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Fasting for God is a great way to express your love for Him.

Did Christ speak in Aramaic or Hebrew?

This Sunday I listened to a very good sermon about how the the church needs to grow community. The Priest discussed how people would just disappear like magic right after communion. He then stressed how the Bible discusses that it church is far more than just attending service. When something has you down or your ill there should be a network of people that can help you. "Brethren of the Messiah" appears to be following the Didache. Acts 9 - The Way There is much wisdom to be learned from the Didache.

Our Republic cannot live under the pretense of Democracy if its leaders are not held accountable by the same laws that it enforces on its citizens. The effects of PRISM are still reverberating with our friends in Europe.

I am reminded of the debate between determinism and relativism.

It is important to know to whom your money is going to and for what purpose will it be used. The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 1 James 2 - The Revelation Luke 14 Here are two examples of good people helping those in need. SOME (So Others Might Eat) SOME (So Others Might Eat) is an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. SOME provides the immediate daily needs of the people with food, clothing, and health care. SOME also offers affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness. Martha's Table Martha’s Table transforms lives by engaging the community in developing sustainable solutions to poverty. Martha’s Table meet core needs of our clients with education, nutrition, clothing, and family support programs that prepare young people, from infancy through adulthood, for a promising future. Matthew 6 My father, Deacon Carl Wilbur never discussed his good deeds with others. He ministered to the prisoners in Lorton Reformatory. volunteered at SOME, was actively involved in the Boy Scouts, comforted the terminally ill patients in NIH, and was a great father to me. At his funeral in the middle of a winter storm a dove hovered outside the window of the sacristy. I watched the snow flakes around it and knew that he passed God's test. I pray the Lord gives me the power to follow my father's footsteps. Psalms 11

This is a subject I would like to understand better. 2 Timothy 3 Matthew 5 Ephesians 5

The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 1 Hebrews 13 - The Revelation Greed can shroud one from knowing God. Philippians 4 - The Revelation What about giving to those that do not wish to work? 2 Thessalonians 3 - The Revelation 1 Timothy 5 - The Revelation Proverbs 13 - The Wisdom Take a break and listen to the lyrics of Aloe Blacc "I Need A Dollar." There is no sin in a person trying to make it asking for help. Read the Didache

Hebrews 7:12 has so much meaning. It will take time for me to fully understand it.

Hebrews 7:12 has so much meaning. It will take time for me to fully understand it.

The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 1 Charitable giving is the act of giving money, goods or time to the unfortunate, either directly or by means of a charitable trust or other worthy cause. Charitable giving as a religious act or duty is referred to as almsgiving or alms. The name stems from the most obvious expression of the virtue of charity; giving the recipients of it the means they need to survive. The impoverished, particularly those widowed or orphaned, and the ailing or injured, are generally regarded as the proper recipients of charity. For those that have no faith in God, the emotional satisfaction of charitable giving to help others in need raises Oxytocin levels in bloodstream has the potential to: improve wound healing, evoke feelings of contentment, reduce anxiety, and promote feelings of calmness and security. Read the article, "Empathy toward Strangers Triggers Oxytocin Release and Subsequent Generosity" (2009) by Barraza, J. A. and Zak, P. J. Try giving to those in need. It will make you feel better and your body healthier. Proverbs 16 16:3 Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 22 - Wisdom Luke 21 - The Truth Luke 16 - The Parable Luke 18 - The Revelation James 1 1:12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. 2 Corinthians 9 Exodus 22 Deuteronomy 16 - The Law Take a break and listen to "Stanley" by Ann Leung.

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The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 1 Matthew 5 In Jesus' time neighbor was interpreted to mean fellow Israelites, and to exclude gentiles. One of the clearest hatred commands is found in the rules of the Qumran community, which stated that believers should love everyone Hashem has graced and hate everyone He has damned. This is a main reason why Jesus could not have been part of the Qumran community. The Community Rule Serekh ha-Yahad 4Q258 (Sd) Transcription and translation by E. Qimron. Note. The men of perdition are those that are damned to Hell or Sheol. Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), trains Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) to become a member of the League of Shadows, an ancient secret society dedicated to the reformation and purging of corrupt and decadent civilizations around the globe. Beware of any society that teach hatred of your neighbor. Satan and his demons may transform themselves into angels of light and ministers of righteousness in order to deceive the gullible. 2 Corinthians 11 There are many that give the appearance of being good, but their actions are pure evil. Luke 6 Scripture reveals that our Lord wanted His creation to stop excessive violence towards each other. If someone breaks the commands of Adonai (God) against you, leave the vengeance to Him and a court of law. Leviticus 19 - The Law http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/Library/commrule.html http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sitchin/guerradioses/guerradioses02a.htm Take a break and listen to Jimmy Web. This young man fully understood the power of "Loving thy Enemy." His truth of asking to pray with the opposition still resounds today and future generations. Even the Babylonians understood that it is wise to be kind to your enemy. W.G. Lambert, Babylonian Wisdom Literature (Oxford: Clarendon P, 1960) Babylonian Counsels of Wisdom [begin Aside] Shamash (Akkadian: Šamaš, "Sun") was a native Mesopotamian deity and the Sun god in the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Hebrew pantheons. Shamash was the god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to the Sumerian god Utu, It is the Arabic and Modern Hebrew word for the Sun, also written the same, although pronounced differently in Hebrew. Shamash is still found as a surname among Assyrians and Iraqi Jews. Shamash (seated), depicted as handing symbols of authority to Hammurabi (relief on the upper part of the stele of Hammurabi's code of laws). The attribute most commonly associated with Shamash is justice. Just as the Sun disperses darkness, so Shamash brings wrong and injustice to light. In the Amarna letters Shamash is mentioned several times, along with Addu, as one of the greatest gods: the Pharaoh is "like Addu and Shamash." The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten overthrew polytheism in favor of the worship of a single god, Aten. In Canaan, Shemesh, also Shapesh, or Shapshu, was the Canaanite goddess of the sun, daughter of El and Asherah. The ancient city of Beit Shemesh ("house of the sun" or "temple of the sun" in Hebrew) was originally named after the Canaanite sun-goddess Shemesh, who was worshipped there in antiquity. The ruins of the ancient biblical city can still be seen at Tel Beth Shemesh, a tell located near the modern city. In the Tanakh, worshiping Shemesh is forbidden and is punishable by stoning. King Josiah was said to have abolished sun worship. On each night of Hanukkah a new branch is lit. The ninth holder, called the shamash ("helper" or "servant"), is for a candle used to light all other candles and/or to be used as an extra light. To be kosher the shamash must be offset on a higher or lower plane than the main eight candles or oil lamps, but there are differing opinions as to whether or not all the lights must be arranged in a straight line, or if the channukiah can be arranged in a curve. http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bets/vol08/8-3_young.pdf http://www.muninnederlander.nl/Artikelen-Swastika-English.php http://see_the_truth.webs.com/Old%20Testament.html Shemesh may also be related to a preeminent deity at Ebla named Shipish, and to Shams or Chems, a pre-Islamic Arabic sun deity worshiped at sunrise, noon, and sunset. Worshiping Shemesh was said to include bowing to the east, in the direction of the sun, as well as rituals related to horses and chariots, which were associated with her. Shams Ad-Din, Chems Eddine has two common names sun (شمس) and religion (دين) literally translatable sun of religion in reference to Islam. Shams al-Din (Arabic: شمس الدين ‎, lit. "Sun of the Faith") is an Arabic personal name or title. Shams is mentioned about 35 times in the Quran. [End Aside] Do not take judgement into your own hand. Our Lord commands that justice be carried out by appointed fair judges. God gives instructions to judges to not pervert justice or show favoritism. Deuteronomy 16 - The Law If you have wronged someone give yourself up for God's mercy. Do not fight back if someone strikes or verbally abuses you. Turn the other cheek like Christ taught. Lamentations 3

