Anarchist Cookbook - Religion http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/ Click here to visit this social group en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:17:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/images/RoughStuff/misc/rss.jpg Anarchist Cookbook - Religion http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/ Zombie Apocalypse http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32632&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:06:59 GMT I know this isn't a religion, but it has to do with beliefs so I figured this was a good place to post this. Anyone believe zombies are coming? I've been watching a shitload of zombie movies and am paranoid as hell that they are coming. Please discuss what you believe will cause this zombie apocalypse and describe symptoms of infected, and such. What you would do if caught up in a zombie attack, and how you would survive it. ]]> Religion Mercury http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32632 ARNOLD MURRAY Is the New HERBERT ARMSTRONG ! ! http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32591&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:50 GMT ARNOLD MURRAY Is the New HERBERT ARMSTRONG ! ! http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/arnmuray.htm http://www.shepherdschapel.com Comrades, ... ARNOLD MURRAY Is the New HERBERT ARMSTRONG ! !

http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/arnmuray.htm
http://www.shepherdschapel.com

Comrades,

ARNOLD MURRAY has effectively supplanted HERBERT ARMSTRONG in that Christian Fundamentalist Demographic :

his Preaching Program, Shepherd's Chapel, on HUNDREDS of Radio and TV Stations and the Satellite Channels;

teaches BRITISH ISRAELISM;

over- emphasizes THE OLD TESTAMENT IN MESSAGES;

denies the Doctrine of the Trinity;

denies the existence of Hell;

denies the Rapture;

makes false Prophecies about the End of the World;

teaches that Humans are babe Gods;

constantly uses Proof- Texting ' Scholarship ';

avoids mentioning his many scattered congregations during his programs;

thus avoids forthright statements listing ALL of his Doctrines all at once;

draws in followers FROM OTHER CHURCHES by subtly or overtly stating the other Churches are ALL Doctrinally WRONG;

avoids revealing to his audience HIS CONCEPT OF CONTROL CHURCH GOVERNMENT !

CULT ! !

EXACTLY LIKE HERBERT ARMSTRONG ! !

Pales David Ben- Ariel into insignificance.....

Tune in the Sheperd's Chapel and get
homespun hillbilly heresy, chapter- by- chapter and verse- by- verse from
Arnold Murray, aka, HERBERT ARMSTRONG !

http://www.shepherdschapel.com

http://www.mission.org/jesuspeople/arnmuray.htm

Ahbleza Kevin Ahbleza,
The Born Observer- The Watcher of Beauty-
He Who Sees the People's Path to Life ]]> Religion Ahbleza http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32591 Native Peoples Embrace Human Nature, Moderns Deny It http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32589&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:05:51 GMT Native Peoples Embrace Human Nature, Moderns Deny It

I was camping up at Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Lake Superior shore in October, five days of cold and rainy and windy autumn weather. Invigorating but really tough conditions, all good and beautiful environment but quite humbling. Tuesday night storm was mind blowing- besides wind blowing ! ( Tent just a couple hundred feet from raging waves, trees toppling down all around me all night. ) On colder rainy days I rotated between staying in sleeping bag to catch up on warmth, to praying, to activities to build some body heat- like camp chores, or like eating ! ( I kept reminding myself of the Three Mandates for Outdoor Survival : to DO whatever it takes to Stay DRY, Stay WARM, and EAT. )

I found the only way to cope and to respond in a balanced way was to stay in a kind of ' zone ' mentally- I would just be fully accepting of conditions, making necessary moves to respond to such changing and marginal conditions, but mentally avoiding any kind of conclusions or judgmental characterizations whatsoever of anything happening. My ' Zone ' seems to be a mixture of constant Meditation and Prayer. It seems to flow best when I allow it to be a two- way flow- the surrounding environment communicating to me, and me to it. ' Environment ' definitely and deliberately inclusive of the Physical and the Spiritual Worlds. And while one is up there in the middle of the Reality of the Experience, one has the subtle awareness that ONE'S LIFE AND HEALTH depends on such connection maintaining your ability to respond appropriately. ( As well as allowing this sensitivity to open one up more to the needs of those people around you if they have issues come up. )

One key to understanding and appreciating Native American Ceremony, especially those you are personally involved in, is the concept that in some kinds of Ceremony you will be deliberately placed in a situation of moderate insecurity and temporary discomfort, making you somewhat vulnerable, but WITHOUT significant threat or harm actually coming to pass. It is a process of gently dissolving some of the Ego that naturally emerges with human living, but without the dualism of seeing some OTHER Egos being unnecessarily built up ( not the competitive tearing- down of the Weak in order to facilitate the building- up of the Strong, as in our Strongly Hierarchical Western Societies ). This vulnerability begins with your VOLUNTARILY submitting to a small beginning degree of limited vulnerability, maybe just some physical discomfort, which vulnerability will then be purposely and deliberately expanded upon somewhat but under controlled conditions and strict limits established by experienced apprenticed Conductors of Ceremony, who carefully and constantly observe the proceedings ( by their deep involvement from every level of their beings, frankly ).

Another major factor at work effecting counter- balance to the Personal Vulnerability and Discomfort is total community SUPPORT.

