8: The Mormon Proposition

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I must admit I find it difficult to weigh in on the current political lobbying by religious organizations. Only because I have friends and associates that are Christians and this allows me the wisdom to understand you can't judge a book by its cover, nor can you paint an entire culture with one wide brush.

I have written before, there are truly kind, compassionate, loving, devoted members of all religions. Yet there too are the hypocrites, unkind,dispassionate unloving lairs and cons as well. How does one know the difference? They all smile at you and tell you they have only your best interests at heart. They only want to help you go to heaven. The hypocrites and lairs don't have neon signs above their heads, so how does one know?

Well for me, I can tell by their works. I, maybe more then some, know the value of words (as well as their lack of value.) I know from all the scripture we have about Jesus, he is never quoted as saying a thing against any homosexual, healing a homosexual, or casting out a homosexual. Maybe this is because he would not want someone saying anything against his sexuality. He would not want his family to cast him out because of it. This would of course be keeping in line with the commandment to do unto others as we would have them do unto ourselves. Perhaps loving one another as he loved us means not doing that which would damage another person emotionally, mentally or physically....or did he?

Being human means a lack of perfection. It would be nice, but the reality is not everyone is going to act like Christ. Certainly we shouldn't expect Christians to do so. The reality is not all Christians want to. Catholics and Mormons are simply the two focused upon at the time. I know of a very few denominations that could be considered exempt. However, again, not all people can be judged by the company they keep. There are a variety of reasons a person becomes a member of a denomination and a church member therein. Sociologically speaking, in many cases it is not as much a free choice as can be presumed. Sure we all have free will, but free choice would mean the extraction of psychological and sociological variables. While we gather collectively and become members of associations or organizations individually, we must be ever vigilant to look at each other independently and as individuals.

While I find what the authorities in the church have done to be blasphemous of Christs message and repugnant socially, I pray that I can be blessed to find those who know the folly of their elders and fellow members. For they will work with me to put Christ back in Christianity. Not for my sake, but for the sake of all those victims of those who claimed Christ's name as they perpetrated their emotional and mental warfare on others. As they beat people down with their lies and fists. As they continue to destroy the esteem of God's children with their piety. Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, all of them. I look forward to the day Jesus does comes again to tell them just how wrong they got it.

May the light and love of God shine upon you and through you now and forever.