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|    The Daily Purge: Conversion From The Com    |
|    04 Aug 23 14:01:26    |
      From: andronicus451@gmail.com              The end of communism in 1991 was somewhat liberating: you would       no longer go to jail for praying to God like in China, Iran or North Korea.       This is the good news.              The problem, however, is the experience of many real believers who shied       away from the "real Christians" that filled the churches. Those were first       in the pews of the congregation, but they also embezzled in privatisation.       Somehow they made a deal with the priests or cardinal, giving the greatest       contribution for church or Cathedral renewals.              Later they claimed that they also have a deal with the people who wrote       the Holy Bible translation. Many thought that they also had a deal with       God, and left the churches entirely to the convertites.              Why is this so bad?              Real conversion to faith (the one that is accompanied with righteousness       and justice) did not occur. The communists, on the other hand, also made       a deal with the priesthood. The knowledgeable said that a part of the       priesthood has "sold". The others called that slander. Even Satanic slander.              The unconverted communists still posed as service to the religious       priesthood: the shameful marriage with the tycoons and oligarchs       was better not exposed.              There was an obvious absence of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit       in the "religious revival" of the 1990s. There were no saved and converted       prostitutes, drug addicts, alcoholics, or communist secret servicemen.       In fact, there was one. He became President.              The church accepted him as the means to gather the flock, much like       the Vatican concordates the Holy See used to Christen the nations       without much preaching. Faith revivals were quenched as "extremes       not from God, but from the Devil". So, every movement of the Holy Spirit       was quenched in the process.              Since the 1990s, the spirit of control and manipulation started to dominate       in the churches instead of this Holy Spirit. This resulted in pastors and       "apostles" "Lording over" the flock in an authoritarian manner, and often       resulting in mind control that resulted in financial exploitation at least.              2 Corinthians 1:24       Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy,       because it is by faith you stand firm.              What was worse than just raising a loan for the church renewal, tithing       from little and then being sacked from the church when you also lose job       is the mind control.              One of the basic requirements for any religion is sexual purity. The difference       is the means it is achieved.              In some religious organisations, this is exercised by exclusion of all members       who indulge in sinful sexual habits. In some religious organisations, the       mainstream ones, outward appearance is more important.              "Village and neighbour control" is enforced to make the population       comply to public morals. Which usually amounts to sexual repression,       emasculation of men and virtual castration in the working environments       and society.              What is left are the "alpha males" who are not only allowed to explore       sexuality and masculinity, bully and abuse, but also can have tens of       girlfriends, later businesses and a lot of sponsored girls aside from their       wives.              Nobody regards this as "immoral", "prostitution", or even adultery.       Nobody criticises this, and they are church donors and prominent       members, in the first church pews.              How is then the average Joe made virtually sexless or asexual?       By punishing the selected "victims" who explore sexuality too daring       or outside of the social norms. By this I mean that having a prostitute       sponsor girl or a politician or businessman going to the bar or club       with female dancers or girls who serve customers is not immoral,       but certain men are labeled and stigmatised for far lesser sexual       exploits - or without them.              Often, former (?) communists assist such manipulation, and the spirit       is behind the social repression is not the Holy Spirit, but the different       spirit, the same seen in the State control and the same spirit that       entices selected Russian virgins to think that selling virginity to the       porn site is a moral and rational thing to do. Under such control,       they are actually surprised when the chain of events leads to       the actual intercourse and loss of virginity. Even when the whole story       serves just as introduction of young and beautiful, often "good girls",       not what would be an average "whore" or "slut" - into the porn industry       as porn actresses for hardcore.              The hypocrisy of the mainstream religion enables former communist       servicemen to serve both roles. Sometimes the same people, and even       at the same time.              Using the same actors for sexual morality and sexual transgression       and sexual industry and business creates perception that all religion       and God are probably also fake.              What is then to do? To let the flock sin in fornication as the Roman       Catholics?              Right now, the current state of affairs seems worse: the flock is       not spiritual, but murderously envious and gossiping, especially       those who are achievers in any way. Way too easily, beautiful girls       are simply dismissed as "whores", and then the label sticks like       a self-fulfilling prophecy.              Sometimes, "gay" person also first starts as being simply labeled       as "homosexual".              Such business has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit, with Christ,       or God. Jesus said: "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone!"       Today, stoning sinners is the laughing stock.              Then you see the same fornicators and alpha males posed as angels.       Angels who seduce innocent girls i.e. to have sex to get a car.       Normally, they shouldn't hear of such a thing. In Paradise.              In this world, they have to be moral enough to decline such offer.       Or to sell virginity.              Such repression and anger is later misplaced and projected on       alien races, religions, nations or groups. This scapegoating is the       same strategy the Nazis used with the communists, the mentally ill,       homosexuals, Roma and Jews. Today we hear that only Jews were       victims of the Holocaust. Others were expendable anyway, just as       they are today (i.e. Uygurs, Somali, Sudan, Rwanda people).              This strategy sadly still works, because of the way sin works in       population. Apostle Paul knew that the power of sin is the prohibition (Law).       Without prohibition, the sin is dead.              Thereof apostle preaches the Gospel of the grace of God, not as excuse       to sin, and not just for some. Paul didn't have double standards, one       for the rich and one for the poor       (as by the proverb "Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.")              How did he then do it?                     [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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