We are living in the "Era of Rhetoric."
Leaders don't admit what their true motives are. Politicians say one thing and do another. The military prides itself on secret keeping, so anything they say is propaganda. Big business does the least possible to protect it's workers and (honestly) minimum wage means "if we could pay you less, we would."
How do we get accountability? When will transparency catch on as the only workable solution for world problems? Who will make honesty cool?
Barack Obama is slowly becoming the best political strategist the US presidency has ever known...but it's all about feints and counter feints...because right now, that's the only way to maneuver within this political landscape of meaningless words. I love my president, as I love my country, but is this it?
How do we, The People, command respect?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
I don't go to CNN for news like I don't go to Burger King for a meal -Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins interview by Maximus D. Estevez and Jonathan Toth:
Max:
Ever since your last album, there has been a lot of change in the direction the music industry has been heading. How do you feel about the music thats coming out today within what was/is your genre?
Henry:
I don’t know what my genre is and I have not made a record for about ten years. One thing I notice with some hard rock music is that some of it sounds processed and compressed so when you turn it up, it doesn’t really get louder but more confused in the mid-range. There are a lot of stoner and doom bands that I pay a lot of attention to and some really great labels. TeePee, Southern Lord, Meteor City all put out sold records. The new Boris albums coming out later this month are excellent. I think music is just fine, you have to know where to look.
Max:
You've had a lot of influence on what has made spoken word performances popular in many people's eyes. What was the spark that ignited the flame on what has become a very successful avenue for you and those who have followed suite?
Henry:
I started doing talking shows in 1983. There were poetry readings in Los Angeles happening in local clubs and I got asked to be in one and I went from there. I liked being onstage on my own as I have a few stories to tell. My first national tour was in 1985 and it drew from 15 to 50 people and then went up over the years. At this point, it’s the best way for me to get across the information to my audience. I don’t think in lyrical terms any more, I think more journalistically at this point.
Max:
You were a big part of the punk rock scene in it's early stages, stateside. You've even been called the father of punk rock music in America. Can you explain how it all started and when you knew you really had something that people were eager to follow and why they were so eager to follow it?
Henry:
I was in bands that were a small part of a large picture. There can’t be any one band or person who started anything and I can think of other people and bands who were far more influential than I could have possibly been. Ian MacKaye and his bands Minor Threat and Fugazi and his label Dischord, those a very influential entities. I think there will always be a desire for music and other expressions that push back, there’s nothing new about any of this, only the delivery systems have gotten more efficient. When I was young, there was no internet. It was all phone calls and waiting on the mail. Now things are moving much faster. I think when you assign too much credit to one person or to one band, you miss out on the bigger picture. The picture is always bigger than you think.
Max:
As an avid reader and being an author, what writers influenced you in becoming an author and what authors currently pull you in intellectually?
Henry:
It was reading Henry Miller that mistakenly made me think I could write. I was on the road and seeing many things for the first time, so I started writing it all down. It was Miller who made me think it was possible. Miller makes it appear easy because he was so good but writing isn’t easy. It’s very hard. I enjoy reading Chris Hedges. I thought his new book Death Of The Liberal class was very interesting. At the moment, I am reading a book of articles written by Robert Fisk. He has covered almost every major conflict in the last few decades. I think he’s very sharp. I read a lot of history, biography, political and social studies books at this point. There are a lot of great writers out there.
Max:
While you've put aside music to work on many of your other projects, is music still amazing to you? If so, why?
Henry:
I like to listen to music. I don’t want to make any at this point. I don’t know what else I could do with it besides live in the past. I have not the time for that luxury.
Max:
You've done a lot of work with The Partnership For A Drug Free America and I understand that you are also affiliated with an orphanage. What was it that spurred these interests and do you any other work in a similar vein?
Henry:
I work with Drop In The Bucket, West Memphis Three, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Holly Grove Children Services Center. I started doing this as soon as I started making enough money to pay my bills and get some stability. I think it’s a good thing to help others but you have to get yourself into a stable environment first.
Max:
In America's search for transparency, new organizations have been formed, such as Wikileaks. America is torn on that specific issue. Some view it as treason. Others view it as patriotism. What is your take on the subject?
