So Michael Vick goes down. He is now admitting his savagery of breeding and fighting pit-bulls. So all enlightened can feel happy, self-righteous and pat each other on the back. State will now pass bills that will make it illegal or even more illegal (can something be more illegal--see undocumented workers versus illegal aliens). Mark one for the good guys these sweet lovable animals will now be raised to become family dogs rather than dogs that can bring a bull down, for which they were bred.
No longer will there be carcasses thrown aside because they are no longer needed by the owner. This will no longer happen to pit-bulls, but viable humans will be partially delivered and their brains will be sucked out of their heads and its carcass is thrown aside. How enlightened do you feel now?
Howl and scream all you want about the women's right to choose, but once that women is 8 months old in the womb she should have the same rights. Believe it or not I am not Anti-abortion. There are times they should be done, but since we are all enlightened and we use condoms and birth control their is little need for abortion--right.
I think PETA, GLAAD, and all Pro-Life groups, as well as pro-baby groups, pro-grandparents and pro- Aunts and Uncles should form a coalition to see that third tri-mester babies receive the same right as pit-bulls. After we take the first step of being equal to pit-bulls we can then start a campaign that third trimester babies are people.
I did leave out one special interest group that could also benefit from us not killing babies in the mothers womb, and that is all the straight parents that are unable to have children but would love to nurture one. However, when you can make an alliance with PETA, GLAAD and the NRA you will get some media coverage. I think most in the NRA would support not killing children in their mother's womb. Now that is a coalition PETA, NRA and GLAAD. Just imagine the parade all floats would be powered by hybrid vehicles. The NRA members could have their 12 gauge painted the Gay pride colors and wear leather thongs. Meanwhile, PETA would supply large amounts of carrots for the colorful GLAAD members to throw to the crowd. Keep your calendar open for this one
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Krishna, Jesus, JFK, and Barack Obama
Special Guest Editorial by "Dios the Martyr"
There will be many offended by this article but, I hope it will offend all equally. I have penchant for philosophy, esoteric studies, and world religions and have found it strange how these subjects are becoming increasingly similar to modern politics. This is not a new phenomenon, but during the Crusades religion was your politics and philosophy.
In more modern times Hitler amalgamated all of these components to take a Germanic people with a suffering economy, and still hurting from WWl to unite in this strange uber-cult of racial purity and the need for world domination so the pure Arians could begin the 1000 year reich. There is much speculation that Hitler was part of the Thule Society, an esoteric and some say Satanic organization. The point is mute as Hitler's plan whether Satanic or otherwise damn near worked.
What is interesting about all demi-gods, gods incarnate, or charismatic politicians is they are looked upon as Saviours. Another interesting thing about these so called "Saviours" is there seems to be a repetition in history or a mythos that raises them to a quasi-deity status. Their demise, or rather the story of their demise puts them in a pantheon of a select few.
I will not bore you with the story of Krishna. It is very ancient and its veracity could be questioned, but he was sacrificed on a cross and became a god. This occurred at least 1000 years before Jesus Christ suffered the same demise. Now was the Christ mythos used to spring-board Christianity from a small Jewish cult to a new religion which may eventually lead to power and dare we say it riches. Let us first examine what the political and cultural atmosphere was during the life of Jesus.
Until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scroll and the Qumranian texts, most of what we had to base the life of Jesus on was the Holy Gospel and some historians vague writings 100 years after the crucifixion. However, we now have learned that Jesus was part of the Qumarnian society, what would now be considered something similar to a monastery. Some say the society at Qumran was in fact the Essenes, but lets leave that discussion for another day as there is something much more factual and interesting concerning what appears in our bibles.
Several time Jesus was referred to as Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars have combed through the detailed Roman records of 30AD and there is no record of a town called Nazareth. So why was Jesus tagged with this moniker? Jesus was a Nazarite or more correctly a Nasorean, a holy man that kept very strict cleanliness laws. Another interesting dichotomy is the use of the word Messiah. In our modern English Messiah means a saviour that is sent from Heaven to save the world from the edge of destruction. However, to the Jews of two millenniums ago messiah meant a leader that would lead them from subjugation of the Romans, Babylonians, Hittites, etc. Was Jesus considered a Messiah--yes. He was a holy man that was intent on rallying the Jews to accept the Testament that was passed down from Jehovah to Moses and through the line of David.
In light of these new discoveries many Christians may go ballistic at the thought that Jesus was not the Son of God, the Holy Spirit and God. My purpose of this essay is not to demean Jesus or Christians, but to perhaps the veracity of the early church fathers who seemed to look at the Christ mythos of Krishna, Adonis, Mithra and many other "deities" that preceded Jesus. In point of fact, setting aside the matter of Jesus' divineness his teachings that are being extracted from the new found scrolls are thousands of years ahead of his time. He taught that all humans had the right of citizenship, yes including women. He believed that if mankind lead a pious life and the leaders acted in an ethical manner there would be a balance and peace that would be very similar to what many Christians will be established with the second coming of Jesus. Divinity or not this was a brilliant man and we should strive to establish his teachings, just as the founding fathers and many others have fought for.
So what does this rather esoteric history lesson have to do with American politics of the last fifty years? John F. Kennedy was a charismatic leader that was witty, attractive and showed leadership. He was also a philanderer and would pursue victory no matter the cost. Simply, he was human he had many excellent talents but had some faults also. Kennedy's presidency was not particularly outstanding, but he did avert the Cuban missile crisis and passed a Reaganesque tax cut (I know that is heresy to many of our left leaning partisans). Yet, Kennedy is thought of as one of our most inspiring Presidents--why?
Most of the credit should go to Jackie Kennedy--she instituted a Christ mythos, Camelot. King Arthur another mythical Christ like figure who had many years of peace and prosperity. Another, astute action by Mrs. Kennedy was mimicking the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. This subconsciously linked JFK with another great President that was lost too early. Again, a Christ mythos from the past elevates a person to the pantheon of the superior humans in history.
Barack Obama has many of the talents that JFK had. Will he become President? Who knows, but my fear is if he becomes President will we have another candidate for entry into the pantheon of the Christ mythos. While the radical race-haters have diminished in numbers, their intensity of hate has grown. I, like many, fear that Mr. Obama would not survive his first term.
Which brings us back to the teachings of Jesus. A people that live a righteous life in partnership with an ethical and non-self serving government could have a form of heaven on earth. That does not seem probable in the near future. My hope is their really is a Saviour in the pantheon of the Christ Mythos that will intervene. For now our politicians make the Sanhedrins look like the Red Cross. God have mercy on our souls.
Note from Victor: This is some pretty volatile stuff that "Dios the Martyr" has written so I welcome all guest editorials that are well thought out and not demeaning or just rants about fire and brimstone.
There will be many offended by this article but, I hope it will offend all equally. I have penchant for philosophy, esoteric studies, and world religions and have found it strange how these subjects are becoming increasingly similar to modern politics. This is not a new phenomenon, but during the Crusades religion was your politics and philosophy.
In more modern times Hitler amalgamated all of these components to take a Germanic people with a suffering economy, and still hurting from WWl to unite in this strange uber-cult of racial purity and the need for world domination so the pure Arians could begin the 1000 year reich. There is much speculation that Hitler was part of the Thule Society, an esoteric and some say Satanic organization. The point is mute as Hitler's plan whether Satanic or otherwise damn near worked.
What is interesting about all demi-gods, gods incarnate, or charismatic politicians is they are looked upon as Saviours. Another interesting thing about these so called "Saviours" is there seems to be a repetition in history or a mythos that raises them to a quasi-deity status. Their demise, or rather the story of their demise puts them in a pantheon of a select few.
