RELIGION BEING USED TO DECEIVE

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RELIGION and how it is being used to deceive the masses Covenant,

Sword & Arm of the Lord It was one of several doomsday, survivalist

cults in America. Even before the days of Jesse James, groups like

these hid out in the Arkansas-Missouri Ozarks & Ouachitas. Geography

played the central inducement for locating in thickly forested back

country. DOOMSDAY PROPHECIES The Ozarks are honeycombed with

thousands of caves. The rough terrain, coupled with a great climate

and excellent growing season, make it most attractive for outlaws and

cults. Water is plentiful; springs pop up out of the ground every

few feet. Some of the spring water is still fit to drink; delicious

in fact. So, cults gravitate toward Arkansas and Missouri. Cults were

prominent throughout history, not unique to any period. Something

about human nature gives birth to far-fetched conceptions about the

universe, existence and the future. Cults However, for a cult to

grip an entire nation, especially the world's superpower of the 21st

century, is incredible. Unfortunately, that's where we are, folk.

The Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord formed its own village which

was named " Silhouette City " -- near Harrison, Arkansas. The

Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord They were anti-Semitic

doomsdayers who believed its militia could forestall the advance of

evil, global forces controlled by infidel Jews. Do you see how Osama

bin Laden's group is similar? Hate for Jews is common -- from Nazis

to Al Qaeda to American survivalists. Al Qaeda is like all other

cults past and present. For it doesn't matter the religious

mainstream base; cults revolve around a leader which casts the

outside world as " evil. " Bush and BinLaden are the same in this

regard. The " us vs. them " view of the world is the foundation of all

false doctrine, and their leaders become the lone " voice of God. "

Bush's claim four days ago to the Amish community, " God speaks

through me " is most alarming. AmeriVoice His message speaks

of " CULT " rather than sound reasoning. Zionism is also a false

doctrine, although opposite in poles. It revolves around the premise

that Jews are " God's only chosen " and therefore all others are

subhuman. The neocons who designed the war against Iraq and

subsequent entanglements are followers, for the most part, of the

Zionism cult. Timothy McVeigh was consumed with hate for the Jews.

Where do you think he got his start? McVeigh associated with a

survivalist cult on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border 30 miles from

Fayetteville, my home. It was called " Elohim City " and got its start

from " Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord. " Elohim City --

Extremism in America You may ask, " Why didn't the FBI investigate the

group more fully? " Well, same reason the 24 Bin Ladens were allowed

to fly out of the US after 9/11 without questioning. In Mena,

Arkansas, another cult claimed to have heard from God. The command?

Not to step foot out of the farmhouse until " raptured " at the Second

Coming of Christ. Disciples stockpiled what they believed were

essential supplies to last -- for they were assured by their cleric

Jesus was soon to appear. Their children were jerked out of school;

that's what brought the law down on them. Most committed suicide.

Cult members tend to follow their leader to their deaths. As the

cult leader's mind deteriorates, he/she gravitates toward premature

death -- his/her own. Taking one's own life is one matter, but a

cultist sees his life as inclusive of the followers. He " owns "

them. Thus, 914 followers of Jim Jones downed lethal Kool-Aid at

their prophet's command. Hitler committed suicide as he saw his

nation fall, but he took others with him. The Hale-Bop Heaven's Gate

cult in California ended the same as others. When Bush uses the

possessive " MY country, " he means it. It is cult-like. Not like

singing " My country tis of Thee. " How many statements can you recite

where he used the strong possessive to describe America? Cult leaders

also feel they exclusively have the power to make decisions over life

and death matters. They DECIDE who is guilty and who is not. The

legal system is just an obstruction. Congress just gets in the way.

Why? Because Bush hears directly from God what's right or wrong,

good or evil, innocent or guilty. Bush ignoring the constitutional

checks and balances puts him into another class: The cult president.

