JOB & SOCIAL CHANGE

I had a friendly debate with Dr. Ray Hagins from St. Louise over his assertion that Christianity is a fiction of Egyptian religion. Yes there are some elements of Egyptian religion in all of the major religions. Why? Because Africa is the cradle of civilization, and prior to the great expansion of civilization beyond the African borders, the stories were handed down by oral tradition and taken to other land masses, and therein lies the enigma: if a culture will personify an African tradition and call it his, i.e. Christianity, then I am more interested in his motive than his act. We can all view a murder, but then to find that it was self defense drives the investigation into why.


If the 30 or so people tagged on this note would understand who they are and lived up to the limits of their potential, they could destroy 1,000 years of logistical planning for world control by the aristocracy, something that must be guarded against by any and all costs. And it really doesn't take 30; all it takes is one.

I was in a discussion at the barber shop the other day, and I said, "three institutions in our community that are destroying us: liquor stores, fast food restaurants and churches," and I am devout Christian. One guy said, "Wait a minute. what do you mean, churches?"

I said, "If the the church pastors are parroting what has been taught by the Western theologian, which mush of it has been designed to keep us blind, then by perpetuating falsehood, doesn't that do as much destruction to our spirit as fast food and liquor does to our flesh?" I went on further to ask him if he knew the profession that Job worked in prior to his engagement with the devil, and he said, "No. He did not." I told him, "You're making my point".

"We are all familiar with the story of Job's patience, but that is only the story behind the story. The real story of Job is that he was the greatest social advocate that the world has ever seen [see Job 29]" He was such a powerful spokesman for the widows, the fatherless and those assigned to the margins of society that the Kings were afraid of him. The Scripture says that he reached into the mouth of the beast and grabbed the spoils from its mouth. But as long as we are taught to be patient through trials, then that becomes the metaphor for change, which never comes."

It is not ironic that the world has no idea who the greatest social crusader of all time is, because it does not want us to aspire to be like him. As long as we aspire to be like Mike or some other celebrity, they'll even help us along the way, but as soon as you desire to be like Job or some other great social advocate - King, Gandhi, Pope John Paul II, or the Ayatollah - then you begin to see the beast in all of his high definition, color corrected, digital sound self.

God save the King, and us while you're at it.

With much respect, David