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I believe God wants devotion and discipline from us all. But, this has little meaning to those that do not believe in Him. To those that do not have faith devotion can mean selfless attachment for this wondrous place that we briefly exist in. The key to devotion is using the discipline of reason to better understand and control our instinctual thoughts through our journey of life. We all our mortal and coexist with others that have different paths to understanding what the power of love really is. We can agree to disagree about pre and post existence. But, we should all concede that the Golden Rule is the foundation for living. One who is not of faith can still find great wisdom through religious and masonic teachings. The Book of Mosiah Chapter 3 Ritual of the Nineteenth Degree Grand Pontiff Agency of Evil Spirits Chapter 31 I personally thought the panel selection could have been better. A Jesuit priest would have been better able to debate Deepak Chopra. I found his views of Freud enlightening about who he sources his rationality from. If Deepak Chopra and President Obama truly believe in protecting the rights or minorities. Then they both should be be defending unborn human lives destroyed every day. They should be defending those whose beliefs are against having their taxes used to pay for abortions and gay marriages. I pray the leaders of our three branches of government consider selfless reason when making decisions of morality. If the government overturns the will of the People of the great State of California, then it is inevitable that federalize marriage. If this happens it is better to strip all formality for civil unions and just let people apply for their certificate online or at the Social Security Administration. If there is to be no morality, then nor frills as well. Wait in line till your number is called. Those that do not believe in same sex marriage should get a tax exemption. Hebrews 7

Carsten Peter Thiede was a German archaeologist and New Testament scholar. His theories of the gospels dating back to the life of Christ were were quite popular with papyrologists and theologians.

This bummed me out. First remove Anonymity, then obscure Free Thinkers.

It is important to not consider the Laws of the State holy. Otherwise history will repeat the scene horror of helpless people dying in agony. The result of restricted freedoms and no morality. http://youtu.be/T2rXhWeMzTo Before we ridicule Germany we have to look to our own country's history. http://youtu.be/gTrbVf6SrCc All three branches of government need to think clearly of the ramifications of overriding the will of the PEOPLE. The Supreme Court is now reviewing the minority opposition of California Proposition 8. The constitutional question is whether the following line is valid. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. From my vantage I do not like the Federal government constantly intervening in State jurisdiction. But, I do understand that minority viewpoint is valid from a human rights perspective. I listened to the council stating that people now have a different moral understanding of same sex marriage. It only a matter of time before restrictive abortion law will be brought before the Supreme Court. This time I hope the Supreme Court can consider I wonder if the same argument that people have a greater understanding that life exists at conception and that the fetus feels pain. Therefore, we must have some compassion for its life. Plausible outcomes could be grounds for polygamy on one end of spectrum to human termination on the other end. Rabbi Hertz states this best: For those pundits that argue marriage is just a generic word that the government should be able to use to define both same heterosexual and homosexual couples. Those same pundits should consider life to be a generic word for a fetus that is growing and feels pain and not just a glob of tissue to be discarded. Jeremiah 20

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The true Golden Rule applies to everyone and everything. I respect the wisdom of the Blackfoot respect for all things that exist. http://www.fourdirec.../blackfoot.html If you believe in the bible then the answer is clear on respecting life. I have great respect for my mother in her decision to not terminate me, Her sacrifice has given a future for me and my children as well. I very much believe she will get a first class ticket to Heaven. Matthew 25 We must value simple brain functions in all states of life. Otherwise, the state will begin to classify individual's in state of coma, Alzheimer's or any mental disorder as no longer people. We must respect the rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness to those that cannot defend themselves. Representative Goodlatte stated this defense of Natural Rights more eloquently for the adoption of Russian children. President Obama's Golden Rule for Human Rights should be continued for those that cannot defend themselves. You do not have to be religious to be pro-life. You do not have to believe in God to know the unborn deserve the same rights as the mentally disabled. This picture proves that it is possible for sheep and goats to get along. http://youtu.be/e0mx5ERj1eI

To the rational hope. To the esoteric wish. To the religious pray. It is my hope through the power of prayer that my wish of peace and prosperity to Our Nation will happen. We need to believe that is a true honor and blessing to be citizens of Our enchanted Republic. The Golden Rule must prevail over those that have the gold rule.