I will not bore you with the story of Krishna. It is very ancient and its veracity could be questioned, but he was sacrificed on a cross and became a god. This occurred at least 1000 years before Jesus Christ suffered the same demise. Now was the Christ mythos used to spring-board Christianity from a small Jewish cult to a new religion which may eventually lead to power and dare we say it riches. Let us first examine what the political and cultural atmosphere was during the life of Jesus.
Until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scroll and the Qumranian texts, most of what we had to base the life of Jesus on was the Holy Gospel and some historians vague writings 100 years after the crucifixion. However, we now have learned that Jesus was part of the Qumarnian society, what would now be considered something similar to a monastery. Some say the society at Qumran was in fact the Essenes, but lets leave that discussion for another day as there is something much more factual and interesting concerning what appears in our bibles.
Several time Jesus was referred to as Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars have combed through the detailed Roman records of 30AD and there is no record of a town called Nazareth. So why was Jesus tagged with this moniker? Jesus was a Nazarite or more correctly a Nasorean, a holy man that kept very strict cleanliness laws. Another interesting dichotomy is the use of the word Messiah. In our modern English Messiah means a saviour that is sent from Heaven to save the world from the edge of destruction. However, to the Jews of two millenniums ago messiah meant a leader that would lead them from subjugation of the Romans, Babylonians, Hittites, etc. Was Jesus considered a Messiah--yes. He was a holy man that was intent on rallying the Jews to accept the Testament that was passed down from Jehovah to Moses and through the line of David.
In light of these new discoveries many Christians may go ballistic at the thought that Jesus was not the Son of God, the Holy Spirit and God. My purpose of this essay is not to demean Jesus or Christians, but to perhaps the veracity of the early church fathers who seemed to look at the Christ mythos of Krishna, Adonis, Mithra and many other "deities" that preceded Jesus. In point of fact, setting aside the matter of Jesus' divineness his teachings that are being extracted from the new found scrolls are thousands of years ahead of his time. He taught that all humans had the right of citizenship, yes including women. He believed that if mankind lead a pious life and the leaders acted in an ethical manner there would be a balance and peace that would be very similar to what many Christians will be established with the second coming of Jesus. Divinity or not this was a brilliant man and we should strive to establish his teachings, just as the founding fathers and many others have fought for.
So what does this rather esoteric history lesson have to do with American politics of the last fifty years? John F. Kennedy was a charismatic leader that was witty, attractive and showed leadership. He was also a philanderer and would pursue victory no matter the cost. Simply, he was human he had many excellent talents but had some faults also. Kennedy's presidency was not particularly outstanding, but he did avert the Cuban missile crisis and passed a Reaganesque tax cut (I know that is heresy to many of our left leaning partisans). Yet, Kennedy is thought of as one of our most inspiring Presidents--why?
Most of the credit should go to Jackie Kennedy--she instituted a Christ mythos, Camelot. King Arthur another mythical Christ like figure who had many years of peace and prosperity. Another, astute action by Mrs. Kennedy was mimicking the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. This subconsciously linked JFK with another great President that was lost too early. Again, a Christ mythos from the past elevates a person to the pantheon of the superior humans in history.
Barack Obama has many of the talents that JFK had. Will he become President? Who knows, but my fear is if he becomes President will we have another candidate for entry into the pantheon of the Christ mythos. While the radical race-haters have diminished in numbers, their intensity of hate has grown. I, like many, fear that Mr. Obama would not survive his first term.
Which brings us back to the teachings of Jesus. A people that live a righteous life in partnership with an ethical and non-self serving government could have a form of heaven on earth. That does not seem probable in the near future. My hope is their really is a Saviour in the pantheon of the Christ Mythos that will intervene. For now our politicians make the Sanhedrins look like the Red Cross. God have mercy on our souls.
Note from Victor: This is some pretty volatile stuff that "Dios the Martyr" has written so I welcome all guest editorials that are well thought out and not demeaning or just rants about fire and brimstone.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The Question of National Pride
As the only state or republic that can fly its flag at the same level as the American flag, I am troubled by the recent capitulation of Oregon to the Republic of Mexico. When Texas fought for its independence from Mexico, it was not just white Anglo-Saxon settlers that joined in the battle. A quick visit to the sacred shrine of the Alamo proves that there were numerous heroes of Latin descent that fought the despot Santa Anna (not the legendary guitar shredder, Santana, but the General of the Mexican Army).
While Spanish was spoken by most Texican settlers, no Texan patriots felt the need to fly the Mexican flag over their captured territory. One wonders why Oregon is compelled to escalate the Mexican flag over the sovereign American flag of the republic to which they belong; especially, when this stature in flag position is based on the simple fact that some people at the Oregon Employment Department speak Spanish.
The fact that they are flying the Mexican flag is extremely insensitive and in fact racist. While Guatemalans, El Salvadorans, Panamanians and Hondurans have a similar racial composition, a mixture of Spanish conquistadores and native tribes they have neither pride nor interest in seeing the Mexican flag elevated over the Stars and Stripes. Moreover, if one insinuated that a Cuban, Dominican or Puerto Rican was Mexican or had any interest in La Raza would probably receive an insult in the most rapid Spanish spoken on the planet; damn they can speak Spanish fast. Finally, if one has a death wish call a Spaniard a Mexican, it would be safer to do the running of the bulls blindfolded with a gallon of sangria in ones stomach. The Spanish language does not equate to Mexican heritage.
To assist the Oregon Employment Department in a lesson in American sovereignty and multi-culturalism a contingent of Texans; White, Hispanic, Black and Vietnamese are prepared to descend upon the Department in question and enforce the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10. This action by Jean Work is arrogant and an insult to all Americans and all Latinos not of Mexican heritage. Ms. Work I suggest you remember the Alamo, Guadal Canal, Iwa Jima and the soldiers in Iraq. See you in a couple weeks when we lower the Mexican Flag and raise that of the Lone Star State. Maybe that will shock you into some sense of sanity or reasonableness.
Recordar el Alamo! Recordar Goliad!
James Austin Bonham
While Spanish was spoken by most Texican settlers, no Texan patriots felt the need to fly the Mexican flag over their captured territory. One wonders why Oregon is compelled to escalate the Mexican flag over the sovereign American flag of the republic to which they belong; especially, when this stature in flag position is based on the simple fact that some people at the Oregon Employment Department speak Spanish.
The fact that they are flying the Mexican flag is extremely insensitive and in fact racist. While Guatemalans, El Salvadorans, Panamanians and Hondurans have a similar racial composition, a mixture of Spanish conquistadores and native tribes they have neither pride nor interest in seeing the Mexican flag elevated over the Stars and Stripes. Moreover, if one insinuated that a Cuban, Dominican or Puerto Rican was Mexican or had any interest in La Raza would probably receive an insult in the most rapid Spanish spoken on the planet; damn they can speak Spanish fast. Finally, if one has a death wish call a Spaniard a Mexican, it would be safer to do the running of the bulls blindfolded with a gallon of sangria in ones stomach. The Spanish language does not equate to Mexican heritage.
To assist the Oregon Employment Department in a lesson in American sovereignty and multi-culturalism a contingent of Texans; White, Hispanic, Black and Vietnamese are prepared to descend upon the Department in question and enforce the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10. This action by Jean Work is arrogant and an insult to all Americans and all Latinos not of Mexican heritage. Ms. Work I suggest you remember the Alamo, Guadal Canal, Iwa Jima and the soldiers in Iraq. See you in a couple weeks when we lower the Mexican Flag and raise that of the Lone Star State. Maybe that will shock you into some sense of sanity or reasonableness.
Recordar el Alamo! Recordar Goliad!
