Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Real Thing

Jesus' church is the one that welcomes sinners, not the one that arrests people for being different.
Jesus' church is the one that helps the needy, not the one that says "We don't want your kind here."
Jesus' church is the one that sees the benefits in being persecuted, not the one that sends out the violent to protect themselves.
Jesus' church is the one that loves all people, without exclusion, not the ones that picks and chooses whom they will love.
Only Jesus' church is a part of God's kingdom. Not the church that uses Jesus as a facade.

Freedom Lost

The internet offers real freedom in economics, including the freedom to give. It offers the opportunity for real democracy, and not just the power to vote for the very wealthy. It threatens to undermine the existing power, so the existing power must try to control it. We must not let that happen.

Greed is Normal

Whenever we are used to a certain culture, context or lifestyle that is "normal" for us. And if anyone tries to take away our "normal" we respond as if that is abuse.  Which is why the very powerful and wealthy respond so strongly and irrationally to people trying to reduce their ridiculous amounts of wealth and power.