Saturday, May 25, 2013

Instigator of All Instigators

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 I think it is utterly hilarious how some representatives of Christianity just cannot seem to come to terms with how violent a religion this Bible-based faith of theirs is. And it does not matter where in the world the war is taking place many in Christianity are quick to stir the pot of the End-Times Stew hoping to be proven correct about the Bible being totally true as the world goes up in a big ball of flames.
     Many within Christianity would be loathe to admit that they persistently stir the pots in any kitchen they might enter. Some of them will even tell you that they are doing the Lord's work in accordance with the End-Times dogma of one denomination or other.
     So what is it exactly that these fanatics, zealots and Bible-thumpers are hearing from God or Jesus? What is it exactly that God and Jesus are telling them to do? Well, luckily someone came across a correspondence between these fanatics and their God (God the Instigator) that very clearly shows what it is exactly that they are being divinely encouraged to do. Enjoy.

Setting the Stage for a Good Old Fashioned Riot
By: God the Instigator

Are you tired of the same old humdrum monotony of everyday life? Do you find yourself to be going insane with a lack of excitement? If so, I now offer to you one of the best ways to spice up your life: Plan and execute a good old fashioned riot.

Riots are without a doubt one of the best ways with which to cure chronic boredom. Riots have also been known to result in very interesting and palatable side effects to include helping or hindering political agendas and assisting individuals in getting away with murder. The rioting crowds that gathered around the Berlin Wall helped to bring it down with a resounding thud. During the year 2000 Presidential Elections in the United States, a time when the entire world directed its eyes and ears to a situation that was really quite hilarious, the threat of crowds mass rioting helped to stop the court proceedings that would most certainly have proven the proclaimed winner a lying cheat. Pity. I bet ‘The People’ would have enjoyed a couple of days of burning cars, destroying buildings, and calling in sick to work.

I did say riots could help an individual get away with murder, right? Well, here is the proof. The jury that found a certain aged football hero not guilty of two murders did so not because they thought he was actually not guilty. With visions of looters rummaging through businesses as though they were searching for Easter eggs and visions of thugs beating the piss out of countless innocent citizens still fresh in their memory, the jury found him not guilty because they realized that Los Angeles was not prepared to weather another riot so soon on the heels of the last one. Such a shame. If the jury could have held out for another six months I bet the city could have worked up enough capital for at least a three day riot.

Speaking of capital, what many people fail to realize is with a little genius and a lot of savvy, money can be made on riots. Remember that defunct Berlin Wall? Did you know many people earned loads of money selling off pieces of the wall as souvenirs? Super idea.

So, once you have decided that you want to have a riot it is important to consider proper rioting techniques. Failure to do so will result in your riot being a dud and not worth any jail time you may earn. The most important point to consider is where to have your riot. Riots and real estate share the first three important rules of location, location, location. Choose a location that will help your riot bloom and develop into full scale chaos. Top riot locations include elections, natural disasters, weddings, funerals, downtowns of major cities, abortion clinics, country border towns, courthouses, schools, church, the mall, and sports stadiums.

In reality there are only three locations that are not riot friendly. These are your home, the library, and a casino. You should never host a riot in your home. A home riot would most certainly destroy everything you own. Of course, if you are going through a bitter divorce and know your ex will probably be awarded half of everything you own, then definitely have a riot in your home. That way, your bitch or asshole of an ex can have everything…but it won’t be worth dick!

Rioting at a library is completely unrealistic since most libraries are dreadfully small and cannot hold the adequate numbers of people necessary to sustain your riot. Such a shame, since a book thrown like a screwball makes a wonderful weapon. Casinos are the last of the riot unfriendly locations and there are two reasons for this. First, casinos are always crawling with wanna-be cops, real cops, and other security personnel both armed and unarmed. Secondly, the majority of gamblers are very one-track minded and will not budge from their slot machines or card tables as they could give two shits and a rat’s ass about your riot.

Once you have decided on and mapped out your riot location you are ready to begin. All you need to do in order to begin is proclaim your beef. This means that as loudly as possible you should let everyone around you know what your problem is. If you can’t think of a problem simply make one up. Here are four examples: 1) “The governor smokes crack!” 2) “The moon landing was a hoax!” 3) “All banks have shut down and there is no more money!” 4) “California has just annexed Mexico!” Also, make use of catchy and incendiary slogans such as, “Hell no! We won’t go!”, “No justice, no damn freedom!”, “Give me liberty or give me death!”, “F**k the establishment!”, and “Power to the people!”

Carrying picket signs is a wonderful way to add to the chaotic ambiance of the situation. However, you will want to make sure that you are using a picket sign with a wooden handle. This is because later on down the line you may wish to stick the sign up a cop’s ass to make a copsicle, or use it as a general weapon. Cops are quick to frisk people for the usual weapons, confiscating such items. However, for some reason they overlook the likelihood  of picket signs being used as weapons.

Be sure that you are very, very over-dramatic in whatever it is you are doing. Ripping and tearing your clothing is a great way to increase crowd tensions as you will come across as a complete nut. What is even better, while you are whooping and hollering your issue drop to your knees, look up to the sky as if you are awaiting the return of Jesus the Messiah, and tear your shirt. This will make you appear as some type of martyr requesting help from God. 
Once you find a way to mix a little religion in with any riot it will automatically raise the riot to a higher and more deliciously dangerous situation. Trust me, nothing beats watching religious groups, even assumed religious groups duke it out. Seriously. Take the Protestants and Catholics in England and Ireland, for example. They’ve been fighting forever and I’m still not bored watching them fight.

Now that you have started the first real steps of beginning your riot start turning up the heat. Turn around and give the people closest to you a good, hard shove. If possible, knock them down to the ground. If they do not respond aggressively simply spit on them or kick them in the nuts. Congratulations! You are now a hair’s breadth away from full scale riot.

It is now at this point that you should take the first real destructive action by throwing something through a window. For whatever reason the sound of tinkling glass puts people into a frenzy. Toss a postal box through the nearest window and follow this action by shouting and chanting while you pump your fist in the air as though you have accomplished something really spectacular.

You have the full attention of the masses now so stoke the hot ember’s of the riot’s anger by proceeding to throw  more items through windows. Throw bricks through windows as though you were practicing for the Olympic Shot-Putt. If you throw like a girl get the guy next to you to throw it by promising him sex. If you do not have bricks remember that rocks will serve as a suitable substitute. City bus stop benches are a great novelty to toss, however due to their immense weight it will be necessary to enlist the aid of at least four fellow rioters.

You are now entering the exciting phase of full-blown riot. Overturn all cars in the vicinity by rocking them back and forth. For best effects do this to cop cars. Make some Molotov Cocktails for hot and spectacular excitement. Remember, since no riot is a good riot unless something burns to the ground be sure to set fire to anything even remotely flammable. Once the fires have started to merrily destroy buildings and other objects around you notice that the attention spans of cops are split between trying to bring the rioting crowds under control and trying to help fire crews put out the fires. At this time you should attack and capitalize on authority figures. Relieve cops of their weapons and when they fire the little tear gas projectiles in your direction be sure to toss them right back at the cops, preferably the cops without gas mask protection.