James Austin Bonham
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Only the Jews Written in Adam's Book can Be Saved
My continuing swapping of e-mails with an Australian Pentecostal pre-millenialist has taken a mind blowing turn. Our discussion evolved to who can be saved. I posited that if a Jew accepted Jesus as his personal saviour, was baptised and confessed his sins he could be accepted into the Kingdom of God. My all-knowing sacerdote proclaimed if they were from the seed of Adam they would be accepted, but if descended from Cain they were doomed. For all Christians that may be reading this blog please forgive me for my following comment--What the Fuck?!?
First of all, most scholars agree that the myth of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden is a derivation from a Sumerian origin myth. So who is the uber-genealogist that has kept track of those in the Book of Adam and the Book of Cain. Likewise, recent research has proven that their is no racial genetical link between those that call themselves Jews. Which makes sense since the Jews have been scattered all over the Mid-East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Now I know that the Jews are a holy people, but I think it would be a safe assumption to say that many Jews had relations with their hosts/captors/slave-owners. So maybe a once pure Semite blood line was now intermingled with peoples from the known ancient world. So my query is if there is a "Jew" that is in the Book of Cain, but he has Teutonic, Mongol and Greek blood, is he condemned from the Kingdom of God?
Another interesting aspect of the all-holy, all-knowing, Jew hating, "Minister of God" is his assertion that the Holy Bible is canonical and all words are inspired by the Almighty. When I asked him how many books are in the bible he quickly proclaimed 66. But, a quick search on Wikipedia shows that the Catholics, Lutherans, Coptics and King James have a hard time on agreeing with which books should be in the Bible. Combine this with the infighting among the early Christians, which contained factions of Gnostics, those that believed Christ was a holy man but not the Son of God, and those that believed in the Divinity of Jesus. Much allegations of heresy were thrown around and Constantine finally put the sandal down at the Council of Nicene, which for the most part gives us the extant version of our current bible, with a bit of tweaking.
One troubling issue is the discovery of the Qumranian scrolls in the mid 1900's which were written during and shortly after the time of Christ. Some things that negates the supposed "accepted" bible is James the Just was the first leader of the Church of Jerusalem not Peter. "St." Paul was not following the teaching of Christ but inventing a "Christian" mystery religion that appealed to the Hellenic/Roman culture of the time. The magical actions of the Christ put him in the pantheon of the Hellenistic Gods. However, the Nasoreans or proto-Christians knew that Paul's teaching had nothing to do with the Messiah's gospels. Witness Paul's abduction when he brazenly entered the Jerusalem temple to address his "followers" when they started to stone him but eventually just imprisoned him in a shack on a hill overlooking the Temple. The true believers knew that Paul was the "Spouter of Lies" that was repeatedly mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Jesus' teachings were 1700 years before his time. He believed that all men AND women had the right to salvation. He believed as long as the faithful worshipped correctly and the King lead righteously, life would be in balance or Shalom. Teachings of great wisdom. I find it hard to believe that he would forsake his own "race" into the kingdom of Shalom.
And for those that still have a problem with this treatise ponder these two points. If the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that Jesus was not resurrected but died as a mortal, all of Christianity comes tumbling down on the one thing that made Christianity a religion--the Divinity of Christ. Likewise, Jesus of Nazareth was thought to be from Nazareth, but Nazareth did not exist until well after his death. Oh and one final point if Jesus was a Jew how did he get a Mexican name.
First of all, most scholars agree that the myth of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden is a derivation from a Sumerian origin myth. So who is the uber-genealogist that has kept track of those in the Book of Adam and the Book of Cain. Likewise, recent research has proven that their is no racial genetical link between those that call themselves Jews. Which makes sense since the Jews have been scattered all over the Mid-East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Now I know that the Jews are a holy people, but I think it would be a safe assumption to say that many Jews had relations with their hosts/captors/slave-owners. So maybe a once pure Semite blood line was now intermingled with peoples from the known ancient world. So my query is if there is a "Jew" that is in the Book of Cain, but he has Teutonic, Mongol and Greek blood, is he condemned from the Kingdom of God?
Another interesting aspect of the all-holy, all-knowing, Jew hating, "Minister of God" is his assertion that the Holy Bible is canonical and all words are inspired by the Almighty. When I asked him how many books are in the bible he quickly proclaimed 66. But, a quick search on Wikipedia shows that the Catholics, Lutherans, Coptics and King James have a hard time on agreeing with which books should be in the Bible. Combine this with the infighting among the early Christians, which contained factions of Gnostics, those that believed Christ was a holy man but not the Son of God, and those that believed in the Divinity of Jesus. Much allegations of heresy were thrown around and Constantine finally put the sandal down at the Council of Nicene, which for the most part gives us the extant version of our current bible, with a bit of tweaking.
One troubling issue is the discovery of the Qumranian scrolls in the mid 1900's which were written during and shortly after the time of Christ. Some things that negates the supposed "accepted" bible is James the Just was the first leader of the Church of Jerusalem not Peter. "St." Paul was not following the teaching of Christ but inventing a "Christian" mystery religion that appealed to the Hellenic/Roman culture of the time. The magical actions of the Christ put him in the pantheon of the Hellenistic Gods. However, the Nasoreans or proto-Christians knew that Paul's teaching had nothing to do with the Messiah's gospels. Witness Paul's abduction when he brazenly entered the Jerusalem temple to address his "followers" when they started to stone him but eventually just imprisoned him in a shack on a hill overlooking the Temple. The true believers knew that Paul was the "Spouter of Lies" that was repeatedly mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Jesus' teachings were 1700 years before his time. He believed that all men AND women had the right to salvation. He believed as long as the faithful worshipped correctly and the King lead righteously, life would be in balance or Shalom. Teachings of great wisdom. I find it hard to believe that he would forsake his own "race" into the kingdom of Shalom.
And for those that still have a problem with this treatise ponder these two points. If the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that Jesus was not resurrected but died as a mortal, all of Christianity comes tumbling down on the one thing that made Christianity a religion--the Divinity of Christ. Likewise, Jesus of Nazareth was thought to be from Nazareth, but Nazareth did not exist until well after his death. Oh and one final point if Jesus was a Jew how did he get a Mexican name.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
The Gospel According to Self-Righteous
I had a very interesting exchange of posts with a former Mason who became born again and was now in the most infallible correct church of God Almighty. Our discourse was civil and for me enlightening. The Pastor was under the impression that the United States of America was under the evil influence of communism. I did not completely disagree with him as the Socialist movement especially the Radical Environmental Socialist Movement was becoming a threat to society.
What started the rhetoric was my contention that most Masons I knew were very moral men and gave great and good effects on the society. It seems that the biggest issue in most of the charismatic/Pentecostal groups is they literally translate the word of the Gospel. They have problems with Masons because they do not view the Godhead as a triune. In fact they actually conduct rituals and worship what would be blasphemous in the strictest sense of hard-core Protestants and Catholics; and to add another category Charismatic/Pentecostals whom believe the gospel is the literal translation of the word of God and Constantiniun Council of Nicene did little to change the inspired word of God.
Aside from the extant apocryphal writings that have been around for several centuries, the scroll from Qumran have enlightened scholars to the political, social and spiritual atmosphere of around AD 30. There was great lost when John the Baptist was done away with and this left a void in the Qumranian structure. A figurative pillar on the right was meant to be that of the King and the figure on the right was that of the High Priest. These things have been discovered and many cases refute the writings in the "Holy Gospel".
My quasi/seminarian/historical rant is meant to warn those that are cornered by enthusiastic Christian types. There is a whole new work of the time that alters and frankly demystifies the so called Magical works that Jesus did. In fact, Jesus was more of a revolt leader against the Romans and Sanhedrins...most wont believe that, but if you want to blow their mind ask them why he was called Jesus of Nazareth. Most will proclaim he lived in Nazareth. Ask them to find to find Roman or Hellenic presence of Nazareth before 60 AD. Jesus was a Nasorean or Nazarite--see Samson, a holy man.
This rant is not to take away from the incredible teachings that were passed along by Jesus and his brother James the Just. More simply, it is to ask those that spew gospel from a 2,000 year old bible with numerous translations and derivations to simply agree there is a truth out there, but are we, no matter how much faith, equipped to truly proclaim on high this is what God meant!
One post script that differentiates Christianity from most other religions is, if Jesus did not arise to heaven on the third day we are dead in the water. But, does this negate the teaching of love, charity, prudence, aid to ones fellowman? I think not. Buddha died, Mohamed died (or went away), Krishna was crucified, and rose again. Could it be that Jung was right and there is an archetype that pervades the human psyche that connects certain emotional, spiritual and even sexual sub-conscious emotions.
I ask our charismatic/Pentecostal/Assembly of God and all other sects of the Gospel that proclaim the bible is the virtual history and word of God to briefly suspend their enormous faith and investigate if just possibly that 3000 years of verbal communication and multiple translations into various languages may have lightly alter what was meant to be the true Gospel?
What I am learning is, when all the myths and early church cover-ups are sifted through--there was a true Jerusalem Church that was motivated and infused with the teaching of Jesus and James the Just carried on this true holy Gospel, until the Paulians bastardized it with an Hellenic Mystery Religion that has little to do with the true Gospel of Jesus. Thus, Pauls condemnation of the Phillipians, Galations; etc..
Open your eyes! Yes, use the bible as a reference, but also look at the writings that were rejected by the later church but were written during or shortly after Jesus' deaths. Likewise. become familiar with parlance of the Jews of that time. The English translation cannot be taken at face value. One must put the scriptures in the meanings of the Jews and Romans of that time.
I don't plan to convert anybody, hell I don't have anything to convert anybody to, but I would like some people to open their minds and look beyond the written scripture. The thought that a Levitical Jew would, in the case of Lazarus, touch a rotting putrefying corpse to bring him back to life, simply goes against all cleanliness rules of that time--especially that of a holy man. THINK ABOUT IT!
What started the rhetoric was my contention that most Masons I knew were very moral men and gave great and good effects on the society. It seems that the biggest issue in most of the charismatic/Pentecostal groups is they literally translate the word of the Gospel. They have problems with Masons because they do not view the Godhead as a triune. In fact they actually conduct rituals and worship what would be blasphemous in the strictest sense of hard-core Protestants and Catholics; and to add another category Charismatic/Pentecostals whom believe the gospel is the literal translation of the word of God and Constantiniun Council of Nicene did little to change the inspired word of God.
Aside from the extant apocryphal writings that have been around for several centuries, the scroll from Qumran have enlightened scholars to the political, social and spiritual atmosphere of around AD 30. There was great lost when John the Baptist was done away with and this left a void in the Qumranian structure. A figurative pillar on the right was meant to be that of the King and the figure on the right was that of the High Priest. These things have been discovered and many cases refute the writings in the "Holy Gospel".
My quasi/seminarian/historical rant is meant to warn those that are cornered by enthusiastic Christian types. There is a whole new work of the time that alters and frankly demystifies the so called Magical works that Jesus did. In fact, Jesus was more of a revolt leader against the Romans and Sanhedrins...most wont believe that, but if you want to blow their mind ask them why he was called Jesus of Nazareth. Most will proclaim he lived in Nazareth. Ask them to find to find Roman or Hellenic presence of Nazareth before 60 AD. Jesus was a Nasorean or Nazarite--see Samson, a holy man.
This rant is not to take away from the incredible teachings that were passed along by Jesus and his brother James the Just. More simply, it is to ask those that spew gospel from a 2,000 year old bible with numerous translations and derivations to simply agree there is a truth out there, but are we, no matter how much faith, equipped to truly proclaim on high this is what God meant!
One post script that differentiates Christianity from most other religions is, if Jesus did not arise to heaven on the third day we are dead in the water. But, does this negate the teaching of love, charity, prudence, aid to ones fellowman? I think not. Buddha died, Mohamed died (or went away), Krishna was crucified, and rose again. Could it be that Jung was right and there is an archetype that pervades the human psyche that connects certain emotional, spiritual and even sexual sub-conscious emotions.
I ask our charismatic/Pentecostal/Assembly of God and all other sects of the Gospel that proclaim the bible is the virtual history and word of God to briefly suspend their enormous faith and investigate if just possibly that 3000 years of verbal communication and multiple translations into various languages may have lightly alter what was meant to be the true Gospel?
What I am learning is, when all the myths and early church cover-ups are sifted through--there was a true Jerusalem Church that was motivated and infused with the teaching of Jesus and James the Just carried on this true holy Gospel, until the Paulians bastardized it with an Hellenic Mystery Religion that has little to do with the true Gospel of Jesus. Thus, Pauls condemnation of the Phillipians, Galations; etc..
Open your eyes! Yes, use the bible as a reference, but also look at the writings that were rejected by the later church but were written during or shortly after Jesus' deaths. Likewise. become familiar with parlance of the Jews of that time. The English translation cannot be taken at face value. One must put the scriptures in the meanings of the Jews and Romans of that time.
I don't plan to convert anybody, hell I don't have anything to convert anybody to, but I would like some people to open their minds and look beyond the written scripture. The thought that a Levitical Jew would, in the case of Lazarus, touch a rotting putrefying corpse to bring him back to life, simply goes against all cleanliness rules of that time--especially that of a holy man. THINK ABOUT IT!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Pit Bulls, Doping Cyclists, The NFL, Abortions and Denial of Lesbo Adoptions
I never thought I would appreciate the code of ethics of the methamphetamine inspired Hells Angels. A great philosopher once said, " I much more trust the bastard that tells me he is going to stab me in the back, then the shiny toothed politico that is shaking my hand warmly while preparing to stab me in the back." The Hells Angels are pretty much the bastards that will kick, stomp, or obliterate ones arse if a certain line is crossed. Yet, after said arse is kicked, stomped or otherwise assaulted you will be welcome to have a cordial with the Angels.
The Hells Angels discussion may seem a bit outside the realm of the title of this posting but, I wanted to contrast the iconic bad boys of the last fifty years to seemingly valid organizations and their continual journey into ethical compromising and disambiguity. One may think I am referring to the NFL, Professional Baseball and the governing bodies of professional cycling, but I am not. It is no secret that these professional sports organizations have been slow to act on doping and performance enhancing agents, but they have continually tightened the noose on those that try to cheat the system.
Special props should be given to the Tour de France and several teams that self governed themselves and threw out their stars because of a hint of doping. Yellow Jersey owner, Michael Rasmussen, was kicked off the Rabobank team simply because he could not account for where he was several months before the Tour. As of this writing, there is still no evidence that illegal enhancing agents have been found in his samples. Let me stress, the Tour officials did not ask Rasmussen to vacate, HIS TEAM DID! Surely if cycling can self-govern, the Commissioner of Baseball can grow some nads and enforce some form of steroid enforcement--see Barry Bonds.
This narrative may make one think that it is my view that the NFL should immediately expel Michael Vick from the League for his pending dog fighting ring case. As horrendous and despicable as dog fighting is Vick has not been found guilty, nor is it a performance enhancing agent that will assist Vick with his QB rating. Additionally, if Vick is found guilty and given probation he should be allowed to play, if any team will have him---see Jerry Jones. Vick's real judgement will come when Karma puts him in the 9th level of Hell populated by butt-hungry dobermans and pit bulls; much more equitable than a two year suspension from the NFL.
Which brings us to the villains of the month--PETA or the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals. Admittedly, they are dogging Vick to no end about his case, but if we are going to give animals the same basic civil rights as humans can we agree that this principle should be given to all mammals that do not have the ability to defend themselves? Yes, this is where I launch into the trite and tired defense of late term abortions.