Henry:
If WikiLeaks is treason, then so was the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame [VP Dick Cheney called her and her husband "Fair Game" after they proved and announced to the media that Bush was lying about Saddam Hussein's WMD's] and let's get everyone into court and get it going. If America has so many things that we are not supposed to know about, perhaps it's time to change the way we do things. The way America conducts itself at this point only seems to lead to new conflicts. If America didn't go to Iraq, there would be no deficit. Since the American media has been bought and paid for, some people need alternate sources to get their information.
I don't go to CNN for news like I don't go to Burger King for a meal.
Max:
In a time when many American's are wanting more transparency in government and to get their voices heard, what do you see as the most honorable and expedient way to get the government to listen to the will of the people?
Henry:
Campaign finance reform would help. Thanks to the Citizens United case, politicians can be wholly own by corporations and really don't have to listen to the people. If the government really listened to the people, do you think we would be in Iraq now? Do you think we would have the healthcare system we do? I think for at least the last three decades, politicians have been distancing themselves from the citizens they serve. I don't know if that will change in our life time. I think both the left and right are part of the problem.
Toth:
Aside from Campaign finance reform, how can the US public get our government to realize the importance of transparency?
Henry:
I don't think it can. I think that big business, multi-national corps. have had every administration's ear from at least post-FDR to now. At the end of the day, your vote is somewhat meaningless, rioting is useless, destruction is pointless. When the SCOTUS gave corporations First Amendment rights, the writing that has been on the wall for years was set in neon. I think what needs to happen is more things like wikileaks. The curtain that protects the wizard has to be assaulted. You might not like what you get but in the end, I think we will all be the better for it.
Toth:
In your opinion, what is the best means of networking for like-minded people who want change?
Henry:
Internet, twitter, things like that. They are cheap, hard to stop and easy to start.
Toth:
Do you boycott certain businesses, if so which ones?
Henry:
I don't eat at fast food places. I don't base any opinion I have on things I learned on any network news outlets, even if it turns out to be true. I have to cross reference the information. Past that, I rely on myself to make the right decision at the time. I don't have kind of list though.
Toth:
For all the rumors about "secret societies" do you believe that most of the major decisions are made by "shadow governments" and if so, how do the People out them?
Henry:
I think business runs the world. Always follow the money. From all that hearts and minds crap in any country the America is "spreading Democracy" in to anywhere else. Dig down into the ground. If there's oil there, chances are, that country needs some Democracy and we're the country to drone strike them into freedom.
Toth:
Do you think WikiLeaks as a whistle blower outlet and activist for "free press" is a good idea? Why?
Henry:
Ultimately, yes. The America has to change its policy. It won't unless it's outed. Why should it? Corps in the America loved Mubarak, he bought their shit with your tax dollars. Great deal. Transparency means transparency. Ripples in the water upset those who are used to navigating in placidity. That is to say, there will be some lawyers involved.
Max:
Do you ever miss the beginning of your career? When things were fresh and new experiences or has the ride become better as it's progressed?
Henry:
I don’t miss anything really. I think about the past now and then but when I really drill down into it, I remember the parts that were not all that great. Since I have not stayed in any one thing and keep my line of work diversified, things feel new all the time. I am in the middle of shooting three documentaries for National Geographic. I am out of here for Vietnam and India in a few days. Boredom is proofreading. Everything else is quite interesting at present.
Max:
What is next for Henry Rollins? You've been a success with music, being an author, an actor, and hosting your own show on IFC. What can we expect to see from you in the future?
Henry:
I have a lot of tour dates for next year. My first photo book is out in a few months and I am working on a few new books.
Max:
Ever since your last album, there has been a lot of change in the direction the music industry has been heading. How do you feel about the music thats coming out today within what was/is your genre?
Henry:
I don’t know what my genre is and I have not made a record for about ten years. One thing I notice with some hard rock music is that some of it sounds processed and compressed so when you turn it up, it doesn’t really get louder but more confused in the mid-range. There are a lot of stoner and doom bands that I pay a lot of attention to and some really great labels. TeePee, Southern Lord, Meteor City all put out sold records. The new Boris albums coming out later this month are excellent. I think music is just fine, you have to know where to look.