I respect that former POTUS George W. Bush admitted that he setup PRISM. I also respect his candid opinion of what POTUS Barack Obama is going through. Watch the video "George W Bush Blasts Snowden, Defends NSA Programs He Put 'Civil Liberties Were Guaranteed" http://youtu.be/Dj4JsNteDSU This is what the Russians are saying about Snowden. Puttin welcomes Snowden to seek asylum in Russia. I expected more from the Russian President. If Snowden was one of his comrades, I can guess what would have happened to him. Then again if Snowden was Russian and was looking to seek asylum in the United States we would welcome him in open arms. I think the question is still what is privacy and the freedom of speech in today's online world. Here is an interesting poll I found on the Russian News agency's web site. http://english.ruvrspammer/poll/223937534/ The method by Snowden has been releasing information is turning out to be a smear his own country campaign and using countries that are historically combative towards the United States to help promote it. Snowden has crossed line by releasing to Der Spiegel that the US is bugging EU buildings and has 38 Diplomatic "targets." Is the real truth on what the NSA is doing now out to the public damage or an opportunity for discourse on what privacy in the 21st century means? From the polls it appears that that the intelligence community would benefit by being a little more open on its policy decisions and give Americans a little more assurance in the future that is not encroaching on our personal liberty.

The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 1 In "The Republic" (Book IV) the soul becomes divided into nous ("intellect"), thumos ("passion"), and epithumia ("appetite). The bliss of orgasm experienced during sexual climax can become a quite addicting way of releasing tension. Repetitive thoughts of the pleasure of sex can easily create an.inescapable passionate appetite (addiction) to re-experience the physical release of pleasurable hormones in the bloodstream and possibly dominate the will of individual even if the intellect knows there are negative consequences. Like other addictions, the overwhelming desire for sex can cause one to become more restless, irritable, discontented and lead to a psychic change where there becomes little hope for self control and loss of vitality. The World Health Organization produces the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is not limited to mental disorders. The most recent version of that document, ICD-10, includes "Excessive sexual drive" as a diagnosis (code F52.8), subdividing it into satyriasis (for males) and nymphomania (for females). In Dr. Timothy Wong's article "Understanding and Managing Compulsive Sexual Behaviors" found that individuals with compulsive sexual behavior have a high prevalence (risk) of co-morbidity (simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions) with psychiatric disorders, including substance abuse and mood disorders. Proverbs 5 5:1 My child, 2 be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention 3 to my understanding, 5:2 in order to safeguard 4 discretion, 5 and that your lips may guard knowledge. 5:3 For the lips 6 of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words 7 are smoother than olive oil, 5:4 but in the end 8 she is bitter 9 as wormwood, 10 sharp as a two-edged 11 sword. 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 12 5:6 Lest 13 she should make level the path leading to life, 14 her paths are unstable 15 but she does not know it Epithumia occurs 38 times in the New Testament and it is translated in the King James version as the appetite for "lust" in James verses 1:14 and 1:15. James 1 There is hope controlling sexual appetites. Even science knows that love conquers lust. First, watch "The Science of Lust" (Full Documentary) reveals how sex stimuli triggers animal-like behavior that overpowers cognitive reasoning by releasing pleasure-causing chemicals (dopamine, the reward hormone; prolactin, the hormone of satiation; oxytocin, the cuddle hormone) that act as mental rewards to pursue such stimulation. http://youtu.be/GtnrO0XqUXE Les Demoiselles d'avignon is an oil painting of five prostitutes from a brothel, located on a street named Avignon. Picasso muses were catalyst for his style changes. Men have been found to have a greater interest in visual sexual stimuli than women. Pablo Picasso Museum of Modern Art, New York When we are addicted to lust (the flesh) our understanding of Love is misdirected to our physical desires. But each on of us has the power learn to protect (and heal) yourself from the addiction of lust by understanding the strength of loving God will bring you. In time you will gain a revelation of the truth to what the world really is and how to ask for the Holy Spirit to guide you during your life in it. The Holy Spirit has the power to change your mind, along with the feelings, attitudes and chemistry that lust creates, you must systematically change your imagination to images of love that you hold of your self, others, and world. Start from the Beginning. Genesis 2 1 John 2 - Revelation When a man and woman unite during intercourse they are of one flesh. 1 Corinthians 6 Paul reiterates Jesus notion of encouraging one to love thy neighbor is superior than evaluating whether one's every action is going against the laws of God. Love in no way dismisses the commands of Hashem (God). Rather Love encourages us all to become righteous beings that are humble to God's teaching and commands. Without love one cannot understand truth in a way that produces faith. Galatians 5 A warning from Christ's Disciple Ignatius, student of the Apostle John The Letter of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, to the Ephesians We must make the choice to flee from our sin every time temptation of the flesh strikes. We must learn to focus on Love, the most fundamental and prominent of Hashem's graces. 1 Corinthians 13 We all can build our loving nature by learning from the Spirit. Mark 10 Are you doing the will of our Creator? Being led by the Holy Spirit is common to all Hashem's children. Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit where He was confronted by the evil one. The devil offered everything owned by man, if he would only bow down to him. This temptation would be great for many, but not for Jesus. Luke 4 Are you led by the Spirit or Flesh? Just as the Apostles wrote the Didache, Saint Paul gave similar instructions on how to please God and become one of His Children. 1 Thessalonians 4 Note. If you believe and follow Jesus Christ you are NOT a Goy or Gentile! You are a Child of Hashem. Gentiles are considered heathen and pagan that do not know or follow the commands of Hashem. It is my hope that both Jews and Messianic Jews stop using derogatory terms like Goy or Gentile. In my opinion, it is no different than Christians using terms Kike or Sheeny and other anti-Semitic words. These anti-Hashem terms were said to me numerous times throughout my life by my Jewish friends and neighbors and I resented it. The Spirit has taught me to understand that we are all ignorant of Hashem's will, otherwise there would be more Love and less Hate in the world. For those Jews that trouble finding love in their heart start by fearing the curse Hashem's commands. By reading the Didache I have found the love of Hashem, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Some Christians, Jews and Muslims follow Hashem's word when it suits their purposes, It is easy to conveniently ignore the parts of the Bible that are difficult to follow. It is painful to mature into a righteous being. I ask you the reader to pray that someday that I can selflessly give myself up to love and serve humanity like Jesus Christ. Take a break and listen to the lyrics Bob Marley - One Love Further reading: http://4cminews.com/?m=201304