The victimization of fighting dogs is not right and senseless. Yet, why should those that have late term abortions, by late term I refer to 8 months and older, be treated any different than Michael Vick. Those that opt for killing an 8 month old fetus are in some sense more diabolical than those that breed dogs for fighting. Firstly, with the all powerful condom now universally accessible how can there be any unwanted pregnancies. Secondly, if for some reason there is a condom failure it can only be considered sadistic to wait seven months to destroy what is at that point a human being. Finally, it is selfish and inconsiderate for those that opt for a late term abortion rather than allowing Gay and Lesbian couples to have a chance to adopt these viable humans.
Abortion is the law of the land and there can be no legal standing against the ghouls that kill their babies a month from being born, but again there is always karma. I believe PETA and GLAAD should align to extinguish all violence and torture to mammals and other animals. Michael Vick's actions, if true are beyond the pale of humanity, but what of a human that destroys another viable human being with apposable thumbs, heartbeat and brain waves because it was simply inconvenient. Vick is the bastard that tells you he is about to stab you in the back, but the late term abortion mother is the white toothed politician the nurtures and feeds you for eight or nine months and then sucks your brains out. One is evil the other supremely diabolical in a meaningless self-centered way. This world needs neither.
Which brings us back to egalitarianism of the Hells Angels and it seems the professional cycling world is adapting their version of self-rule just as their motorized brothers. For the rest of lost, directionless, selfish and simply brainless self-interest groups there is but one solace. The Beelzebub of the media, Mark Burnett, will forever trump any evilness, diabolism or sin that the aforementioned groups committed; for he, Mark Burnett, is the one that gave a platform to the Anti-Christ--Clay Aikens. May God have mercy on his soul.
The Hells Angels discussion may seem a bit outside the realm of the title of this posting but, I wanted to contrast the iconic bad boys of the last fifty years to seemingly valid organizations and their continual journey into ethical compromising and disambiguity. One may think I am referring to the NFL, Professional Baseball and the governing bodies of professional cycling, but I am not. It is no secret that these professional sports organizations have been slow to act on doping and performance enhancing agents, but they have continually tightened the noose on those that try to cheat the system.
Special props should be given to the Tour de France and several teams that self governed themselves and threw out their stars because of a hint of doping. Yellow Jersey owner, Michael Rasmussen, was kicked off the Rabobank team simply because he could not account for where he was several months before the Tour. As of this writing, there is still no evidence that illegal enhancing agents have been found in his samples. Let me stress, the Tour officials did not ask Rasmussen to vacate, HIS TEAM DID! Surely if cycling can self-govern, the Commissioner of Baseball can grow some nads and enforce some form of steroid enforcement--see Barry Bonds.
This narrative may make one think that it is my view that the NFL should immediately expel Michael Vick from the League for his pending dog fighting ring case. As horrendous and despicable as dog fighting is Vick has not been found guilty, nor is it a performance enhancing agent that will assist Vick with his QB rating. Additionally, if Vick is found guilty and given probation he should be allowed to play, if any team will have him---see Jerry Jones. Vick's real judgement will come when Karma puts him in the 9th level of Hell populated by butt-hungry dobermans and pit bulls; much more equitable than a two year suspension from the NFL.
Which brings us to the villains of the month--PETA or the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals. Admittedly, they are dogging Vick to no end about his case, but if we are going to give animals the same basic civil rights as humans can we agree that this principle should be given to all mammals that do not have the ability to defend themselves? Yes, this is where I launch into the trite and tired defense of late term abortions.
The victimization of fighting dogs is not right and senseless. Yet, why should those that have late term abortions, by late term I refer to 8 months and older, be treated any different than Michael Vick. Those that opt for killing an 8 month old fetus are in some sense more diabolical than those that breed dogs for fighting. Firstly, with the all powerful condom now universally accessible how can there be any unwanted pregnancies. Secondly, if for some reason there is a condom failure it can only be considered sadistic to wait seven months to destroy what is at that point a human being. Finally, it is selfish and inconsiderate for those that opt for a late term abortion rather than allowing Gay and Lesbian couples to have a chance to adopt these viable humans.
Abortion is the law of the land and there can be no legal standing against the ghouls that kill their babies a month from being born, but again there is always karma. I believe PETA and GLAAD should align to extinguish all violence and torture to mammals and other animals. Michael Vick's actions, if true are beyond the pale of humanity, but what of a human that destroys another viable human being with apposable thumbs, heartbeat and brain waves because it was simply inconvenient. Vick is the bastard that tells you he is about to stab you in the back, but the late term abortion mother is the white toothed politician the nurtures and feeds you for eight or nine months and then sucks your brains out. One is evil the other supremely diabolical in a meaningless self-centered way. This world needs neither.
Which brings us back to egalitarianism of the Hells Angels and it seems the professional cycling world is adapting their version of self-rule just as their motorized brothers. For the rest of lost, directionless, selfish and simply brainless self-interest groups there is but one solace. The Beelzebub of the media, Mark Burnett, will forever trump any evilness, diabolism or sin that the aforementioned groups committed; for he, Mark Burnett, is the one that gave a platform to the Anti-Christ--Clay Aikens. May God have mercy on his soul.
Monday, July 23, 2007
What We Learned From the UK Summer of Terror
Guest Opinion by Garth Wyndham-Price of UK VU
One must wonder why the UK has been the centre of terrorist attacks rather than the States. One must look at the magnitude of hatred for the States by the terrorist and put it in comparison to the hatred of the UK. One must look at the involvement of the States in Iraq compared to that of the UK and wonder why this does not colour the intensity of response by the Islamo-Fascist Terrorist. One can wonder and continue to wonder, but the answer is self-evident.
As unpopular as the Iraqi war has become in the United States there is one overriding result of which few speak. Since 9/11/2001 there has not been an attack on U.S. soil. There have been attempts but in comparison to that of the UK, it is minuscule. The American resolve and forceful response in Iraq has had an impact. While the Islamo-Fascists and Al-Quaeda have responded with suicide bombs and speeches full of bravado--their future is a descending quagmire of death and chest beating that is only propped up by religious extremism.
If one doubts that the U.S. action in Iraq is a reason why the terrorist have had no luck on American ground, look at the timing of the attempted attacks in the UK. The change in government undoubtedly triggered the summer attempts on many UK sites. While nothing occurred in the States. One reason may be the sturdiness of the American form of government. Few democratic republics can peacefully and efficiently change governments like the Americans. The UK may have proved they, like the Americans can also affect this change, but the terrorists felt the UK had a weakness, witness all the attempted attacks this summer.
Another reason for the lack of terrorist violence in the States may be the citizens themselves. While the radical Islamo-Fascists will strap bombs to their bodies and kill a handful of people, the majority of American citizens swear allegiance to their country and volunteer to die in their countries military actions. In the end, despite the rhetorical bravado spewed by the Muslim terrorists, they must feel a little fear and doubt--all suicide bombs and pending virgin paradise aside. Muslims are united by a religion but, there are sects and nationalities that create schisms. While Americans are united by a border of a country, but more importantly national pride and allegiance.
The UK has a similar form of national hegemony, but what separates the United States is the magnitude and fortitude in which they back up any threat to their nation. Yes, they are a world power, but 150 years ago so was Great Britain. The lesson--most Americans believe the war in Iraq is not all out enough. The fight is being executed in a politically correct fashion that has little to do with shock and awe. Yet, when compared to the remainder of the Free World, the U.S. response is "Awesome". The UK, and other allies, should take a lesson from the upstart Americans--the Muslim terrorists are.
One must wonder why the UK has been the centre of terrorist attacks rather than the States. One must look at the magnitude of hatred for the States by the terrorist and put it in comparison to the hatred of the UK. One must look at the involvement of the States in Iraq compared to that of the UK and wonder why this does not colour the intensity of response by the Islamo-Fascist Terrorist. One can wonder and continue to wonder, but the answer is self-evident.