Judges and leaders act on behalf of God to govern us all. Thus they are bestowed with a lower form of divine authority. The more Judges and leaders understand the true nature of Law, the more they are bound to honor it. John 10 What is known is that Judges are elected and appointed into what some consider a quasi divine position on ruling law. Just like a priest they wear their robes to identify their position. Scripture gives a clear reminder to unjust judges of their mortality and their service to the People will be reviewed by One with greater authority. Psalms 82 Scripture reveals what happens to judges and leaders that forget the mortality of their position. Like Lucifer they are hurled into the land of the dead for their hubris. Isaiah 14 I have come to important realizations from writing this post. First, that I must respect the writings of my spiritual kin from their point of view. Their insight gives me greater insight to my own faith. Second, God the Father gave us the greatest laws for us to follow. Jesus was the greatest lawyer known to man in explaining them. The Devil does his best to rebuke them. And the Holy Spirit gives us the power to understand the truth to it all.

Happy Shivratri. Today is the day Lord Shiva was was born. Mangala Charanam Dressed in white you are, Oh, all pervading one, And glowing with the color of moon, With four arms, you are, the all knowing one I meditate on your ever-smiling face, And pray, “Remove all obstacles on my way”. http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/s1.htm

Professor Marvel never guesses. He knows. We must look at any profession that allows the use of imagination instead of reason to make assumptions that may not exist. I was surprised to listen to a friend who is a neurologist call psychology a 'soft science' to reside in the realm of fantasy with little demonstrable evidence to be considered truth. How much damage can be done if a psychologist does a series of diagnostic tests over a five hour period of time and writes that a patient has a cognitive mental disorder that cannot be described? There are so many outside factors that may cause the patient to not perform well on that particular day. Or biases a psychologist have on a particular patient. What about Psychiatry? http://youtu.be/PcuhhJ1BaMk http://www.dsm5.org As I continue this discourse I plan to demonstrate that the Schools of Science, Behavior Arts, and Religious Studies to be all considered equal tools to understanding Man's finite's position in infinite creation. I hope to show the benefits of establishing space for interfaith chaplains and chapels within public schools at no expense to the State. This space is not different than the chapels in hospitals, military bases, and Universities. I believe that any student with a faith should be allowed an alternative to a state hired counselor that may have a conscious or subconscious bias against their beliefs. Blaise Pascal was a 17th century mathematician, physicist, and famously know for his invention of the mechanical calculator. He also was interested in probability and wagered the existence of God. http://www.ccel.org/...al/pensees.html