With any luck the riot you so cleverly constructed will last at least a couple of hours and at best a couple of days. Now you get to deal with the aftermath and the consequences of the riot. First things first, wash the pepper spray from your eyes. Secondly, use your one phone call to contact your attorney. Do not call friends and relatives as they cannot help you in your predicament. Thirdly, take the time to consider what possessions you can sell in order to post bail, that is if the court has not remanded you without bail. 

Last, but certainly not least, ask yourself and give great consideration as to whether or not the riot and the aftermath were worth the trouble. If they weren't then you either gave a half-assed effort or had zero clue about what you were doing. If they were worth it, bravo! Don’t let the five year prison sentence bother you. With a little good luck and a lot of good behavior you will serve only half that time and be released just in time to start another riot.

      I hope you have found my suggestions to be informative, feasible, and nothing short of pure, unadulterated mayhem. I bid you grace and peace.

Happy rioting.


When God Doesn't Forgive

And You Thought Love Conquered All

     Shalom! I have a message from Jesus. Jesus loves you very much and wants to forgive you. So long as you love one another God will love you and will be in you and His forgiveness will be in you. Remember that God's love and forgiveness are, say it with me folks, PERFECT. The man who says he loves God but hates his brother is a liar. Hummm. Maybe someone should tell the hell fire and damnation preachers of the world to stop hating their gay and lesbian and atheist brethren. What's that you say? Oh, that's right. My bad. The term 'brethren' refers only to those who are Christian and believe in the Bible and don't do anything that the professors of God claim that God hates.
     So, don't forget that it is okay to hate those and NOT forgive those who don't believe in the Bible or who are gay or lesbian since they are not to be considered brethren. And as always you must remember that Jesus loves you. If you want God's forgiveness you had best believe.

     So, we are all filthy sinners who are stained. Lovely. But remember, Jesus gets it out with religion, the stain-lifter, that's all. Jesus loves you sooooo much and wants to show you that love, but if you don't do what religion and the Bible say then you can't have this love and you WON'T have this love and you WILL NOT be forgiven. Well considering that, you can take the ideas of forgiveness and love conquering all and toss them right out the church window.

     Wait a minute. The other guy said that Jesus forgives all sin. Which is it? Does Jesus or doesn't Jesus forgive all sins with His love for you? If there are strings attached to this supposed greatest love of all that is supposed to come from the divine then this love is a fraud and does not conquer all.
     This guy should have filmed his short film of Christian enlightenment indoors. He sounds and looks like he is frozen. Hey, maybe he can use some of that mighty love and forgiveness of Jesus to thaw out.

     Forgive God and forgive the church? Lady are you high? Do you know what God and the church have done to humankind throughout the history of man? And yes, this supposed God of yours has a horrible habit of dealing people really shitty hands. I mean, look at the entire African continent, right? Need I say more about that? God seems to have real trouble reconciling His message of forgiveness with actually forgiving. In addition to that He leaves lots of 'outs' for those in religion to NOT forgive others.
     How about the history of God's own supposed chosen people? He loves them SO goddamn much and forgives them SO much that He plops them smack dab in the middle of all of the countries that hate them the most. And how about the Spanish Inquisition, violent behaviors of groups claiming to function on behalf of God, and horrible treatment of all those who have no desire to believe the cracker jack of the Bible? What about the assholes who pushed westward in North America, claiming all along that God wanted them to bring faith and love to the Native Americans? How well did that work out for the Natives? Why not ask the Native Americans...well, the tribes that are still in existence, that is?

     So, Jesus and God forgive everything...except blasphemy. So, wouldn't it them follow that love does not conquer all after all? And what the heck is the deal with the retarded analogy of the land mine in someone's house? There is no correlation there, you nitwit. A person who elects to remain in a home where he/she knows there is a landmine is a complete moron. But that is okay, right? Even though God doesn't forgive those who chose to NOT worship His crazy ass I bet He forgives the morons of the universe.










Saturday, May 18, 2013

God Is Angry, Wants To Punish America, And Has Already Started?

What Did Americans Do?

     There are so very many people ready to jump up on  the pretty little stack of screwy religious ideas of hate that are supposedly interwoven in the message of love that the Bible is supposed to carry and so freely give unto all men and women no matter who they are or where they are from.

     Does the asshole giving the commentary on this deluded video really think he is doing anyone any kind of favor? Does he think he is truly speaking for God? Is this vengeful God of his who supposedly says COME AS YOU ARE and then turns around and instructs His violent Christianity adherents (according to some not all Christians; all Christians are most certainly NOT violent fuckers) to turn on those who came as they were but  were different, is this God worthy of any kind of following whatsoever?

     There is no answer given here. All that happens is the guy tries to answer the question with another question, and it is not even a good question. This man is trying to equate the things within humanity that make people angry and afraid (rape, for example) with things that supposedly make God angry. Then he tries to take the example of this supposed righteous anger and tries very hard to make it look like the anger and violence expressed by human beings who are religious (example, those having faith in God...the right God, mind you) against human beings who want nothing to do with religion is normal, if not invited and encouraged by God.
     If you hear it the way this guy is saying it people who do not believe in God cannot do anything right and have absolutely ZERO morality within themselves or their communities. If it is not according to the Bible and the crack smoking God of the Bible it is evil and terrible and slated for hell.
     What further complicates the issue is the fact that the reasoning of people who really do believe the shit that the guy in this video is yaking about is considered completely and totally validated by the swell of anger that is justifiably given in response by people who are fucking dog-tired of this crap.

     Do you really want people to stop being angry with God? Do you really want people to come to God instead of fleeing God not because of the wrath of God, but because of the insanity of His followers? Here are a couple of pointers: Dear God, STOP telling your followers to kill people who believe differently, STOP allowing your followers to hurt people who love differently, and most of all STOP allowing pointless, senseless fighting and wars as groups differing in opinion and origin bicker over who you are and how great your mighty love is. How about that?
     You really REALLY want to stop the hate and the fighting? Then for the love of Christ PLEASE show this mighty love that this supposedly all powerful, mighty, majestic God is. The words of your own book say that love conquers all. LOVE CONQUERS ALL. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that HATE conquers all, but in many cases people would not know this because the claimed powerful lesson of love is lost in the shuffle and press of war.
     I cannot be angry with God because there is no God. I can be and have often been angry with some of those who profess to be a testimony for the love that conquers all. These kinds of people do not know anything even remotely similar to what love is. They love only themselves and live solely to conform and rush to obey a violent deity so that they may maintain their imaginary reigns of power and empty promise of perfection in a make-believe eternity.