As unpopular as the Iraqi war has become in the United States there is one overriding result of which few speak. Since 9/11/2001 there has not been an attack on U.S. soil. There have been attempts but in comparison to that of the UK, it is minuscule. The American resolve and forceful response in Iraq has had an impact. While the Islamo-Fascists and Al-Quaeda have responded with suicide bombs and speeches full of bravado--their future is a descending quagmire of death and chest beating that is only propped up by religious extremism.
If one doubts that the U.S. action in Iraq is a reason why the terrorist have had no luck on American ground, look at the timing of the attempted attacks in the UK. The change in government undoubtedly triggered the summer attempts on many UK sites. While nothing occurred in the States. One reason may be the sturdiness of the American form of government. Few democratic republics can peacefully and efficiently change governments like the Americans. The UK may have proved they, like the Americans can also affect this change, but the terrorists felt the UK had a weakness, witness all the attempted attacks this summer.
Another reason for the lack of terrorist violence in the States may be the citizens themselves. While the radical Islamo-Fascists will strap bombs to their bodies and kill a handful of people, the majority of American citizens swear allegiance to their country and volunteer to die in their countries military actions. In the end, despite the rhetorical bravado spewed by the Muslim terrorists, they must feel a little fear and doubt--all suicide bombs and pending virgin paradise aside. Muslims are united by a religion but, there are sects and nationalities that create schisms. While Americans are united by a border of a country, but more importantly national pride and allegiance.
The UK has a similar form of national hegemony, but what separates the United States is the magnitude and fortitude in which they back up any threat to their nation. Yes, they are a world power, but 150 years ago so was Great Britain. The lesson--most Americans believe the war in Iraq is not all out enough. The fight is being executed in a politically correct fashion that has little to do with shock and awe. Yet, when compared to the remainder of the Free World, the U.S. response is "Awesome". The UK, and other allies, should take a lesson from the upstart Americans--the Muslim terrorists are.
We Don't Need No Sticking Bajjjes
Disintegration of all police departments would seem an insane and anarchical stance, but as Americans we are very close to this now. Parking tickets, speeding tickets, public intoxication, showing your johnson in public, etc., etc., etc. These are all things that our police now enforce and rightly they should, but what about laws on the books that are not being enforced.
In Houston illegal immigrants that are pulled over for a traffic violation that do not have legal ID are released because the Houston PD does not want to get involved in immigration. Several members of the Border Patrol have been prosecuted by the testimony of illegal immigrant drug dealers. Their biggest crime, keeping illegal aliens out of our country.
Maybe we don't need to do away with the police department, just the people that police the police departments. I would posit one's on the street police officer would do the right thing the majority of the time if it was not for the involvement of the anal, counter-productive, paper pushing policy makers. The policy makers have no street experience, nor do they really understand what faces our country. What they do have as a unifying force is a political agenda dictated by their puppy-dog leash holding politico masters; see Nancy Pelosi.
Carlos Mencia's solution to not experiencing a terrorist attack is to fly Southwest Airlines. As Carlos claims, "Just tell a black guy he will not be able to land in Oakland." Simply, the Southwest passengers will not restrain you or kick your ass--they will do you bodily harm until the threat is removed and in most cases this means death. Being from Dallas, where Southwest was born, I can especially attest to this when free beer is given for a late arrival.
My point is, the police and most citizens will enforce the common law as it is now known. Conversely, beliefs of special interest groups such as the ACLU are not accepted nor believed by most. In the infancy of this country there was a sparse law enforcement structure, but there was a firm and consistent common law structure that the citizens embraced. In fact, when law enforcement needed help, the citizens would assist in catching the criminal. At this point, we cannot return to this structure. First we must allow law enforcement to do their job--without the bureaucrats and Milquetoast policy makers.
In Houston illegal immigrants that are pulled over for a traffic violation that do not have legal ID are released because the Houston PD does not want to get involved in immigration. Several members of the Border Patrol have been prosecuted by the testimony of illegal immigrant drug dealers. Their biggest crime, keeping illegal aliens out of our country.
Maybe we don't need to do away with the police department, just the people that police the police departments. I would posit one's on the street police officer would do the right thing the majority of the time if it was not for the involvement of the anal, counter-productive, paper pushing policy makers. The policy makers have no street experience, nor do they really understand what faces our country. What they do have as a unifying force is a political agenda dictated by their puppy-dog leash holding politico masters; see Nancy Pelosi.
Carlos Mencia's solution to not experiencing a terrorist attack is to fly Southwest Airlines. As Carlos claims, "Just tell a black guy he will not be able to land in Oakland." Simply, the Southwest passengers will not restrain you or kick your ass--they will do you bodily harm until the threat is removed and in most cases this means death. Being from Dallas, where Southwest was born, I can especially attest to this when free beer is given for a late arrival.
My point is, the police and most citizens will enforce the common law as it is now known. Conversely, beliefs of special interest groups such as the ACLU are not accepted nor believed by most. In the infancy of this country there was a sparse law enforcement structure, but there was a firm and consistent common law structure that the citizens embraced. In fact, when law enforcement needed help, the citizens would assist in catching the criminal. At this point, we cannot return to this structure. First we must allow law enforcement to do their job--without the bureaucrats and Milquetoast policy makers.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Beaner Voice of Rightiousness
I have watched Carlos Mencia from time to time, and in the beginning I was not sure he was for real. His uber-candidness about Islamo-fascism made me think he was poking fun at any patriot who believed in the war on terror. Recently, I viewed one of his specials and realized it is no act.
Carlos appreciates the fact that he is an American. Likewise, he is proud of his Mexican heritage, not Hispanic--his parents were Mexican. All groups, ethnicities, creeds, religions, and quasi-self-promoting-protected "special interest groups" are fair game--even Mexican-Americans (thus my use of "Beaner" in the title).
Carlos once said," If there is a black joke I can't tell in Oakland, a beaner joke I can't tell in East L.A., or a cracker joke I can't tell in the South-- I don't have the right to tell the joke". Carlos does not use super-insulting racial slurs. However, you will find his use of "Beaner" sprinkled frequently in his act. He has the right he is one, but more than that he is American. Like all of us.
Carlos is the reincarnation of Richard Pryor in the sense that he has dis-empowers the political correctness that has caused us to edit our speech so much that it is hard anymore to be considered free. Carlos is especially critical of Islamo-fascist, and yes, he will refer to terrorists as Arabs. While our government has taken much effort not to "paint" all terrorists as Arabic, Carlos' message is simple--our terrorist enemies to the greatest extent are Arabic. There are terrorists of all nationalities, but Carlos is doing topical (and patriotic) stand-up, and our immediate enemy are the members of Al-Quaeda.
I doubt a white man could speak with the candidness of Mencia, which is a shame. However, the important thing, just as Prior did in the 1970's, Mencia is breaking the fascist/communist practice of political correctness. Yes, we need to treat all groups as equal and with fairness, but Mencia's philosophy is, you want equality, be prepared to be treated equally. If one does not understand what Carlos means, You Tube his bit on wheelchair occupants and amusement parks.
I can't believe what Carlos Mencia says. I hope there are stand up comedians everywhere taking notes. What he does is more than side-splitting humor. It is patriotism and democratic-republicanism in its finest form.
Carlos appreciates the fact that he is an American. Likewise, he is proud of his Mexican heritage, not Hispanic--his parents were Mexican. All groups, ethnicities, creeds, religions, and quasi-self-promoting-protected "special interest groups" are fair game--even Mexican-Americans (thus my use of "Beaner" in the title).
Carlos once said," If there is a black joke I can't tell in Oakland, a beaner joke I can't tell in East L.A., or a cracker joke I can't tell in the South-- I don't have the right to tell the joke". Carlos does not use super-insulting racial slurs. However, you will find his use of "Beaner" sprinkled frequently in his act. He has the right he is one, but more than that he is American. Like all of us.
