Saturday, May 6, 2017

Beliefs, Morality, and Homosexuality

The definition of morality is, "beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior." The word 'belief' is defined as, "an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.... trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something."

Various evangelical enterprises, and the Christian, "way of life," as adherents prefer to label their pious polemic (primarily to distance themselves from other belief systems), have delineated morality to suit their specific paradigm and deity.

The bully of all belief systems (the one with the most followers, the higher net worth and the most influential), is Christianity.

Here's what the Christian God says about homosexuality:
    ~ Leviticus 18:22
    ~ Leviticus 20:13
In 325 BCE, a group of about 300 "Chruchmen" (aka Bishops) convened at the "First Council of Nicaea" to resolve a number of issues, such as: the date of the 'Vernal or Spring Equinox', aka Easter; which writings or articles would be included in the Christian holy book; who would be the protagonist of the Roman story of salvation; and deal with the problem created in the Eastern church by Arianism, a 'heresy' first proposed by Arius of Alexandria that affirmed that Christ is not divine but a created being. 

Since the majority of the articles were lifted directly from Egyptian mythology, the 'saviors' name was a toss-up between Horus, Mithras, or Dionysus. The bishops, along with emperor Constantine I decided on the latest apocryphal messiah.

Be advised, the first emperor of Rome, "Constantine the Great," was not only guilty of familicide - he ordered the death of his eldest son Crispus and later the execution of his wife Fausta - but was also responsible for killing thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

Another little nugget, Horus was baptized by "Anup the baptizer," 3000 years later Jesus was baptized by "John the Baptist." Coincidentally, both Anup and John were beheaded. 

Law-givers before Moses were Mises, Minos, Manos and myriad others. All the outlandish fables in the Bible and the Qur'an(two birds of the same sinister feather) were bandied about long before the latest 21st century myths that has so mesmerized 2.6 billion Christians and 1.8 billion Muslims into believing their 'divinely inspired book', the 'be all that ends all' in spiritual literature.

Here's what Allah says about homosexuality:
  • "For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.... And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone)."  ~ Quran 7:80-84
    ~ Quran 7:81
    ~ Quran 4:16
In the 21st century, the aforementioned scriptures pertaining to alternate lifestyles have been conveniently disparaged and discouraged (as they should be) but the reason is not a just one. The reason that most religious charlatans steer clear of these scriptures is based on accommodating, cajoling and duping the masses in order to assure that the colossal orthodox ponzi scheme of selling indulgencies and eternal life continues in perpetuity.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Racial Vitriol in the Trump Era

This article was inspired by an African American female, who shared this story on Facebook.

"This weekend while in Winston Salem... my daughter, her friend and I stayed over night at a hotel where we had the continental breakfast the next morning. At that time we were the only 3 blacks in the room, we got our food and sat down at a table next to a woman and her daughter's table. We began to eat when we heard the mom tell her daughter, 'stop staring at them, they have a right to be here just like you'. We looked over at them, the mother smiled and they got up and left. I didn't really know how to feel or what to say to my daughter and her friend other than WOW!"

It would not be fair to blame Donald Trump for the actions of others. However, his ultra-conservative stance, his being supported by the KKK, Neo-Nazi Groups, Skinheads and the like, has emboldened pockets of Caucasian Americans to say and do things they normally would not do or say.

Hate is taught, it is a learned behavior, that is why the little girl was staring, based on what she has been taught. The apple rarely falls far from the tree.

I'm a supervisor for a fortune 500 company and work virtual office. About 2 months ago, for the first time in my adult life, a customer called me the "N-word." And he didn't stop at calling me a n*gg*r, he called me a "stupid n*gg*r," primarily because he was not giving proper verification info, which is why the call was transferred to me. My response was the same as the lady who posted her story on Facebook.... "WOW!" And I can tell you why she said WOW, the same reason why I could only utter the word, WOW! Initially you're in a mild state of shock and that is the only word that comes to mind. It's shocking because you're thinking you're in an episode of the Twilight Zone. Your immediate thought process is, "wait a minute, am I dreaming?" Is this not 2017, or is it 1965?

Another recent occurrence, a customer who chatted-in, requested to speak with a "white supervisor." The 1st level customer service representative cold-transferred the chat to me so the customer assumed he was chatting with a "white supervisor." I won't even repeat what the guy typed. When he finished, I simply mentioned to him that "I am African American" and disconnected the chat.

Racial intolerance and racial hatred are at an all-time high in the post-antebellum world. In order to curb the animosity toward African Americans and other minorities, it's not going to be a government-inspired resolution, it has to come from Caucasian Americans; those who find racial hatred as appalling as we do.

In other words, the resolution lies in grass-roots America. Most of your liberal-minded Caucasian friends and co-workers have associates, friends and family members who live on a day to day basis under the archaic notion and absurd mindset that the White Race is the superior race. Often their words and actions clearly indicate such nonsense as being a strong part of their character and personality.

As an upstanding citizen, it's your responsibility to put these idiots in check! You must let these people know that their outlandish, disrespectful rhetoric, will not be tolerated. If the behavior continues, as a member of logical-minded-White-America (just as logical-minded-Black-America is obligated to do with rogue members of the African American race), you must sever ties with such individuals. If you don't, as Dr. King so eloquently stated, "A time comes when silence is betrayal."

Source: "When Silence is Betrayal"