I'm looking at my deck of tarot cards. I was just told by a well meaning "Christian" that tarot cards are of the devil. That's interesting, because tarot cards have helped me get a different perspective on my life. I took an active role in figuring out something on my own when I picked up those cards, and that is scary to people who think it's a sin to be curious.
You know who Satan is? It's anyone who doubts the power of LOVE. If you think there's anyway any power can conquer LOVE then you have Satan in you. Satan is doubt, fear, ignorance, and most of all, bondage.
When I hear someone screaming "Satan!" from the pulpit, they are preaching for Satan, because they are sowing fear. When some well-meaning kind believer tells me that if I don't believe like they do I will go to "Hell", they are Satan, wanting me to share in their fear. When I know I should show kindness and tolerance and I hear some xtian talking about how their god destroyed Sodom and Gemorrah because of gay people and therefore god hates gay people and so should we...it is Satan that makes me want to slap them silly. But Jesus is whispering in my ear:
Love yourself. "GOD" works through you. Love each other, they are "GOD" too.
That's what the bible says he preached. Be meek. Be mild. Do not fight. Don't be proud. Be humble. A Sherrif in Fayetteville Ark. wants to post the 10 commandments in the county jail. Now these are good rules, but they are also a religious covenant. Religion can be the greatest Satan of them all. This sherrif said proudly: "It'll be a cold day in Hell before I'll take them down."
Religious Freedom means ANY religion. Freedom of choice. "GOD" gave us freedom of choice. The original fathers of this land were Deists NOT Christian.
They believed in a Creator, a "GOD", but had a deep distrust of RELIGION. RELIGION IS RUN BY PEOPLE. And PEOPLE are fallible. They may have really tried to help each other in the beginning, but over time good intent was overcome by a greed for power, and a beautiful life was turned into a threat.
Fight him with the only weapon we have...
Now, what do you think "Love" is? Is it liking someone just because they are a lot like you, and when they change you stop liking them? Nope. Love is an understanding that we all fail, we all let Satan in and treat other people wrong at times. And some people are so wrapped up into Satan they go around trying to stir up fear, doubt, and ignorance. Face them with love. That doesn't mean give into them, but if you challenge them, remember the child of light that is in them being suffocated by the great Satan that has them in it's grasp. We all are in this lifetime to atone for past mistakes and learn new lessons. Some of us are better students than others. Have tolerance and let them carry on their path. Only challenge them when their Satan starts messing with your happiness. Then deal with it firmly but as kindly as you can, don't let your temper get the best of you! Try not to "tell off" people. (Except when you have rant webpage.) ;-)
Look, my belief does not have to be yours. Hippies are peace loving. Live and let live.
Now, to a fundamentalist everything I've just said is SATAN. They believe there is only "one way" but really there is only ONE way. We are in this together, we are part of a whole.
"So many people in the same device." (Ambrosia)
If we'll just realize that we'll have peace, for, as I heard in Roadie long ago:
Be a true christian and love without judgement.
Now to those of you who worship SATAN, you are really reverse Christians, because the character Satan was created in the bible and, after centuries of Christians preaching about him, could very well be a thought form. But he has no power over you or anyone except through fear, doubt, ignorance, or bondage. DON'T BE STUPID. Stop wasting your power on evil when you'll be happier creating love.
© 1997 tkseeker
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