To better understand how Sigmund Freud was able to find acceptance within his culture, I am interested in finding what is morality in Humanistic Judaism. It appears that many Jewish Atheists feel comfortable within any of the three major non-Orthodox Jewish denominations (Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist) where belief in God is not a necessary prerequisite to Jewish observance. What Sigmund Freud had a problem with was three major Orthodox Jewish denominations (Ortho Conservative, Orthodox, and Hasidic) who held firm beliefs like his father. Being the son of a Deacon, I can understand a child's difficulty of following strict rules of observance to faith. I was surrounded by children of different beliefs and cultures who were more in tune to Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll. I remember a time when my Dad grounded me for coming home late. My response was an act of defiant rebellion. I locked my bedroom door and cranked up ACDC as loud as the stereo would go. http://youtu.be/InWK0Lxu6zI My father injured my pride and in turn my pride tried to punish him for it. Sigmund Freud did the same thing in a more introspective way. His deconstruction of the History of Jewish faith was the result of an angry egomaniac trying his best to punish his father for being a righteous man. The damage I had done had my next door neighbors upset at the Anti Christian Devil Cult music blaring out of my window. The damage Sigmund Freud did was create an Atheist priesthood of psychoanalyst disciples. Proverbs 16 It is interesting to note that Sigmund Freud considered it good for Atheist Jews to raise their children within the Jewish religion for it places a high value on education and scholarly pursuits. This is similar to 18th century Deist views of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin who rejected the divinity of the bible, but admired the high value of moral teachings within it. From the quotes above, the humanist manifesto, and previous discourse on this topic that past leaders of the Athiest, Agnostic, and Diest movements see the benefit of moral teachings and culture of the main religious faiths. I conversing with a woman just today on Dharma Judaism. She jokingly called herself a JuBu (Jewish Buddhist) I spoke to another woman who a was a HuBu (Humanist Buddhist) her response was quite different. Dharma means one that supports divine law. Adharma goes against divine law. Throughout this discourse I have found many similar truths in other faiths. Being anchored in my own belief of God gives me common understanding how other faiths view our Creator. Therefore, it is theoretically possible that those who have a faith in a higher power have a greater ability to understand and be in communion with other faiths. But, those that lacks faith to understand something outside rational intellect cannot make a spiritual connection. Although, many moral truths can be objectified by Atheist as survival constructs and ways to find peace. As I think mocking my faith to be disrespectful; pushing conversion may be considered equally disrespectful. That is why I consider the Golden Rule so important. This value makes sense to both sides in a respectful way. It is also a path for the Atheist to journey toward salvation it is desired. Is it possible for an Atheist to place their young in a faith based environment to learn morality? Yes, if Atheist realize and accept that their children will learn about God as well and do not plan on interfering in the spiritual as well as academic teaching process of those that do want their children to believe. The Atheist that plans to teach the non existence of God later in the child's life reminds me of how a female Cuckoo bird lays her egg in Warbler's nest to raise her young. Children are imprinted with ideas the moment they are born. As they grow the world around them becomes more defined. It is the responsibility of all parents to realize this. Every action is noted. Is it fair for an Atheist parent to put their child in a religious private school, because the education is good and/or has a practical location? Where is the benefit to a child that will most likely be ostracized for having a belief different from the rest of the student body and/or possibly rebel against the parent's belief? Is it fair for a faith based students to tolerate an Atheist student and parents in a faith based school? If they are Christian, the answer is yes. Luke 15 Atheist parents and those parents with faith should understand what these two Principles of Humanism really mean. I would state the same is true for a religious person to force their beliefs in a secular system as well. This includes public schools. It is not respectful or fair to impose my belief in a government funded school where the Separation of Church and State prevails. At the same time, the State must be sensitive to forcing my children to do anything that conflicts with their religious beliefs. It is easy to pluck out moral quotes without understanding the full context of their meaning. Web 2.0 makes it easy to accept the new collective consciousness. I do not know Josh Billings, but his words I can live by: Humanist are not human.

Over several months now I have spoken with various members of the Mormon faith that have visited me at my home. We come to major differences. 1. Mormons believe God the Father was once spirit, then became man, and now is glorified. As a Catholic I believe that God the Father always was, but Jesus is both God and glorified man. 2. Mormons believe that the Holy Spirit will one day become man, and then get glorified like Jesus, and God the Father. As a Catholic I believe the Holy Spirit is already God. 3. Mormons believe in pre-existence of the soul. Catholics and Jews do not. The Doctrine and Covenants Section 93 Jeremiah 1 Zechariah 12 4. Mormons believe that we become gods equal to Jesus. Catholics believe that after death we become glorified beings. Doctrine and Covenants 88:107 Genesis 3 Job 1 Job 38 Is it possible to bridge these divergent ideas? I am not sure. Sons of God in the Old Testament I thought the phrase to mean angels. But, Mormons believe Sons of God are lesser deities. Most Jewish commentaries and translations describe the Nephilim as being from the offspring of "sons of nobles", rather than from "sons of God" or "sons of angels". This is also the rendering suggested in the Targum Onqelos, Symmachus and the Samaritan Targum which read "sons of the rulers", where Targum Neophyti reads "sons of the judges". Are the Sons of God to be interpreted as people of nobility, angels, lesser gods, those that believe in God, or all men and women? Maybe it is all the choices. Through the power of the Holy Spirit I hope to find the truth.