The Didache - The Teaching Chapter 3 It is my hope to find the path to heaven through the words of the righteous and share it with you. The first understanding is discerning truth from false truth. Pray to the Holy Spirit of Our Creator to guide us on this journey. A crooked person lies for self interest over family and friends. A crooked politician lies for self interest over the benefit of the constituents that elected him or her. A crooked clergyman lies for self interest over the benefit of the Creator. Leviticus 19 Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson, 9 January 1816 Jefferson could not accept both the Jewish and Christian teachings of Modesty. From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 13 April 1820 Thomas Jefferson affirmed his belief on the teachings of Jesus Christ given to his Apostles to share with mankind, but rejected Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria defense of Trinitarianism (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one God) against Arianism (Jesus and the Holy Spirit are subordinate the Creator). Jefferson also had distaste for Ignatius of Loyola, the founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus, a religious organization of the Catholic Church whose members are known as Jesuits. He also despised French theologian and pastor, John Calvin's influence on predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul that is firmly believed in the Congregational Protestant, Reformed Protestant and Presbyterian churches, From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 13 April 1820 From Thomas Jefferson to Jared Sparks, 4 November 1820 Jefferson rejected Atheism, the Trinity, and the notion of self-existent Universe. He also understood that Jesus stated the Creator to be a Spirit, but did not define what Spirit is. Jefferson believed in rational Supreme Intelligent Spirit Being mentioned Torah and Gospels designed the Universe. He considered those that believe that a second being born of a virgin called the Creator's son was needed to create the Universe to be Atheist themselves and enemies of Jesus Christ. Jefferson reasoned that if a second being was needed then the Supreme Being is therefore useless. He blamed this blasphemy on a mistranslation of the word " λογος " identified in Christianity as meaning Jesus the living word or wisdom of the Creator. Rather, Jefferson professed it should be Jesus the living reason of the Creator. From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 11 April 1823 An Essay Concerning Human Understanding John Locke Chapter IX Of the Imperfection of Words Proverbs 14 When writing about the the Lord one has to be careful not to take excerpts out of context and give them another meaning. Religious and political leaders should take heed to this warning. Jeremiah 8 Jesus says all sins can be forgiven, even those that refuse to believe that He is the Messiah. There is only one eternal sin that is not forgivable, blasphemy against God's Holy Spirit. Mark testifies the story on how the Pharisees blasphemed God's Holy Spirit, the source of Jesus power to remove a demon out of a man. The Pharisees publicly state the source power Jesus uses does not come from God, but rather from Satan. Jesus response is definitive, do not slander the source of power. The Pharisees would have understood Jesus rebuke far worse than disrespecting or falsely swearing our Creator's name. For God will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7) To publicly scorn an event where the Creator's power, the Holy Spirit, is present is unforgivable. During his mission on earth, Jesus rebuked man's evil rationale to avoid following God's commands by corrupting His Law with a selfish interpretation of it. In time, man's law becomes a coerced tradition that is zealously enforced. Mark 7 - King James Bible Mark 12 John 8 8:37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching 80 makes no progress among you. 81 8:38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with the 82 Father; 83 as for you, 84 practice the things you have heard from the 85 Father!” 8:39 They answered him, 86 “Abraham is our father!” 87 Jesus replied, 88 “If you are 89 Abraham’s children, you would be doing 90 the deeds of Abraham. 8:40 But now you are trying 91 to kill me, a man who has told you 92 the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 93 8:41 You people 94 are doing the deeds of your father.” Then 95 they said to Jesus, 96 “We were not born as a result of immorality! 97 We have only one Father, God himself.” 8:42 Jesus replied, 98 “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. 99 I 100 have not come on my own initiative, 101 but he 102 sent me. 8:43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept 103 my teaching. 104 8:44 You people 105 are from 106 your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. 107 He 108 was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, 109 because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, 110 he speaks according to his own nature, 111 because he is a liar and the father of lies. 112 8:45 But because I am telling you 113 the truth, you do not believe me. 8:46 Who among you can prove me guilty 114 of any sin? 115 If I am telling you 116 the truth, why don’t you believe me? 8:47 The one who belongs to 117 God listens and responds 118 to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, 119 because you don’t belong to God.” 120 8:48 The Judeans 121 replied, 122 “Aren’t we correct in saying 123 that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?” 124 8:49 Jesus answered, “I am not possessed by a demon, 125 but I honor my Father – and yet 126 you dishonor me. 8:50 I am not trying to get 127 praise for myself. 128 There is one who demands 129 it, and he also judges. 1 1 Timothy 4 For Christians there are many people who can be considered the antichrist who deny the existence of Jesus and Our Creator. 1 John 2 - The Revelation 1 John 4 4:20 If anyone says “I love God” and yet 50 hates his fellow Christian, 51 he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian 52 whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 53 4:21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that 54 the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian 55 too. 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ 1 has been fathered 2 by God, and everyone who loves the father 3 loves the child fathered by him. 4 5:2 By this 5 we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments. 5:3 For 6 this is the love of God: 7 that we keep his commandments. 8 And his commandments do not weigh us down, 5:4 because 9 everyone 10 who has been fathered by God 11 conquers 12 the world. 13 While you should be peaceful and helpful to the nonbelievers, you should not partner with them in any way. How many partnerships are made between believers and unbelievers in marriage, business, politics, health. I have made this mistake on numerous occasions. 2 Corinthians 6 If I am to believe the words of Paul are true and eternal, then I will have to rethink my partnerships in the future. Bishop Ignatius of Antioch Letter to the Trallians The Church History of Eusebius Book IV. Chapter XXII.—Hegesippus and the Events which he mentions. Affirmation Through Logic Titus Flavius Clemens (also known as Clement of Alexandria, and not to be confused with Clement of Rome who preceded him by 100 years) in The Stromata (Greek: Στρώματα) or Stromateis (Στρωματεῖς, "Patchwork"). The Stromata is the third in Titus Flavius Clemens trilogy of works on the Christian life. Clement titled this work Stromateis, "patchwork," because it deals with such a variety of matters. It goes further than its two predecessors and aims at the perfection of the Christian life by initiation into complete knowledge and distinction of Divine Truth from Hellenistic truth. Our Creator's reason will always triumph over man's reasoning against it. Titus further explains how false teaching leads to greater sin. "Son, be not a liar; for falsehood leads to theft." By speaking partial truth of words given by the Holy Spirit to those not graced with discernment can lead to greater heresy and separation from our Creator. Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies Book I Chapter 20. In What Respect Philosophy Contributes to the Comprehension of Divine Truth Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran) Islam has the same view towards unbelievers. Qur'an Surat Al-Mumtaĥanah (She that is to be examined) Uncle Sam Praying Winsor McCay Here we see Uncle Sam praying in a house of worship. The symbol of Uncle Sam represents the United States of America. His clothes represent the United States national flag. The bench is associated with furniture in a place of worship. Attached is a prayer that was not written by the artist, Windsor McCay, but is associated with the metaphor for our nation praying to the Creator for protection. Many practicing Jews take offense using the term God. Jews may use the spelling G-d or use the term Hashem. Muslims use the term Allah. By adding the prayer to the painting, the symbol goes from being universal to Christian. While most Americans would easily understand this image means, a foreigner may not be able to associate a man clothed in a stars and stripes costume kneeling over a bench. A foreigner may have seen the symbol of Uncle Sam associated with the devil. This associated imagery was done in "conspirit-cy fun" by Moe, of GnosticWarrior.com. The problem is that if taken out of context a foreigner may now view the symbol Uncle Sam as the devil. Uncle Sam is a 1996 horror comedy film directed by William Lustig, and written by Larry Cohen. What happens when a symbol evolves to a myth? Lying is such a big issue in our world. Even atheists accept that Lying exists. Say Goodbye to the Santa Claus Lie Can lying to your children about Santa be excused in the name of imagination? I remember watching Miracle on 34th Street when I was young. I was so happy that the court found Santa to exist. I never thought of the implications of perpetuating a myth of Santa Claus would promote consumerism. The spirit of Christian giving has turned into the spirit of secular spending. The economics of Christmas is significant because Christmas is the peak selling season for retailers in many nations around the world. Sales increase dramatically as consumers purchase gifts, decorations, and supplies to celebrate. In the U.S., the "Christmas shopping season" starts as early as October. In Canada, merchants begin advertising campaigns just before Halloween (October 31), and step up their marketing following Remembrance Day on November 11. In the UK and Ireland, the Christmas shopping season starts from mid November, around the time when high street Christmas lights are turned on. In the United States, it has been calculated that a quarter of all personal spending takes place during the Christmas/holiday shopping season. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that expenditure in department stores nationwide rose from $20.8 billion in November 2004 to $31.9 billion in December 2004, an increase of 54 percent. In other sectors, the pre-Christmas increase in spending was even greater, there being a November–December buying surge of 100 percent in bookstores and 170 percent in jewelry stores. In the same year employment in American retail stores rose from 1.6 million to 1.8 million in the two months leading up to Christmas. Industries completely dependent on Christmas include Christmas cards, of which 1.9 billion are sent in the United States each year, and live Christmas Trees, of which 20.8 million were cut in the U.S. in 2002. In the UK in 2010, up to £8 billion was expected to be spent online at Christmas, approximately a quarter of total retail festive sales. Buy Nothing Christmas is an ongoing protest and reaction to the commercialization of the North American Christmas season. It started unofficially in 1968, when Ellie Clark and her family decided to publicly disregard the commercial aspects of the Christmas holiday.[34] Contemporarily a movement was created to extend Adbusters' Buy Nothing Day into the entire Christmas season.[34] Buy Nothing Christmas first became official in 2001 when a small group of Canadian Mennonites created a website and gave the movement a name. Watch "The Kinks - Father Christmas" A department store Santa Claus is beaten up by a gang of poor kids demanding money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys." At one point, a child asks the narrator to give his/her father a job for Christmas—or, if he must deliver a toy, deliver a machine gun. I wonder how many violent gangs and terrorist groups are the result of consumerism's holiday myth. While filming the movie, "Bad Santa" Billy Bob Thorton chained smoked and got drunk to better perform the character. Coca-Cola Helped Shape the Image of Santa 10 states where Black Friday is most likely to turn violent By Anna Marum The Holiday slogan of "Peace on Earth" is being replaced with "Are you thinking about Christmas shopping yet?"