I am referring to Ceremony like Sweat Lodge and Vision Quest, and others.

This process obviously works to move one from Fear to Trust ( in its beginning stages ).

Natives experienced many of the same personal and societal imbalances we do today, as human beings, but avoiding the extremes because their Cultural practices had specific forms of structure or Ceremony that addressed such problems and imbalances at the lowest levels of conflict, at earliest opportunity, rather than deferring response, or ignoring human nature and human needs, until the point of personal crisis or social explosion, as usually happens in Hierarchical Societies.

Or Mono- Theistic Societies.

Mono- Theistic or Hierarchical Cultures always try either TO SUPPRESS Human Nature, or they try TO CHANGE fundamentally Human Nature, or both, rather than TO WORK WITH Human Nature. Often to the point of losing conscious contact with any real knowledge or awareness of even WHAT IS Human Nature ( along with strenuous efforts to deny certain obvious inevitabilities of Human Life ).

Whereas, Tribal Cultures seek TO ACCOMMODATE Human Nature, or TO RE- DIRECT Human Nature, ALL IN FULL CONSCIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF Human Nature ( along with active acceptance of certain inevitabilities of Human Life ). They just face their own Human Nature and the Human Nature they see in each other, head on. This actually makes for LESS Judgment and MORE Respect because it enhances EMPATHY for one another : you see Yourself in the Other, and you see the Other in Yourself. Supporting each other in Acceptance of What Is. Then each welcoming the other's contribution to Consensus on Responding to What Is.

So, in its final stages, this process proceeds to move one from social Conflict to Cooperation, from life Trauma to Healing.

And profound Personal and Societal healing is the result.

Ahbleza Kevin Ahbleza,
The Born Observer- The Watcher of Beauty-
He Who Sees the People's Path to Life ]]> Religion Ahbleza http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32589 Chief Arvol Looking Horse Comments : Correct Sweat Lodge Culture http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32500&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:56:47 GMT Chief Arvol Looking Horse Comments : Correct Sweat Lodge Culture Chief Arvol Looking Horse, a 19th Generation, Keeper of our Sacred White Buffalo... Chief Arvol Looking Horse Comments : Correct Sweat Lodge Culture

Chief Arvol Looking Horse, a 19th Generation, Keeper of our Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, says :

“I am concerned for the several deaths and illnesses of the many people that participated in a sweat lodge in Sedona, Arizona that brought our sacred rite under fire in the news. I would like to clarify that this lodge and many others, are not our ceremonial way of life, because of the way they are being conducted.. My prayers go out for their families and loved ones for their loss. Our ceremonies are about life and healing, from the time this ancient ceremonial rite was given to our people, never has death been a part of our inikag'a (life within) when conducted properly.

Today the rite is interpreted as a sweat lodge, it is much more than that. So the term does not fit our real meaning of purification. Inikaga is the oldest ceremony brought to us by Wakan Tanka (Great Spirit). 19 generations ago, the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Oyate (people), were given seven sacred rites of healing by a Spirit Woman * Pte San Win (White Buffalo Calf Woman). She brought these rites along with our sacred C'anupa (pipe) to our People, when our ancestors were suffering from a difficult time. It was also brought for the future to help us for much more difficult times to come. They were brought to help us stay connected to who we are as a traditional cultural People. The values of conduct are very strict in any of these ceremonies, because we work with spirit. The way the Creator, Wakan Tanka told us; that if we stay humble and sincere, we will keep that connection with the inyan oyate (the stone people), who we call the Grandfathers, to be able to heal ourselves and loved ones. We have a 'gift' of prayer and healing and have to stay humble with our Unc'i Maka (Grandmother Earth) and with one another. The inikag'a is used in all of the seven sacred rites to prepare and finish the ceremonies, along with the sacred eagle feather. The feather represents the sacred knowledge of our ancestors.

Our First Nations People have to earn the right to pour the mini wic'oni (water of life) upon the inyan oyate (the stone people) in creating Inikag'a - by going on the vision quest for four years and four years Sundance. Then you are put through a ceremony to be painted - to recognize that you have now earned that right to take care of someone's life through purification. They should also be able to understand our sacred language, to be able to understand the messages from the Grandfathers, because they are ancient, they are our spirit ancestors. They walk and teach the values of our culture; in being humble, wise, caring and compassionate.

What has happened in the news with the make- shift sauna called the sweat lodge is not our ceremonial way of life! When you do ceremony - you can not have money on your mind. We deal with the pure sincere energy to create healing that comes from everyone in that circle of ceremony. The heart and mind must be connected. When you involve money, it changes the energy of healing. The person wants to get what they paid for; the Spirit Grandfathers will not be there, our way of life is now being exploited! You do more damage than good. No' mention' of monetary energy should exist in healing, not even with a can of love donations. When that energy exists, they will not even come. Only after the ceremony, between the person that is being healed and the Intercessor who has helped connect with the Great Spirit, the energy of money can be given out of appreciation. That exchange of energy is from the heart; it is private and does not involve the Grandfathers! Whatever gift of appreciation the person who received the help, can now give the Intercessor whatever they feel their healing is worth.

