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I offer a challenge to the churches… I challenge that they release their mentality, that they must deal with matters wholly supernatural, and that they offer knowledge with actual relevance to the physical world. That I may go into a church without hearing talk of how the gods see us, what we must do to save our souls, or the thoughts which the immortals have at the moment, to avoid hearing such manifestations of superstition, is one of my challenges to the churches. That they may offer guidance to people in matters of their lives and how they live, instead of condemning and praising, instead of preachery and oratory — I challenge that the churches serve the people in ways that help the people. That they base their foundation in offering moral support of the people, that they may live and work in a way that benefits themselves and their community in the greatest manner. To have services that conform to the needs of the people, instead of trying to conform the people to some divine mandate beyond the reach of any mortal; to hold the belief that a person’s innate nature can never be their own blame; to hold the belief that individuals must travel their own path in life to achieve the happiness they desire — to understand that a person is not just another two needs bent on a pew, this is what I desire of the church.

I challenge that the churches offer sympathy and kindliness to all people, whether they worships a different god, many gods, or no god at all. Had I been given power to write the constitution of the hearts of the clergy, I would have the first article dictate that all men are their brothers, that there is no crime that can be committed that would grant them a writ of cruelty to the criminal, that they will close their doors to no man, deny refuge to no soul, hold in contempt any spirit that reaches towards the sanctuary of the inner heart, and the result of inner peace. A man can believe in whatever he wishes, whatever insane ideologies or obscure myths, and he may refer to my own dedicated beliefs in the same manner: they will say it is ridiculous to refrain from eating meat, they will claim it is an absurdity to deny the existence of god, they will state that sex outside of a committed relationship is outlandish. Their opinion is their own, and they have a right to it. Whatever that opinion is, it must be understand that this opinion is held by a person — it is held by a conscious being, one that is not unknown to the torments of misery, one that is not beyond the understanding of happiness, one that knows and feels conflict and suffering, joy and ecstacy. I have known many Christian men who have said that if you take away the beliefs of a man, you have nothing left! Such a creed is founded on the unconventional orthodoxy of religion. I say this: that a person is a person, and no matter what beliefs they have formed about the universe, that they should form them by their own mind’s inquiry and investigation, and that no matter what conclusions they come to, they are to be regarded in a manner that takes into consideration that they are still persons, capable of emotion, just as much as any person. I would have this: that the churches accept and honor every man and woman, regardless of their beliefs.

If a person were to sit in the pews of a church and listen to the sermon, for every one hundred words spoken on religion and matters of the unseen, they will hear one word on how to treat their fellow men like their brothers. For every one thousand times the preacher touches upon the topic of how we must respect our father who resides in heaven, he will touch upon once the obligation that we have to respect our brothers and sisters — our family of humanity — who reside on this planet. There are ten less times that a preacher will speak on behalf of those who are mortal than those who are immortal, and one hundred fewer times a preacher will claim our duty to the unseen than to the living and breathing mass of creatures on this planet. I make this challenge to the churches: that instead of being burdens on the community, to become a benefit to their lives. Instead of exerting their energy in such a directionless manner as to demand prayer, do not demand anything; instead, only make pleas with them that they are humane in all their dealings with their fellow men, that they do not destroy the lives of those around them, that to plant flowers of joy on this planet is the greatest of duties. Churches, if you have one humane sentiment, then express it with every manner you have at disposal! That is my challenge to the churches: that they place more emphasis on being humane than being religious.

In travelling the United States, my friends and I have seen many glorious churches and temples, but we all confess that there is nothing so enchanting to our soul than that of the cathedral of nature. For every dollar the church puts towards its architectural impressiveness, I challenge that they put ten dollars to feeding the hungry and housing the homeless, that their deeds should impress my heart rather than their buildings sicken my mind. Instead of purchasing another stone, that the height of the tallest church may be increased by just one foot, I challenge the church and all the clergy, that the money goes to buying ten meals, that the unfortunate, neglected, and abandoned may have food for today. Without filling their pockets with the coin of pew-fillers, I challenge the church to reach out to every downtrodden individual, to every oppressed mass, and give them the necessities, so that their existence is not without aid. I challenge the church to do this: to treat the world as its cathedral and spread the wealth, and to abandon its current doctrine, that the world is its cemetery, where things unwanted are to be placed. Before the sun rises and sets again, over a million will still be yearning for the basic needs of life, and over a million will be refused. Instead of preaching on the goodness of god, I demand the churches to call upon the goodness of man, and to show respect and charity to those who have little to live for in this life. Give them not the Bible, but give them food. Teach not of the divine, but teach with actions. I challenge the churches to help end poverty instead of expanding their cathedrals and temples.

