Pericles is at bit again. Oh dear. I read all the sad little posts by people who don’t understand, and the technical posts of those who want to be technocrats, but to really live in freedom, a person has to turn his back on the State Church as master, and recognize Almighty God as the only being to whom allegiance is owed. This is the magic of Jesus Christ. There is a great Christian revival taking place, and the old exploitative Churches, are falling by the wayside, being overtaken by the new wave of Pentecostal Churches, that teach the scriptures every bit as faithfully as the Anglicans, of whom Peter Sellick is a good example.

One of these Pentecostals in Sydney, has a conference in July, that caters for over 20,000 delegates, and held services twice a night for different crowds, of locals, with an aggregate attendance of over 160,000 last year. It’s held at Olympic Park, and the keenness with which people flock to hear the Word of God preached, is truly humbling. It draws 4,500 volunteers to help run it, and is amazing. It attracts delegates from all around the world. The only bigger Christian event in Australia was the Pope’s visit, and even in that it’s music arm had a place.

There are Pentecostal Churches in the Anglican communion and those who would be Roman Catholic and some freely move from one to the other. There are some very good continuing Presbyterians, and Baptists, and all are welcome at that conference and attend, for inspiration, and good teaching.

We have a choice, accept Almighty God as master, or the State. Since 1970, we have not had a choice, and can no longer freely elect to be Protestant Christian or Roman Catholic. The universal apostolic catholic Church, that Anglicans pray for in their services, is in fact the universal State Law Church legislated into existence, without any apostolic flavor, by successive governments since 1949.

For an article on that, go here; http://stripe.colorado.edu/~schlag/SchlagCalLR.pdf . A Professor of Jurisprudence saying what needs to be said. Law as a God

Peter the Believer.

I suggest that you change your moniker to Peter the Human, so that way all us "living dead" will know whose brains we should eat.

Peter Sellick - OLO's monthly troll. (see I am aware of this Bushbasher).

BUT

For the umpteenth time, there are many Christians who can write about their beliefs eloquently, in an inclusive rather than arrogant manner and without insulting everybody. If we have to have a monthly sermon, why not Father Bob? I'd even settle for Tim Costello. If I was still a Christian, Sellick would convert me to atheism.

Thank you Jon J. That's a fascinating web site

http://atheistwiki.wikispaces.com/Outrage+scoreboard

I have already bookmarked it. As you say, "depressing"

It is amazing how many of these self righteous humans think that because they are blessed, they can commit all kinds of crimes without guilt.

The abuse of thousands of young boys in Ireland is a prime example.

I don't find monkeys acting that badly.

Would you send your children to a Sunday or religious school where this nonsense is taught?

It is obvious that Sells has totally identified with his socially indoctrinated meat-body personality and has thus based his "religion" and world-view altogether, on his identification with his meat-body.

Such is a terrifying situation to be in.

And as such he has hardly even begun to understand what we are as human beings, and what true human maturity really is.

This set of essays provides an Illuminated Understanding of what we are in Reality & Truth.

http://www.adidam.org/teaching/aletheon/truth-life.aspx

Plus these two related essays too.

http://www.dabase.org/unique.htm

http://www.dabase.org/dualsens.htm

Sells
Have to admire your persistence, resolve and faith if nothing else.

This article is not as neegative as some of your other works. I was quite elated with the tone until we started getting into the living dead. Oh dear...here we go again.

"It is a conceit of the modern age that we can exist without some identification with something outside of us. If this is true, it is not a matter of whether we seek identity outside of ourselves but what we use to create that identity."

Yes, but if the thing we seek outside of ourselves does not exist it is just another human construct. Where does that leave our identity?

The identification we seek outside oursleves comes from other people, from nature, other living organisms...there are many things.

How can being devoted to a God or other icon mean anything better for mankind in terms of identity? Shouldn't our focus be directed towards other real beings so that we may be of service to them whether they be our families, our friends, our neighbours etc.

There is nothing wrong in striving for ways to we can live more authentic lives - for some this may include religion.

To view others as the 'living dead' is hardly conducive to your claims of a more authentic life.

Recently I became interested in the teachings of Theosophy and like the ideals of inclusiveness and its embracing of different schools of thought - religion, philosophy and science - towards a higher, or divine, wisdom.

From wikipedia:

"The three declared objects of the original Theosophical Society...as follows:

First — To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color.
Second — To encourage the study of Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and Science.
Third — To investigate the unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in man."

Sells, surely there is much more to be gained from inclusiveness, an open mind and in the spirit of learning while we all strive to live more authentic lives.

http://www.austheos.org.au/default.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy