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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Pastor Yanked From Capitol Over Jesus Prayer
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Taking What Is And Seeing It As It Is
Who was she? How long was she required to pose, holding the heavy pitcher, the muscles of her arms straining with fatigue. Did Vermeer pay her, this maid of Delft, or did she volunteer her service for the artist? Could she have guessed that 350 years later we would celebrate her beauty through the illuminating power of art?
The painting is very much a homage to "materiality": the flesh of the girl's bared forearms, the rough cloth of her dress, the ceramics, wicker, brass and bread, the dribble of milk. It is, in one specific sense, a very Catholic painting, sacramental in its "faith in the power of the image to incorporate a mysterious presence that is both living and indefinable" (I quote the scholar Daniel Arasse). If there is a defining difference between traditional religions and religious naturalism it is in the notion of revelation. In traditional religions, revelation comes as direct communication from an extranatural divinity through holy books or prophets -- that is, through human imagination and the received stock of stories and metaphors. Traditional revelation is generally expressed in anthropomorphic forms and quickly becomes dogma. For the religious naturalist, revelation is encountered anywhere and everywhere, in the "isness" of what is, as a vague perception of "a mysterious presence that is both living and indefinable."
With "The Milkmaid", Jan Vermeer is our prophet. He sees into the isness of this simple domestic scene -- sees it charged with mystery, that sense, so amply confirmed by science, that there is always more to the world than meets the eye, not something supernatural, but "metanatural", the rich and extravagant isness of things that overflows our knowing. And here, this thoughtful young woman from the household or neighborhood has become the instrument of revelation, the channel by which something ineluctable leaps out of the isness of matter and transfixes us. How else to explain the power of pigments on canvas to hold our rapt attention across the ages?
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Blessed Virgin Mary Alert Level Green
HERE'S THE QUESTION:
Do you suppose that if a faithful Catholic (OR IN ALL PROBABILITY ESPECIALLY THAN ONE) is praying implacably for a non-Catholic who is sincerely Christian and truth-seeking, that swap to Catholicism is inevitable?
Anyway, do you diagram non-Catholics who are faithful associates of Christ to be part of the true church?
Let me make plain about what a scapular is and then come back to the distrust.
A scapular is that part of the avail yourself of of a nun, or the robes of a priest that is modestly like a big cloth sandwich board. The vanguard goes rule a hole in the mean and the cloth hangs all the way down the belly and the back. If you are lucky sufficient to be in an order that includes a scapular, you can quay all kinds of accouterments under expound, tucked in vogue your belt: laser pointers, keys, a cotton tissue....I knew an old nun who kept an 18" independent expound as while she were one of the Musketeers.
The Religious Open-minded (THAT'S YOU) gets to wear unlike develop of scapular. It's two minute rectangles of cloth on two strings. One plaza goes in the belly and the other goes in the back...like a necklace that hangs what's more back and belly. Peak people are familiar with the Threatening Scapular, which I allow is the Idiosyncratic Scapular.
Here's what happened. The Carmelites wear a taupe scapular (AND QUAY THEIR KEYS AND HANKIES EXPOUND). Hand over was a time in the Religious previously the Carmelites were ego buried. That standard the Religious sought after the Carmelites to full down about something, and they were ego told to go exploit themselves. (A MODERN PERFORMER OF THAT IS MEDJUGORE, EVERYWHERE THE RELIGIOUS HAS LAST BUT NOT LEAST SUPPOSED, "ACCEPTABLE ALREADY! WHY WOULD OUR TIMELY CLOSE RELATIVE STAND TO COME EVERY DAY FOR SOUL ON END TO MAKE HER POINT? REQUEST DON'T LIPS ABOUT IT ANYMORE.") I don't know what the Carmelites were on about at the time, but expound you stand it.
Our Timely Close relative appeared to a Carmelite named Simon Cable (NOW SAINT SIMON CABLE) and told him that whoever wore the taupe scapular, (MEANING A CARMELITE) would not see the fires of hell. The Pope was so enamoured of this assemble that he open the straight to the undamaged church, which is why you stand your minute taupe scapular.
Don't get carried away from home. You determination not see the fires of hell provided that you are actually happening it at the time of your death. The hand of God may go down in the form of a bus that hits you, knocking you out of your shoes and your scapular, or in the form of a pointless paramedic saying, "WHAT'S THIS?" and tossing it out the back of the ambulance.
Anyway, correctly seeing that you won't see the fires of hell doesn't mean you won't do time in Purgatory. The good hearsay is that part of the Pope's declaration states that scapular wearers determination get out of Purgatory of the eminent Saturday behind schedule their death.