Max:
You've had a lot of influence on what has made spoken word performances popular in many people's eyes. What was the spark that ignited the flame on what has become a very successful avenue for you and those who have followed suite?
Henry:
I started doing talking shows in 1983. There were poetry readings in Los Angeles happening in local clubs and I got asked to be in one and I went from there. I liked being onstage on my own as I have a few stories to tell. My first national tour was in 1985 and it drew from 15 to 50 people and then went up over the years. At this point, it’s the best way for me to get across the information to my audience. I don’t think in lyrical terms any more, I think more journalistically at this point.
Max:
You were a big part of the punk rock scene in it's early stages, stateside. You've even been called the father of punk rock music in America. Can you explain how it all started and when you knew you really had something that people were eager to follow and why they were so eager to follow it?
Henry:
I was in bands that were a small part of a large picture. There can’t be any one band or person who started anything and I can think of other people and bands who were far more influential than I could have possibly been. Ian MacKaye and his bands Minor Threat and Fugazi and his label Dischord, those a very influential entities. I think there will always be a desire for music and other expressions that push back, there’s nothing new about any of this, only the delivery systems have gotten more efficient. When I was young, there was no internet. It was all phone calls and waiting on the mail. Now things are moving much faster. I think when you assign too much credit to one person or to one band, you miss out on the bigger picture. The picture is always bigger than you think.
Max:
As an avid reader and being an author, what writers influenced you in becoming an author and what authors currently pull you in intellectually?
Henry:
It was reading Henry Miller that mistakenly made me think I could write. I was on the road and seeing many things for the first time, so I started writing it all down. It was Miller who made me think it was possible. Miller makes it appear easy because he was so good but writing isn’t easy. It’s very hard. I enjoy reading Chris Hedges. I thought his new book Death Of The Liberal class was very interesting. At the moment, I am reading a book of articles written by Robert Fisk. He has covered almost every major conflict in the last few decades. I think he’s very sharp. I read a lot of history, biography, political and social studies books at this point. There are a lot of great writers out there.
Max:
While you've put aside music to work on many of your other projects, is music still amazing to you? If so, why?
Henry:
I like to listen to music. I don’t want to make any at this point. I don’t know what else I could do with it besides live in the past. I have not the time for that luxury.
Max:
You've done a lot of work with The Partnership For A Drug Free America and I understand that you are also affiliated with an orphanage. What was it that spurred these interests and do you any other work in a similar vein?
Henry:
I work with Drop In The Bucket, West Memphis Three, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Holly Grove Children Services Center. I started doing this as soon as I started making enough money to pay my bills and get some stability. I think it’s a good thing to help others but you have to get yourself into a stable environment first.
Max:
In America's search for transparency, new organizations have been formed, such as Wikileaks. America is torn on that specific issue. Some view it as treason. Others view it as patriotism. What is your take on the subject?
Henry:
If WikiLeaks is treason, then so was the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame [VP Dick Cheney called her and her husband "Fair Game" after they proved and announced to the media that Bush was lying about Saddam Hussein's WMD's] and let's get everyone into court and get it going. If America has so many things that we are not supposed to know about, perhaps it's time to change the way we do things. The way America conducts itself at this point only seems to lead to new conflicts. If America didn't go to Iraq, there would be no deficit. Since the American media has been bought and paid for, some people need alternate sources to get their information.
I don't go to CNN for news like I don't go to Burger King for a meal.
Max:
In a time when many American's are wanting more transparency in government and to get their voices heard, what do you see as the most honorable and expedient way to get the government to listen to the will of the people?
Henry:
Campaign finance reform would help. Thanks to the Citizens United case, politicians can be wholly own by corporations and really don't have to listen to the people. If the government really listened to the people, do you think we would be in Iraq now? Do you think we would have the healthcare system we do? I think for at least the last three decades, politicians have been distancing themselves from the citizens they serve. I don't know if that will change in our life time. I think both the left and right are part of the problem.
Toth:
Aside from Campaign finance reform, how can the US public get our government to realize the importance of transparency?
