Warmongers vs peacemakers - a reframing by Carol Wolman
<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT face="Arial Black">Warmongers vs peacemakers - a reframing.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=4>by Carol Wolman</FONT></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Psalm 47 <EM> <SUP id=en-KJV-14628>2</SUP>For the LORD most high is terrible; He is a great King over ALL the earth. </EM></FONT><EM><FONT size=2> <SUP id=en-KJV-14629>3</SUP>He shall subdue the people under us, and the NATIONS under our feet.</FONT> </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Some pundits tell us that we are in trouble because of religious extremists. They point to the Israeli militants who claim greater Israel, the Christian fundamentalists in the US who support them, and the Muslim jihadis. All of these are fighting viciously at the behest of a deity whom they call God the almighty.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>But the problem is not religion. </STRONG><STRONG>Some religious extremists are peacemakers. Jesus, Gandhi, MLK, the monks who immolated themselves to stop the Vietnam war, Rachel Corrie- the list is endless. These are people who are willing to die for the good of humanity, but would never kill anyone. </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>War benefits the rich and powerful. The little people in every country are the ones who suffer. God of the Bible is for everyone, in every country. He is for peace and for the little people. He tells us to choose life. His greeting to us is "my peace be with you". He sent us His son, the Prince of Peace. Jesus always advocated for the little people and challenged the rulers, with words. </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>It's not necessary to be a Christian in order to be a peacemaker. Jesus gave a special blessing to peacemakers, as children of God (Matthew 5: 9).</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The deity worshiped by the warmongers is not Jesus or His Father, whatever they may claim. They worship Moloch, mammon, the god of money and profit. The warmongers are in league with the corporations which profit from war- the munitions makers, the aerospace industry, the energy corporations. These corporations, called the beast in the Book of Revelation, own the warmaking politicians. </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The latter are pious, and depend on the false prophets to hoodwink the people into supporting them. The false prophets have always done this by promising pie in the sky and threatening hell for those who do not follow the party line. Revelation shows us how the beast, the dragon and the false, warmongering prophet act together to enslave the people. We are watching this happen in the US today.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>What we need now are extreme peacemakers- lots of people all over the world who are willing to challenge the beast, the dragon and the false prophet. We stand for life. We are linked together via the internet, and via the periodic worldwide peace marchs. We are nonviolent, we fight with words. </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Our role model, our teacher, our leader is the Prince of Peace.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>This is the final battle, this spiritual battle of Armageddon, as the final battle for the life of the planet, between the forces of plunder and death- the warmongers, and the forces of truth, justice and life- the peacemakers.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>In the name of the Prince of Peace, Carol Wolman</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV></FONT>
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