Web Site by Google
And I wish you the best you can get,
the peace of God through Jesus Christ.

Welcome to visit my Site.
Allan Svensson, Sweden

Why does the revival tarry?  It is because God&#039;s
people tarry to obey the powerful command of
the Lord in Rev. 18:4.  This is the most powerful 
revival message of the Lord to his people in our time.
www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/INDEX.HTM

As in the days of Lot, it is now. Lot was not interested 
to leave Sodom. God sent two angels to rescue him,
and they must persuade him to leave Sodom. When 
he yet lingered, one of the angels said to him: 
&quot;Flee for your life sake ...&quot;    
Just like as Lot, God&#039;s people are not interested to 
leave the great Babylon, but finally they must flee 
for their life from there.
www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/PAGE88.HTM

God&#039;s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge
because their preachers have rejected knowledge.
Hosea 4:6-11.  Instead to preaching the truth of the 
Assembly of God, they have preached lies about the 
Assembly of God. The Pentecostalists have abused
the expression &quot;Assembly of God&quot; and used it as a 
name of their church.

What does hinder the Antichrist to appear?
What is the Restrainer?
http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/MESSAGE.HTM#Antichrist

Why did the Pentecostal Revival take an end?
www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/CRISIS.HTM

The coming revival, a nameless revival
www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/POWERFUL.HTM

What will happen before Jesus comes?
http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/BEFORE.HTM


America, Bless God!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi.<br />
I found your Web Site by Google<br />
And I wish you the best you can get,<br />
the peace of God through Jesus Christ.</p>
<p>Welcome to visit my Site.<br />
Allan Svensson, Sweden</p>
<p>Why does the revival tarry?  It is because God&#039;s<br />
people tarry to obey the powerful command of<br />
the Lord in Rev. 18:4.  This is the most powerful<br />
revival message of the Lord to his people in our time.<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/INDEX.HTM" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/INDEX.HTM</a></p>
<p>As in the days of Lot, it is now. Lot was not interested<br />
to leave Sodom. God sent two angels to rescue him,<br />
and they must persuade him to leave Sodom. When<br />
he yet lingered, one of the angels said to him:<br />
&#034;Flee for your life sake &#8230;&#034;<br />
Just like as Lot, God&#039;s people are not interested to<br />
leave the great Babylon, but finally they must flee<br />
for their life from there.<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/PAGE88.HTM" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/PAGE88.HTM</a></p>
<p>God&#039;s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge<br />
because their preachers have rejected knowledge.<br />
Hosea 4:6-11.  Instead to preaching the truth of the<br />
Assembly of God, they have preached lies about the<br />
Assembly of God. The Pentecostalists have abused<br />
the expression &#034;Assembly of God&#034; and used it as a<br />
name of their church.</p>
<p>What does hinder the Antichrist to appear?<br />
What is the Restrainer?<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/MESSAGE.HTM#Antichrist" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/MESSAGE.HTM#Antichrist</a></p>
<p>Why did the Pentecostal Revival take an end?<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/CRISIS.HTM" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/CRISIS.HTM</a></p>
<p>The coming revival, a nameless revival<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/POWERFUL.HTM" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/POWERFUL.HTM</a></p>
<p>What will happen before Jesus comes?<br />
<a href="http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/BEFORE.HTM" rel="nofollow">http://www.algonet.se/~allan-sv/BEFORE.HTM</a></p>
<p>America, Bless God!</p>
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		<title>By: Eshameena</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eshameena</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>as salaamu alaikum Iqbal--

I have been pondering the same thing for years everytime I hear bush say &quot;God Bless America&quot;.  The only thought which quickly pops in my mind--is that inshallah, God in his infinite forgiveness and divine mercy will bless america because we--those who desire peace and love-and oppose all this genocide, greed and evil dealings,  NEED to be blessed due to all the atrocities committed by those in power which we-have no control over nor condone...

blessing america would hypothetically be REMOVING all the evil and wrongdoers who are destroying this precious world and people...that would be a blessing would it not???