Henry:
I don't think it can. I think that big business, multi-national corps. have had every administration's ear from at least post-FDR to now. At the end of the day, your vote is somewhat meaningless, rioting is useless, destruction is pointless. When the SCOTUS gave corporations First Amendment rights, the writing that has been on the wall for years was set in neon. I think what needs to happen is more things like wikileaks. The curtain that protects the wizard has to be assaulted. You might not like what you get but in the end, I think we will all be the better for it.
Toth:
In your opinion, what is the best means of networking for like-minded people who want change?
Henry:
Internet, twitter, things like that. They are cheap, hard to stop and easy to start.
Toth:
Do you boycott certain businesses, if so which ones?
Henry:
I don't eat at fast food places. I don't base any opinion I have on things I learned on any network news outlets, even if it turns out to be true. I have to cross reference the information. Past that, I rely on myself to make the right decision at the time. I don't have kind of list though.
Toth:
For all the rumors about "secret societies" do you believe that most of the major decisions are made by "shadow governments" and if so, how do the People out them?
Henry:
I think business runs the world. Always follow the money. From all that hearts and minds crap in any country the America is "spreading Democracy" in to anywhere else. Dig down into the ground. If there's oil there, chances are, that country needs some Democracy and we're the country to drone strike them into freedom.
Toth:
Do you think WikiLeaks as a whistle blower outlet and activist for "free press" is a good idea? Why?
Henry:
Ultimately, yes. The America has to change its policy. It won't unless it's outed. Why should it? Corps in the America loved Mubarak, he bought their shit with your tax dollars. Great deal. Transparency means transparency. Ripples in the water upset those who are used to navigating in placidity. That is to say, there will be some lawyers involved.
Max:
Do you ever miss the beginning of your career? When things were fresh and new experiences or has the ride become better as it's progressed?
Henry:
I don’t miss anything really. I think about the past now and then but when I really drill down into it, I remember the parts that were not all that great. Since I have not stayed in any one thing and keep my line of work diversified, things feel new all the time. I am in the middle of shooting three documentaries for National Geographic. I am out of here for Vietnam and India in a few days. Boredom is proofreading. Everything else is quite interesting at present.
Max:
What is next for Henry Rollins? You've been a success with music, being an author, an actor, and hosting your own show on IFC. What can we expect to see from you in the future?
Henry:
I have a lot of tour dates for next year. My first photo book is out in a few months and I am working on a few new books.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
"Paul Bunyan" by MC Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan ft. MC Paul Bunyan by Men With Beards
Yup, call it what you wanna...
the name's Paul Bunyan.
I'd rather you not call it a second coming...
unless you're gonna.
No need to worry about me young ones,
I like peace...and ummm...
I chop trees, a conflict to some and
I got a big blue ox, she's a fun one.
Kinda weird...somewhat.
I got a beard on my beard, something huh?
See that lawyer over there, frontin' some?
He's a tree, it's my job to cut him some.
Know how to tell a tree from the other ones?
When they talk, it makes you wanna leave.
Their stories they tell turn you green.
They block your sunlight and steal your sheen
...and got deep roots,
that intertwine with judges and police too,
but to me, shoot, they're just weeds.
I'm from Mizzou...I'll show 'em a thing or two...
with my trusty blade, she's a thing or two,
and my lovely Babe, she's a ringer too,
with her shade of blue, maybe touch of gray,
when I see those dudes, there's not much to say
...but they talk, talk, talk...
and on trial, they walk, walk, walk.
I got an ax and an ox, all I do is
swing, swing, swing and chop, chop, chop 'em off.
Make 'em firewood...
for burning our witches at the stake, like a liar would.
It's not just me, HE'S A TREE!
Except he's rotted out and hollow and lost his Chi.
So it's chop, I have to swing,
and down goes one bad apple tree.
Later...eh? Unless you're a
vampire, you won't be rising from your grave later, eh?
I take 'em out by the dozens like eggs,
Chuck Norris is my second cousin (no way!)
Hater alert, saw it comin'...
good thing for you it's Paul Bunyan.
Know what I'm talking aboot? I won't cut you unless you really deserve it...so just don't be a tree...and if you're a human being, I won't swing. Know what I'm talking aboot?
FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM "MEN WITH BEARDS" BY MEN WITH BEARDS
Blind Optimism
Blind optimism is referring to the facts:
Good happens...everywhere...always. It's normal, and for many...boring.