     Okay, Mr. Only-My-God-Can-Make-Earthquakes, there is this fabulous area of study called geology. It really is an excellent area of science to study because you get to learn some very wonderful things about how this living planet that mankind inhabits functions. Of course, I do not want to overwhelm you with too much information that might frighten you and, God forbid, plant the seed that might morph into a faith-destructing weed that would strangle you straight to the hell you claim exists. No, we wouldn't want that.
     So, why don't we take baby steps and start small, okay? Good. Now, why don't you go and work on your antiquated religious ideals; once you can release your death grip on the idea that the spiritual world is flat we will move onto the next baby step.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4GMumN-N-w

     More hilarious mumbo-jumbo from one who obviously does not understand the anger of his own God, right? If God was so flipping angry at America and truly wanted to punish Americans, shee-it...Sarah Palin WOULD have made it to the White House.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PizrJLV30yI

     Speaking to the gentleman in this video: Look buddy, there are some serious holes in your...well, for the sake of throwing you a bone we will call it an argument...in the argument you presented. I will only address one of these problems because I think it is the biggest problem with what you are saying. Are you ready? Good. Listen carefully...
     ...for all of the damn near perfect things that your God supposedly created, for all of the great detail and precision that your God supposedly expressed in creating marvels such as galaxies, stars, DNA, the immune system, reproduction in any species, the brain, the five senses as well as innumerable other amazing complexities...are you seriously going to stand or sit there and try to convince people that this precise God of great detail is going to suddenly turn around and do something so imprecise as dishing out punishment and forcing those punished to GUESS what they are being punished for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8UcJTfgbgg

     Look lady, you are not in the least bit concerned with doing anything God wants you to do. You are concerned with saving YOUR ass from some ginormous judgment that ends with the penalty of an eternity of hell. You say the things you say and preach the things you preach EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DON'T CARE TO HEAR SUCH GARBAGE because you think that this will save your ass from some horrible spiritual sentence.
     Lady, there is either something hideously wrong with your spiritual teachings (scriptures) that you are working from, or there is something equally seriously wrong with how you, an obviously bitter crone, are interpreting your version of scriptures. You worship a mean and terrible and elusive, self-loving God. If such a God existed He would deserve nothing more than the lack of love that you show all those who choose to believe differently than you, and nothing less than a good heaping helping of His own medicine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jK8XYpXMQ

     Listen, you stupid bitch...there is something called weather. Maybe you have heard of it. It is hateful and delusional people like you who give whatever faith it is that they worship a bad name. Sometimes the processes of this planet can be scary whether it is a storm, hurricane, blizzard, quake, tsunami, sinkholes...the list goes on forever. The natural processes of this planet are not punishment for any fucking thing. Not one.
     Your campy audio effects and absurdly misinformed interpretations of reality do nothing to further your cause. You and people like you are in fact your own oppression. Your version of God is no less violent and deluded than every other similar faith throughout the history of man and religion. You and every religiously oppressive individual or group from anywhere in the world always claim with great pride that your God/Allah is one of great love, that He sustains you and provides for you.
     The ugly truth of your faith and Christianity and institutionalized religion and ALL violent faiths is that the ONLY love to be found in your brand of religion is the love of the POWER your deity has supposedly given you over all who do not believe and think and live the same as you do. Even worse is the manner in which your terrible God/Allah sustains you by providing you with promises of victory unto all like you and death to all others. Has man really and truly come this far just to destroy himself and all the possibilities for love and beauty over such an insignificant thing as self-righteous and haughty power?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taXGCur83Xk

     The implications of what you are saying as to how God would deal with children is so very disturbing. What the fuck happened to your message of love that the God in your Bible instructed you to show others? What does John 13:34-35 say: "A new commandment I give unto you that you love one another as I have loved you. By this shall all men know you are my disciples if you have love one for another."
     No doubt you will whip out every conceivable verse that speaks of God destroying the wicked (the wicked being those who are quite succinctly pointed out as all those who would believe differently than you). You will relay every story from your hateful Bible that speaks of God decimating and murdering all those who think and follow and live and breathe and love differently from you.
     Do you seriously NOT see the inconsistent and severely bipolar nature of the one in whom you choose to sink your every savings of trust? One moment He says to show one another love and the next minute is telling you to shun individuals in same-sex relationships, to pray for the deaths of those who desire to believe differently or not at all, to encourage your children to think only in lines of separation, and WORST OF ALL to perpetuate the seriously fucked up ideal that there is no hope for mankind outside of the Bible and its hideous creator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYgBg1HOKH4

     The mournful belch of bagpipes playing Amazing Grace do absolutely jack shit to detract from the terrible claims and twisted verses and insinuations of this asinine video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zchnje1OAYE

     I am not really sure what is worse: people who actually believe and follow this shit, or the embarrassing stupidity of the narrator. Every religion clings to prophecy and vision, but those are not the only things they have in common. Every violent religion and every violent religious follower of ANY religion clings tenaciously to bits of scripture and holy words that are nothing more than the ramblings of those suffering from low spiritual self-esteem desperately seeking any kind of power that will lift them higher than everyone else.
     Another thing, this whack job drones on and on about destruction and judgment and death, but then at the very end quite cheerily says God bless. You know what, sir? Fuck off. The basis for your proposed faith is centered completely around death. Making things worse is your fear of death which is so strong it smothers your sense of love and compassion completely, prompting you to mistreat and abuse others.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXBYm-Uh6ww

     Listen to the words of the song at the beginning of the video. There is a line that says something along the lines of "I don't want your money, I just want your life." Boy, if that is not the bitter truth I don't know what is. These pathological individuals can be heard here saying that Jesus loves everyone, but that those who do not agree don't understand the kind of HATE that is God's hate. Whatever man. What fucking ever. We're just going to leave it there.

     Here is another fine example of why many people are simply fed up with certain individuals within religion.  I say it like that because not everyone within religion is an asshole who tries to force what is far too often manifested as a dilapidated faith upon those around them. The woman here is a fine example of what is wrong, completely wrong, with religion. Her message is not one of salvation or faith as she apparently thinks it is. At its very bare bones the argument she presents is this: Believe and live this way or die.
     Oh, and for the record Ma'm, I am not afraid of your God because He does not exist. You are arguing for something that does not exist. In addition to that, the Devil does not fear God because, like God, the Devil does not exist. Something that does not exist cannot elicit fear just as something that does not exist cannot produce fear in response to something that does not exist trying to elicit fear.

     Have I been led to errantly believe that God is a God consisting only of love? No, but I wager many many others have but not from what you are thinking. Your very own myopic faith is what led people to believe that God is only love. Remember your own Bible says that God is love and everlasting and forgiving and gracious. It also says love is patient and kind and persevering and more. So if this love is everlasting and if this love is God and if God is eternal...honey you need to rework your argument because it does not just have a few holes. It has no bottom to it at all.

     There is ONE apostasy and that apostasy is that your Bible and your faith places limits on the love of your God, a love that is supposed to be eternal. The moment you come across someone who will not bend to your lethal brand of faith you purposely, and with great malice strive to redefine this eternal love of your God so that your inexcusable behavior and hatred can be explained away.