This weekend I had the honor of attending a sweat lodge ritual of the Lakota nation sanctioned under Chief Leonard Crow Dog. I was invited to let go of all the things bothering me to the glowing rocks in a pitch black tent. " The rock nation is the oldest of all nations. They sacrifice themselves to take in your suffering." As water was poured over the stones, it would transcend into a cloud of steam that surrounded my body. I found the temperature almost unbearable at first, but as I calmed myself I gained a catharsis in the small lodge which had no boundaries. All the people around me were no longer bodies, but invisible spirits sharing wisdom and chanting spiritual songs that cleansed our thoughts in one rhythmic voice. Each one of us in turn was puffed from the Chanupa (ceremonial pipe) to convey our prayers to the Creator. I prayed for my son to get well and special intentions for the rest of my family and friends. When the tent flap opened I could see a radiant fire lighting a parade of snow flakes falling from the sky. I thought how our life transcends like snow into other forms, but held together by a spirit learning to know itself. Don Rico shared a profound thought to me. Native Americans did fight over territory, food, and material possessions. But, they never made war over religion. I wonder if the real truth is that we use the sacred ideals of religion and freedom as an excuse to gain territory, food, and material possessions. A woman by the name of Susan shared a personal epiphany that we should not consider ourselves victims to injustice. Rather we should consider ourselves survivors to a greater justice. For this experience I am grateful. "Mitakuye Oyasin" All My Relations Put your intellect aside and be human.

The God Loving, the Godless, and God Hating must follow the laws of the State. But, the three are currently free to discourse their version of the truth of what is unjust and attempt to get public support to overturn legislation without using a moral argument. All three must show current law or lack of law harms Citizens and guests of the State. This method gives great advantage to Godless proponents over their opposition. For science and logic has little need for morality in its argument, rather it sees practical outcome as its endgame. Although, if God Loving and God hating proponents can demonstrate how laws or lack of law as unjust harms their freedom of religion the is morality must be clearly defined and understood. Like the Godless, the State has no relationship with God. But, if we expose the State to consist of human beings then the God Fearing and God Hating have a chance to appeal to the individual moral conscious of our public leader to the good and evil result of their decision. This same logic can be applied to corporations as well. There are companies that follow the Golden Rule and there are others that strictly follow profits to stockholders and board members without concern to their employees and their families. I would state to Olsen that if you want to follow the bad that is your God-given right and you are free to do it. If you want to follow the good you are free to do it. I personally choose good. I have been following Declan McCullagh reports on secrecy and surveillance technology for years. New technology can be used for good purposes and bad.

http://youtu.be/bLF44PC7_mo Who will be watching Big Everyone to make sure your civil liberties are not infringed upon? Government and corporate surveillance will be increasing their monitoring soon. Remember to wave at all the cameras.

With advances of technology we can now see an aerial view of our home from satellite, virtually on the ground in 360 degrees. People are texting and sexting each other while they are walking and driving. In less than a year computer glasses will be out photographing and videoing everyone around sending time date stamped media with global locations to public cloud computer databases that organize information for public and private applications. Instantly a stranger will be recognized from the cloud database. You may or may not get access to who that stranger is, but those who own and share the data will. Whether we like it our not Big Brother is now everyone. Big Everyone can predict what you will do before you think it. Predictable recordable outcomes are the future of us all if do not change our thinking. http://youtu.be/pkGhPSoH7Xk Imagine accessing all cloud databases within a predicted global location where a suspect hangs out based on all the recorded time stamped areas posted on social networks (Facebook, Google Circles, etc). What other patterns can be seen. Maybe you hang out those same places. Now you are put on the watch list. You movements are tracked who you interact with are tracked and analyzed. Galatians 2 http://www.scribd.com/doc/27394899/Microsoft-Spy

