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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Faith in the Larger Liberty: American Deism
quote [ A bible-based Christian America is pure Orwellian doublespeak. The founders were wary of Christianity. Their souls were inspired by Deism, a natural religion that spurned the scriptures in favor of Nature itself. ]
The larger liberty is in Nature itself as the Creator has provided. That includes us, with our unalienable rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." We learn the laws that limit and allow from Nature more than scripture. The promise of America is that we can live up to our own inherent potentials as given by the Creator.
[sermon] [by Brad@6:58pmGMT] [0 comments] |
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Wednesday, 28 February 2007
The Heart of Matter
quote [ Are we lost in a false dilemma? Must we choose between irrelevant matter and senseless matter? ... We should reject both... Matter matters.
When you need grace, grace flows in; something good built in comes across eons of time. Grace isn’t external; it is imminent in our structure. ] This sermon largely reports on and expands Joseph Chilton Pearce's "The Biology of Transcendence - A Blueprint of the Human Spirit"
[sermon] [by Brad@6:34pmGMT] [+1 Amen!!] [2 comments] |
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006
The DaVinci Code: A Review
quote [ That Jesus was close to Mary Magdeline (probably a prostitute) is hinted at in the New Testament and confirmed in the Gnostic Gospels. Such would be the greatest love story ever, a gem shining in the shadows cast by the New Testament! ]
The movie gently opens the old scandalous ideas that Jesus was sexual, mortal, and that the church seeks hide his humanness while shaming and misleading ours.
[commentary] [by Brad@6:30pmGMT] [+1 Well Said] [3 comments] |
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Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Lifting the Leaf and Loving the Lovely
quote [ If we think of all the wonderful things [our genitals] do for us, from fascination, to arousal, to exquisite orgasms, to pregnancy and birth, we have to say, “Well done, God.”
Here’s my thesis: It is a shame we’re taught to be ashamed. . . It is when we cannot enjoy an erotic culture that we end up enduring a neurotic culture. ] This lecture expresses a celebration of our sexuality as a vital part of our undoing the pernicious doctrine of Original Sin. We shouldn't judge negatively what the Creator made perfect.
[by Brad@7:39pmGMT] [0 comments] |
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Monday, 20 June 2005
Rescuing America and Christianity from Conservatives
quote [ America is founded in liberal, humanistic values. If some Christians or conservatives can’t accept this, I suggest they go live in the holy land where they can have all the sectarian strife they want. ]
This is the third in a series: also read “A Liberal Appreciation of Conservatives” and “America the Beautiful Because Of Liberals and Conservatives,” below.
[by Brad@11:16pmGMT] [+1 Amen!!] [2 comments] |
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Monday, 6 June 2005
America the Beautiful Because of Liberals and Conservatives
quote [ We needn’t let our differences divide, nor let what we honor lead to who we hate. We are an organic whole, each and all needed if ever this glorious eagle will once again soar with ease on both wings to a decent destiny. ]
This is the second in a tri-part series. See "A Liberal Appreciation of Conservatives," below and "Rescuing America and Christianity from Conservatives," above.
[by Brad@6:55pmGMT] [0 comments] |
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Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Autobiography of the Founder of God's Goods
quote [ Prophecy doesn’t profit the prophet. People don’t like hearing sensible “if-then” relationships... But ... prophecy is needed.
I hope you’ll read my other sermons and editorials and help support my work, my dharma. Vasavada said dharma is our inner nature wanting to do its work. This is mine. ] For those who are interested, here's my story.
[by Brad@5:28amGMT] [+1 Amen!!] [2 comments] |
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Thursday, 5 May 2005
Minor Mind Mending
quote [ Little changes of mind can lead to major outcomes in life. Little thoughts do gently veer vast momentums. Little thoughts lead to larger karmas.
Like “a stitch in time saves nine,” and doing the tune-up on the car to prevent major damage, what minor mind mending might we do to “keep it all together” and go on running smoothly? ] Your meditative mind extracates itself from the reactiveness of fear and desire, dropping what isn't you and allowing what is.
[sermon] [by Brad@3:30amGMT] [0 comments] |
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Monday, 11 April 2005
Women, Wonder, and War
quote [ From Texas to Tehran, societies scurry to placate the power of those posing as pious – instead of affirming and advancing inherent intelligence and integrity. Decent souls, questing for what is good, flock to church and mosque only to be misled: women repressed, wonder reduced, and war recommended. ]
The Bolen Sermon Contest wanted 2000 words or less in their format on one of three topics: Women, Science, or War. I combined all three. The combined message of Genesis One and Two/Three is increasingly clear. Too bad most bible based religions have it totally backwards. Note the shift of the meaning of "dominion" to "soverignty."
[sermon] [by Brad@7:18pmGMT] [0 comments] |
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Wednesday, 26 January 2005
God's Goods and the So-called Goods and Evils
quote [ There is no need for confusion about an alienating knowledge of good and evil, for good was defined by God in Genesis One, the first creation story.
I agree with God here. Or perhaps I could say, I agree with the value this scripture passage places on our natural existence, what I call God’s Goods. This endlessly amazing universe we are born of and live in is “good, very good.” We didn’t create it, we don’t own it, and we shouldn’t treat it badly. ] This is a good overview of the theological, scriptural, and philosophical foundation of God's Goods.
See also "The Problem of Religion and the Promise of Creation" at the bottom of the list for a shorter version of these foundational ideas. [by Brad@8:44pmGMT] [0 comments] |
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