     I understand where this person is coming from and what he is trying to say. Unfortunately, by saying that all religions are facing elimination in some kind of grand end-of-all-time event he very deftly hops right into the boat and takes a seat with all of the religions of the world that profess a faith or set of ideals based on a believe-this-way-or-die philosophy.





Sunday, May 5, 2013

Promoting the Wrath of an Angry God: Can YOU be frightened into believing in God?

The Machiavelli Gospel of the Bible

     Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a man with quite an amazing mind. Whether or not you choose to believe this man was a 'good guy' or a 'bad guy' has no place in this discussion; remember, history has provided many examples of bad guys having great minds. Personally, I find it quite apparent that the energy that drives everything in the universe is not in the least bit discriminate of which individuals receive a great mind and understand what they can do with it. Basically, if you've got it you've got it. If you don't then you don't. That particular argument has far more to offer, but that is for another day and another blog.

     Anyways, this Machiavelli fellow penned a book named "The Prince." In this book Machiavelli stated that  social benefit in politics could be achieved but that those grasping the reigns of power needed to be willing to behave in an immoral manner when necessary. Threats and violence were considered necessary to keep resistant people in their place and to do away with political rivals to power. 

     Basically, Machiavelli proposed that whatever the goal of the individual(s) in power it was perfectly fine to do whatever necessary in order to achieve the goal.

     Machiavelli presented these ideas almost 500 years ago. Unfortunately, in the recent past and in modern society there are plenty of people and businesses and politicians who utilize such thuggish tactics as they hunt down the goals they have set for themselves. 

     However, what I find most disturbing is many religious dogmas and groups and leaders have repeatedly shown that they are NOT above utilizing Machiavelli tactics as they vie for bodies to fill church pews and souls to fill the pearly gates.

     We all know the arguments presented by the Bible and by Bible-based faiths. The short version goes something like this:

          God loves everyone. Everyone sins. Jesus is the Son of God and was crucified so that all the sin of those who would believe in Jesus would be washed away. Everyone else is slated for hell and immense suffering no matter who they are, where they come from, or what they do. The world is bad and evil, a terrible place that is only getting worse. The world will end soon. If you want to go to heaven after the world goes up in a big ball of flame you MUST accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior. If you do not believe in Jesus Christ and accept him into your heart then you can put your head between your knees and kiss your spiritual ass goodbye. 

     Considering all that let us take a gander at Machiavelli tactics utilized in religion. What are the lies, the threats, the pictures of spiritual and physical suffering that are painted for the would-be believer and believer alike?

     Johnathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a revivalist preacher who found no shame in scaring the bejeezus out of people in order to get them to comply with the message of the Bible and the requirements for salvation and admittance to heaven. My favorite sermon of his is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," which opens with, "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell." Nothing like coming right out with the claim instead of beating around the bush or making people guess.

    I always found the argument of Jesus-Loves-You-So-Believe-In-Him-Or-Else to be amazingly stupid and devoid of anything reminiscent of logic. In his sermon Edwards goes on to say that for those who choose to NOT believe in God, God has many, many ways with which He disposes such people as He punches their one-way ticket to hell. All aboard!! Go to this link to hear the sermon for yourself:




     In a 1958 sermon given in Charlotte, Billy Graham was more than happy to set the spiritual tone to the key of No-One-Knows-If-They-Will-Be-Alive-Tomorrow-So-Believe-In-Jesus-Now-To-Cover-Your-Ass. For a God whose love is purported to be so grand, wonderful, all-encompassing, and eternal many preachers seem to think that the flies-to-honey routine ought to be forsaken. Forget saving people with nice stories about God. Just tell them how mighty and mean God can and will be, that way you get more converts right from the start. Make people who are searching for more meaning in their lives so ever-loving afraid of everything that they take your Jesus-bait hook, line, and sinker. I could not find audio for this speech, but here is the link to the written version:




     How about some of the sermons of Jerry Falwell? This guy was a real ray of sunshine, right? His theory on why 9/11 occurred was that America has 'fallen away' from God and God allowed the terrible disaster to happen as a wake-up call for people to turn back to Him. If people do NOT turn back to God, even after the terror of 9/11, then God will allow more of the same. Falwell even included verses in his sermon as evidence of the supposed truth he was spouting...I mean preaching:




     I would be remiss if I did not include a sermon by religious charlatan Benny Hinn. In this particular sermon Hinn preaches that there are demons all around, more than ever before, and that many present wars are more spiritual than people realize. These demons are fighting for the souls of mankind. Convert to Jesus NOW lest you fall prey to the demons who are on stand-by and ready to pounce on your soul if you die without accepting Jesus as your personal savior...because Jesus said if you believe in Him he will save you and keep you from harm. If you choose anything other than God and Jesus you are in effect choosing defeat. Listen to this sermon as it is deliciously hilarious:



     In this next link you will find Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell together making outlandish claims that the reason why bad things are happening to Americans in America is because God is unhappy with our culture and society. Americans had better shape-up lest God get really REALLY pissed and send our asses to hell without letting us pack an overnight bag. Oh, and as you listen to this bullshit keep in mind God loves you and only wants what is best for you. Much like Hallmark does on happy occasions, God means the very best when he sends disaster your way:



     Jimmy Swaggart delivers an animated sermon on why simply being a good person will NOT be adequate bus fare to make it to heaven. So, if you do not believe in God it does not matter if people think you are good or if you are in fact good. This is a matter of life and death for all people. The devil will punch your ticket if you don't accept Jesus:




     Joyce Meyer is far happier, far more positive in her sermon approach to salvation, right? She also has a nice...oh, shall we call it 'religious moxie' to help folks turn to Christ as she has a gift for injecting just the right amount of humor in her sermons. Her sermons strike me as being more along the lines of something you would hear in a prison service on Sunday, "Jesus does not care what you have done! He loves you! God wants to be your friend and he loves EVERYONE no matter what! All you have to do is believe. God's blood is the stain remover in your life! He will erase your sin!! He forgives you! Run to Him!" Believe NOW and give God an opportunity to ruin...I mean FIX your life:




     Check out this video clip of preacher Creflo Dollar (yes, that is his real last name). I love the cheesy dramatic music at the very beginning, right? It totally reminded me of the thundering, edge-of-your-seat music that CNN uses anytime a new war breaks out somewhere on the planet (usually the Middle East). If you decide to swallow the pish-posh Creflo spouts you will understand that Satan is purposely misleading you and trying to drag your soul straight to hell with as little fight from you as possible. You just gotta watch out for that damned Satan as he is pressuring you to leave the will of God. Do these people know how flipping stupid they sound? There is ZERO logic to what they say. If you point that out to them they will immediately say that logic and the search for logic in the salvation of Jesus Christ is one of the worst tricks of the devil/Satan as he sneakily tries to get you to think God's love for your makes no sense:



     It is apparent that the message of love in the Bible is just not enough to make people choose God all on their own. God wants everyone to go to heaven (although we know everyone will not be there) and the best way to get people to listen to the message of the gospel of the Bible and take their place in heaven with Jesus is to scare the shit out of them, give them bad dreams, and threaten them with various unpalatable consequences of refusing the horse-shit message of fire and damnation.