Jaron Lanier s an American computer scientist, best known for popularizing the term virtual reality (VR). Lanier is popularly known for his skepticism about claims sometimes made about progress in computing and about the internet. His book, You Are Not a Gadget (2010), is a critique of Web 2.0.got him nominated in the TIME 100 list of most influential people. In his book You Are Not a Gadget (2010), Lanier criticizes the hive mind of Web 2.0 (wisdom of the crowd) and describes the open source and open content expropriation of intellectual production as a form of "Digital Maoism". Lanier argues that Web 2.0 developments have retarded progress and innovation and glorified the collective at the expense of the individual. He criticizes Wikipedia and Linux as examples of this problem; Wikipedia for its "mob rule" by anonymous editors, the weakness of its non-scientific content, and its bullying of experts. Lanier also argues that there are limitations to certain aspects of the open source and content movement in that they lack the ability to create anything truly new and innovative. For example, Lanier makes the observation that the open source movement didn't create the iPhone, but it did create Android. In another example, Lanier claims that Web 2.0 makes search engines lazy, destroys the potential of innovative websites like Thinkquest, and hampers the communication of ideas like mathematics to a wider audience. Lanier further argues that the open source approach has destroyed opportunities for the middle class to finance content creation, and results in the concentration of wealth in a few individuals—"the lords of the clouds"—people who, more by virtue of luck rather than true innovation, manage to insert themselves as content concentrators at strategic times and locations in the cloud. In the two decades I have watched closely and found that anonymity can be very valuable in furthering a free and open discourse. I do feel that the United States is taking a similar route to China's Internet censorship that forces forums to verify the identify of a commenter before permitting the post. I feel in a sense having the ability to anonymously post on Wikipedia allows the information to grow and posters to gain respect through sharing information and discourse. But, in the same aspect, content sites like Wikipedia, should not be considered the bible to everything. Our freedom to speak out is slowly being removed in cyber-culture. Moderated and automated thought police keeps hostility down, but is that good? Facebook has a very interesting function where you can censor people on your forums without them actually knowing. Google now filters out similar content coming out from the same Internet Provider address range. Thousands of posts have been removed from this forum for not following our guidelines as well. At the same time these major harvesters of information do not reveal who they are censoring and their methods of filtering. All of that makes great sense it that was the absolute truth. Digital technology has given us a massive expansion of human control over data and information. What I worry about is abuse of controlling information. Google does its job data harvesting and organizing so well that no one can compete with it. The cream of good data theoretically floats to the top. But, at the same time Google promises nothing to anyone. So what Google giveth, Google taketh away with little to any input from society. What happens when all these to big to fail cyber networks get corrupted by bottom line profit margins.

It is well known that Sigmund Freud was under the protection of his Jewish Masonic brothers. B'nai B'rith International, the Global Voice of the Jewish Community, is the oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights, and advocacy organization. Membership in B'nai B'rith is similar to the Catholic Knights of Columbus in that they only allow individuals of their faith to become full members. That is why I find it interesting that they would protect a man that made public his disbelief in the Jewish faith. Christians with faith in God are closer to those born into the Jewish faith an refute it. B'nai B'rith allows people of all beliefs to join their friends organization for $35 per year. A major benefit to joining is the organization's quality insurance policies. As an aside, I wonder how long the Catholic only policy will stand when Human Rights groups get court orders forcing the Knights of Columbus to provide insurance to nonmembers. http://www.bnaibrith...e-programs.html I am glad to read a friendly dialogue between religions can happen in today's world. What we need is more social interaction between faiths to understand the greater threat of a Godless world with no morality. What I do not understand is why B’nai B’rith would shelter a man that slandered the Jewish faith and God in his antisemitic writing. The American principle that Freud believed in was the Pursuit of Happiness. His Principles of Pleasure and Reality revealed pure happiness at first is found by seeking the immediate gratification of pleasure in order to satisfy our instinctual needs. As we mature our ability to better control instinctual urges for pleasure gratification increases. We are able to judge whether the reality of the event transpiring requires deferment of pleasure to a better time. Freud's wisdom is not original thought. Rather it is has been divine discourse in all faiths thousands of years before his time. The only part he does not not understand is pure happiness is controlling our animal desires through devotion to a higher power. Biva Gita Proverbs 21 2 Timothy 2 Titus 1 I wonder if all those wonderful people praying in memory of a great icon realize what great damage Freud did to Moses and their great faith. Without faith in the wisdom of God, morality is dictated by the ever changing currents of society constructing a false ego that supersedes our instincts of what is bad and what is good. I am quite sure that most Americans do not even know that Freud despised the ideals of our Republic. Dr. William Alanson White helped homogenize Freudian psychoanalysis, or "talk therapy," in the United States. I wonder whether the devil is that cunning in crafting a false reality that man is god or is he just as upset that people are no longer believing in him too.

