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When will “Religion” return to its original root intent? Helping the disadvantaged. Taking care of the sick, the homeless, the imprisoned, widows, the poor, etc.

However, at the moment religion is bound in an unholy alliance with politics. Caught up in a wrongheaded fervor. Completely distracted and tricked into doing politicians dirty work. Religion thinking it is doing the work of the church but the church leadership is duped into leading a congregation down the wrong path. Perhaps a path of self-destruction. A church working against its own interest.

All the while forgetting its primary intent. Helping the sick and the poor. Just off on a war against liberalism and supposed godless people. The very same people the church needs to help.

God forgive us all and God bless America.

Education is key in education. Education is our freedom.

So then, what is religion for? To constrict, control, or manipulate? I don’t think so. It’s to release us from a shackled bondage. Religion is suppose to free us from the law enforcing zealot and misguided politician.

Now, below I found something that might help us understand religion. Please read and think about it.


Seek the truth and the truth will set you free

“Seek the truth and the truth will set you free. Peace is the way. Love is the answer. Harmony is the result. The purpose of education, whether religious or secular, is to help a person function effectively in society. War is not effective either for the individual or society.

All true religions teach peace. The Golden Rule is a peaceful principle because it produces equity. We should share our wealth with our brothers and sisters because we are all part of the same human family. All teachings which divide us are false and all prophets who preach such division are false prophets…”

Read the rest of the article at:

http://www.adishakti.org/_/seek_the_truth_and_the_truth.htm

Is Congress filled with Choirboys?

I want to make a few remarks about religion constraining and exploiting politics. And vise-versa. First of all religion has no place in politics. And politics has no place in religion.

But before we get started, to me religion is an organization. Not a spiritual form or Holy commitment before God and man. The Bible does not talk about religion. Religion is membership and money. Not love peace and joy. More like belonging to a poor mans country club. You must follow the rules or be at risk from being shamed or ostracized.

What I see and hear on TV news and most recently from the Republican debates is more religious fervor and not Holiness. More intent on country club bylaws rather than Holy Scripture. More dogma instead promoting goodness and truth.

In today’s political world, religiosity and its member structure needs willing politicians to do its demagoguery. Do it bidding. Likewise willing politicians need organized religion to fund their campaign. Both feed on each other. Making strange bedfellows. Sort of like sleeping with the devil. However, not sure which one is the devil.

But anyway, what really provokes my sensibility is the moralist politicians claiming to be the chosen voice of the “Evangelicals.” Evangelicals? What is a Evangelical? Jesus didn’t call himself an Evangelical. So it can be surmised Evangelicals are not necessarily Christian. At least Evangelicals behavior suggests they probably are not Christian.

Christians are loving, peaceful, serving people. Not self-serving opportunistic politicians. Christians will give up much of their own worth to help others. Helping the sick. Helping the homeless. Feeding the hungry. Visiting the imprisoned. And maintaining a humble and self-denying presents. “Religion” and it rigid structure is quite the opposite of Christianity. Evangelical is just code word for “do as I say or else.”

Well, enough is enough. More about this later. God bless America and it’s errant politicians