     Niccolo Machiavelli, I think, would be proud of the efforts taken by those within religion to steer people in a specific direction, to direct the action and thinking of people who are in all reality scared out of their fucking minds and all because some pulpit-hopping nut has convinced them there is no hope for the world and mankind EXCEPT the Bible's offering of salvation. Whether the threats are direct to the unbeliever or perhaps even threatening to those that the unbeliever holds dear and loves, Machiavelli would see that at least as far as religion goes it is truly no-holds-barred as whatever needs to be done and must be done in order to turn people to Jesus and God and Salvation...and such behavior and tactics are truly the BEST example of Machiavelli's assertion that the ends does indeed justify the means.

     Here are some more sermons and some are more fiery in nature than others. Some of them take a few minutes for the preacher to work himself up into a rabid spiritual frenzy:











Wednesday, July 25, 2012






Sometimes, the Almighty God seems to be a fairly decent fellow. He feeds his people when they are hungry, gives his people water when they are thirsty, clothes his people when they are running around naked, and even helps his people to win great battles.

Then there are the times when God is absolutely horrible. He makes threats on the lives of those who do not wish to follow him and listen to his cracker jacked message, he promotes the spread of disease and various other plagues, and even murders the children of those who refused to give into God's demands.

Now, several times in the Bible God's supposed covenant with man is mentioned, to include various facets of that covenant. Unfortunately for mankind God has quite the temper and is not in the least bit shy in dishing out divine sorrows regardless of the promises that were given to man.

When man is punished (usually by some great calamity such as war or horrible disease) God does his best to make excuses for his negligence in failing to hold up his end of the bargain. The number one promise that God has time and again breached is the availability of his love.

Whatever the promise given to man by God it is clear that there is considerable small print which immediately  puts man at a complete disadvantage. Here we will discuss the promises made to man in regards to God's love and will treat such promises as a contract.



The Contract of Love: The Small Print


This is an example of what the contract of love between God and Man might look like, according to the specific allowances of God, if such a thing had actually been created.

 

Contract for the Love of God

This contract for the love of God (the agreement) is made effective from the date Eternity to the date Eternity, and includes all of the Infinity in between.


BETWEEN: God Almighty, also known as God, The Alpha and Omega, The I Am, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Lamb, The Lord God of Hosts, The Most High, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, The Messiah, The Savior, The Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus Christ, The Crucified, The Redeemer, The Resurrected, The Master, The Constant Gardener, Love, Everlasting Life, The Ultimate, The Everything, The Master Carpenter, The Master Musician, The Father, The Heavenly Father, God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit, The Trinity, The Gift, The Spirit, The Word, The Promise, The Way

Address: The Universe and Everywhere and Anywhere

AND: Man, also known as The Creation, The Likeness of God, Rebellious, Sinner, The Sinning, The Damned, Mankind, Humankind, Homo Sapiens

Address: Planet Earth
                                                            _______________

In consideration of all of the agreements and or promises involving or including the emotion of love originating with the Most Divine and High Being God, the parties agree as follows:

I  General Definition of God’s Love
    A. Corinthians…love is patient, love is kind! Let they on whom the burden of this document rests note I Corinthians 13:4-8, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

    B. God is Love…Let they upon whom the burden of this document rests note I John 4:16, “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

    C. God is Love…Let they upon whom the burden of this document rests note I John 4:8, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

II Origin of God’s Love
A. Let it be known unto those upon whom this document is a burden know of the origins of God’s Love and note John 1:1, “In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

B. Let it be known unto those upon whom this document is a burden know of the origins of God’s Love and note Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

C. Let it be known unto those upon whom this document is a burden know of the origins of God’s Love and note Colossians 1:7, “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

D. Let it be known unto those upon whom the burden of this document rests to know of the origins of God’s love and note John 16:27, “No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.”

III Purpose of the Goods of the God of Love
A. To allow hope for mankind…Let it be known to those upon whom this document is burdened to note I John 3:11, “For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”

B. To show man God cares…Let it be known to those upon whom this document is burdened to note I John 4:7, “Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and everyone who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.”

C. To show man that God cares…John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but shall have eternal life.”

D. To exert superiority…Let it be known to those upon whom this document is burdened to note Revelation 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

E. To Control…Let it be known to those upon whom this document is a burden to note II John 1:5, “And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.”

IV Storage of the Goods of Love
A. The heart of man…I Peter 1:22, “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from your heart.”

B. The heart of man…I Timothy 1:5, “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”

C. The mind of man…John 13:34, “A new commandment I give unto you: Love one another. As I have loved you so you must love one another.”

D. The will of man…Matthew 5:44, “But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”

E. Churches and cathedrals…Luke 7:5, “…because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

V Jurisdiction of God’s Love
A. The individual…Matthew 7:12, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the prophets.”

B. The family unit…Matthew 19:19, “Honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

C. The family unit…John 15:13, “Greater love has no one but this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

D. Society…I Thessalonians 5:15, “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.”

E. Society…Roman’s 13:10, “Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”

F. Society…Galatians 6:2, “Carry each others’ burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

G. Social Justice…Amos 5:15, “Hate evil; love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.”

H. Social Justice…Galatians 5:14, “ The entire law is summed up in a single command: love your neighbor as yourself.”

I. Social Justice…James 2:12, “Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.”

J. Hospitals…Matthew 4:14, “When Jesus landed and saw a huge crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.”

K. Televangelist Broadcasts…Matthew 22:37, “Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

L. Sporting Events…Romans 2:8, “But for those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath.”

M. Wars… Psalm 97:10, “Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”

N. Wars…Matthew 12:18, “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the nations.”

O. Wars…John 15:19, “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.”

P. Wars…Romans 8:35, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?”

Q. Wars…Romans 8:37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us.”

R. Elections…Romans 8:28, “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.”

S. Penal Institutions…John 8:32, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

T. Penal Institutions…Romans 6:18, “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.”

VI Transfer of God’s Love
A. To all Mankind…I Peter 2:16, “Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.”

B. From the evangelizing to the prospective converted…I Peter 3:8-9, “Finally, be you all of one mind, having compassion of one another, love as brothers, be pitiful, be courteous.”

C. From God to Jesus to the little Children…Mark 10:14, “When Jesus saw this he was indignant. He said to them, let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

D. From God to his chosen people…Hebrews 10:24, “And let us consider how we may provoke one another toward love and good deeds.”

VII Delivery of God’s Love
A. From the very mouth of God…Ephesians 2:4, “But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loves us.”

B. From the Bible… James 2:8, “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.”

C. From the Pope and all the clergy…I Corinthians 12:28, “And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different types of tongues.”

VIII Notice of Infallibility of God’s Love
A. I John 4:18, “There is no fear in love. But, perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

B. II Thessalonians 2:16, “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace.”

C. Colossians 3:14, “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them altogether in perfect harmony.”

D. I Peter 4:8, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love conquers over a multitude of sins.”

E. Ephesians 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.”

IX Strength and Power of God’s Love
A. I Corinthians 7:22, “For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.”

