While you don't come out and say it in these terms, though you come close, the issue is one of a world-wide battle against evil. One doesn't need to couch that in the language of any religion; in fact, in today's climate, to do so would only add fuel to the fire. The fact is, the very things all Abrahamic religions, which include Islam, …
While you don't come out and say it in these terms, though you come close, the issue is one of a world-wide battle against evil. One doesn't need to couch that in the language of any religion; in fact, in today's climate, to do so would only add fuel to the fire. The fact is, the very things all Abrahamic religions, which include Islam, have warned us would take place are taking place today. I believe it's critical to see the situation in this light, because it is what will give us the strength and urgency to stand up against it. It is what brought good-hearted people in this nation to their feet and to the streets in the 1950s and 60s, leading to the Civil Rights Act and the Great Society. If ever there were an Antichrist in our time, it isn't the buffoon Donald Trump, but Ronald Reagan, who coopted that generation and derailed all the progress that we had slowly and painfully made since the New Deal. Many of my epochally idealistic and activist Boomer generation were led astray by his power to "Deceive, if possible, even the elect."
I also believe that through your service, Thom - may I call it your Sacred Calling? - many people are being enlightened, and there is a mighty phalanx of such voices that are becoming louder and more powerful by the day. And the most important part of your essay, which other commenters have also spoken about, is the new generation arising. As a 70-year-old man, I have been blessed to be able to spend a lot of time in circles with people half my age, or even less, and I have been blown away by what they are bringing into the world. It's like the 60s Boomer generation on steroids! In their twenties and thirties, they seem so far beyond where we were back then. And yes, tragically, as Maverick pointed out, the system has tried hard to suppress them through phony ADHD and autism diagnoses and a plethora of drugs that enriched the pharmaceutical industry. And yet, they are rising!
There's a Light emerging in the midst of all this darkness, and the Light is illuminating everything that has been in the shadows. The success of this evil plot to rule the world through wealth and eugenics relies on darkness and secrecy, but every day, more and more of it is being brought out into plain view, and ultimately, the people won't stand for it. Not here, and not anywhere else in the world. Don't give up the good fight. Don't lose hope in the Millennials and Gen Z and those who are coming all over the world. They're just finding their sea legs, and they have answers. But they may have to tear down some of the current structure, as we did back in the 60s.
And don't worry about your religion or lack of it. Righteousness is Righteousness, and evil is evil, no matter how we clothe it. A rabbi once told me that for the Jewish people, it doesn't matter if you believe in God, so long as you follow the Law. In my mind, the Law is what is written in everyone's heart, that we are all children of a single family, ALL of us, in our myriad manifestations, and wherever our brothers and sisters are being oppressed, the only commandment is to stand against the oppressor. CAN I HAVE AN AMEN?! :D
While you don't come out and say it in these terms, though you come close, the issue is one of a world-wide battle against evil. One doesn't need to couch that in the language of any religion; in fact, in today's climate, to do so would only add fuel to the fire. The fact is, the very things all Abrahamic religions, which include Islam, have warned us would take place are taking place today. I believe it's critical to see the situation in this light, because it is what will give us the strength and urgency to stand up against it. It is what brought good-hearted people in this nation to their feet and to the streets in the 1950s and 60s, leading to the Civil Rights Act and the Great Society. If ever there were an Antichrist in our time, it isn't the buffoon Donald Trump, but Ronald Reagan, who coopted that generation and derailed all the progress that we had slowly and painfully made since the New Deal. Many of my epochally idealistic and activist Boomer generation were led astray by his power to "Deceive, if possible, even the elect."
I also believe that through your service, Thom - may I call it your Sacred Calling? - many people are being enlightened, and there is a mighty phalanx of such voices that are becoming louder and more powerful by the day. And the most important part of your essay, which other commenters have also spoken about, is the new generation arising. As a 70-year-old man, I have been blessed to be able to spend a lot of time in circles with people half my age, or even less, and I have been blown away by what they are bringing into the world. It's like the 60s Boomer generation on steroids! In their twenties and thirties, they seem so far beyond where we were back then. And yes, tragically, as Maverick pointed out, the system has tried hard to suppress them through phony ADHD and autism diagnoses and a plethora of drugs that enriched the pharmaceutical industry. And yet, they are rising!
There's a Light emerging in the midst of all this darkness, and the Light is illuminating everything that has been in the shadows. The success of this evil plot to rule the world through wealth and eugenics relies on darkness and secrecy, but every day, more and more of it is being brought out into plain view, and ultimately, the people won't stand for it. Not here, and not anywhere else in the world. Don't give up the good fight. Don't lose hope in the Millennials and Gen Z and those who are coming all over the world. They're just finding their sea legs, and they have answers. But they may have to tear down some of the current structure, as we did back in the 60s.
And don't worry about your religion or lack of it. Righteousness is Righteousness, and evil is evil, no matter how we clothe it. A rabbi once told me that for the Jewish people, it doesn't matter if you believe in God, so long as you follow the Law. In my mind, the Law is what is written in everyone's heart, that we are all children of a single family, ALL of us, in our myriad manifestations, and wherever our brothers and sisters are being oppressed, the only commandment is to stand against the oppressor. CAN I HAVE AN AMEN?! :D