Evil (not the opposite, but the lack of good, like light is something and dark is nothing) is not the norm, it's the exception. I have lived an amazing life surrounded by beautiful people who care about each other and love well and I've never seen evil. I've never been touched or affected by it either. I see Only Love.
Am I special? Of course, just as anyone else here at this forum is (you guys KNOW that's true), but there is no "ignoring" evil or having "little or no concern"...it's just knowing the truth: there is no evil. It's a myth (it's a fear mongrel's legal weapon of choice)...there is only misunderstanding and ignorance of the good that is there.
Basically, I don't see it, because it's not there, but trying to tell that to normal people gets you into fights, so I give an easier way of understanding it for those who can't accept there is no evil...I just can't see it.
I'm a blind Optimist
Good happens...everywhere...always. It's normal, and for many...boring.
Evil (not the opposite, but the lack of good, like light is something and dark is nothing) is not the norm, it's the exception. I have lived an amazing life surrounded by beautiful people who care about each other and love well and I've never seen evil. I've never been touched or affected by it either. I see Only Love.
Am I special? Of course, just as anyone else here at this forum is (you guys KNOW that's true), but there is no "ignoring" evil or having "little or no concern"...it's just knowing the truth: there is no evil. It's a myth (it's a fear mongrel's legal weapon of choice)...there is only misunderstanding and ignorance of the good that is there.
Basically, I don't see it, because it's not there, but trying to tell that to normal people gets you into fights, so I give an easier way of understanding it for those who can't accept there is no evil...I just can't see it.
I'm a blind Optimist
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The Obamanomaly
Barack Obama was born the year John F. Kennedy became president. He was two-years-old when JFK was assassinated, seven when Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were likewise and in his teens when the rumors spread across America that the CIA killed them all, and if the rumors are true that his parents worked with the CIA (and possibly Obama himself), he most likely would've found out the truth about the shady US political history within the military industrial complex...
He was also a black child raised in the 1960s.
Anyone who thinks he's "in on it" is missing an understanding of his background. After recent evidence that proves George H.W. Bush (US President 1988-1992) was not only CIA, but also the instigator of Iran/Contra affair, the government's control of drug sales on the black market, cosigner of AIDS development as a biological weapon, and originally part of the conspiracy to kill JFK (according to ex-CIA head William Colby) I choose to refer to the law of physics for the Obamanomaly:
"For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction."
In my scientific and sociological opinion, Obama is here to change things for the good...not the selfish interests that have run things since we've been alive. I'm not interested in believing the hype, I'm interested in transparency and accountability and progressive change...but I do understand political strategy...feints and counter feints.
To beat your enemy, you must know your enemy.
He was also a black child raised in the 1960s.
Anyone who thinks he's "in on it" is missing an understanding of his background. After recent evidence that proves George H.W. Bush (US President 1988-1992) was not only CIA, but also the instigator of Iran/Contra affair, the government's control of drug sales on the black market, cosigner of AIDS development as a biological weapon, and originally part of the conspiracy to kill JFK (according to ex-CIA head William Colby) I choose to refer to the law of physics for the Obamanomaly:
"For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction."
In my scientific and sociological opinion, Obama is here to change things for the good...not the selfish interests that have run things since we've been alive. I'm not interested in believing the hype, I'm interested in transparency and accountability and progressive change...but I do understand political strategy...feints and counter feints.
To beat your enemy, you must know your enemy.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Ten Commandments...nowadays.
It seems to me that the Ten Commandments are just logical laws applied to the human condition that keep us from hurting each other (according to the King James version, Exodus 20):
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me (be true to yourself)
2. Thou shalt not worship any graven images (don't f*ck with bullsh*t)
3. Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain (be careful with your words homey)
4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy (put some time aside to pray or meditate...chill)
5. Honor thy mother and thy father (they brought you here, don't front on them)
6. Thou shalt not kill (easy...don't trip)
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery (find who you dig and get with them)
8. Thou shalt not steal (really?)
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor (don't sell out)
10. Thou shalt not covet (don't hate the player, hate the game)
There is no "or else"...it's just a list of rules that (when adhered to) keeps most human beings out of unnecessary trouble...from my interpretation...real talk.