Carlos is the reincarnation of Richard Pryor in the sense that he has dis-empowers the political correctness that has caused us to edit our speech so much that it is hard anymore to be considered free. Carlos is especially critical of Islamo-fascist, and yes, he will refer to terrorists as Arabs. While our government has taken much effort not to "paint" all terrorists as Arabic, Carlos' message is simple--our terrorist enemies to the greatest extent are Arabic. There are terrorists of all nationalities, but Carlos is doing topical (and patriotic) stand-up, and our immediate enemy are the members of Al-Quaeda.
I doubt a white man could speak with the candidness of Mencia, which is a shame. However, the important thing, just as Prior did in the 1970's, Mencia is breaking the fascist/communist practice of political correctness. Yes, we need to treat all groups as equal and with fairness, but Mencia's philosophy is, you want equality, be prepared to be treated equally. If one does not understand what Carlos means, You Tube his bit on wheelchair occupants and amusement parks.
I can't believe what Carlos Mencia says. I hope there are stand up comedians everywhere taking notes. What he does is more than side-splitting humor. It is patriotism and democratic-republicanism in its finest form.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Reader Response to Various Blogs
After obscurity in the world of Blogs, I was extremely surprised to see many emails, some vehement to recent blogs posted on my site. I wish I could take full credit for sudden influx of reader response, but much of it is because of guest writers.
The most polarizing of guest blogs was that of Garth Windham-Price. Garth's main theme was that of maintaining American sovereignty, but feared that a combination of Islamo-fascism and the lemming rush of Mexican and Central Americans across the border threatened the said sovereignty. His solution was to return to a civil anarchy that expanded the American frontier and bonded like minded (and yes mostly Anglo Saxon people) to preserve their republic. Nonetheless, here are some responses to Windham-Price's essay:
The most polarizing of guest blogs was that of Garth Windham-Price. Garth's main theme was that of maintaining American sovereignty, but feared that a combination of Islamo-fascism and the lemming rush of Mexican and Central Americans across the border threatened the said sovereignty. His solution was to return to a civil anarchy that expanded the American frontier and bonded like minded (and yes mostly Anglo Saxon people) to preserve their republic. Nonetheless, here are some responses to Windham-Price's essay:
Where does that English bastard get off telling us how to run our country. I notised he took great joy in the supposed revenje we were getting for kicking their ass in the Revolootionary war. Also the limey bastard needs to learn how to spell--"defence" and "colour"? Don't they have spell check in England. Prolly not since we had to pull there ass out of WWII.
Donny Ray Powers
Shiner, TX
Donny, Please read the blog again as I think you will see Garth is very sympathetic to the United States. Another response to this article had a different style but the bile was evident.
Windham-Price has long written for the horrible rag UK VU and now is spreading is mindless drivel across the pond to the United States. It is clear that he has never left the Punk Rock mind-set of the late 1970's. For "As Above So Below" to actually allow the title of Windham-Price "Never Mind the Bollocks" to appear into up to now, an intellectual and stimulating blog has lowered my opinion and eradicated my need to read this blog any longer. I know many Americans do not know what bollocks or wankers are, but please do some fact checking, it is bloody disgusting.
Montrose Python Kingston
London, UK
Finally, this response was the most cryptic or confusing of all of Wyndham-Price's feedback, but I thought I would include it just in case some of our fellow bloggers could help explain what Dr. Peabody was writing about.
Garth Wyndham-Price has just laid out the ultimate plan to save the United States. The influx of Hispanic workers is spurred on by the economic opportunities that this great country offers. If the United States regressed to a tribal cooperative civil anarchy and pulled back from the manufacturing metropolises the desire for the invasion from the Mexico and Central America would soon decrease.
This course of action would need to be guided by a secret shadow government that would guide the plan of action and once the Latino horde returns to their native home, we would resurrect our great Nation as a Phoenix from the desert.
Also, Windham-Price's final quotes of Jefferson, Locke, and Johnny Rotten should be appended to the new Declaration of Independence.
Dr. Sherman Peabody
University of Berkley
Berkley, CA
Flatulence Quarterly Article, by Fred Rancid
This was perhaps the most popular contribution made during my absence. I wish I could print all the emails I received concerning Mr. Rancid's insightful, entertaining and frankly educational article. Here are a few of the best comments:
As a native Chicagoan, I completely agree with your assessment of Belushi and Murray's farting talent. Likewise, I agree that Chris Farley may have had the most potential. His being from Wisconsin gave him access to quality cheese, brat and of course beer. It is sad that both Belushi and Farley passed before their prime. Did Jim Belushi inherit any of his brothers prowess? Likewise, what about John Candy--he seemed custom built for world class wind breaking.
Niki Bratlavski
Elk Grove, IL
Editor comment: It is said Jim Belushi never had the talent or the interest in following in his brothers feortan footsteps. Also, there are rumors that John Candy had enormous expulsions with extremely fragrant peaks of garlic, balsamic vinegar, and a smoky sausage essence that was influenced by premium cigars. However, because of Candy's Canadian properness and sensibility very few witnessed his masterful work.
I'm sure that the SNL boys of the '70's did some great fart work, but your east coast bias is evident in your article Mr. Rancid. At your convenience, I suggest you come to the south, especially Texas, and witness a BBQ party that we throw from time to time. Picture barbecued beef(not the pork shoulders of deep south), massive quantities of pinto beans, cole slaw (raw cabbage), sweet potatoes, and normally a couple kegs of Lone Star beer. Lone Star beer is really sorry beer, but you talk about creating the creme de la creme of gaseous expulsions there is nothing better. So, if you want to see how real "Divine Wind" is created come on down to Bugtussle.
TJ McCormick
Bugtussle, TX
Fred Rancid response: TJ while gaseous explosions does not a quality fart make, I do believe that you may have a wonderful combination for a multi-layered olfactory experience. Where the hell is Bugtussle.
How did this magazine come into existence. To equate the pallet usage and verbiage of quality wine is blasphemous and disgusting. I highly protest the indulgence and enjoyment of flatulence as one would a quality wine.
Julio Gallo
Modesto, CA
Fred Rancid replied: What does Julio Gallo know about quality wine?
Another blog that received some attention was entitled "Guilty "Gonzo" Bloggers Killed Hunter S. Thompson -- a look back". Just a warning I think some bloggers have ADD and barely make it past the title of the article, so I received many responses that my article was historically inaccurate. Yes, I know that--it's called PARODY, look it up and try using it some time, rather than describing what a bummer day because Jennifer did not hold your hand walking home with you from Junior High. However, there were some informed and interesting responses which I will post below:
I had a hard time getting through the first three paragraphs of your testament to Hunter S. Thompson. However, when I read that D.A. Blylerly claimed Thompson was a great writer, but not always a great journalist I quickly became very interested in what you had to say---even though your overuse of quotations, parenthetical statements were very cumbersome. I did see the parody and analogy you were making between traditional journalism and that of the Thompson-style journalism, call it Gonzo or otherwise.
One point Blylerly made is taking coke, Quaaludes, and tequila does not a writer make. But there are many quality bloggers that use the gonzo style that are entertaining, informative, and quickly surpassing the relevance of the "Old Media". Keep up the good work!
D. Rather
NYC, NY
The quotations and parenthetical statements "are" a new "style" of writing that should change (the written "media"--Just as Thompson used (Gonzo) to "create" his own ("voice").
