I've remarked re how odd it is some Christian clergy, and some assorted USA public figures, are fond these days of saying the historical appearance of the Abrahamic faiths is NOT Judaism, Christianity, Islam, it's "really" Islam, and Judaism and Christianity thick with Levitican "eyes for eyes" and such against originally Muslims; actually, that shows how little anyone actually listening to such stuff could remotely know about Islam, Judaism, or Christianity...making it gosh darn hard to fathom how "eradicating or taming Christ" will be enough to end world Islamic terrorism; such terrorism affects even peaceful Muslims, and what with Christ being one of the 25 prophets who must be named "only God knowing the total number of prophets", per Islam)...the Christ of peace Who by Scriptures and traditional Christian beliefs set us free from older traditions like Leviticus, opting instead for ways of peace and "let them without sin cast first stones" for salvation...it's mind-numbing to see how so little as saying "Merry Christmas!" "offends all Islam".

 

Ah, when Bibles, Q'urans, and Talmuds can't easily be had, let alone taught.

I've also this year earlier remarked how Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, inter alia, appeared to be working some sort of scheme with local "stakeout police" to draw in "fundamentalilst Christians", at a time Illinois State investigators would Bogart anyone checking out the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Obama and PFAW et al said Christians are bitter little fundamentalists, trying to turn the USA into a Christian country as the Pope crusades against Islam: that scheme was putting everyday inserts into bulletins/ad boards, re faithful citizenship and traditional stuff, then telling the authorities help is needed as Christians "against the new kinder theology" were flooding their congregations again; woe to anyone with an expired plate, near-expiration, light out, and whatever else "that kind" could be suspected of.

 

Then, it all went all for the Summer; even the Chiacgo Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church then went on about its pro-gay teachings, agreements with many faith-fund-deciding officials that Christianity DOES provoke Islam and that the Pope IS someone the USA Church should cede from to bolster national security on the cheap through abrogating all signs of even good works to not look "old Christian, out for their OWN goods", and non-concern even EWTN gets cut...after all, in the same markets, it even just moves to higher-cost channels, and only "poor folks and anecdotal fundamentalists of any income level" would be watching anyway; and, what they'd watch is the Church saying they're more mellow today than any California religion.

 

Now, I have nothing at all, never did, against someone because they were BORN with a certain adult-oriented persuasion; indeed, Truman Capote, Tony Randall, Raymond Burr, Liberace, Iranian-born Freddy Mercury (rock group Queen), author Somerset Maughm...the list is endless of such people who brought richness to our lives, and that's just the MEN!

 

But, when a faith sets about "reforming" its own theology and not so much its present believers as reform merely reflects most believers who de facto stayed away for years, it seems poor cricket to chime along with officials that anyone over a certain age de facto is some "Levitican" when the thing(s) accused wan't even the peoples' ab initio faith bent(s) anyway.

 

However, as if cheap gas meant "all the ones to watch now on road for pickup", yesterday at my local Roman Catholic Church amid an advertised Fatima (anti-totalism) Rosary at noon, once again a Lake County IL Sheriff car was parked at the west lot's south end, not as security, but to roll past parked cars as service began and be gone well before service over; this morning, all along the main road to and from same Church, again, Lake County Sheriff cars parked along shoulders, apparently not as security but to let attendeed be looked over and allowed to know they're being watched. One presumes that as this Easter, any parishoners then taking such as jackboot stifling fare and staying away will again de facto be branded "staying away from new message of main faith" and therefore "fundamentalists"...even by their own clergy, behind closed doors and backs.

 

I have no problem with ANY peaceful faith; but if some have actually a new faith, one in the nature of viewing earth as a place that's portal to perdition where you learn to abandon hope prior to final Gehenna...you're to learn that you lived before, were judged, and this is where great stagecrafts merely build up false hopes after teaching you how it works where God IS presiding over non-judged...then perhaps they should have one story for all people, atheists, and others who may have less self-serving beliefs.