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me (be true to yourself)
2. Thou shalt not worship any graven images (don't f*ck with bullsh*t)
3. Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain (be careful with your words homey)
4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy (put some time aside to pray or meditate...chill)
5. Honor thy mother and thy father (they brought you here, don't front on them)
6. Thou shalt not kill (easy...don't trip)
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery (find who you dig and get with them)
8. Thou shalt not steal (really?)
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor (don't sell out)
10. Thou shalt not covet (don't hate the player, hate the game)
There is no "or else"...it's just a list of rules that (when adhered to) keeps most human beings out of unnecessary trouble...from my interpretation...real talk.
Do you guys believe that truth is objective?
I used to, but I think the English language makes it relative.
I believe things are what they are, but interpretation changes them somehow. I believe God is Love, and I know that's the truth...but anyone can debate that.
Have you ever thought humans think they are too smart?
I think some things are obvious, like God created the universe, but then I bump into lots of people who deny that or have a different version.
I don't like debating anymore...when I was younger and full of new intelligence, sure. Now, I like sharing...since nobody can ever fully agree on EVERYTHING. Debating is short-sighted and limited (for me) sharing is open and creative (for me)...but that's just another opinion.
Everything is different...but everything is the same. Are we on an evolutionary edge right now? Are we about to ascend into some new understanding? I hope so. I would love to look into anyone's eyes and be able to find truth, love, empathy and compassion.
Are you laughing God? Thought so.
I believe things are what they are, but interpretation changes them somehow. I believe God is Love, and I know that's the truth...but anyone can debate that.
Have you ever thought humans think they are too smart?
I think some things are obvious, like God created the universe, but then I bump into lots of people who deny that or have a different version.
I don't like debating anymore...when I was younger and full of new intelligence, sure. Now, I like sharing...since nobody can ever fully agree on EVERYTHING. Debating is short-sighted and limited (for me) sharing is open and creative (for me)...but that's just another opinion.
Everything is different...but everything is the same. Are we on an evolutionary edge right now? Are we about to ascend into some new understanding? I hope so. I would love to look into anyone's eyes and be able to find truth, love, empathy and compassion.
Are you laughing God? Thought so.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Addiction to Being Right
Do you guys get the feeling that everyone wants to be right?
I think that's perfect, but I do take issue with those who think they have a corner on the market in regards to truth...everyone's is different. Is that a dimensional concept that many here don't understand? When people use anger and spite and dissension over and over with the intention of "WINNING" a point, it seems inappropriate since this life is filled with subjective discussions...unless they are in third grade...they don't teach subjectivity and objectivity until high school at least...
I will ask people next time, are you in high school?
In a subjective conversation, the only option is sharing...you can't win anything (except maybe the respect of your peers, but some clearly don't want that). Will you share your opinion with us instead of attempt to disprove or disrespect anyone? Without respect, it just seems desperate...almost as if you know you're wrong.
I learned about that tell from watching the GOP over the last 20 years...but that too is just an opinion.
I think that's perfect, but I do take issue with those who think they have a corner on the market in regards to truth...everyone's is different. Is that a dimensional concept that many here don't understand? When people use anger and spite and dissension over and over with the intention of "WINNING" a point, it seems inappropriate since this life is filled with subjective discussions...unless they are in third grade...they don't teach subjectivity and objectivity until high school at least...
I will ask people next time, are you in high school?
In a subjective conversation, the only option is sharing...you can't win anything (except maybe the respect of your peers, but some clearly don't want that). Will you share your opinion with us instead of attempt to disprove or disrespect anyone? Without respect, it just seems desperate...almost as if you know you're wrong.
I learned about that tell from watching the GOP over the last 20 years...but that too is just an opinion.
Bible quotes instructing man to kill...check the ignorance that we are evolving out of...
Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Kill Witches
You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)
Kill Fortunetellers
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Death for Hitting Dad
Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
Death for Cursing Parents
1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)
2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Death for Fornication
A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Death to Followers of Other Religions
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions.
1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy
One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets
1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)
2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die
So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle
For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Kill Witches
You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)
Kill Fortunetellers
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Death for Hitting Dad
Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
Death for Cursing Parents
1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)
2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Death for Fornication
A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Death to Followers of Other Religions
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions.