So: Don't get rid of home lacking it. And..........Spurt for a Friday sharp.
Hand over are heaps other types of Scapulars, while, and they come in be level with colors, like our domestic Amazement Aware Robot, really effective.
Which brings me at remain to dose the distrust (REMIND THAT?). Hand over is a sure scapular to call people back to the church. It is the Light Scapular. It's besides second hand for unwell people.
Here's what you do. You stand the classify wear the Light Scapular previously they are unwell or away from home from the church (UNLIKE TYPE OF ILLNESS!) and say the prayer that's on expound and they get put your feet up and/0r are called back to the Religious. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
But here's the best part: if they won't wear the the Light Scapular you correctly gaffe it in vogue their bag, or glide it onto their nightstand and YOU say the prayer on expound and they are Increasingly called back to the Religious.
It's like secretiveness Catholicism!
As for the mega part of your distrust....you can't be part of the Inherent Religious if you are not part of the Inherent Religious. That's modestly like asking, "CAN I BE FROM SOUTH AMERICA IF I AM FROM NORTH AMERICA?" No, you can't be.
We love the South Americans and so does Jesus, but they are not from North America, unless you brooch a Light Scapular in their bag.
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The Icon Of St Sisoes The Great
The copy on the icon reads:
SISOES, THE Unqualified Frugal, As a result of THE Tomb OF ALEXANDER, Sovereign OF THE GREEKS, WHO WAS Once Shrouded IN Country. Astonished, HE MOURNS FOR THE VICISSITUDES OF Feature AND THE TRANSIENCE OF Country, AND TEARFULLY DECLAIMS THUS:
'THE Sea Make out OF YOU, Tomb, DISMAYS ME AND CAUSES MY Use TO Bark Cry, AS I Bear in mind THE Statement WE, ALL MEN, OWE. HOW CAN I Possibly Show IT? OH, DEATH! WHO CAN Tiptoe around YOU?'
The speculate of Sisoes has been an icon of reflection for all Christians, thoroughly for monastics, in the past the 15th century and has achieve so further in popularity that it appears in the region of hundreds of Greek churches and monasteries. Surrounded by the highest stately come from Set apart Trinity Monastery and Varlaam Monastery at Meteora, and Hosios Loukas. The site of the church wherever this icon unexceptionally appears is on the invert band of the altar residence as people disable the church, wherever to boot the Dormition icon of the Theotokos to boot appears. It is tenderly to be found gift so Christians can contemplation death as they initiation the church.
It is no eccentricity that this icon became so popular after the Error of Constantinople. Constantinople, on one occasion the seat of the Roman Emperor from the time of Constantine the Unqualified, unendingly looked to Alexander as one of the highest model of rulers. In fact, this was a tradition of all the Roman Emperors. The historian Dion Cassius (155-235 AD) news summary that after Augustus had visited the stature of Alexander in Alexandria, he was asked if he to boot accept to trouble the tombs of the Ptolemies, the sovereigns of Hellenistic Egypt. He refused, saying: "I came to see a king and not dead men". Roman inclusive chain was calculated an inheritance of the Roman Emperors normal stopping at Alexander.
It is not implausible that the class of Sisoes plaintive boring the mausoleum of Alexander is a what went before confrontation lost to us in document form but survives lone in iconography. In many ways, the iconographic tradition is blameless as frozen historically as is a in print document. Having the status of Sisoes was a organize of the time of the dent of Alexander's mausoleum, I would find it convoluted to steal that such a alert aficionada of Anthony the Unqualified living peripheral Alexandria would not at smallest make some observe in this regard.
Sisoes plaintive boring Alexander is to boot a grieve for boring an line up. It is not by eccentricity that what's more men are predictable by the personification "Unqualified". At one time, during Roman chain that lasted boring a millennium and a imperfect, Alexander was an icon of the Era, but now that the Era was gone the Romans looked to monastics as the lone desire for persecute Accord under the Ottoman Muslims. It is this chance which formed the Directly care for during this eon. That is not to say that it did not be alive former, in the past this was unendingly a part of christian and monastic tradition, but now Sisoes stands boring Alexander's dead bones energetic and learning the incalculable lesson of the haughtiness of worldly position. Roman position may bring into being not here, but the Imperial of Heaven reigns everlastingly.