Some call it the " Messianic Complex. " GW Bush first claimed that God

spoke to him directly while sitting in his mother's church in

Houston -- informing him that he was called to be the next

president. Don Evans (Commerce Secretary and close friend) confirms

the report in USA TODAY. Bush has repeated the claim on several

occasions. Bush feels he's on a " MISSION from God " to eradicate

dictatorships all over the world, and has so stated. Only the

mentally blind cannot see; dumbed-down America cannot remember. Click

here: 'On a Mission From God': The Religious Right and the Emerging

American Theocracy - Maureen Farrell at BuzzFlash.co According to

Newsweek, " As he prepared to run, in 1999, Bush assembled leading

pastors at the governor's mansion for a 'laying-on of hands,' and

told them he'd been 'called' to seek higher office. " And as Bob

Woodward wrote in BUSH AT WAR: " The President was casting his mission

and that of the country in the grand vision of God's Master Plan, "

wherein Bush promised, in the President's own words, " to export death

and violence to the four corners of the earth in defense of this

great country and rid the world of evil. " " Bush's flirtation with End

Times rhetoric makes some suspect that he actually perceives himself

as God's instrument, " Gene Lyons noted, and his sentiment was echoed

in former Nixon aide Charles Colson's observation that, " Some wonder

if the president might be influenced by evangelical teachings that

envision an end-of-the-world battle between Israel and its enemies.

It would be dangerous for a president to take a particular theology

like that and apply it to world events. " Bush's Call to Prayer -

Christianity Today Magazine George W. Bush told a Houston, Texas,

Baptist church that he believed that he had been chosen by God to be

a good steward of the nation. In San Antonio, Texas, Alamo City

Christian Fellowship pastor David Walker says that as a group of

local church leaders prayed over George W. Bush they felt a divine

presence anointing the occasion. " We felt God's presence and that He

might do something for the nation, " he recalls. As Bishop Ray rode

the bus up the coast of the Florida political battlefields, he summed

up what many evangelical leaders today are feeling, regardless of

political perspective: " I knew that Bush has been placed here by the

sovereignty of God. Either he has turned his heart to God or God

knows his heart will turn. First, I would advise him to unashamedly

indicate that he seeks the nation to pray for our direction. " So you

see, my friends, we live in probably the most dangerous time in U.S.

history. Our nation has been mesmerized by a cult leader who is

determined to fulfill his Messianic mission to initiate wars without

end in the name of God. The only thing we can do effectively is

spread the word. America is under the spell of false doctrine. It

is NOT a Christian doctrine, but has all the markings of anti-

Christian. Bush's assertions are in direct conflict with Jesus'

teachings. We are one huge Hale-Bop cult, an enlarged Branch Davidian

Compound, one collective Covenant, Sword & Arm of the Lord, one giant

Jonestown. Wake up, America! CAPTAIN'S LOG, Startdate 7.7.04 " I'm so

glad we got a president that prays! " Last night I learned of a

friend's son visiting acquaintances down at Dallas this week. They

were in a children's hospital where the acquaintance is an intern.

Somehow the conversation got around to Michael's movie, and the Texas

acquaintance abruptly turned around and asked, " But aren't you glad

we've got a president in the White House who prays to God before

making decisions? " My friend's son said he about gagged. Haven't

other presidents prayed? On the other hand, the difference is what

Ron Reagan, Jr., pointed out in his father's eulogy: " True leaders

don't wear their religion on their sleeves. " God bless Ron Reagan,

Jr.! Christ even taught against making a show of " godliness. " He

advised praying in private, in the secret of your closets, so prayer

would mean something and not just a " photo-op. " Pharisees made a

display of religiosity. Christians of the early Church didn't,

because they followed the teachings of Jesus Christ. Big

difference. " And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the

hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in synagogues and in

the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I

say unto you, they have their reward. " " But thou, when thou prayest,

enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy

Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall

reward thee openly. " Matthew 5:5-6 (words of Jesus Christ) Bushoviks

act like their man is the first to ever honor God. No, he's the

first to ever DISHONOR Him. He's made a mockery of Christianity;

he's violated Christ's teachings which warn of piety and self-

righteousness. He's invoked the name of " God " at every opportunity;

thus he's committed sacrilege. Jesus taught " inclusiveness. " Bush

teaches " exclusiveness. " Jesus taught " grace. " Bush

promotes " condemnation " and " wrath " by using the world's strongest

military to punish whomever he judges " evildoers. " He's taken on

the mantle of supreme judge — where life and death matters are solely

in his hands. Do you recall the execution of Carla Faye Tucker?

Remember Bush laughing after she was executed, then mocking her?