Sigmund Freud was right about God being a Father figure to us all. What Freud did not understand was God's nature. Psalms 37 In 1907 Sigmund Freud wrote 'Obsessive Actions and Religious Practices' his earliest essay on his belief against religion, Freud considered devotional individuals to be suffering from obsessional neurosis, but considered their anxieties to be within socially acceptable norms. Twenty years later Freud wrote 'In The Future of an Illusion' where he refers to religion as an illusion which is "perhaps the most important item in the psychical inventory of a civilization". In his estimation, those educated in behavior science with secular (worldly) motives for morality need to replace religious ones. Freud sees the existence of God for only "the great mass of the uneducated and oppressed" people who may commit murder if not told that God forbids it. Sigmund Freud is a patriarch for the Humanist movement that is completely accepted in all branches of government today. Humanist see the nature of God as actually the nature of man. People of faith see the opposite or unknowable. In today's law a psychologist or a psychiatrist accepted as an impartial witness, but you will not see a rabbi, priest, or minister used as one. Somtimes illogic makes a better commercial. http://youtu.be/YoOfBVraMNw When Sigmund Freud turned 35, his father Jacob sent him the copy of the Hebrew Family Bible he had given to him when he was a boy. Enclosed in that worn copy of the Scriptures was a note from the elder Freud reminding his son that "the Spirit of the Lord began to move you and spoke within you: 'Go read in My Book that I’ve written and there will burst open for you the wellsprings of understanding, knowledge, and wisdom.'" Jacob hoped that the bible would rekindle his sons faith building a greater understanding the true wisdom of knowing God. Instead honoring his father's wishes, Sigmund deconstructed his family belief like he had done with his patients. Freud theorized that Moses was am Egyptian Levite noble who worshiped the God of the Sun that was ridiculed in his home country and merged the belief with neighboring violent volcano demon that was worshiped to create the Almighty Father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Here are excerpts from his book Moses and Monotheism. To accept Moses the Jews created a story that he was adopted. 29 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM Egyptian Aton and Adonai are the same God. 42 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM It was the the Egyptians who originated circumcision. 44 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM When Pharaoh Ikhnaton passed the one God religion crumbled and Moses transferred the beliefs to the Habiru (Hebrews) 47 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM Moses may have learned the religion of Aton from the Priests of On (Heliopolis). 52 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM The God of the Sun was merged with a blood thirsty volcano fire demon. 56 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM Moses was killed by the Jews. When they are exiled they hope that Moses will rise from the dead and save them once again. 59 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM Moses entourage, the Levites, were considered the elite tribe. 59 MOSES AND MONOTHEISM http://archive.org/s...ge/n13/mode/2up As I grow this topic I hope to share the wisdom of the Golden Rule through the understanding the creative expression of the Golden Ratio. I believe those that are devoted to our Creator and practice self-control are able to achieve a full understanding of the meaning of God's love and Liberty. I will go into Jahve and Elohist at a later time. Through this discourse I have gain an even greater admiration for the endurance of Jewish culture. I now understand how to properly use the racial term. "Hebrew" (Descendants of Abraham, from whose name is the root of the word Hebrew) . Israelite is the nationalistic term. Jew is the cultural term.