However, I think my definition of &quot;blessing america&quot; is much different than bush&#039;s!!  

as my definition of blessing amerika is the removal of the destrucive forces which have caused so much pain and suffering-here and worldwide....

....so bush can continue to say &quot;God bless America&quot; but perhaps indeed--he does not know how that blessing will be carried out by God nor does he realize by asking God to bless america-he is indeed asking God to remove the corrupt and unjust leaders...hmmmm...

Love Esha</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>as salaamu alaikum Iqbal&#8211;</p>
<p>I have been pondering the same thing for years everytime I hear bush say &#034;God Bless America&#034;.  The only thought which quickly pops in my mind&#8211;is that inshallah, God in his infinite forgiveness and divine mercy will bless america because we&#8211;those who desire peace and love-and oppose all this genocide, greed and evil dealings,  NEED to be blessed due to all the atrocities committed by those in power which we-have no control over nor condone&#8230;</p>
<p>blessing america would hypothetically be REMOVING all the evil and wrongdoers who are destroying this precious world and people&#8230;that would be a blessing would it not???</p>
<p>However, I think my definition of &#034;blessing america&#034; is much different than bush&#039;s!!  </p>
<p>as my definition of blessing amerika is the removal of the destrucive forces which have caused so much pain and suffering-here and worldwide&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230;.so bush can continue to say &#034;God bless America&#034; but perhaps indeed&#8211;he does not know how that blessing will be carried out by God nor does he realize by asking God to bless america-he is indeed asking God to remove the corrupt and unjust leaders&#8230;hmmmm&#8230;</p>
<p>Love Esha</p>
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		<title>By: Ellen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He says it to get votes, Iqbal. It is like a rah, rah, rah chorus at a football game (pep rally); it has nothing to do with God. Every word that comes out of the presidential candidates mouths, at this point, is for the same goal. It is hard for me to comprehend WHY people (the people of the US) want to listen to this.... why this rah rah substitutes for thought. 

Never mind, even, the world situation, take just the US- people will continually vote against their own best financial interests, why? What is it in the human psyche that causes this nonsensical behavior? I know it has something to do with when people feel powerless, they want to identify with the strong guy, the rich guy, anything to not feel the pain and frustration of having very-little-personal-power, of admitting that they have been left out of the winner&#039;s circle. But still, it does not make sense- we are not that stupid, really... to settle for identifying with the bully so you do not feel like his victim? How will you ever stop being victimized that way?

Yes, I digress. But as I watch these discussions, the manipulation and cross manipulation is incredible. And it comes down to the human psyche, and how prone we are to bully and scape goat,  to separate and rank ourselves down to the smallest, most inane details, in an effort to satisfy our insatiable need to feel  &quot;better than&quot; the next guy. I don&#039;t know, I am only 50 years old, I have not lived long enough to figure these things out : )

The bible says so many beautiful things, whether you &quot;are a believer&quot; or not. When I hear, &quot;God Bless America&quot;, I hear a sin, the sin of taking God&#039;s name in vain. But this is a whole other discussion, another one I am not qualified to have :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He says it to get votes, Iqbal. It is like a rah, rah, rah chorus at a football game (pep rally); it has nothing to do with God. Every word that comes out of the presidential candidates mouths, at this point, is for the same goal. It is hard for me to comprehend WHY people (the people of the US) want to listen to this&#8230;. why this rah rah substitutes for thought. </p>
<p>Never mind, even, the world situation, take just the US- people will continually vote against their own best financial interests, why? What is it in the human psyche that causes this nonsensical behavior? I know it has something to do with when people feel powerless, they want to identify with the strong guy, the rich guy, anything to not feel the pain and frustration of having very-little-personal-power, of admitting that they have been left out of the winner&#039;s circle. But still, it does not make sense- we are not that stupid, really&#8230; to settle for identifying with the bully so you do not feel like his victim? How will you ever stop being victimized that way?</p>
<p>Yes, I digress. But as I watch these discussions, the manipulation and cross manipulation is incredible. And it comes down to the human psyche, and how prone we are to bully and scape goat,  to separate and rank ourselves down to the smallest, most inane details, in an effort to satisfy our insatiable need to feel  &#034;better than&#034; the next guy. I don&#039;t know, I am only 50 years old, I have not lived long enough to figure these things out : )</p>
<p>The bible says so many beautiful things, whether you &#034;are a believer&#034; or not. When I hear, &#034;God Bless America&#034;, I hear a sin, the sin of taking God&#039;s name in vain. But this is a whole other discussion, another one I am not qualified to have <img src='http://palestinethinktank.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: LanceThruster</title>
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		<dc:creator>LanceThruster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am an atheist and  felt that if anyone of faith truly believed in the power of their god then they would ask their god to bless everyone as god&#039;s grace is not limited and such grace bestowed universally would help the bad be good and the good be better.