B. I Corinthians 13:13, “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

C. II Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

D. Proverbs 10:12, “Hatred stirs up dissention, but love conquers over all wrongs.”

E. II Timothy 1:7, “For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.”

F. Romans 8:39, “Neither height or depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

G. Song of Solomon 8:6, ‘Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealously unyielding as the grave.”

X Less Than Pleasant and Favorable Circumstances
A. Garden of Eden…Genesis 3:23, “So the Lord God punished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.”

B. Children of Israel in Egypt…Exodus 20:5-6, “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.”

C. Forty years wandering in the desert…Exodus 15:13, “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.”

XI Limitations
A. Homosexuality or Lesbianism…Romans 12:9, “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good.”

B. Atheism…II Thessalonians 2:10, “And in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They parish because they refused to love the truth.”

C. Feminist Movement…I Corinthians 14:34, “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.”

D. Feminist movement…I Corinthians 14:35, “If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.”

E. Too many questions…I Timothy 6:4, “He is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions.”

F. Too much love…Matthew 10:37, “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”

XII Effect of Agreement
A. Eternity…The same thing as Infinity

B. Infinity…The same thing as Eternity

C. Until Judgment Day…Comprised of both Infinity and Eternity

The rights and responsibilities set forth in this agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding on God and Man and Man’s respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, God and Man have executed this agreement at Eternity (place) and on Infinity (date).

 

GodAuthorized Signature

God Almighty, also known as God, The Alpha and Omega, The I Am, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Lamb, The Lord God of Hosts, The Most High, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, The Messiah, The Savior, The Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus Christ, The Crucified, The Redeemer, The Resurrected, The Master, The Constant Gardener, Love, Everlasting Life, The Ultimate, The Everything, The Master Carpenter, The Master Musician, The Father, The Heavenly Father, God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit, The Trinity, The Gift, The Spirit, The Word, The Promise, The Way

Print Name and Title

 

ManAuthorized Signature

Man, also known as The Creation, The Likeness of God, Rebellious, Sinner, The Sinning, The Damned, Mankind, Humankind, Homo Sapiens

Print Name and Title

end of contract

_______________________

Any lawyer possessing the necessary knowledge for a basic understanding of contracts and contract law would point out the huge and blaring mistakes and contradictions in this contract from beginning to end. However, for the sake of general shits and giggles let us assume that you, the Reader, and I, the Author, are attorneys working together on a consultation in regards to this particular contract.

Our job is to review this contract and, per request of our client, Mankind, find any stipulation within that is considered to be unfair, unjust, or that otherwise constitutes a clear breach of this agreement on the part of God. Should any valid evidence be found as to the purported breach on the part of God, Mankind would then have the legal right to file a cause of action for every stipulation that was breached.

Also, let us also assume for the sake of argument and without penalty that our client was not the individual who drew-up or prepared this document. In fact, not at any time was our client offered the opportunity to edit, revise, or contribute to this contract in any way shape or form or process. Whatever issues we may spot we will notate them in laymen’s terms and not the all-out, courtroom spectacle, bullshit legal jargon that anyone other than a judge or attorney wouldn’t understand.

Now, our client is very upset in regards to the issues related to this contract. He is so upset that he requests that we immediately file causes of action of breach against the contract participant God, filing separate causes of action against each and every stipulation within the contract. Before that can be considered as a viable course of action we must review each and every stipulation. Let us put on our open-minded thinking caps.

I. General Definition of God’s Love
Our client alleges that God gave a really super explanation of love and everything it entailed, including it supposedly being a character attribute of God, but then exhibited a pattern of behavior that served only to put such attributes claimed by God into question. Our client further alleges that when God became angry he flew into rages where he would recount all of man’s misdeeds, would at times loudly declare that he (God) regretted making man in the first place, subjected man to tiresome, dangerous, and grueling situations where more often than not many people were killed, and persistently demanded the attentions of man under the threat of taking everything of value from man, or even simply fucking up whatever deplorable situation man was in even more than it already was. Mankind further states that for some reason God seemed preoccupied with his wrath far more often than when he focused on his purported love


II. The Origin of God’s Love
Mankind holds that while God claimed numerous times that his love held everything together he seemed far more interested in simply tearing things apart. God told Mankind that he (God) was before all things, and, in addition, God was Love. This being the case Mankind connected the spiritual dots and came to the conclusion that if God was truly love and if God truly existed before all things, then it stood to reason that love also existed before all things. Mankind alleges that God purposely provokes those groups of mankind that think differently from one another, that God exhibits a carelessly wanton attitude by inciting those within Mankind to fight over what their holy books have to say about the origin of love. At the same time, Mankind alleges that God purposely fails and forgets to show and share the true unity and divinely universal nature of love.


III. Purpose of the Goods of the God of Love
Declaring to have many witnesses available should this matter end up in court for breach of contract by God, Mankind asserts that God purposely abuses his power of love. Instead of using love to show that he cares God, as accused by Mankind, works up the hopes of the people in regards to love. Then, whenever he feels like it, God revokes such love or finds an excuse to lessen the love unless those in his charge do exactly as he wants, even if what he wants is for people to kill each other. Mankind asserts that love is supposed to be something that brings people together, but that God regularly utilizes it as a weapon, a tool with which to create what in reality is equivalent to a religious version of Friday Night Fights…except that those who are inevitably drawn into such a lethal foray don’t just fight on Fridays; they fight every day of the week and at all hours of the day.


IV. The Storage of the Goods of Love
According to legal and completely valid documents acquired by Mankind in regards to God, Mankind asserts that he can prove that while God does give man storage receptacles for love, the problem is that most of these receptacles are malfunctioning in some manner or other. Most of the time, Mankind asserts, the malfunction of the receptacles intended to hold love is due to wicked manipulation by God. The most common way that our client states that God does this is by seeding fear amongst people so that they will fight over anything and everything, especially when it comes to religion. Mankind very boldly states that God does this purposely in order to glean the attention he so badly craves, attention that many within Mankind do not realize they are giving to one so undeserving as they ask for God’s help in destroying their fellow man.


V. Jurisdiction of God’s Love
Of the many complaints our client harbors against God, those complaints centered on the jurisdiction of God’s love are some of the fiercest offered up by Mankind. Our client argues that since God (and Love) were antecedent to everything within existence that their presence is everywhere, all the time, and must be so out of necessity being as though they are not only First Cause, but are in fact the Omnipotent Almighty. Therefore, any purposeful withholding of love from man by God, to include those instances where God purposely hardens people’s hearts or blinds their sense of humanity from compassion, are tragic acts of divine treason that all serve the same purpose of feeding God’s pathological appetite for attention.