I consider Humanism a greater threat than Satanism in the aspect that that it removes the supernatural archetypes (God and Satan) and their distinction of values between selfless and selfish, self-control and impatience, humility and pride. The new archetype is man himself and his rational observations of the world. Enlightenment comes through scientific achievements and morality comes from a deeper understanding of cultural brotherhood. This new enlightened morality insists on a creating new a socialized order that distributes wealth evenly and the formation of a new religion based upon the scientific method and probability. http://www.americanh...ist_Manifesto_I Humanist Manifesto I - 1933 The time has come for widespread recognition of the radical changes in religious beliefs throughout the modern world. The time is past for mere revision of traditional attitudes. Science and economic change have disrupted the old beliefs. Religions the world over are under the necessity of coming to terms with new conditions created by a vastly increased knowledge and experience. In every field of human activity, the vital movement is now in the direction of a candid and explicit humanism. In order that religious humanism may be better understood we, the undersigned, desire to make certain affirmations which we believe the facts of our contemporary life demonstrate. There is great danger of a final, and we believe fatal, identification of the word religion with doctrines and methods which have lost their significance and which are powerless to solve the problem of human living in the Twentieth Century. Religions have always been means for realizing the highest values of life. Their end has been accomplished through the interpretation of the total environing situation (theology or world view), the sense of values resulting therefrom (goal or ideal), and the technique (cult), established for realizing the satisfactory life. A change in any of these factors results in alteration of the outward forms of religion. This fact explains the changefulness of religions through the centuries. But through all changes religion itself remains constant in its quest for abiding values, an inseparable feature of human life. Today man's larger understanding of the universe, his scientific achievements, and deeper appreciation of brotherhood, have created a situation which requires a new statement of the means and purposes of religion. Such a vital, fearless, and frank religion capable of furnishing adequate social goals and personal satisfactions may appear to many people as a complete break with the past. While this age does owe a vast debt to the traditional religions, it is none the less obvious that any religion that can hope to be a synthesizing and dynamic force for today must be shaped for the needs of this age. To establish such a religion is a major necessity of the present. It is a responsibility which rests upon this generation. We therefore affirm the following: FIRST: Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created. SECOND: Humanism believes that man is a part of nature and that he has emerged as a result of a continuous process. THIRD: Holding an organic view of life, humanists find that the traditional dualism of mind and body must be rejected. FOURTH: Humanism recognizes that man's religious culture and civilization, as clearly depicted by anthropology and history, are the product of a gradual development due to his interaction with his natural environment and with his social heritage. The individual born into a particular culture is largely molded by that culture. FIFTH: Humanism asserts that the nature of the universe depicted by modern science makes unacceptable any supernatural or cosmic guarantees of human values. Obviously humanism does not deny the possibility of realities as yet undiscovered, but it does insist that the way to determine the existence and value of any and all realities is by means of intelligent inquiry and by the assessment of their relations to human needs. Religion must formulate its hopes and plans in the light of the scientific spirit and method. SIXTH: We are convinced that the time has passed for theism, deism, modernism, and the several varieties of "new thought". SEVENTH: Religion consists of those actions, purposes, and experiences which are humanly significant. Nothing human is alien to the religious. It includes labor, art, science, philosophy, love, friendship, recreation--all that is in its degree expressive of intelligently satisfying human living. The distinction between the sacred and the secular can no longer be maintained. EIGHTH: Religious Humanism considers the complete realization of human personality to be the end of man's life and seeks its development and fulfillment in the here and now. This is the explanation of the humanist's social passion. NINTH: In the place of the old attitudes involved in worship and prayer the humanist finds his religious emotions expressed in a heightened sense of personal life and in a cooperative effort to promote social well-being. TENTH: It follows that there will be no uniquely religious emotions and attitudes of the kind hitherto associated with belief in the supernatural. ELEVENTH: Man will learn to face the crises of life in terms of his knowledge of their naturalness and probability. Reasonable and manly attitudes will be fostered by education and supported by custom. We assume that humanism will take the path of social and mental hygiene and discourage sentimental and unreal hopes and wishful thinking. TWELFTH: Believing that religion must work increasingly for joy in living, religious humanists aim to foster the creative in man and to encourage achievements that add to the satisfactions of life. THIRTEENTH: Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life. The intelligent evaluation, transformation, control, and direction of such associations and institutions with a view to the enhancement of human life is the purpose and program of humanism. Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world. FOURTEENTH: The humanists are firmly convinced that existing acquisitive and profit-motivated society has shown itself to be inadequate and that a radical change in methods, controls, and motives must be instituted. A socialized and cooperative economic order must be established to the end that the equitable distribution of the means of life be possible. The goal of humanism is a free and universal society in which people voluntarily and intelligently cooperate for the common good. Humanists demand a shared life in a shared world. FIFTEENTH AND LAST: We assert that humanism will: ( a ) affirm life rather than deny it; ( b ) seek to elicit the possibilities of life, not flee from them; and endeavor to establish the conditions of a satisfactory life for all, not merely for the few. By this positive morale and intention humanism will be guided, and from this perspective and alignment the techniques and efforts of humanism will flow. "God Bless America" will be replaced with "May The Odds Be Ever In America's Favor"