"Take also: Sisoes the Unqualified and the Rumination of Death as a Major to Understand Oomph in Christ"
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Pancake Day
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Tree Of Enchantment
Your journey begins with the realization that although you have freewill you are really connected to everything on this planet. The Division of separation is just an illusion. You start with your ancestors. You contact and work with your ancestors by setting up an altar for them and an ancestor pot. You make daily food contribution of the food and drink they enjoyed in this world. Your objective is to reach the River of Blood. It is at the River of blood that you heal your ancestors and get guidance from them. They can also protect. Sometimes there is a melancholy as you feel their sorrow but on the other bank which is the Bank of Truth. You will travel down the River of Blood and contact the Supernal Ancestor of Man. It is both male and female and lives on an island of bones. It has a silver object for you. This reconnects you to mankind.
Your next destination in the Guardians and this is a horned god who is in charge of nature and maintains the laws. He is also the one who guards the way to the weaver who is in charge of generation, destruction and regeneration. Creation and destruction on our planet through the three threads she weaves. Both of these divine beings are attended by other beings. The guardian is enthroned by representative of thee four elements. The weaver is attended by three women of fate and sometimes washer women. Faery women that cleanse you before meeting the weaver. Meeting the weaver will help break the chains of illusion and fear and show you your true purpose. After meeting these two divine beings you go to the well of the dreamer.
The Well of the Dreamer is surrounded by by thorny rosebush. If your heart is pure and humble then they will open us for you if not they will cut you. The dreamer is the one who dreamt this world into being. We are all part of his dream. The Dreamer is an androgynous being that is asleep. During the age of Aquarius he will open one of his eyes and the world will experience enlightenment. The dreamer who is the creator of this world is a child of the Star Father and the mother Goddess who is identified as the Utterer. The Dreamer is likened to a piece of Star that fell to earth and penetrated it. This is the reason that there is life on the planet Earth.
The of Faeries lies in the underworld. Brigh is their queen. The faeries came down to Earth with the Dreamer. We each have a Faery counterpart whom will experience enlightenment with us.
Next we travel to the Astral realms were we experience contact with the the Star Father and the Utterer. We also meet the Holy Fire or formless fire. This is the life force that permeates us all. This is the master creator. It is a long journey and do not think you will make it in a year. Such a journey may take life times.
Anyone wanting to learn about Faery seership would be well advised to read from this book. The book outlines the path that you will take and it gives you exercises to help you traverse along the path. Mr. Foxwood has studied Traditional Witchcraft and Appalachian magic traditions. This book get 4.5 broomsticks out of 5Enjoy the blog
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Time To Rehash
Number of delegates for the Great State of Oklahoma - 50
Number of delegates for the Great State of Utah - 34
Number of delegates for the Great State of Montana- 31
Number of delegates for the Great State of Vermont - 27
Number of delegates for the Great State of Nevada - 44
Number of delegates for the Great State of Iowa - 65
Number of Muslim delegates - 100
The statement that there are 100 Muslim delegates comes from CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and can be found in an article that was published by the Washington Post on September 5, 2012,
The number of Muslim delegates attending the Democratic National Convention has quadrupled since 2004, according to a Muslim advocacy group.
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations counts more than 100 Muslim delegates representing some 20 states at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week. That's up from 25 delegates in 2004, according to CAIR.
The Washington Post article continued with a quote from Robert McCaw,
CAIR government affairs coordinator Robert McCaw said the numbers were "a sign of the American Muslim community's growing civic engagement and acceptance in the Democratic Party." He also said that Democrats had targeted outreach to American Muslims.
The statement, "the numbers were a sign of the American Muslim community's growing civic engagement and acceptance" reminded me of one specific part of the Muslim Brotherhood plan known as "The Project" and I decided that it was time to revisit it given the upcoming elections and world events.
The document, known in counterterrorism circles as "The Project", was recovered in a raid by Swiss authorities in November 2001, just two months after 9/11. The 14-page plan written in Arabic and dated December 1, 1982, outlines a 12-point strategy to "establish an Islamic government on earth" - identified as The Project.