VI. The Transfer of God’s Love
Mankind asserts that while God promises man great, immense, and complete love he never really delivers. Instead, Mankind alleges, people are sent on wild goose chases where they hunt down holy shrouds, holy chalices, ancient holy scriptures, holy incantations and prayers, holy objects, and proofs of God and all things divine. God purposely blinds the hearts of men to the fact that all man needs to do in order to find and feel and experience the depth of love is to recognize love, then love themselves, then love one another. Mankind alleges that the reason why God persists to hide from people the fact that all already have love within themselves is that he (God) does not wish to lose or relinquish any of the attention he has managed to squeeze from the frail emotional sponge of humanity since times immortal.


VII. Delivery of God’s Love
Much like the transfer of God’s Love, the delivery of the same has been thoroughly and maliciously tampered with according to Mankind. Much like God did to man at the Tower of Babel when he confused the speech and understanding of humans, God goes a step further with his reckless stirring of the pot of the delivery of love and craftily gives unto man many different interpretations of love. After he has done this, God sits back and gleefully claps his hands as he watches man fight over whose interpretation of love and the love of God is correct. Clergy, priests, popes, cardinals, preachers, reverends, televangelists, cult leaders, cult followers, messiahs, prophets, seers, elders, and many of the like tear at each others’ throats as they all clamor for the highest position within the hierarchy of love.


VIII. Notice of the Infallibility of God’s Love
Here, in what is the shortest complaint of Mankind in regards to the Contract of Love with God, Mankind simply states that God’s behavior and irrational decisions very clearly disqualify God’s love as being infallible, and in addition are proof that God was lying when he made such a claim that was entered into this contract as a stipulation.


IX. The Strength and Power of God’s Love
Mankind asserts that God purposely, willingly, voluntarily, and recklessly utilized the strength of his omnipotence as an unfair advantage, a tool with which to dangle the divine love of the universe over the heads of man in a cruel action intended to serve as entertainment for God. In addition, and in true bully-fashion, whenever men would request help of God they were instructed to fight or kill their fellow men, to steal homelands not belonging to themselves, to adopt absurd sacrificial ceremonies, to harass and berate those who would think or believe or live or love differently, all as a requirement for earning the supposed true and amazing and all-encompassing love of God…something they never received.


X. Less Than Pleasant and Favorable Circumstances
Herein this complaint is where Mankind holds that God’s greatest treasonous tragedy is egregiously acted out upon humanity. In an effort to convince Mankind that the love and spiritual tools necessary to sustain a life lived in love and truth and happiness are only available through God, his instructions, and his whims, God purposely treats those who would refuse his assistance (mainly because it was definitely NOT the kind of assistance any reasonable and clear-thinking individual would request) with nothing short of contempt. It is then out of his irrational anger and devastated pride that God hurts people or creates horrible and impossible situations for them. Then, the next time someone appears to think differently or go rogue on God, God points to those he has caused great suffering to and says, “You see what happened to them? They didn’t listen They didn’t believe. Do you want that to happen to you?” Such behavior by God is nothing short of threatening Mankind and may be construed as using force of fear in influencing Mankind to sign this contract.


XI. Limitations
Mankind holds that this particular stipulation is perhaps the most senseless as well as the most contradictory in its wording. The very idea that God’s Love is subject to some kind of limitation is pure stupidity. To prove this, one need only to remember that love is noted in the Bible as conquering all. ALL. There are no limitations on God, therefore since God is Love, it also has no limitations. If God is omnipotent, then so is love which should make it available to anyone and everyone at any time in any place. Since love conquers all there cannot exist within it any kind of hierarchy of action or supposed sin by which God doles out love in varying degrees according to what the individual receiving the love supposedly deserves. Love is incapable of withholding itself from someone based on any sexual orientation or preference, political affiliation, gender, cultural background, beliefs, faiths, prejudices, fears, or anything for that matter, because each one of those things is part of the ‘all’ that love conquers.


XII. Effect of Agreement
Here is one of the screwiest parts of this contract. God notes that it is an agreement that is binding forever, through infinity, and into eternity. Notwithstanding the fact that God has violated every part of this agreement, but the dates entered into the agreement are in no way appropriate for Mankind. Sure, God and his love have been around forever, in infinity, and through Eternity…but Mankind has not been around forever, in infinity, and through eternity. So, for Mankind to sign a contract that denotes such is improper, for if Mankind can sign such an agreement with such dates of effect, and if God accepts this signature by Mankind, then God is in effect saying that Mankind has also been around from the very beginning of forever and in infinity and through eternity. What would that mean? That would mean that at best Mankind is equal to God, and at the least has been around just as long as God has.

After our review of this contract we would contact our client, Mankind, and inform him that he does indeed have all the necessary elements to file a cause of action for breach of contract against God.


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If the Words of the Divine Fall to Erroneous Interpretations of Men Who do not Wish to Hear of Their Mistake, Do those Words Still Sound Like Truth?



 

Sometimes I cannot help but to question the religious acumen of people who very sincerely think and believe that the Holy Bible is total, utter, complete, and final truth. In other books I have written I approach this particular issue from the standpoint of in order for something to be considered truth there must exist within that thing fact. Here, I will be approaching this subject differently.

In general, scholars agree that Jesus was probably born around 6 or 4 BC, and probably died around 30-36 AD. While there were some issues as to the dates various books of the Bible had been written previous to Jesus’ life (Old Testament Books) it was not really until Jesus came into and then out of the picture that the proverbial poop hit the fan big time. It is true that there are some scholars who hotly contest the very existence of Jesus in the first place, but we will not concern ourselves with that. What we will look at are the dates that various books of the Bible were written, when they were discovered, who discovered them, and when were the various books compiled into the Bible as people know it today.

The first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) are supposed to have been written by Moses. There are, however, great differences of opinion as to whether or not this is in fact the case. Some scholars say that Moses penned all five, some say he penned all except the last eight verses of Deuteronomy, and some even assert that these books of the Old Testament, as well as the others in the Old Testament, evolved with time (LOTS of time; I’m talking hundreds of years) as various individuals compiled fragments of writings. The range of dates of which scholars think these works to have been written is huge, 900 BC to as recent as 2 BC.

The information on who wrote other books in the Old Testament and when they were written is not any easier to figure out. The organization of the Old Testament will sometimes vary from denomination to denomination, but not always. It is also debated whether or not each of the Old Testament books had a different author, or even if one author penned several of the books. Some of the prophets that are said to have contributed to the Old Testament compilation are Samuel, Joshua, Nathan, and Jeremiah. Ezekiel and Isaiah are also said to have contributed, however, differences in the styles of writing utilized indicate to many scholars that more individuals than those mentioned contributed, or even that they edited and added material as they deemed necessary. In the final analysis of the Old Testament a majority of scholars will agree that its creation went through many edits and revisions over hundreds of years before it came to be in its present form.