I&#039;ve always loved the maxim that says, &quot;If your god hates the same things you hate, it&#039;s probably not real.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am an atheist and  felt that if anyone of faith truly believed in the power of their god then they would ask their god to bless everyone as god&#039;s grace is not limited and such grace bestowed universally would help the bad be good and the good be better.</p>
<p>I&#039;ve always loved the maxim that says, &#034;If your god hates the same things you hate, it&#039;s probably not real.&#034;</p>
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		<title>By: Shaukat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shaukat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush is a con man. He knows whom to please for his personal gains. He has no shame telling people that he talks to Lord Christ before taking any major decision - while he sleeps in bed with anti-Christ Zionist Jews.

Bush comes from the family, which had business dealings with Nazis. The man is a perfect Zionist - with no shame.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush is a con man. He knows whom to please for his personal gains. He has no shame telling people that he talks to Lord Christ before taking any major decision &#8211; while he sleeps in bed with anti-Christ Zionist Jews.</p>
<p>Bush comes from the family, which had business dealings with Nazis. The man is a perfect Zionist &#8211; with no shame.</p>
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		<title>By: Crystal Robert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crystal Robert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well...  You people have pretty much said it all.  Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and Bush is also unconditionally &quot;devoted&quot; to the illegal Zionist state of Israel!  

When Bush says:  &quot;God bless America&quot; he is not praying to our God but to the god worshipped by the Zionists..  We all know that the Zionists worship another God.  Harold Rosenthal,  has even boasted about worshipping a different God. (See &quot;The Rosental Document - The Hidden Tyranny&quot; at http://www.iamthewitness.com/ ).

The Americans seem to believe that we all want to be in the US...  Al least, at a time they did.  Now, they are being advised not to wear an American flag on their luggages!  They have dragged my country into their insanity too.  I wouldn&#039;t wear a Canadian flag on my luggages, maybe a British-Columbia one...

As MP Vic Toews said in the House of Commons:  &quot;The state of Israel is a disgrace.&quot;  People who support the Zionist beast are also a disgrace!  No decent human being could ever support this fake state committing genocide against the legitimate inhabitants of this place.

What the US do not seem to realize is that 80% of the world is against them, and they can&#039;t win this &quot;war&quot;.   The world is waking up!   They have made a lot of ennemies, mostly because of its unconditional support for Israel...

&quot;You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.&quot;  Lord Jesus.

And the truth is now leaking out of everywhere.  It is only a matter of time.  Palestine will be free!!!

Love,
Crystal</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well&#8230;  You people have pretty much said it all.  Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and Bush is also unconditionally &#034;devoted&#034; to the illegal Zionist state of Israel!  </p>
<p>When Bush says:  &#034;God bless America&#034; he is not praying to our God but to the god worshipped by the Zionists..  We all know that the Zionists worship another God.  Harold Rosenthal,  has even boasted about worshipping a different God. (See &#034;The Rosental Document &#8211; The Hidden Tyranny&#034; at <a href="http://www.iamthewitness.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.iamthewitness.com/</a> ).</p>
<p>The Americans seem to believe that we all want to be in the US&#8230;  Al least, at a time they did.  Now, they are being advised not to wear an American flag on their luggages!  They have dragged my country into their insanity too.  I wouldn&#039;t wear a Canadian flag on my luggages, maybe a British-Columbia one&#8230;</p>
<p>As MP Vic Toews said in the House of Commons:  &#034;The state of Israel is a disgrace.&#034;  People who support the Zionist beast are also a disgrace!  No decent human being could ever support this fake state committing genocide against the legitimate inhabitants of this place.</p>
<p>What the US do not seem to realize is that 80% of the world is against them, and they can&#039;t win this &#034;war&#034;.   The world is waking up!   They have made a lot of ennemies, mostly because of its unconditional support for Israel&#8230;</p>
<p>&#034;You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.&#034;  Lord Jesus.</p>
<p>And the truth is now leaking out of everywhere.  It is only a matter of time.  Palestine will be free!!!</p>
<p>Love,<br />
Crystal</p>
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		<title>By: Eyes Wide Open</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eyes Wide Open</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oxy-moron!!