Researchers at the University of Sydney and Dartmouth College have developed a new way to design quantum memory, bringing quantum computers a step closer to reality. Quantum computing may revolutionize information processing, by providing a means to solve problems too complex for traditional computers, with applications in code breaking, materials science and physics. But figuring out how to engineer such a machine, including vital subsystems like quantum memory, remains elusive. In the worldwide drive to build a useful quantum computer, the simple-sounding task of effectively preserving quantum information in a quantum memory is a major challenge. The same physics that makes quantum computers potentially powerful also makes them likely to experience errors, even when quantum information is just being stored idly in memory. Keeping quantum information "alive" for long periods, while remaining accessible to the computer, is a key problem. The Sydney-Dartmouth team's results demonstrate a path to what is considered a holy grail in the research community: storing quantum states with high fidelity for exceptionally long times, even hours according to their calculations. Today, most quantum states survive for tiny fractions of a second. "Our new approach allows us to simultaneously achieve very low error rates and very long storage times," said co-senior author Dr. Michael J. Biercuk, director of the Quantum Control Laboratory in the University of Sydney's School of Physics and ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems. "But our work also addresses a vital practical issue – providing small access latencies, enabling on-demand retrieval with only a short time lag to extract stored information." The team's new method is based on techniques to build in error resilience at the level of the quantum memory hardware, said Dartmouth Physics Professor Lorenza Viola, a co-senior author who is leading the quantum control theory effort and the Quantum Information Initiative at Dartmouth. "We've now developed the quantum 'firmware' appropriate to control a practically useful quantum memory," added Biercuk. "But vitally, we've shown that with our approach a user may guarantee that error never grows beyond a certain level even after very long times, so long as certain constraints are met. The conditions we establish for the memory to function as advertised then inform system engineers how they can construct an efficient and effective quantum memory. Our method even incorporates a wide variety of realistic experimental imperfections." The study was supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, National Science Foundation, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems. Contact: John Cramer john.d.cramer@dartmouth.edu 603-646-9130 Dartmouth College

