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OH… MY… GOODNESS

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I was listening to Michael Youssef today and he started talking about this conspiracy theory of his… it surrounds the Earth Charter. Ever heard of it?

Well… it’s not a theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Charter

Check the History section. Mikhail Gorbachev? Plus it’s been endorsed by over 250 universities around the world. And by the US Conference of mayors which consists of… all the mayors of US cities with populations of 30,000 or more.

“The Charter has received opposition from several groups. For example, in the United States, members of religious groups, such as the Religious Right have objected to the document on the grounds that it is secular, and espouses socialism. In addition, some conservatives cite an informal comment by Mikhail Gorbachev that the document is “a kind of Ten Commandments” and point to the fact that at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, a copy of the document was placed symbolically in an “Ark of Hope” — an independent project by the American artist Sally Linder. A number of conspiracy theorists claim that the founders of the Earth Charter are attempting to establish a global super-state to enforce the Charter.”

Conspiracy theorists, my FOOT! Go and read the bloody thing, it’s written right in there! “In order to build a sustainable global community, the nations of the world must renew their commitment to the United Nations, fulfill their obligations under existing international agreements, and support the implementation of Earth Charter principles with an international legally binding instrument on environment and development. ” (emphasis mine) Also see this page: http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/268/1/A-new-Guide-for-Using-the-Earth-Charter-in-Education-/Page1.html

In addition to educators, the charter openly states that it intends to involve governments and the media in it’s mission. It calls for tolerance of all religions, people of any sexual orientation, worship of nature, a “global civil community”, universal healthcare (including free access to birth control) and education, and special attention to the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. (Someone told me in an email they weren’t sure where the destabilizing influences in the US were coming from… now we know.)

And if you don’t believe this seemingly far-fetched article, then go to the homepage of the Ark of Hope, where they readily admit that the claims about this beastly, blasphemous box of balogna are true – and to samvandina.com (see the section appropriately titled “a third pillar” and the section that describes the “drafting process”.)

I’ve said this before but now I’m REALLY saying it… The End is Near. lol

What I really think…

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

I knew it wasn’t anger then, watching the knife fall in slow motion, ripples on the water. This thing that tears away at my insides, not pain… channeled into rage and violence. And yet I seem to be incapable of violent emotion. Reactions ebb and fade as I stare blindly. Left with nothing but this putrid calm. My head reeling from things that I’ve done… but would it reel like this if I wasn’t so sick? Guilt, fear and passion swallowed by depression, churned and mixed until there’s nothing left but exhaustion. No desire for revenge, no desire for escape or release, no desire… at all. (If this is Samadhi I’d rather have a mildewed mind). Except perhaps for the meaningless fleshly “delights”.

I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone without adapting to the new surroundings. So this is what it’s like to live with the consequences of your mistakes. If it was anger I could hurt my enemies without any remorse. If it was pain I would be able to think of a reason, and it wouldn’t tear apart the fabric of my soul. Maybe it’s nothing but allergies… but then it would mean all this suffering is meaningless (not to mention that it would fail to inspire any prose).

I think the philosophers were insane.

Raymond on Mysticism and Faith

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

“The mode of the religious is faith. The mode of the mystic is experience. We do not enact rituals and promulgate dogmas to express our `faith’ that the sun rises in the east, because it is a fact of experience. No more does a true shaman or mystic invest faith in the god(s) he or she invokes; they too are facts of experience. The elevation of `faith’ is, in fact, a sign that a religious tradition is losing its ability to induce theophany, or has already lost it.” – Eric Raymond, 3rd Degree Wiccan

I guess I always knew I was a Christian mystic, and not a member of some dead religion. Funny though… his description of “faith” and “dogma” applies to atheism, just as much as it applies to any other religion.

I admit it!

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Popeye is my roll model. Because he has big muscles, he’s tough, he’s mean, he doesn’t mess around with palookas, and he eats his spinach. Too bad he doesn’t seem to like spaghetti….