Today, most people see the violence and torture done for their palates as absolutely acceptable: Human and Animal exploitation is the norm, despite the contradictions inherent in it. Given how overwhelmingly strong the societal currents run against treating Humans/Animals as anything more than commodities and property, the kind of change we need will require more than violence, more than property destruction, and certainly more than a re-creation of the exploitative dynamics that got us here to begin with. If we are to ever win or advance, we must do so by changing the social relations that are at the heart of the problems we face. If we re-create those damaging social relations by relying on the dominance and oppression of violence, we are essentially doing nothing but deepening the problems that exist, and more often than not, claiming to be the fighters of &quot;life&quot; .

In short, we can’t force people to make decisions about morality while they’re staring down the barrel of a gun (or on the receiving end of a bomb). We have to do the hard and often inglorious work of creating a broad-based social movement that will call into question the Humanitarian/Speciesist dynamics that underlie our social and cultural norms or traditions. Bombs or guns or violence or completely shameless attention whoring cannot achieve this, ever. To attempt to control behavior through force, whether it be singular or societal, has never worked and never will. 

GOD bless America is the perfect propaganda tool because it to bring the masses on board to their &quot;agenda&quot;. I&#039;ve been using the phrase &quot; What is it about the the words &quot; THOU SHALT NOT KILL&quot; that you don&#039;t understand&quot;, and the reply is usually one of countless quotes out of the Bible. Then I ask, &quot;does a &quot;quote&quot; out of the Bible supersede one of the 10 Commandments? Does anything? Should anything? I&#039;ve never received a logical response from those simple questions. Usually defensiveness or rhetorical put downs. GOD is not blessing these Tyrants, and the American people need to wake up and smell the Frankincense. People from all Religions need to wake up to the vulnerabilities their Religion brings them, because the &quot;powers that be&quot; use it as a tool to manipulate them, and they always have. Beware of false Prophets and bad faith!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oxy-moron!!</p>
<p>Today, most people see the violence and torture done for their palates as absolutely acceptable: Human and Animal exploitation is the norm, despite the contradictions inherent in it. Given how overwhelmingly strong the societal currents run against treating Humans/Animals as anything more than commodities and property, the kind of change we need will require more than violence, more than property destruction, and certainly more than a re-creation of the exploitative dynamics that got us here to begin with. If we are to ever win or advance, we must do so by changing the social relations that are at the heart of the problems we face. If we re-create those damaging social relations by relying on the dominance and oppression of violence, we are essentially doing nothing but deepening the problems that exist, and more often than not, claiming to be the fighters of &#034;life&#034; .</p>
<p>In short, we can’t force people to make decisions about morality while they’re staring down the barrel of a gun (or on the receiving end of a bomb). We have to do the hard and often inglorious work of creating a broad-based social movement that will call into question the Humanitarian/Speciesist dynamics that underlie our social and cultural norms or traditions. Bombs or guns or violence or completely shameless attention whoring cannot achieve this, ever. To attempt to control behavior through force, whether it be singular or societal, has never worked and never will. </p>
<p>GOD bless America is the perfect propaganda tool because it to bring the masses on board to their &#034;agenda&#034;. I&#039;ve been using the phrase &#034; What is it about the the words &#034; THOU SHALT NOT KILL&#034; that you don&#039;t understand&#034;, and the reply is usually one of countless quotes out of the Bible. Then I ask, &#034;does a &#034;quote&#034; out of the Bible supersede one of the 10 Commandments? Does anything? Should anything? I&#039;ve never received a logical response from those simple questions. Usually defensiveness or rhetorical put downs. GOD is not blessing these Tyrants, and the American people need to wake up and smell the Frankincense. People from all Religions need to wake up to the vulnerabilities their Religion brings them, because the &#034;powers that be&#034; use it as a tool to manipulate them, and they always have. Beware of false Prophets and bad faith!!</p>
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		<title>By: eileen fleming</title>
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		<dc:creator>eileen fleming</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem is not with Christianity, but that too few have actually followed what Jesus taught: that one is to remain NONVIOLENT even if nailed to a cross and one must love and forgive all.