The Didache - The Teaching Be careful not do curse a Jew, Christian, or Muslim; for each believe their faith is descendant from Abraham. If you do curse a member of these faiths our Creator may curse you. Genesis 12 - The Covenant It is important for me to show those that lack faith to connect behavior and neuroscience with the moral teachings of the Didache. Hating others can be destructive to both your mind and body. In Psychology, the word "Schadenfreude" is term meaning taking pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This word is taken from German and literally means "harm-joy". It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune. It is also borrowed by some other languages. An English term of similar meaning (but with no noun equivalent) is "to gloat"; which means to feel, or express, great, often malicious, pleasure, or self-satisfaction, at another's failure. In Hebrew, there is a similar term to schadenfreude (“Simha La-aid”). Repetitive thoughts of getting pleasure from your neighbor's pain can lead an inescapable passionate appetite in wanting to find more pleasure in watching and or participating in torture and sadism. Modern Biology has begun to greater understand how humans gain and remember pleasure. Dopamine receptors are implicated in many neurological processes, including motivation, pleasure, cognition, memory, learning, and fine motor control, as well as modulation of neuroendocrine (electrically excitable nerve cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical cell-to-cell communication) signaling. Dopamine receptors are a class of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as seven-transmembrane domain receptors, that are prominent in our human central nervous system (CNS) consisting of the brain and spinal cord. The neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) dopamine is the primary endogenous ligand (a protein that attaches [binds] to another protein) for dopamine receptors (specific protein sites) like your house key that fits into your door lock. The dopamine transporter (also dopamine active transporter, DAT, SLC6A3) is a membrane-spanning protein that pumps the neurotransmitter dopamine out of the synapse (a structure that permits a neuron [or nerve cell] to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron. A membrane is a selective barrier; it allows some things to pass through but stops others. Such things may be molecules, ions, or other small particles. The dopamine transporter pumps the dopamine protein back into cytosol (also known as cytoplasmic matrix, the liquid found inside cells). Dopamine is then separated into compartments by membranes from which other transporters sequester Dopamine and NE into vesicles for storage and later release. As a consequence of this neurological process our nerve cells release message molecules (hormones) into our blood stream. In this way Dopamine receptors bring about an integration between our nervous system and the endocrine system, a process known as neuroendocrine integration. The endocrine system refers to the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried towards distant target organs. The major endocrine glands include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, gastrointestinal tract and adrenal glands. The pituitary is an important gland in the body and it is often referred to as the 'master gland', because it controls several hormone glands. The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland stores and secretes (but does not synthesize) a hormone known as Oxytocin, most of which is released from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN, PVA, PVH, neuronal nucleus) in the hypothalamus. It is in the paraventricular nucleus where a cluster of densely packed magnocellular cell bodies of neurons store, synthesize and release the neurohormone Oxytocin which circulates into our blood stream. Oxytocin is one of the few hormones to create a positive feedback loop. For example, uterine contractions stimulate the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary, which, in turn, increases uterine contractions. This positive feedback loop continues throughout labour. Oxytocin neurons respond to stimulation of the nipples (resulting in milk let-down) and in response to uterine contractions and distension of the birth canal (the "Ferguson reflex"), but the pathways by which these stimuli reach the neurons are not fully known. The drug oxytocin has been associated with acts of violence towards others. Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid synthesized from thebaine, an opioid alkaloid found in the Persian poppy and one of the many opioid alkaloids found in the opium poppy. It is a narcotic analgesic generally indicated for relief of moderate to severe pain. Effects of neonatal oxytocin treatment on aggression and neural activities in mandarin voles. Neonatal manipulation of oxytocin (OT) has long-term effects on behavior and physiology. Here we test the hypothesis that neonatal OT treatment can affect the subsequent expression of intrasexual aggression partly by reprogramming the neural activities of relevant brain regions. To test this hypothesis, mandarin voles (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) received OT or isotonic saline treatment within 24 h of birth. At about 75 days of age, aggressive behaviors and Fos expression in different brain regions were tested. The results indicate that the (1) level of intrasexual aggression was higher and other social contact was lower in SAL-treated sexually naïve males than in females and; (2) OT-treated females showed a greater increase in aggressive behaviors and Fos expression only after exposure to a male than SAL-treated females, but there were no significant changes in aggressive behaviors in males. These results demonstrate a sexual difference in aggression, and that neonatal exposure to OT may increase aggression in female mandarin voles. These effects may be based on changes in neural activities of relevant brain regions including the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), lateral septal nucleus (LS), medial preoptic area (MPOA), the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), supraoptic nucleus (SON), mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MD), ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamic (VMH), the medial amygdala (MeA) and central amygdala (CeA). Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases envy and schadenfreude (gloating). Humans have a strong social tendency to compare themselves with others. We tend to feel envious when we receive less valuable rewards and may rejoice when our payoffs are more advantageous. Envy and schadenfreude (gloating over the other's misfortune) are social emotions widely agreed to be a symptom of the human social tendency to compare one's payoffs with those of others. Given the important social components of envy and gloating, we speculated that oxytocin may have a modulating effect on the intensity of these emotions. Medium spiny neurons (MSNs), also known as spiny projection neurons, are a special type of GABA-ergic inhibitory cell representing 95% of neurons within the human striatum, a structure located in the basal ganglia.[1] Medium spiny neurons have two primary phenotypes (i.e., characteristic types): D1-type MSNs of the "direct pathway" and D2-type MSNs of the "indirect pathway". Dopamine receptor D1, also known as DRD1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DRD1 gene. The D1 subtype is the most abundant dopamine receptor in the central nervous system. This G protein-coupled receptor stimulates adenylate cyclase and indirectly activates cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases. D1 receptors regulate neuronal growth and development, mediate some behavioral responses, and modulate dopamine receptor D2-mediated events. Dopamine D1 Receptors, Regulation of Gene Expression in the Brain, and Neurodegeneration The two members of D1-like DA receptors, D1 and D5 subtypes, are genetically distinct [16,18–20]. They share about 80% sequence homology within the highly conserved seven trans-membrane spanning domains but only 50% homology at the levels of amino acid content. They are also differentially distributed in the brain [21,22]. The present review will focus on the molecular neuropharmacology of DA D1 receptors which play major roles in dopaminergic signaling in several brain regions, participate in the control of gene expression, and appear to be important triggers of neurodegenerative effects caused by increased DA concentration in the striatum. DA D1 receptors play important roles in learning and memory, locomotor activity, reward mechanisms, and have been implicated in the signs and symptoms of some neuropsychiatric disorders. Listen to "Greenskeeper - Lotion" . Greenskeepers are an alternative rock/indie rock band from Chicago. Their song "Lotion" is a tribute to the fictitious character Buffalo Bill, the fictitious serial killer featured in the 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs "Lotion" also came in at #90 in the 2004 Triple J Hottest 100. Over 500,000 votes were tallied in the annual music listener poll hosted by national Australian radio station, Triple J. For those of faith, putting your self interest of taking pleasure from your neighbor's pain goes directly against our Creator's will to love your neighbor. Psalm 24 Psalm 25 As the rock of the Church, Peter knew that each person accepting and following the will of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit into their lives would face hardship from the followers of the dark one. Peter reminded the new disciples of how unbearable the fate would be of those who have turned away from the light. 1 Peter 4 Romans 12 - The Sermon Scripture tells us to beware of pronouncing a curse on someone, for you may be in danger of bringing judgment down upon yourself Luke 6 - The Revelation Qur'an Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) Qur'an 25:63 Historically Christians, Jews and Muslims have been quite violent among themselves and others they consider enemies. Clearly the Torah, New Testament, Talmud, and Quran. The question we have to answer is whether Jews, Christians, and Muslims can partner in their belief of one Creator? All three faiths believe in our Creator's justice and mercy. The main difference is that Christians believe in God in a Trinitarian way. Jews and Muslims consider this idolatry. Jews and Muslims believe God needs no partner. Christians agree with Jews and Muslims that there was no physical union (sexual relationship) between our Creator and Mary. Christians and Muslims agree that Jesus was not born from a physical union between a man and Mary. Christians and Muslims agree that Jesus came to be from a word from our Creator's Spirit. Christians, Muslims and Jews can agree that Jesus was born the son of Mary. Is it possible for Jews and Muslims to understand "son of God" as a term of honor meaning one who was loved, chosen and given authority and power through the Spirit of our Creator? Three expressions of one Creator [img=http://mazhabi-bash.loxblog.com/upload/m/mazhabi-bash/image/%D8%B7%C2%AE%D8%B7%C2%AF%D8%B7%C2%A7[1].jpg] Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Vatican peace talks Take a break and watch the Sermon on the Mount.