Ronald Reagan, Jr., spoke of George Bush's behavior:

Interview: Reagan On Bush - Ron Reagan, Jr - Interview RR: We reveal

ourselves in small moments, and one of those small moments that

didn't get nearly the play it should have was the Carla Faye Tucker

incident. Carla Faye Tucker had committed a terrible murder when she

was a much younger woman and crack-addicted and her boyfriend was

involved in it; he got a life sentence, and she ended up on death row

in Texas. While on death row she converted to Christianity, she was

born-again, and all accounts are that she turned her life around, and

was doing good works in prison like teaching and counseling people.

She asked to meet with George W. Bush before she was executed, not to

plead for her life, she said, but to discuss with him issues related

to the death penalty. He understandably refused to meet with her. The

execution went ahead. And when Bush was asked by the conservative

journalist Tucker Carlson shortly thereafter what he thought Carla

Faye Tucker might have said to him in that meeting had it taken

place, he put on a squeaky little voice and said, " Please don't kill

me! Please don't kill me! " Now, it takes a special kind of guy to

ridicule a woman he's just put to death. If that doesn't demonstrate

a lack of gravitas, as well as a lack of dignity and self-respect, I

don't know what does. This is a man who had already spent some years

now as the governor of the state, had presided over executions

before, and should've realized that putting somebody to death is

serious business, not an occasion for frat-boy humor. So--experience,

aptitude, temperament: I think Bush falls short in all three. The

look on Bush's face as he mocked her! " `Please,' Bush whimpers, his

lips pursed in mock desperation, `don't kill me.' " -Talk Magazine,

Sept. 1999

 

I only see opposite stances between George and Jesus. George is for

wars; Jesus is for peace. George is for locking people up; Jesus is

for setting them free. George is for making a show of religion;

Jesus is for making it sacred, just between the person and God.

George is for death and destruction; Jesus is for life and

construction. George is for divisiveness; Jesus is for bringing all

into the fold — even the one lost sheep. George favors the rich;

Jesus favors the poor. George is for lies and lying to keep people

in the bondage of fear and oppression; Jesus is for TRUTH and

allowing the TRUTH to set men free. It's clear. " The thief comes not

but to steal, kill, and destroy. But I have come to give you life

and life more abundant. " Jesus Christ. THE DAY BUSH STARTED THE WAR

Remember the day Bush announced war? Many people probably didn't

recognize parts of Michael's `Fahrenheit 9/11' at the beginning and

then later in the movie where George Bush and others of his

administration were " grooming " for the big announcement. Of course,

Bush was preparing to make a speech, but others of his closest

advisers were preparing to make the media circuit to " spin " the war.

Thus, we saw Wolfowitz (Deputy Secretary of Defense) using spit to

smooth down his hair, Condi Rice and others spiffing up for world

cameras. The day was March 19, 2003, a day that will live in infamy.

Where did Michael Moore get his " live feeds " of Bush's team grooming

for cameras the day of the announcement? It turns out that the BBC,

the British, " accidentally " let the cameras roll prematurely.

Hilarious! GetRealList - " George's little antics " - Observations on

Bush from a Canadian expatriate Bush's roving eyes would have meant

little had they not been in motion just before he declared war on a

sovereign nation. That was Michael's point! I'm afraid the audience

overlooked the significance. A Canadian journalist reported Bush's

behavior that day: On the day the war began, March 19, 2003, he gave

the air of joviality before giving the most important speech

effecting mankind in a generation. Canadian journalist Kevin Lowe

was at the White House at the time and reported: " Like some class

clown trying to get attention from the back of the room, he started

mugging for his handlers. His eyes darted back and forth impishly as

he cracked faces at others around him. He pumped a fist and self-

consciously muttered, `FEEL GOOD!' which was interestingly sanitized

into the much more and assertive, `I'm feeling good' by the same

Washington Post. He was goofing around, and there's only one way to

interpret that kind of behavior just seconds before announcing war on

Iraq: the man is an idiot. " Closeup of the Mad Dog So, you see our

concerns why Bush should not be in office. He is a disgrace to this

country. A year BEFORE his call to war against Iraq, he made these

remarks which were reported by TIME: Excerpt from TIME ON-LINE: " F--k

Saddam! We're taking him out! " Those were the words of President

George W. Bush, who had poked his head into the office of National

Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. It was March 2002, and Rice was

