An anthropologist's job is to explore culture in the world in which he finds himself. How then would an anthropologist approach God? The key isn't "Florida -Florida - Florida" but "Language - language- language". Language forms the very pillars by which we frame our ideas and support our arguments. First you have to find how your native specimine views himself. In God's case it's clearly evident that he views himself as a masculine entity among other masculine entities for the affection of the women. He views women as entities as things to give him pleasure and he uses as long as they are useful to them. But these women have no rights. They are merely recipients of his grace, which may be either extended or recinded at his will. A comon theme is that we humans are viewed by His Holiness always in the feminine gender. I think it isn't too big of a stretch to view God as sort of a glorified pimp. What he does is sell you a line he doesn't believe himself. (You see pastors doing this all the time appealing to people's fantacies) He gives you the line how The World has mistreated you but he has come to rescue you from "The World" and he will "take care of you" and maybe even buy you gifts. But in exchange you have to prostitute yourself to be what you inherently do not want to be. In a moment of despair a few days ago I was thinking "OK God. What do you want me to be. What do you want me to do? What do you want me to say? What emotions do you want me to fake today? They even use the same verb- - "Hooking" be it fishers of men- - or else- - fishers of paying men. You sacrifice everything to the Pimp including your Identity and your Morals. This last thing is a key thing to remember since the moral core of Christianity is one with which I cannot agree. It may have not escaped your notice that I am a fan of Nicole on Days of our Lives. Why would I, a man, identify with an ex hooker and porn star? Hummmm? Johnny Wendell said that certain Democrats seem to suffer from "Battered wife sidrone". A way of "coping" and "surviving" with a Pimp, or God, is keeping your emotional distance, even if you are forced into physical proximity. Constantly you are told to "stuff your emotions". Emotions are evil, except the ones you fake to the Johns, or the ones you fake to your pimp in some perhaps vain attempt to curry favor. Obviously a poor self image is key to falling into this trap. He owns you but you have no rights to question any of his morals. It's a theological axiom we have no right to question where this or that action of God is "Morally Right". As a pimp he has his own insecureties and your independance is his greatest fear. Some pimps like Spike on Passions can be almost lovable at times, with a cute sense of humor. Like God the pimp himself doesn't "grow". He's content to live within his own ghettoized world of his making.
Here's another unspoken truth for you, the one we didn't get around do on the last posting. It's that dark thing you suspect is that there is "something actual and real about the Calvary Chapels", much as I would like to deny that there is. I don't think you can chalk up the fantastic success the Calvary movement has had without looking into some supernatural hocus pocus from one place or another. Calvary Chapel used to be a "Little country church on the edge of town" like the song says. Today it's a "Big sprawling church in a megalopalus". Lives have been changed and I'll even concede that lives have been dramatically helped and improved because I've seen it numerous times myself, of course never with me. Pete Richards and Jim Cooper (two of our ZAC friends) have both had their lives dramatically improved by Calvary Christianity. I know a girl named Sylvia whom I was told became an attorney. She started off as nothing. Another girl, Gloria (a black) had her life dramatically turned around for the better. These people used to say openly "I dare you to ask God for a sign" and presumably they got one that appeared in tomorrow's message. But as Mark Campbell might say, "Those out there idling their lives away on Beggar's Farm, get transported to lavish palaces. - - - They are invited for dinner and they are served as the main course!" Indeed the phrase "Back on the farm" never had such a glorious ring to it. But I guess what people want to know is where is their kryptonite vulnerable point. Well, I drew God's picture for you. But what if you asked them to draw you the same way Obama was portrayed on that magazine cover? In other words, do the same exercise with them that you'd do with a young emotionally troubled child. Have them draw a picture of their feelings about you. I don't think these people could do it. Do you know why I believe that. It's because the things they say passes out of their mouths without ever being processed by their brains. If they actually had to THINK about how they interact, it would freeze them up like a computer. I could draw a caracture of The Asshole from El Paso. Just take your typical Bible thumping southern redneck, who is defensive to the point of pugnacity, who has "Gone Hollywood". But could he draw me? I don't think he could because these people are as afraid of mirrors as the Scarecrow on the Wizzard of Oz is of Fire.
You know, Hillary Clinton's supporters don't support the addage of forgive and forget. These people even over a month out are STILL not about to support Obama. Many of these voters would honistly rather vote for Mc Cain. I know one woman personally like this. And I don't blame them considering how Obama has flip flopped. I just was sent a mailing today cataloging Obama's numerous flip flops on so many issues. How he's off to Iraq and Afghanistan. To be frank I don't see how anything but harm to the Obama campaign can come from this trip. Whatever he says about it, it will only be used against him by his enemies. This mailing also had a poll saying Obama only lad by one solitary percentage point. I don't need to remind you that Obama did kind of a melt down from the first of March on, which in former times used to be the entire campaign. It was clearly just a matter of time before Hillary caught him, and some argue that she did. Who wants to "back into the nomination"? This mailing said that Mc Cain has a better than even chance should he go after the liberal moderates out there. This may sound strange coming from me but right now I just TRUST Mc Cain more than I trust Obama. I'm looking for a reason to still be for Obama and I'm having trouble finding one.
They say that we have in comon 96% of our DNA with the Ape. That raises an interesting question that if that four percent can make such a dramatic difference in what we as species are able to achieve, just think what another three or four percent could do. One of these days and no one can say when- - there will be that mutant- - that "hopefull flook" leap in evolution that will bring the human species to new heights, if you can even call us human any more. We are trying to make a super race out of our children force-feeding our babies with computer cartoons and games and word puzzles at two or younger. They say that early education matters, and we are fast putting that to the test. Some say that "a secure feeling" aids in emotional and intellectual development. If so children today are setting new all time records for "securety" both economically and all these emotional aids I never had as a kid. So my question is, "With all this liberals have going for them why is Mc Cain only one or two points down in the polls? Why do people still trust Mc Cain on that all important matter of Security. Johnny Wendell was really mocking talking about "Battered wife sidrone" today and perhsps the Republicans via Karl Rove will invoke some magic powers and pull a rabbit out of the hat. This is not a fear I would dismiss out of hand. Again I was telling God a couple days ago "You say you want to bend my will? Frankly I don't CARE who wins and who loses. Just TELL me whom to vote for and I'll pimp out my vote for you". Elections have been known to be decided by some last minute decision or breaking news event. Now Hillary doesn't like Bush's new Rules about Abortion. If you ask me abortion is not a winning issue for the democrats. In fact funny as it seems, they have an acute shortage of "winning issues" because any one of them could be yanked away at any moment by Presidential decree For instance Bush can see a "time horizon" for ending the war. Now the issue of a rift between Meliki and Bush on our presence in Iraq is gone as an issue. Many may well up seeing that "sure victory" at the beginning of the year Gone in sixty seconds.
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