Archive for November, 2009

Jeffrey Grupp on Radio Liberty 11-25-9, 1/6: vaccines, guns, spirituality, new world order

Part 1 of Jeffrey Grupp on Radio Liberty 11-25-9: vaccines, guns, spirituality, new world order

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Even more Astrotheology: Do you think God can exist in any of the dimensions? Or is he just undefined?

In both a scientific and theological sense, God can be defined as the origin of premise, which means he/she/it is the breakdown of causeality, the effect without a preceeding cause. This, in effect, is not a governor of rules, but the rules themselves. By this deduction, if there are other dimentions, God must exist in them or else they would have no rules and therefore not exist.

How much theology must i study to see the overwhelming evidence that an almighty and powerful God exists?

Also, which theology must i study and how much does it cost?

And, how many years studying science do I need to do so I can be absolutely certain that a nuclear Bomb did not go of next door yesterday?

You could buy dozens of "Christian" reading materials, I advise you invest some time watching videos of debates and lectures on comparative religion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCbrGqhoBc

How much does a prayer request cost to receive a pastoral prayer by Pastor Melissa Scott?

Shockingly, Pastor Melissa Scott told viewers of her live broadcast to send in prayer requests, but you have to give money for them to get prayed over. Business is business in Gene Scott’s church.

Prayers shouldn’t cost u a penny! Pray yourself in church or in your home. Have your minister offer prayers for those who need them, etc. Send money or else! Keep you money and just pray. God hears all prayers.

Does Scriptural Inerrancy destroy Faith?

Time and again I read about people losing their faith cos they were raised in churches with scriptural inerrancy and anti science doctrines who lack the mental coping skills to learn to balance faith and science and basically freak out when they start studying science or logic or philosophy at college or uni.

Are churches that insist in scriptural inerrancy destroying genuine faith?

No. I was raised with a scientific background, have studied both logic and sciences at university level (and did very well in them all thank you very much) and it was when I chose to read the Bible, also having made a decision in my life that I wanted faith to be a part of it, that I realized just how inerrant the Bible is. I subscribe to Scriptural inerrancy, and I see nothing in the Bible that contradicts good scientific practice. Some biologists look at me strangely when I proclaim I believe animal testing is immoral and leads to the development of harmful ideas and products, but I am hardly alone. Many scientists agree with me. People who think the Bible and science contradict each other are usually confused about both.

Do you know what Astrotheology is?

http://stellarhousepublishing.com/astrotheology.html

What do you think about Astrotheology?

Sounds like a cross between astrology and religion. So it’s an alloy of two kinds of nonsense.

Ken Wilber – Spirituality and the 3 Strands of Deep Science

The three strands of deep science—injunction, apprehension, confirmation—give us a reliable methodology for learning about both the world without and the world within. Want to know what the moons of Jupiter look like? Look through a telescope. Want to know what satori is? Sit down and count your breaths. While you’re at it, have a couple friends do the same thing, and then compare notes. After all, if your experience of satori involves becoming one with a jelly donut, you, um, might want to see if that happened to anyone else….

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Prayer Beads: Icicle – Baptism/Christening Invitation

This cross may be subtle in a scene of gentle dots but will leave a big impression on guests. Send them with your child’s photo to inform friends and family about this special event. Minimum Quantity 10.

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Affirmative Prayer – One Key To Power

There are many keys to Power. One key which provides many people with solid, reliable results is affirmative prayer. In this article, I will explain what affirmative prayer is, why it works, and how to use it.

While there are many types of prayer, affirmative prayer is the most scientific, and the most reliable. But what is affirmative prayer?

Affirmative prayer is a prayer where you don’t ask for anything, rather you make a statement as though what you want already exists. For instance, instead of asking for a large financial income, your affirmation would be something like “I am now making $100,000 per year, doing what I enjoy doing. I am happy in the job I have, and I work with wonderful people.”

But why would we want to pray this way? Because it works! Is there any other reason? Yes, because the process is more enjoyable. How enjoyable is going to your boss at work and asking for something, like a raise? Most people would rather avoid it. The same feeling usually comes up when trying to ask for something in prayer. You usually feel as if you have to prove yourself, or give something in exchange for what you are asking.