A little history on the early corruption of Christianity:

In the latter days of Nero&#039;s reign [54-68 A.S.] through the domination of Domitian [ 81-96] Christians were persecuted for following the nonviolent, loving and forgiving Jesus. That Jesus was first left behind when Augustine penned the Just War Theory.


Before Emperor Constantine brought Christianity into the mainstream, all the early Church Fathers taught that Christians should not serve in the army but instead willingly suffer rather than inflict harm on any other. St. Augustine was the first Church Father to consider the concept of a Just War and within 100 years after Constantine, the Empire required that all soldiers in the army must be baptized Christians and thus, the decline of Christianity began in earnest.
 
With the justification of war and violence supplied by Augustine’s Just War Theory, wrong became right. Nothing much has changed in two millennia, for in today’s Orwellian world politicians claim the way to peace is through war and that nuclear weapons provide protection. American money claims &#039;In God we Trust&#039; but the truth is America&#039;s faith is in an out of control Military Industrial Complex that seeks domination, power and control over any who would defy and challenge the American status quo. Eisenhower warned America not to bind our economy to the Industrial Military Complex and like most prophets, he was ignored.
 
In 313 AD, Emperor Constantine legitimized Christianity and thus, those who had been considered rebels and outlaws began to enjoy political power and prestige. Jesus’ other name is The Prince of Peace, and with the marriage of church and state, his true teachings were reinterpreted. The justification of warfare and the use of state sponsored violence corrupted what Christ modeled and taught. Jesus was always on about WAKE UP! The Divine already indwells you and all others. Christ taught that to follow him requires that one must love ones enemies; one must forgive those who hate, curse and revile them, without even a thought of payback.

Christ lived a life that proved evil can be opposed without being mirrored, and that the cycle of a “tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye”, will never bring peace and justice. Before Emperor Constantine brought Christianity into the mainstream, all the early Church Fathers taught –and all Christians never served in the army but instead willingly suffered rather than inflict harm on any other.

The term Christianity was not coined until three decades after Christ walked the earth. Until the day of Paul, followers of Christ were called members of The Way; the way being what he taught!

Christ was never a Christian, but he was a social justice, radical revolutionary Palestinian devout Jewish road warrior who rose up [intifada in Arabic] for he challenged the job security of the Temple authorities by teaching the people they did NOT need to pay the priests for ritual baths or sacrificing livestock to be OK with God; for God already LOVED them just as they were: sinners, poor, diseased, outcasts, widows, orphans, refugees and prisoners all living under Roman Military Occupation.

What got Jesus crucified was disturbing the status quo of the Roman Occupying Forces of his time, by teaching the subversive concept that Caesar only had power because God allowed it and that God preferred the humble sinner, the poor, diseased, outcasts, widows, orphans, refugees and prisoners all living under Roman Occupation above the elite and arrogant!



 

And by the way, The first mention of &quot;ISRAEL&quot; is in Genesis 32, when Jacob WRESTLED/STRUGGLED with The Divine and was re-named ISRAEL.

I contend that ANYONE who wrestles/struggles with the MYSTERY we call God; is Israel too!

The geographical state of Israel was man-made and Zionism is a political ideology that is not based on what the Hebrew prophets always reminded the people of:

&quot;What does God require? He has told you o&#039;man!
Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord.&quot; -Micah 6:8

&quot;BLESSED are the PEACEMAKERS: They shall be called the children of God.&quot;-Jesus, Matthew 5:9</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem is not with Christianity, but that too few have actually followed what Jesus taught: that one is to remain NONVIOLENT even if nailed to a cross and one must love and forgive all.</p>
<p>A little history on the early corruption of Christianity:</p>
<p>In the latter days of Nero&#039;s reign [54-68 A.S.] through the domination of Domitian [ 81-96] Christians were persecuted for following the nonviolent, loving and forgiving Jesus. That Jesus was first left behind when Augustine penned the Just War Theory.</p>
<p>Before Emperor Constantine brought Christianity into the mainstream, all the early Church Fathers taught that Christians should not serve in the army but instead willingly suffer rather than inflict harm on any other. St. Augustine was the first Church Father to consider the concept of a Just War and within 100 years after Constantine, the Empire required that all soldiers in the army must be baptized Christians and thus, the decline of Christianity began in earnest.</p>
<p>With the justification of war and violence supplied by Augustine’s Just War Theory, wrong became right. Nothing much has changed in two millennia, for in today’s Orwellian world politicians claim the way to peace is through war and that nuclear weapons provide protection. American money claims &#039;In God we Trust&#039; but the truth is America&#039;s faith is in an out of control Military Industrial Complex that seeks domination, power and control over any who would defy and challenge the American status quo. Eisenhower warned America not to bind our economy to the Industrial Military Complex and like most prophets, he was ignored.</p>
<p>In 313 AD, Emperor Constantine legitimized Christianity and thus, those who had been considered rebels and outlaws began to enjoy political power and prestige. Jesus’ other name is The Prince of Peace, and with the marriage of church and state, his true teachings were reinterpreted. The justification of warfare and the use of state sponsored violence corrupted what Christ modeled and taught. Jesus was always on about WAKE UP! The Divine already indwells you and all others. Christ taught that to follow him requires that one must love ones enemies; one must forgive those who hate, curse and revile them, without even a thought of payback.</p>
<p>Christ lived a life that proved evil can be opposed without being mirrored, and that the cycle of a “tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye”, will never bring peace and justice. Before Emperor Constantine brought Christianity into the mainstream, all the early Church Fathers taught –and all Christians never served in the army but instead willingly suffered rather than inflict harm on any other.</p>
<p>The term Christianity was not coined until three decades after Christ walked the earth. Until the day of Paul, followers of Christ were called members of The Way; the way being what he taught!</p>
<p>Christ was never a Christian, but he was a social justice, radical revolutionary Palestinian devout Jewish road warrior who rose up [intifada in Arabic] for he challenged the job security of the Temple authorities by teaching the people they did NOT need to pay the priests for ritual baths or sacrificing livestock to be OK with God; for God already LOVED them just as they were: sinners, poor, diseased, outcasts, widows, orphans, refugees and prisoners all living under Roman Military Occupation.</p>
<p>What got Jesus crucified was disturbing the status quo of the Roman Occupying Forces of his time, by teaching the subversive concept that Caesar only had power because God allowed it and that God preferred the humble sinner, the poor, diseased, outcasts, widows, orphans, refugees and prisoners all living under Roman Occupation above the elite and arrogant!</p>
<p>And by the way, The first mention of &#034;ISRAEL&#034; is in Genesis 32, when Jacob WRESTLED/STRUGGLED with The Divine and was re-named ISRAEL.</p>
<p>I contend that ANYONE who wrestles/struggles with the MYSTERY we call God; is Israel too!</p>
<p>The geographical state of Israel was man-made and Zionism is a political ideology that is not based on what the Hebrew prophets always reminded the people of:</p>
<p>&#034;What does God require? He has told you o&#039;man!<br />
Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord.&#034; -Micah 6:8</p>
<p>&#034;BLESSED are the PEACEMAKERS: They shall be called the children of God.&#034;-Jesus, Matthew 5:9</p>
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