I was abhorred at the Hunter Thompson article the was published in "As Above so Below". So called, Gonzo, journalism breaks every rule in proper journalistic guidelines. One does not interject their personality into a story, but simply reports on what occurs. If a quote is made to one, it is permissible to state that when this reporter asked Mr. SOandSo, his response was "SoandSo". Never should one interject their own personal experiences into a true journalistic article. Likewise, concerning the new style that the writer Victor was trying to establish by the overuse of quotation marks, parenthesis and other non-sensible punctuations it was a travesty to the proper English language. Please refrain from posting any inane and ridiculous articles.
Ms. Fishlitz
8th Grade English
Bismark, ND
Hey Dude,
I've had three articles published in Times, GQ, and National Review while I was completely blasted on peyote. Also, I really dig your new style of punctuation, it really stresses the godness of certain word forms, but also the triteness of some of the establishments code-forms.
Trow Price
Malibu, Beach
"The View from the Dark" was one of the most polarizing blogs written by yours truly. I had visceral emotions about Rosie O'Donnell's bigotry of the Catholic faith, complete disdain for innocent fetal life and all around mistaken self-assurance of her policies and ideas (one example is her Doctor told her to let a dog lick her baby's baby rash and it would clear it up, perhaps it did but now her baby has bortatella). Their is room for disagreement and debate, but out-yelling ones associates is unprofessional and a sign of insecurity. But let us see what you had to say:
When I began to read your article View from the Dark I had the belief that you would treat the Rosie/Donald feud fairly. But it took little time for you to belittle Rosie and her God given views about the Separation of Church and State, the Women's Right to Choose and Gay Marriage. It is obvious you are a bigoted right-wing fundamentalist Christian that has no compassion for diverse lifestyles and views.
Regina Mung
Seattle, WA
Regina, The only problem I have with Gay Marriage is without Heteros pro-creating the human race will soon die off. Combine that with Rosie's rabid support of late term abortion the gene pool is swiftly dwindling. Rosie can have her opinion of the Separation of Church and State, but there is this document called the Constitution that refutes her "opinion". Finally, her bigotry against catholics is an attitude that would have kept one of our greatest presidents out of office, John F. Kennedy. For the record, I am a deist and a free market anarchist and would suggest that my views are much more diverse than your lock step lesbian agenda. By the way call me closed minded but I do have a problem sucking the brains out of a viable 8 month old baby over a matter of inconvenience. Why don't you lesbos step up and adopt the late term abortion candidates and show you really are compassionate. Sorry for the ramble.
Rosie is a true American hero and those that cannot understand her message simply do not have an IQ to comprend her mesage.
Lucia K.
Santa Rosa, CA
Thanks for the input Lucia. I have a 140 IQ not huge but above average. Also I think the words in your last line are spelled "comprehend" and "message". Glad to help.
Is it true that Rosie got her start in the circus as "Giganto the Girl with the Planet Sized Head"? What is her talent and why do they wast air time on this hachza?
Shlomo G
Brooklyn, NY
"Pantheistic-Monotheism or the End of the World as We Know It"
I received several responses from biblical "experts" that explained some of the more cryptic scriptures of which I wanted understanding.
Son your translation of Rev. 12 v18:19 must have come from the New American Standard version. It should read " God begins Armageddon with quaking of the earth, all creatures snakes and birds and flying meteorites, but the chosen of God Lemeal Brucelum has no fear" It is quit clear that St. John did not know what an aeroplane was in 100 AD.
Father Seamus O'Brien
Victor, Your translation of Ezekiel 48:38 is close but it was not a continental divide that drifted, but rather a complete disintegration of a mountain range in Modern Day Iraq. Leonard Bernstein was in fact the charismatic Lion of Judea that led the Jews from captivity.
Reverend OJ Creed
I am pleased to see that you are following the true light of being. There are many paths to enlightenment and once one realizes this enlightenment will follow. One issue, as a student of the Bhodi Satva, Buddha, I have never found a scripture where he says," It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine....fine."
Gupta Shwarmwandva
Call it blasphemy but every scripture I listed and the quote from Buddha was from selected verses from the REM song "End of the World as We Know It". I in know means meant to demean any religion as I think they all merge from an original source. What I have little patience for are the self-serving, know-it-all, "men of god" that take it upon themselves to share their knowledge with us about what God really meant. My one regret is using the Buddha quote as it does seem something he might say. Gupta I hope you are not scouring the writings to find this verse.
"Dawning of the New Aeon, the Age of Aquarius, Islamic World Rule and Crappy has been Stars Wasting Primetime and the Man Responsible for All of it"--This essay was all over the place but in the end all points were connected and actually a rather intelligent argument for why the Islama-Fascist have such hatred for our culture. What was amusing to me was the selective portions that the readers concentrated upon and the vehement comments I received.
Neo-Chamberlain response to Lebanon. You bleeding wanker do you want to blow up the whole middle east? Damn Yanks no idea about world diplomacy.
Winston Marburry III
Your supposition that Crowley was the impetus to the beginning of the Islamic Jihad has merit. Crowley was the beast and called himself "666". As Satanist he may have set in motion the end of the world with his magic conjurations. Only prayer and devotion to the Most Holy Christ can save us from this diabolical minion of Lucifer.
Reverend Jack Imperson Whatley
Hey Man, I had know idea this Crowley guy was turning on in the 1920's. Sabbath and Zeppelin wrote songs about this guy? How did I not know about him. Sounds like a true visionary.
Fried and Happy
Kevin S.
Your contention that Crowley was not a Satanist is debunked by many publications of his time. He was deeply involved in magic, or Magick as he called it. He devotd much of his life to invoking and evoking demonic spirits to do his bidding. This goes directly against the teachings of the Holy Bible and assuredly Crowley is burning in hell.
Agatha Wellington Morningstar
Sussex on Kent
Agatha, There is no doubt that Crowley was a magician and did conjure and converse with spirits but he did not worship Satan nor was he ever a member of the Church of Satan. The Shamans in South America routinely speak to supernatural entities with no knowledge of Satan. If you would like a little project count how many times Satan's name appears in the bible. I think you would be surprised to find out Satan was a 4th century AD creation.
I'm confused Crowley associated himself with "666" the beast, but you claim he is not a Satanist. Then you say his credo is, "Do what thy willt shall be the whole of the Law". This seems like pure hedonistic depravity.
Matt Foley
Madison, WI
Matt, You make some really good points. Crowley was raised as strict Plymouth Brethren. The only book he was allowed to read while growing up was the bible. He was especially enamored with Revelations--as a form of rebellion he claimed to the beast whose number was 666. Concerning his credo it meant find your passion and do what ever it takes to be good at that passion. Now that could seem rather brutal but he had an addendum to his credo, "Love under will, Love under the Law." So, find your passion do all that you can to become good at it as long as you stay within the law and do it in a moral fashion. Concerning the hedonistic depravity, yes there was some, but compared to the communes in the late 1960's and 1970's Crowley depravity would be rated PG13.
I find your comparison of the deviant Crowley to our noble founding fathers a disgrace. And proves you have a complete lack of history. Our founding fathers believed in freedom and rights that none could revoke. Crowley degraded his magical partners into all forms of deviant acts.
Dr.JK Smithingstonville
Dr., Crowley believed that everyman had the right to pursue his or her happines. No authority has the right to stop man from pursuing his happines. True Crowley pursued his happiness by imbibing in drugs, which were not illegal at the time, and magical incantations, but the general philosophy of Crowley's Libertarian views are much in line with our founding fathers, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--(Thomas Jefferson). Also you may want to investigate Benjamin Franklin's membership in the Hellfire Club when he was in England. The founding fathers had a philosophy personal freedom that no man could negate just as Crowley did. Likewise, many of the founding fathers, as Crowley, were libertines.
Hey Props on calling Mark Burnett the anti-christ. Crowley, Anton Lavey, Hitler pale in comparison to anybody that promoted Clay Aikens. He is Belzebub incarnate. Keep up the good work.
DJ Stokes
Ventura, CA
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