meeting with three U.S. Senators, discussing how to deal with Iraq

through the United Nations, or perhaps in a coalition with America's

Middle East allies. Bush wasn't interested. He waved his hand

dismissively, recalls a participant, and neatly summed up his Iraq

policy in the short phrase. The Senators laughed uncomfortably; Rice

flashed a knowing smile. The President left the room. (Michael

Elliott and James Carney, " First Stop, Iraq, " Time, on-line edition,

March 23, 2003) ( The Consortiumnews.com ); ( Wayne Madsen: The

Siege of Washington ); ( gabeanderson.com: life: March 28, 2003 )

And yet he claimed a year later he hadn't decided until the March 19,

2003 date. No, he had planned to invade Iraq seven years earlier.

All events were staged leading up to it. He looked at war as a game,

where the " pawns " (poor American kids) were sent into battle against

someone who threatened his daddy, against a nation which happened to

have the second largest oil reserves. The pricetag thus far is around

$300 billion. What if that $300 billion would have been used to

develop a secret special commando unit that would be used to sneak

into Iraq and snatch Saddam out without damaging Iraq and killing

30,000 of its people? Bush says it couldn't have been done, but

who's he but a well-known LIAR? No, Bush's objective was war, and the

reason for war was simple: To galvanize political support in the U.S.

for his grand-plans for one-party rule, corporate control, war

profiteering for his rich defense contractors, and the elimination of

opposition. Andrew Card, White House Chief of Staff, admitted the

Iraq war was TIMED for the mid-term 2002 elections. It was

introduced the day after Labor Day 2002 to fit Karl Roves scheme to

force America into a one-party state. CNN.com - Marketing Iraq: Why

now? - September 12, 2002 Weak Democrats fell for it. Thus, TREASON

was allowed to slide through the cracks. Controlling all branches of

government What does it mean when Republicans control all branches of

government? It means: (1) No investigation can be initiated to

examine wrongdoing and corruption by the White House. The idea can't

even make its way out of committee, because Republicans control all

committees. (2) The Judicial Branch will not prosecute wrongdoing or

check unconstitutional acts committed by the White House. Note

Cheney's secret energy meetings — how the Supremes threw it back to a

lower court to delay action until AFTER election. Note Ashcroft's

behavior — how absolute power is within his grasp because there is

no " check " to authority. (3) Changing and " re-interpreting " laws,

treaties, regulations, and basic constitutional rights are trademarks

of this administration. And there is NO resistance from Congress —

BECAUSE it is controlled by the same party. And then there are the

gawd-awful right-wing judges Bush attempts to appoint. If Democrats

balk and filibuster, Bush just waits until Congress is out of session

to put them in office anyway — unapproved of course. Special rules

allow him to break constitutional restraints in " emergencies, " and

his team of lawyers have " re-interpreted " " emergencies " to mean

anytime Bush wants. Do you get the picture? Yes, Bush is a TYRANT.

There is no getting around it. He intentionally breaks laws, and

when he can't break them, he just " re-interprets " them. " Torture?

No problem! Just look for a loophole in international agreements,

then fry those raghead bastards — literally. " Then he weasels out of

every scandal. Because there's no " check " from Congress — just a pat

on the back from such notable friends s Tom DeLay and Bill Frist. If

Nixon would have been so " blessed " with one-party rule, there would

have been no Watergate and he would have served out his term.

Americans would never have heard of the scandal and would never have

known their democracy was in danger. Heck! Nixon's face might have

made it upon Mount Rushmore! So, John Dean (White House Counsel under

Nixon) knows what he's talking about when he states, " WORSE THAN

WATERGATE. The secret presidency of George W. Bush and Richard B.

Cheney is far worse than during Watergate, and it bodes even more

serious consequences. " Read John Dean's book; it'll make your hair

stand on end. More another day.... Please keep researching and

writing. We share more effectively when we know what we're talking

about. To ALL: The following are repeats from July. The subject is

RELIGION and how it is being used to deceive the masses. L.A.

CAPTAIN'S LOG, Stardate 7.20.04 Your brother, Loren