Peace Be With You Arnie, Would you mind sharing your spiritual beliefs? I think it would be nice to understand your opinion.

The Didache - Teaching How do you want to be treated? Do you want your neighbor to fear or love you? Luke 6 It is noteworthy that the "golden rule" is given in the "Didache" according to the Great Jewish Sage Hillel's negative interpretation. But, it was Hashem that stated the positive "Love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus reiterated this as the second greatest commandment. Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Shabbath Folio 31a The Letter of the Church of Rome to the Church of Corinth, Commonly Called Clement's First Letter The Letter of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch "Keep on praying" for others too, for there is a chance of their being converted and getting to God. Quran Surat An-Naĥl (The Bee) Muslims believe that God orders us to treat people well with justice, have morals, and help the needy. Muslims faith states that no one has the power to compel a person to believe. Only our Creator has the power over our souls. Quran Yunus (Jonah) Qadar is the concept of divine destiny in Islam. is one of the aspects of aqidah. Similar to the Christian Book of Life, some Muslims believe that the divine destiny is when God wrote down in the Preserved Tablet ("al-Lauḥ al-Maḥfūẓ") all that has happened and will happen, which will come to pass as written. According to this belief, a person's action is not caused by what is written in the preserved tablet, but rather the action is written in the tablet because God already knows all occurrences without the restrictions of time. In Islam, "predestination" is the usual English language rendering of a belief that Muslims call al-qaḍāʾ wa al-qadr. Al-Qada' (Fate) and Al-Qadr (Destiny) is even understood in Behavior Sciences. Human actions on earth effect what's "Erased And Stated" in the Preserved Tablet ("Lauḥ al-Mahu w al-Ithbat"). The phrase reflects a Muslim doctrine that God has measured out the span of every person's life, their lot of good or ill fortune, and the fruits of their efforts. Again Allah does not need to force anyone to do good or evil by interfering with his will, and nobody will bear witness that Allah did so. The belief in free will (Hebrew: bechirah chofshit בחירה חפשית, bechirah בחירה) is axiomatic (self-evident) in Jewish thought, and is closely linked with the concept of reward and punishment, based on the Torah itself: "I [God] have set before you life and death, blessing and curse: therefore choose life" ( Deuteronomy 30:19). Cleave to the students of Torah and to the chachamim (Sages), and Hashem will consider it on your behalf as if you cleaved to Him (Rashi). The Catechism of the Catholic Church suggests that "Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will". It goes on to say that "God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions. God willed that man should be 'left in the hand of his own counsel,' so that he might of his own accord seek his Creator and freely attain his full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him."" "By the working of grace the Holy Spirit educates us in spiritual freedom in order to make us free collaborators in his work in the Church and in the world. The Orthodox Church holds to the teaching of synergy (συνεργός, meaning working together), which says that man has the freedom to, and must if he wants to be saved, choose to accept and work with the grace of God. Once baptized the experience of his salvation and relationship with God is called theosis. Mankind has free will to accept or reject the grace of God. Rejection of the gifts of God is called blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (gifts of grace, faith, eternal life). Lutherans believe that although humans have free will concerning civil righteousness, they cannot work spiritual righteousness without the Holy Spirit, since righteousness in the heart cannot be wrought in the absence of the Holy Spirit. In other words, humanity is free to choose and act in every regard except for the choice of salvation. Methodists, believe that while God is all-knowing and always knows what choices each person will make, he still gives them the ability to choose (or not choose) everything, regardless of whether there are any internal or external factors contributing to that choice. The Anabaptist movement was characterized by the fundamental belief in the free will of man. Many earlier movements such as Waldensians and others likewise held this viewpoint. Denominations today representing this view include Old Order Mennonites, Amish, and Conservative Mennonites. Mormons or Latter-day Saints, believe that God has given all humans the gift of moral agency. Moral agency includes free will and agency (to act with accountability and responsibility for our actions.). Proper exercise of unfettered choice leads to the ultimate goal of returning to God's presence. Having the choice to do right or wrong was important, because God wants a society of a certain type—those that comply with eternal laws. Before this Earth was created, this dispute over agency rose to the level that there was a "war in heaven." Lucifer (who favored no agency) and his followers were cast out of heaven for rebelling against God's will. The New Church, or Swedenborgianism, teaches that every person has complete freedom to choose heaven or hell. Emanuel Swedenborg, upon whose writings the New Church is founded, argued that if God is love itself, people must have free will. If God is love itself, then He desires no harm to come to anyone: and so it is impossible that he would predestine anyone to hell. On the other hand, if God is love itself, then He must love things outside of Himself; and if people do not have the freedom to choose evil, they are simply extensions of God, and He cannot love them as something outside of Himself. In addition, Swedenborg argues that if a person does not have free will to choose goodness and faith, then all of the commandments in the Bible to love God and the neighbor are worthless, since no one can choose to do them - and it is impossible that a God who is love itself and wisdom itself would give impossible commandments. For those that follow no particular religion or belief in a personal God, Albert Einstein has a thought to share. "The highest principles for our aspirations and judgements are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations. If one were to take that goal out of out of its religious form and look merely at its purely human side, one might state it perhaps thus: free and responsible development of the individual, so that he may place his powers freely and gladly in the service of all mankind. ... it is only to the individual that a soul is given. And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way. Einstein also came to a similar conclusion