But there is no need to give up anything in exchange for what you want. Most religions have taught us that God is just like a person, and has many of the same caprices, temperaments, and moods that any human has. This is just not so. God is so far beyond our petty emotional fickleness that you could almost see God as being another natural law in the Universe. The Christian Bible even quotes God as saying “I am the same, yesterday, today, and forever.” or something to that effect.

Do you really care what the bacteria in your stomach want? Do you care what the worms in your back yard are doing? NO! You will continue to do whatever it is you normally do and let them do their thing. You will eat the same foods, giving the bacteria the nutrition they need, and you will cut the grass from time to time giving the worms what they need to survive. Your actions do not change based on what these lower level life forms do.

God is the same way. God (neither He nor She) has set up the Universe so that each individual can get whatever they want if they will but use the resources available. One of these resources is the supply of Universal Power that supports and sustains the Universe and all Life.

If you are alive, then you have access to this Power. In the Christian Bible, there are many references to the availability of this Power. Christ Himself taught that as long as you believe that you will receive what you ask for in prayer, that you will indeed receive it! His great example of prayer (The Lord’s Prayer) does not ask for anything. It commands! “Give us this day…”, not “Could I please have….”. The example is missed by most, who continue to ask, beg, and go without.

God has created you in such a way that you can supply your own needs! All you have to do is tap into the Universal Power and command what you want to come into being!

Of course, this theory is all well and good, but the real question is exactly how do you go about doing this? It’s simple really, although not necessarily easy. The first step is to make contact with this great supply of Power.

This first step is the one that most people will have the hardest time with. I generally spend several sessions with my students working on various aspects of this, to insure that they can reliably make this contact any time they want. Here, I can only cover the basics.

At it’s simplest level, making contact with the spiritual source of Power is about having the intention to do so. Your inner mind handles the intricate details of managing your connection to the spiritual realities. You have to communicate to your inner mind that you want to open the gates to spiritual Power and you want access to that Power now.

You can communicate this intention in several ways. You can affirm “I am opening up my connection to spiritual Power, and this Power fills my being with great intensity!” This is a time-honored method which has been used very effectively. Another approach is to imagine going into the deepest recesses of your being and opening the gateway and releasing Power for your use. A third option is to imagine yourself going into an imaginary workroom/temple/holy place, and using imaginary tools to make contact with this Power. If you use this third option, you have to believe that what you are imagining will be echoed in reality. Faith is the foundation of all spiritual activities, including making contact with Spirit itself.

You will know when you make contact with spiritual Power. Different people sense the presence of Power in different ways. Most will feel heat, or pressure, or will perceive a greater luminance. Some will feel a sense of cold, or a light airiness around them.

When you make contact, then you are ready for the second step, which is to affirm what you are asking for as though it were already true. You will usually want to create your affirmative prayer before you start, however. We mentioned one example at the beginning of this article, dealing with money. Another example, to create an ideal relationship, could be: “I am in love with a wonderful partner, who loves me dearly. We spend many happy hours together sharing interests, hobbies, and just enjoying each other’s company. This is an ideal relationship, I am completely happy with my partner, and my partner is completely happy with me. Neither of us wants to change the other.”

Whatever you want out of life, you can have. Do whatever you can on the physical level to bring it about, and add the assistance of the spiritual level with affirmative prayers. God Bless You.

Alan Tutt
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/affirmative-prayer-one-key-to-power-112062.html

How do you define the difference between religion and spirituality? ?

For you personally how does religion differ to spirituality and how is it the same? Are you religious AND spiritual or just one or the other? If you are religious does that mean you adhere to one particular doctrine, eg. Christianity, and follow the bible, go to church. OR Muslin, believe in the Koran and visit the mosque? If you are religious do you HAVE to go to church?

Personally I don’t follow any set religion, but I consider myself to be spiritual. Just wondered how "religious" people view religion and spirituality?

IMO religion is when you believe that your faith is an objective truth, applicable to all. Spirituality is when you believe your faith is a subjective truth, applicable only to you.

That’s why religions and religious people tend to be the ones that want to slam their beliefs down your throat, whereas spiritual non-religious people are cool with whatever.