In our Prophesy of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, she told us that she would return and stand upon the earth when we are having a hard time. In 1994 this began to happen with the birth of the white buffalo, not only their nation, but many animal nations began to show their sacred color, which is white. She predicted that at this time there would be many changes upon Grandmother Earth. There would be things that we never experienced or heard of before; climate changes, earth changes, diseases, disrespect for life and one another would be shocking and there would be also many false prophets! My Grandmother that passed the sacred bundle to me said I would be the last Keeper if the Oyate (people) do not straighten up. The assaults upon Grandmother Earth are horrendous, the assaults toward one another was not in our culture, the assaults against our People (Oyate) have been termed as genocide, and now we are experiencing spiritual genocide!

Because of the problems that began to arise with our rebirth of being able to do our ceremonies in the open since the Freedom of Religion Act of 1978, our Elders began talking to me about the abuses they seen in our ceremonial way of life, which was once very strict. After many years of witnessing their warnings, we held a meeting to address this very issue of lack of protocol in our ceremonies. After reaching an agreement of addressing the misconduct of our ceremonies and reminding of the proper protocols, a statement was made in March 2003. Every effort was made to insure our way of life of who we are as traditional cultural People was made, because these ways are for our future and all life upon the Grandmother Earth (Mitakuye Oyasin * All my relations), so that they may have good health. Because these atrocities are being mocked and practiced all over the world, there was even a film we made called “Spirits for Sale”. The non-native people have a right to seek help from our 'First NationIntercessors' for good health and well-being, it is up to that Intercessor. That is a privilege for all People that we gift for being able to have good health and understand that their protocol is to have respect and appreciate what we have to share. The First Nations Intercessor has to earn that right to our ceremonial way of life in the ways I have explained.

At this time, I would like to ask All Nations upon Grandmother Earth to please respect our sacred ceremonial way of life and stop the exploitation of our Tunka Oyate (Spiritual Grandfathers). In a Sacred Hoop of Life, there is no ending and no beginning!” ]]> Religion Ahbleza http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32500 everybody hates christians now http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32455&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:37:27 GMT I found that in many social circles, people rarely make Jewish jokes, and using the words Muslim and terrorist in the same sentence is tabuu.... I found that in many social circles, people rarely make Jewish jokes, and using the words Muslim and terrorist in the same sentence is tabuu.
however, everyone seems to be ok with calling Christians idiots.
can someone (without flamming) provide a reasonable explanation to this?? ]]> Religion boyscoutreject http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32455 A thought for all you anarchists http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32454&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:33:55 GMT Is it possible that the entire new testament is based on the worlds largest coverup of infidelity within a marriage? -This question does not... Is it possible that the entire new testament is based on the worlds largest coverup of infidelity within a marriage?

-This question does not necessarily reflect my views and is just a thought- ]]> Religion Dalisword http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32454 Satanism http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32431&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:10:08 GMT This thread is a response to a post I saw. Here's the post:

Quote:
Originally Posted by BaphometNRG666 (Post 302695)
Im a Theistic Satanist, i am not evil, and i am totally serious anyone who lacks a religion check out my signature
I guess you could say I 'lack a religion' since I don't adhere to one religion specifically. So I guess this applies to me right?

So I checked out the websites, and they just look fucking stupid. Its like someone wanted to be a satanist, but was scared of it so they dumbed it down into what these websites make it out to be.

Without even knowing much about satanism I can spot plenty of outright lies too. It says something in there about the temple of Solomon meaning the temple of the sun. How stupid would you have to be to not realize that Solomon was a person? It was built by king Solomon, not to pay homage to SOL+OM+ON. WTF kinda person comes up with this stuff?

Here's one section of the site I found particularlly entertaing:
Quote:
The initiation ritual is very personal, unless you decide to have friends participate, or are doing it as part of a group.

You will need:

1 or more black, blue or red candles (as many as you like)
A sterilized needle or razor
A piece of clean paper, large enough to write the prayer below
A dry pen, where you sign your name in blood (dip the ip of the pen in your blood)
Write the following prayer:

Before the almighty and ineffable God Satan/Lucifer and in the presence of all Demons of Hell, who are the True and the Original gods, I, (state your full name) renounce any and all past allegiances. I renounce the false Judeo/Christian god Jehova, I renounce his vile and worthless son Jesus Christ, I renounce his foul, odious, and rotten holy spirit.

I proclaim Satan Lucifer as my one and only God. I promise to recognize and honor him in all things, without reservation, desiring in return, his manifold assistance in the successful completion of my endeavors.

It is important to bathe before any rituals you perform, this is done out of respect. When you are ready, you can light the candle. Take the needle, prick the index finger of your left hand, squeeze some blood out.

Sign your name in blood.

Recite the prayer either aloud or in your head

Fold the paper and let it burn in the fire of the candle. Many of us have stayed and meditated until the candle had burned itself out.

At the end of the ritual, close with the words "So mote it be." And a Big "HAIL SATAN!!"
Am I the only one who finds this both entertaining and disturbing? ]]> Religion freetibet http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/showthread.php?t=32431