as Swedenborg "If this being is omnipotent then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?" Having people submit to faith out of fear of physical death is not reasonable and shows no power of free will. Why would our loving Creator put us on Earth and not make us servants from the beginning? Suffering and Hope have little meaning in a world of Tyrants. To me forced subjugation produces the negative verb of cleaving to God, it splits or cuts us apart apart by rejecting His eternal love. That is why I personally do not believe in forced subjection to any faith. Rather, I believe the power of the Holy Spirit produces a positive verb of cleaving to God, by embracing His eternal love. Through Jesus, the Prophets, the Saints, God's Holy Spirit has revealed moral lessons on how to collaborate with the will of His eternal love. I know it is difficult to surrender to something that can't be seen. But, once you believe that will change. The first step is accepting the power of love. Watch "Huey Lewis - The Power of Love." This song gave the band their first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Lewis was inspired by his beautiful wife and two kids. Mercy can only be given if it is truly understood. The greatest form of mercy is forgiving one that has harmed you. Romans - Revelation James 4 - The Revelation from the first Bishop of Jerusalem. Judging others leads hostility. Do we see things for what they really are, or do we see things through the lens of our mind. Focus on the transgression and make sure you do not the same. Proverbs 3 Yazidi Iraqis were forced to convert to Islam after they were taken hostage by the extremist group ISIS. About 700 Christian women in Pakistan each year are kidnapped and forced to forced Islamic conversion. In Palestine in 2012, Christians in Gaza protested over the “kidnappings and forced conversions of some former believers to Islam.” Christian soldiers who were executed for refusing Islam during the 7th century Islamic invasion of Jerusalem. During the Islamic invasion of Georgia, Christians refusing to convert were forced into their church and set on fire. Forced conversions are not exclusive of Islam. History reveals that all the monotheistic religions applied forced conversion. Forced conversions occurred under the Hasmonean Empire. The Idumaens were forced to convert to Judaism, either by threats of exile, or threats of death, depending on the source. After Constantine I converted to Christianity, it became the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. In 392 Emperor Theodosius I decreed that Christianity was the only legal religion of the Roman Empire, and forbidding pagan practices by law. During the Saxon Wars, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, forcibly Roman Catholicized the Saxons from their native Germanic paganism by way of warfare and law upon conquest. After the end of the Islamic control of Spain, Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497.After the Reconquista, so called "New Christians" were those inhabitants (Sephardic Jews or Mudéjar Muslims) during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era who were baptized under coercion and in the face of execution, becoming forced converts from Islam (Moriscos, Conversos and secret Moors) and forced converts from Judaism (Conversos, Crypto-Jews and Marranos). Then the Spanish Inquisition targeted primarily forced converts from Judaism who came under suspicion of either continuing to adhere to their old religion or of having fallen back into it. Jewish conversos still resided in Spain and often practiced Judaism cryptically and were suspected by the "Old Christians" of being Crypto-Jews. Religious persecution took place by the Portuguese in Goa, India from 16th to the 17th century. The natives of Goa, most of them Hindus were subjected to severe torture and oppression by the zealous Portuguese rulers and missionaries and forcibly converted to Christianity. Listen to "Killing in The Name" by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. One part alludes to cross-burning by the Ku Klux Klan. Many Christians consider it sacrilege to burn or otherwise destroy a cross. Klan Christians, however, state that it is not destroying the cross, but "lighting" it, as a symbol of the members' faith. Some Klan members & historians have claimed that the symbology behind the burning cross comes from Constantine the Great's vision of a burning cross, which then led to his conversion to Christianity. Many nonbelievers believe that cross burning is a sign of racial intimidation. In Virginia v. Black (2003), the United States Supreme Court deemed constitutional a statute outlawing the public burning of a cross with intent to intimidate. Forced conversions are not just religious groups. the USSR became the first state to have, as an ideological objective, the elimination of religion and its replacement with universal atheism.The communist regime confiscated religious property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in schools.The confiscation of religious assets was often based on accusations of illegal accumulation of wealth. Accounts from the Korean war speak of harsh persecution of religion by Kim Il-sung in the areas he controlled. Prior to the war, the Christian population of the Korean peninsula was most heavily concentrated in the north; during the war, many of these Christians fled to the South. Some interpretations have considered that the Christian community was often of a higher socioeconomic class than the rest of the population, which may have prompted its departure for fear of persecution.The large-scale destruction caused by the massive air raids and the suffering experienced by North Koreans during the Korean War helped foster hatred of Christianity as being the American religion. Religion was attacked in the ensuing years as an obstacle to the construction of communism, and many people abandoned their former religions in order to conform to the new reality. On the basis of accounts from the Korean war as well as information from defectors, an interpretation has held that the North Korea was the only state in the world to have completely eradicated religion by the 1960s. Buddhism was thought to have been eradicated, under this interpretation and its reappearance later was thought to be a show. The Federation of Korean Christians in North Korea (created in 1970), under this interpretation, has been considered a fake organization meant to present a favorable image to the outside world. Offending Jews, Muslims, Agnostics, Atheists, and Pagans should be refrained upon. How does offending nonbelievers help them turn toward Christianity? 1 Corinthians 10 Quran Al-Baqarah (The Cow) Sanctus Real - Whatever You're Doing (Something Heavenly) Start reading the Teaching today: The Didache or, The teaching of the twelve apostles translated with notes by G. C. Allen.