1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy
One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets
1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)
2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die
So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle
For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
Monday, May 9, 2011
"PLAY" from different Points of Views [PoVs]
Capitalist - He who dies with the most toys, wins.
Communism - Everyone gets the same number of toys. You go straight to the opposite of Heaven, if, we catch you selling yours.
Socialist - My mom says you have to share that toy with me.
Democrat - My brother is bigger than your brother and he says you have to let me play with you.
Republican - My kid can beat up your kid.
Confucianism - Once a toy is dipped in the water, it is no longer dry.
Taoism - The doll is as important as the dumptruck.
Agnosticism - It is not possible to know whether toys make a bit of difference.
Atheist - There is no toy maker.
Evolutionism - The toys made themselves.
Baha'i - All toys are just fine with us.
Christian Scientist - Those toys aren't real, play with God instead.
Calvinism - He who dies with the most toys was eternally predestined to win.
7th Day Adventist-He who plays with his toys on Saturday, loses.
Anglican - They were our toys first.
Greek Orthodox - No, they were OURS first.
Branch Davidian - He who dies playing with the biggest toys, wins.
Catholicism - He who denies himself the most toys, wins.
Judaism - Those toys cost a lot of money...and a lot of lives.
Islam - All toys belong to Allah, unless they aren't Muslim.
Church of Christ - He whose toys make music, loses.
Polytheism - There are many toy makers.
Theosophy - All toys came from the original One Toy.
Non-denominationalism - We don't care where the toys came from, let's just play with them.
Existentialism - Toys are a figment of your imagination.
Hari Krishna - He who plays with the most toys, wins.
Jehovah's Witnesses - He who sells the most toys door-to-door, wins.
Libertarian - No one is going to tell me what I can and can't do with my toys.
Mormonism - Every boy can have as many toys as he wants.
New Age - Go stand in front of your mirror and contemplate your inner toy.
Pentecostalism - He whose toys can talk wins.
Pantheism - There are no toys--everything is sacred.
Satanist - I'm going to smash all your toys.
Theosophy - All toys came from the original One Toy.
Unitarian Universalist - I respect your toy and yours and yours.
Anarchist - We can play with anyone's toys we want, whenever we want for as long as we want.
Voodoo - Let me borrow that doll for a second.
Wiccan - Let us breath in harmony with our Toys.
Hedonism - To heck with the rule book!? Let's play!
Communism - Everyone gets the same number of toys. You go straight to the opposite of Heaven, if, we catch you selling yours.
Socialist - My mom says you have to share that toy with me.
Democrat - My brother is bigger than your brother and he says you have to let me play with you.
Republican - My kid can beat up your kid.
Confucianism - Once a toy is dipped in the water, it is no longer dry.
Taoism - The doll is as important as the dumptruck.
Agnosticism - It is not possible to know whether toys make a bit of difference.
Atheist - There is no toy maker.
Evolutionism - The toys made themselves.
Baha'i - All toys are just fine with us.
Christian Scientist - Those toys aren't real, play with God instead.
Calvinism - He who dies with the most toys was eternally predestined to win.
7th Day Adventist-He who plays with his toys on Saturday, loses.
Anglican - They were our toys first.
Greek Orthodox - No, they were OURS first.
Branch Davidian - He who dies playing with the biggest toys, wins.
Catholicism - He who denies himself the most toys, wins.
Judaism - Those toys cost a lot of money...and a lot of lives.
Islam - All toys belong to Allah, unless they aren't Muslim.
Church of Christ - He whose toys make music, loses.
Polytheism - There are many toy makers.
Theosophy - All toys came from the original One Toy.
Non-denominationalism - We don't care where the toys came from, let's just play with them.
Existentialism - Toys are a figment of your imagination.
Hari Krishna - He who plays with the most toys, wins.
Jehovah's Witnesses - He who sells the most toys door-to-door, wins.
Libertarian - No one is going to tell me what I can and can't do with my toys.
Mormonism - Every boy can have as many toys as he wants.
New Age - Go stand in front of your mirror and contemplate your inner toy.
Pentecostalism - He whose toys can talk wins.