The evolution of the New Testament is even more interesting. The four gospels are considered by many to have been anonymously written and not, as many would believe, by the hands of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. In the course of their biblical studies and research some scholars came to the conclusion, based on writing style and information contained therein, that whomever wrote Luke also very likely wrote Acts. The book of Matthew, supposedly written by Matthew the tax-collector, is now widely considered to have been written by an individual who was NOT an eye-witness to Jesus, and not only that, but that Matthew was written around 70-100 CE. Notice the date and do the math. You will find that there is a nearly forty year gap between the death of Jesus and when scholars theorize Matthew to have been written. The gospel of John is thought to have been written between 80-95 CE. There are even suggestions that many of the names of the books of the New Testament are NOT the names of the authors, but rather are pseudonyms.

We move on to discuss the various versions of the Bible, books that were left out of the Old Testament and the New Testament, and why.

There are no less than ten, yes, I said TEN, versions of the Holy Bible. The Jewish version of the Bible, the Tanach, has pretty much remained the same over time. The Christian version of the Tanach, the Old Testament, contains serious alterations (additive and deductive) in an effort to further the dogma and ideologies and anything of the like in respect to Christian teachings. The Septuagint is a Greek version of the Bible from around 250 A.D. The Council of Carthage approved the first canonized version of the Bible called the Vulgate in about 400 A.D. Don’t forget Luther’s German version of the Bible in 1534 A.D. King James took a stab at producing yet another version and ended up birthing the error riddled King James Version in 1611 A.D.

Another version was cranked out in 1952 A.D., the Revised Standard version, and utilized the oldest text available to interpret into American English. Not long after that version came the New International version. The New King James version does its best to utilize contemporary English while many consider the Young’s Literal Translation to be the best. Oh, and don’t leave out the New American Standard Version, the New World Translation, and the Christian Bible that was confirmed by the Council of Laodicea in 363 A.D., which did not include the book of Revelation; but no worries about that since a version WITH Revelation added was approved in 367 A.D. It does not stop there, and neither does it get any easier to discern whose version of the Bible is the right one.

In the year 1199 A.D., Pope Innocent III banned what he deemed were unauthorized versions of the Bible. In 1408 A.D., the Wycliff Bible was outlawed by the Oxford Synod. Tyndale’s versions of the Bible were not really received that well being as though there were many people who believed that in the process of translating the text Tyndale changed a good amount of it. In the Synod Of Hippo in 393 A.D., attendees decided what they did and did not want to include in the Bible. The Council of Trent in 1545-1563 A.D., approved a Catholic version. The Eastern Orthodox version not only has a few MORE books, but they are also in a different order. Many Protestants consider the doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation devised in the Councils of Nicaea (in 325 A.D.) and Chalcedon to be the correct doctrine to adhere to. Such is not accepted by the Oriental Orthodox who instead prefer to teach that Christ had one nature that was comprised of both the Godhead and manhood.

By the way, it was at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. that it was first decided that Jesus Christ was indeed God. As if all the bickering from that was not enough, ecumenical tiffs persisted in ideas of Christ’s two natures BEFORE the incarnation, when the two natures merged into one nature, and when the Word was made flesh. There is so much more to this mess, but it would really take an entire volume in itself (a very large volume) and that is not a task I personally wish to tackle. All that I am giving to you is some very, very light information. I hope you will be moved to further investigate these things on your own. In this day and age of computers this is a very easy thing to do inasmuch as having a load of information at your fingertips is concerned.

Ahh, the Roman Catholic Apocrypha. Protestants and many denominations of Christianity absolutely refuse to recognize any of the books of the Apocrypha as the Word of God. Of course, there are those Catholics who will not be shy in pointing out that many denominations simply do not have the full extent of the true scriptures inspired by God. Books included in the Roman Catholic Apocrypha are (not necessarily in this order, mind you) Wisdom, Judith, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus, Tobit, First and Second Maccabees, as well as additions made to the books of Ester and Daniel. There are even more Apocryphal books that the Catholics refuse to include in their version of the Bible.

Many of those who would rather that the books of the Apocrypha burn in hell right beside all of those who choose to believe or think differently assert that the Apocrypha speaks of money making atonement for sins, the Mother Mary being born sinless, magical spells and incantations, and that it encourages or teaches practices contrary to the purpose of believing in God in the first place.

Interesting. Sounds very similar to a lot of the crap that modern-day preachers love to cram down the throats of the present-day Children of God. Turn on your television any given Sunday and you will find a trove of shows where supposed men of God dressed in silk suits pounce about a stage asking people to send in money. And while there really are not many preachers who will say they are sinless, they sure do love to point out the sin of all those who choose to believe and think differently than they do; that all who do not believe in God and who are not ‘saved’ by Christ are going to hell.

What about magical spells and incantations? This one always get me, right? See, perhaps you are ‘calling corners’ or requesting the help of the Guardian of the North of the Element of Earth. Maybe you will say something along the lines of, “Hail, to the Guardian of the North of the Element of the Earth! Peace to you and thank you for this day! May you enter this circle and bless me and protect me and grant that which I ask of you!” How is that any different, if only in the names of those of whom you are requesting help from, than saying a prayer such as, “Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for today! Help me to be strong for this day and may you keep me and protect me! Keep your protective hands about me, Lord! Lord, hear this prayer I ask of you, in Jesus’ name, amen!”

Perhaps some of the biggest questions should be saved for some of the things people are either told to do in the name of the Christian God, or that they take upon themselves to do in the name of the Christian God, or in all reality any God for that matter. Thievery, trickery, murder, mayhem. Not very nice things at all, are they? In reality ANY religion and EVERY GOD is subject to someone, somewhere taking something out of proportion and mistreating people in a pathetic bid to wrest power from those who are either too ignorant or too stupid to recognize they have any power to begin with.

So, getting back to the title of this chapter in this book, how do you know what is the right thing to believe in? How do you know what is truth? There have been so many versions of what people hold to be scripture inspired by God, so many versions of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable. Who is right? Who is mostly right? Who is mostly wrong? Who has the purest version of the Bible? Who has the correct instructions of how people should live and treat each other? Who has the instructions for the proper way to pray (provided that there is actually a proper way to pray)?

Who is or has written scripture that really is inspired by God? How does anyone anywhere know if something purported to be scripture really is inspired by God? Who are these people and these councils and gatherings over the many centuries who have squabbled and fought over the interpretation of God and everything related to such? Worse yet, why do people continue to fight over a subject where no one can even agree for half a second on what qualifies as truth, and how to correct errors supposed to be in that version of truth? Besides, if something contains error, well, then it cannot be truth, correct? And while denomination after denomination bickers over whose version of God and God’s Word is correct the truth of the matter is that the love that is supposed to be God, the love that God supposedly wants all of his children to show others is COMPLETELY LOST in a sickening twirl of finger-pointing and hell-condemning.

None of those who assert that they have the one and only truth of God, the one and only inspiration of God want to hear that what they have is not truth. They don’t even want to catch wind of the possibility that what they cling to is not truth, or that it has been corrupted either by the very authors claiming divine inspiration or those interpreting such hotly-contested ‘holy words’ and stories.

So, if the words of the divine fall to the erroneous interpretations of men who do not wish to hear of their mistake, do those words still sound like truth?

Apparently so, for some people. Apparently so.

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