The Didache - Chapter 1 the Teaching The Great Jewish Sage Hillel and Jesus the Christian Messiah simplified the righteous understanding of balance. Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Shabbath Folio 31a Both Hillel and Jesus understood that by not treating others with Hate is what the Creator desires most from mankind. Matthew 7 In this age the Golden Rule has evolved to a faithless conservative would be "Don't let others disrespect you and they will learn to respect you." The Golden Rule for the faithless liberal would be "Treat others the way they want to be treated." German philosopher, Samuel von Pufendorf stated in his treatise, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law "the foundation for Natural Law may be properly resolved into love of neighbor." Pufendorf termed loving one's neighbor the Law of Sociability, which in turn prohibits actions which are repugnant to love (Hateful). In my life mutual respect is a prerequisite for open communication and honest rational dialogue. Respect for our creator and fellow being is the key to maintaining balance (Selah, Ma'at) in one's life. For the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim believer there is both a moral and social obligation to follow the second Great Commandment that was given to Moses from our Creator. Leviticus 19 - The Law Matthew 22 - The Greatest Commandments Faith in God is not the only condition for answered prayer. One must also forgive his or her fellow human beings to obtain forgiveness from the Father. How many of us hold vengeance against our neighbor? Mark 11 Just as forgiveness comes from the Father, so does the end of times of our world and the universe around it. Just like us, Jesus’ is dependent on and obedient to to the Divine Will of Our Father. Matthew 24 Even during the darkest moment in Jesus life, he still had the power to forgive those that tormented him. Instead of facing the wrath of the Father, we were all spared by Jesus loving intercession. Luke 23 Just as Jesus interceded to the Father on the behalf of those persecuting him, the disciple Stephen interceded to Jesus to forgive those that tormented him. Acts 7 The young man named Saul was later converted and became the Great Saint Paul. Praise the Lord for His Divine Plan. 1 John 4 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because 17 love is from God, and everyone who loves 18 has been fathered 19 by God and knows God. 4:8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 20 4:9 By this 21 the love of God 22 is revealed in us: 23 that God has sent his one and only 24 Son into the world so that we may live through him. 4:10 In this 25 is love: not that 26 we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice 27 for our sins. Islam holds similar commands of worshiping Allah (God) and doing good to your family, neighbors, and foreigners. Qur'an Surat An-Nisā' (The Women) 4:36 Luke 6 Christians, Jews, and Muslims all share the belief of helping your neighbor. Watch "Give A Little Love" by Krizovatka It is apparent that those who promote harming or persecuting your neighbor do not follow Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. Even a nonbeliever can understand that. We must remember that every human is made in the image of our Creator (Hashem, Allah). Genesis 1 Watch "3 Million Reasons Why Your Heart Will Break In One Video."

Wikileaks organization is now helping Edward Snowden. He has left Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight to Moscow. Click to see the complaint filed against Edward Snowden at the United States District Court. edward-snowden-complaint.pdf Edward Snowden is now doing excessive damage to our country. He needs to turn himself in.

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have controlled a mini drone helicopter with their mind. The controller puts an EEG cap over his or her head and electrodes translate brain activity into electrical signals that control the helicopter’s flight.

Did Intelligence Director James Clapper Lie to Congress? http://youtu.be/4v7YtTnon90 China is savoring this scandal and calling the United States hypocrites. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2013-06/22/content_16645800.htm Firstly, Snowden's disclosures to the Guardian, the Washington Post, and later the South China Morning Post, shed a rare light on the dark corner of the US government's powerful and seemingly boundless data-gathering and storage programs peeping at millions of people, which is seemingly at odds with civil liberty and human rights; despite Obama defending the legality of the National Security Agency (NSA), as well as their importance "in detecting and disrupting terror plots, not just here in the United States but overseas as well"; despite Snowden being labeled a "traitor", by former vice-president Dick Cheney, who would potentially face charges ranging from theft of government property to espionage. All this doesn't change the undeniable fact that ordinary citizens' phones are routinely tapped, and their e-mails censored. The US government's misdeeds demonstrate the widening gulf between its democratic ideals and a stern reality, a blurry line between safeguarding civil liberty and a vague definition of national security. At the center of the storm is PRISM, the surveillance program, which reportedly has the capacity to mine the telecommunication records of not only US citizens, but non-Americans alike. So, fair enough, it is not just US citizens who deserve to know more about the truth. President Obama owns the whole world a full explanation over Uncle Sam's peeping habit. In fact, Snowden's actions have already engendered sympathy at home. Some activists in the US - far right or left, have launched online fund-raising events on Facebook for him. Snowden also has local fans here in Hong Kong; politicians and lawmakers across the political spectrum have shown rare united support for the whistleblower. Second, the US has long accused China of monitoring its computer networks for sensitive intelligence programs and hacking to harvest high-tech info and commercial data on a broad scale, so that Chinese companies can gain a competitive edge. Frankly, for ages, the world has known an open secret that, the US has long been the biggest i-spy; its capability and the sophistication of cyberhacking is well above others around the globe, yet it is ok for most of us. What puzzles us is the US government's hypocrisy in its unrelentingly attack on the Chinese side for so-called State-sponsored cybersnooping, while quietly conducting a large-scale spying campaign itself. Isn't it a typical case of the old Chinese saying: "the villain bringing a suit against his victims"? The answer is obviously yes. Instead of reflecting on its wrongdoing, the US side fascinatingly hinted that Snowden is a mole spying for China. Such accusation is sheer nonsense not worth refuting. Even Snowden calls it a "predictable smear", "intended to distract from the issue of the US government's misconduct". He mockingly wrote in a live Q&A web chat with the Guardian newspaper, that if he was a Chinese spy, "I would be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now". Finally, Snowden's case also serves as delightful fodder for Western media who usually lavish accusatory remarks on China's method of handling dissidents, but can now turn the tables by referring to Snowden, Manning and other whistleblowers as "American dissidents". If the US is unable to handle a growing number of Snowden-like dissidents, and get its house in order, these sagas wouldn't help promote the US's self-assured cause of universal values.

Artificial intelligence can do the analysis of whether people are friends and enemies. Then technically no government official is actually tracking an American citizen. Programs sift through databases all the time extracting meta information. Computers are becoming more like humans. And they will be wearable. http://youtu.be/i97PvEQ2wTU