I just read some Ronald Dworkins thoughts on marriage being a unique cultural institution that has developed meaning though its traditional history of a woman marrying a man. In light of the new legal view that each person has their own definition of God, we can no longer rely on the State to judge according to community ethics. Therefore, we must face the truth that the State is wants no part in defining God and morality in law. By this reason I would argue that just like trademark, patent, and copyright law who has the idea and name first should have the right to the name defined. If the State does not accept this argument, then it should change the legal name "Marriage" to "Civil Union" and not violate the Separation of Church and State by using a name of a religious sacrament. The traditional name of "Marriage" to be used exclusively to churches and ministers. As we know there are plenty of Heterosexual and Gay religious institutions to administer the sacrament. The State should never control the values of Love and Marriage. Just like they should not control Health and Death. Look at what happened when the State played God in Nazi Germany. The very first line of the first amendment to the Constitution reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Religious Freedom first in our Bill of Rights by our Founding Fathers, because it was and still is the most important freedom we have. This does not mean that forces are working hard to erode its meaning and our ability to exercise this "God-given right" to pursuit happiness. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

To better understand morality one must understand its opposite. The Satanic Bible contains the core principles of the religion of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. This passage has similarity to the nature of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (God) written in the Hindu Biva Gita. Chapter 4 the Torah reveals the name of God and His divine relationship with the People of Israel. Exodus 3 The New Testament goes further in revealing how God does love humanity. John 3 The Book of Satan I The Book of Satan III The Book of Satan V Lucifer's Beatitudes http://www.thesatani...ble%20Ebook.pdf http://youtu.be/JaMndsqZmNE There is clear distinction between what is moral and what is not. President Garfield was later assassinated by Charles Guiteau, a preacher justified his action as necessary means to heal dissension between factions of the Republican Party. Psychiatrist Dr. Edward Charles Spitzka, testified as an expert witness that it was clear "Guiteau is not only now insane, but that he was never anything else." While on the stand, Spitzka testified that he had "no doubt" that Guiteau was both insane and a congenital malformation of the brain. Guiteau's trial was one of the first high profile cases in the United States where the insanity defense was considered.

This President's Day I plan to review and reflect upon the immortal words of reconciliation and healing that are carved in the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital. Although there is no bloodshed, our country is divided once again. What is morally just is believed to be in the minds and hearts of both sides. I begin my Lent in prayer that that our flag continues to wave strongly in the air of the land of the truly free. It is my hope that both sides take a step towards the center and reconcile in humility that we must put politics aside and do what is best for America. Science and Religion have to meet in the middle as well. It is possible to be both human and moral.

I am contemplating passages I read in the Hindu Biva Gita. From what I see Dhṛtarāṣṭra (God) wants Arjuna (mortal hero) to be friendly to all living creatures, yet be only mentally and emotionally devotional to God and follow his moral commands. Chapter 11 I find it difficult to fully realize the meaning of balancing oneself and being completely neutral. Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Jesus's revelation of truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, fits well into the framework of the Hindu belief system. But, the idea of birth being evil and detachment from family as a tenant to finding salvation is a noticeable difference.. Chapter 16 Galatians 5 Does Christ share the same message about balancing oneself in neutrality? Matthew 19 Both Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Jesus tell us not to be caught up in the material world. Some may want to remain ignorant of this revelation. For if one seeks the knowledge on how to live with the Holy Spirit of God then they are committed to follow the Commandments of God.