Mm, so if we go does that mean the top 1% go with us? Oh, wait, the Egyptian elite had this one down. The upper echelon is transcendent from the rest of us morons at the bottom (working class, blacks, women, etc).
"Hey! I'm not about to get my hands dirty. Where is my janitor!"
Ah, Adam shall rule over thee be ye labor class, a woman, a soul or even a forest. It's all for OUR sake.
Is this truly the Christian attitude? Not in all. Yet, I do see Christianity as not so much the following of Christ but as the following of the civilizations of Egyptian/Greek/Rome.
The self-righteous arrogance inherent in some people is an attitude cultivated in ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman civilization. (Yes, the Christians thrown to lions and crucified on crosses BECAME the Roman Empire.) "Many shall come in my name," says Christ "and I shall not know them."
Personally I don't believe having water sprinkled on one's head gets us on Christ's wavelength. Nor do I believe that Christ discounts Buddha, Radha (Hindu, lover of Krishna), Sophia (Wisdom), Brahmin (the Self), Yahweh (I AM) and Nature (Essence). How we live our lives IS what matters and not so much bowing to the Man on Stage (Dorothy's Wizard or ego (what we mistakenly think we are)).
I would say a huge portion of those calling themselves Christians are in this boat. For whatever reason, Sarah Palin is appearing in my mind. I'll let the reader play with this example in his or her mind. What is important is not my preaching to you about Sarah and her wonderful demeanor. What is important is that you realize how Sarah plays in the pattern to today's world that includes the top 1%.
True religion is NOT a belief system. Beliefs are thoughts and thoughts are vapor trails arising from our brains (I know, I'm being over simplistic). Yet, we live according to our beliefs. Now anything we do is going to boil down to a belief system. What belief system we hold has consequences.
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