Pantheism - There are no toys--everything is sacred.
Satanist - I'm going to smash all your toys.
Theosophy - All toys came from the original One Toy.
Unitarian Universalist - I respect your toy and yours and yours.
Anarchist - We can play with anyone's toys we want, whenever we want for as long as we want.
Voodoo - Let me borrow that doll for a second.
Wiccan - Let us breath in harmony with our Toys.
Hedonism - To heck with the rule book!? Let's play!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
God's Joke?
Based on the way John Lennon said,
"If anybody can put on paper what our government and the American government and the Russian and Chinese government are actually trying to do, or how and what they think they're doing, I'd be very pleased to know what they think they're doing. I think they're all insane...but I'm liable to be put away as "insane" for expressing that...that's what's insane about it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6mqec9NQU
...and then he was assassinated within six months...I'd rather be considered insane than believe what our governments are trying to sell us.
Is that God's Joke? Give us great leaders who get assassinated by the insecure power mongers fighting for their right to project control thru fear and intimidation?
That would suck God...I don't believe you would ever do that to your children...
I think of God as a mothering opportunity for life and further creation. God is more like...order...laws of universes, solar systems, Earth, gravity, water, air, food, music, family and the fact this all happened to work for us.
The fact that we exist in this amazing scenario makes me think this must have been created for the purpose of just "being". What else are we supposed to do?
I vote, make the most of it...go the distance...party our asses off and love each other passionately...and most importantly: settle all disputes and pull anyone in power who is attempting to steer us toward war.
Transparency is the Apocalypse...the revolution will be anonymous
"If anybody can put on paper what our government and the American government and the Russian and Chinese government are actually trying to do, or how and what they think they're doing, I'd be very pleased to know what they think they're doing. I think they're all insane...but I'm liable to be put away as "insane" for expressing that...that's what's insane about it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6mqec9NQU
...and then he was assassinated within six months...I'd rather be considered insane than believe what our governments are trying to sell us.
Is that God's Joke? Give us great leaders who get assassinated by the insecure power mongers fighting for their right to project control thru fear and intimidation?
That would suck God...I don't believe you would ever do that to your children...
I think of God as a mothering opportunity for life and further creation. God is more like...order...laws of universes, solar systems, Earth, gravity, water, air, food, music, family and the fact this all happened to work for us.
The fact that we exist in this amazing scenario makes me think this must have been created for the purpose of just "being". What else are we supposed to do?
I vote, make the most of it...go the distance...party our asses off and love each other passionately...and most importantly: settle all disputes and pull anyone in power who is attempting to steer us toward war.
Transparency is the Apocalypse...the revolution will be anonymous
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Osama Bin Laden's death as US Military Strategy
Based on several conspiracy theories and my understanding of how the military has learned to sway public opinion thru Psy-Ops (psychological warfare), I believe Osama Bin Laden was shot and killed several years ago (probably 2001 or 2002) and instead of show off our victory, the US Military decided to "keep him on ice" until what was deemed a better opportunity to use such a victory to direct public opinion.
The reason why is this:
From 2001-2008 the George W. Bush administration needed military and US contractors to remain in Iraq and Afghanistan to complete their control of government and oil (if possible) using the "Search for Bin Laden" as a reason to be occupying (and controlling) the Middle East. If they caught him in 2001 or 2002, they would've had to pull out, leaving that territory (and Saddam Hussein) unattainable.
Whether he was literally "put on ice" (body saved as proof) or just shot and buried is moot at this point. He couldn't survive for a trial, because there is no evidence linking him to 9-11 (Saddam Hussein had plenty of war crimes, and he was taken alive to be put to death in front of the world) so a trial for OBL would've been problematic for those who actually pulled off 9-11, because they would have to cover up lots of "actual facts".
The knowledge of killing him was power enough to withhold from the public until it was deemed advantageous to US Military policy...i.e.: We've got most of our plans, plants and people in the right places in the Middle East, we can now get out of Iraq and Afghanistan...btw, we caught and killed Osama Bin Laden. GO USA!
P.S.
Remember how John Kerry kept phrasing that statement during the 2004 US Presidential elections? "I will capture and kill Osama Bin Laden"...think that was random phrasing?
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