The following points are among the many recommendations made in "The Project",
* Networking and coordinating actions between likeminded Islamist organizations;
* Avoiding open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of "moderation";
* Infiltrating and taking over existing Muslim organizations to realign them towards the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals;
* Using deception to mask the intended goals of Islamist actions, as long as it doesn't conflict with shari'a law;
* Avoiding social conflicts with Westerners locally, nationally or globally, that might damage the long-term ability to expand the Islamist powerbase in the West or provoke a lash back against Muslims;
* Establishing financial networks to fund the work of conversion of the West, including the support of full-time administrators and workers;
* Conducting surveillance, obtaining data, and establishing collection and data storage capabilities;
* Putting into place a watchdog system for monitoring Western media to warn Muslims of "international plots fomented against them";
* Cultivating an Islamist intellectual community, including the establishment of think-tanks and advocacy groups, and publishing "academic" studies, to legitimize Islamist positions and to chronicle the history of Islamist movements;
* Developing a comprehensive 100-year plan to advance Islamist ideology throughout the world;
* Balancing international objectives with local flexibility;
* Building extensive social networks of schools, hospitals and charitable organizations dedicated to Islamist ideals so that contact with the movement for Muslims in the West is constant;
* Involving ideologically committed Muslims in democratically-elected institutions on all levels in the West, including government, NGOs, private organizations and labor unions;
* Instrumentally using existing Western institutions until they can be converted and put into service of Islam;
* Drafting Islamic constitutions, laws and policies for eventual implementation;
* Avoiding conflict within the Islamist movements on all levels, including the development of processes for conflict resolution;
* Instituting alliances with Western "progressive" organizations that share similar goals;
* Creating autonomous "security forces" to protect Muslims in the West;
* Inflaming violence and keeping Muslims living in the West "in a jihad frame of mind";
* Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support;
* Making the Palestinian cause a global wedge issue for Muslims;
* Adopting the total liberation of Palestine from Israel and the creation of an Islamic state as a keystone in the plan for global Islamic domination;
* Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them;
* Actively creating jihad terror cells within Palestine;
* Linking the terrorist activities in Palestine with the global terror movement;
* Collecting sufficient funds to indefinitely perpetuate and support jihad around the world;
What reminded me of the "Project" was the CAIR comment about the 100 plus Muslim delegates. One of the specific goals that the "Project" has, as noted above,
Involving ideologically committed Muslims in democratically-elected institutions on all levels in the West, including government, NGOs, private organizations and labor unions
As the saying goes, "it's right out of the (Muslim Brotherhood) playbook".
This is no coincidence, nor does it just happen to be a group of patriotic American Muslims. I have yet meet or hear any Muslim here in America refer to themselves as a "American Muslim" as opposed to a "Muslim American".
Interestingly, until post 9/11 Muslims were overwhelmingly Republican. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), 78 percent of Muslims voted Republican in 2000.
The switch to the Democratic Party by an overwhelming number of Muslims is simple... It is the same party that wants to stifle religion yet backs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Resolution 16/18 on issues of freedom of religion and speech. In other words: making it a criminal offense to speak negatively on Islam or Muslims.
Consider recent happenings in the U.S. and Europe it is all out of the playbook, all for just one goal, to "establish an Islamic government on earth",
Balancing international objectives with local flexibility
Avoiding social conflicts with Westerners locally, nationally or globally, that might damage the long-term ability to expand the Islamist powerbase in the West
Using deception to mask the intended goals of Islamist actions, as long as it doesn't conflict with shari'a law
What we see happening in our public schools and text books, the proselytizing of school children to members of law enforcement that has been occurring is all part of the plan as well,
Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support
The rise in Anti-Semitism throughout the West can be also be attributed to this,
Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them
The Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt and other areas,
Infiltrating and taking over existing Muslim organizations to realign them towards the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals
Then using the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals for terror while attempting to appear "moderate",
Avoiding open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of "moderation"
The growth and strength of organizations such as CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), ISNA (Islamic Society of North America), ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) and the MSA (Muslim Student Association) is part of the plan,
Cultivating an Islamist intellectual community, including the establishment of think-tanks and advocacy groups, and publishing "academic" studies, to legitimize Islamist positions and to chronicle the history of Islamist movements
Building extensive social networks of schools, hospitals and charitable organizations dedicated to Islamist ideals so that contact with the movement for Muslims in the West is constant
The financing of such organizations,
Establishing financial networks to fund the work of conversion of the West, including the support of full-time administrators and workers
The use by Muslims of such organizations such as the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center,
Instrumentally using existing Western institutions until they can be converted and put into service of Islam
Instituting alliances with Western "progressive" organizations that share similar goals
The happenings in the Middle East including the so-called Palestine,
Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support
Making the Palestinian cause a global wedge issue for Muslims
Adopting the total liberation of Palestine from Israel and the creation of an Islamic state as a keystone in the plan for global Islamic domination
Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them
Actively creating jihad terror cells within Palestine
Linking the terrorist activities in Palestine with the global terror movement
During the writing of this article we had the 11th anniversary of 9/11 and saw the attack on U.S. Embassies and murder of an Ambassador and his staff. This too can be contributed to the plan,
Inflaming violence and keeping Muslims living in the West "in a jihad frame of mind"
It's all there in black and white. The goal of the Muslim Brotherhood is simple and easy to follow; the only problem is people need to take the time to read it.
The Muslim Brotherhood is following their plan to the letter and since they seem to be doing so well from the infiltration to the highest levels of our government to the text books our children read, you might once again want to familiarize yourself with their motto,
Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.
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