The world is emerging from a time where societies have become industrial, where a worker is regarded no more than the cogs in the machine he runs, where living has been reduced to the economy of space. For thousands of years, different forms of tyrannies have slowly been overcome, different revolutions have occured in the hearts and minds of men, and slowly as Humanitarian ideals spread, we have struggled to reach the shores of our lives. I challenge the churches this: that no injustice will be overlooked, that there should be a light for those who must presside in the dark, that cruelty and malice are forever to be considered a weakness and not a strength, a vice and not a virtue. I challenge the churches to aid the workers of the world in their struggle to liberate themselves, to give support to Animal Rights and Human Rights activists as they work patiently for the conclusion of Democracy and liberty, to not ask people to reform themselves but to ask them to take part in the reform of society, and reform themselves only insomuch that a better society may be the result of it. That is my challenge to the churches, no matter what nation they hail from, or what people attend it. Unless this challenge is met and bested, I only remain at my conclusion: that a world without churches, is a world with one more virtue.

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Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has been writing essays and poetry on social issues which have caught his attention for several years. His website http://www.punkerslut.com provides a complete list of all of these writings. His life experience includes homelessness, squating in New Orleans and LA, dropping out of high school, getting expelled from college for “subversive activities,” and a myriad of other revolutionary actions.

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In my article “Ten Steps To The Ideal Relationship” I identify Step 1 as: Do your own personal work.

It is necessary for each individual to become aware of and release the negative unconsciously stored self sabotaging relationship patterns they acquired during their early life. Unfortunately most individuals never do this and only find out about them after a failed relationship or an acrimonious divorce.

So what type of personal work is going to be effective in staving off relationship disaster?

Of course there is the psychotherapy route although this is something that in my 25 years of experience as a psychiatrist I must sadly say is ineffective at the best of times.

It is for that reason that I gave it all up in 2002 after a major realization that changed my life and those of my clients.

That realization is something that few of you will find easy to accept because it will challenge the very basis of what you have believed most of your so called life. Here it comes.

What you call your life history, which makes up your personality and which you identify yourself with is actually not who you really are.

Rather it is like a huge and elaborate computer program that is embedded in your unconscious mind and that places severe limitations on what you think you are capable of being and doing. That of course includes any potential success in the relationship field of life.

Most of the subroutines in your unique computer program represent what some psychotherapists refer to as “ego states” or “sub personalities”. These are emotional states that the lay public and pop psychology call “the inner child”, “the inner judge”, “the inner task master’ and so on.

These subroutines, if you look at them carefully are associated with certain well defined ways of being. When they become activated they essentially take on a life of their own and leave you feeling like an unwilling passenger in your own body.

In other words it feels like your mind and body have been hijacked by them.

Now modern psychotherapy attempts to deal with this by getting you to acknowledge, accept and negotiate terms with such inner programs in the hope that you will regain some right to your own life. Unfortunately this is like trying to negotiate with hostage takers who have their own agenda and who have you tied and gagged.

The only way to regain control of your mind, body and life is to completely purge these destructive programs from within.

Psychotherapy cannot do this for you. In fact the only modality that I know of on this planet that is capable of accomplishing this task is what I have called the Mind Resonance Process(TM) (MRP).

MRP was developed about ten years ago to help traumatized individuals who were suffering from multiple personality disorders, a more severe case of what I am talking about here.

The link however is that what you are experiencing as these subroutines (or sub personalities) is also the result of emotional trauma experienced as a child. These traumas set up limiting and recurring perceptual and behavioral patterns of how you now deal with others.

Many of these are not only inappropriate in the present they are self sabotaging when they engaged.

So getting back to my point. Doing your personal work in my view means releasing these subroutines, sub personalities and/or ego states once and for all so that you can reclaim the right to your life.

This allows you to be fully present, consciously aware of and in charge of yourself and your choices at all times. It also allows you to reconnect with the genuine and integrated human being that you were meant to be.

If you would like to begin experiencing what this all entails kindly visit the web link below.

Dr. Nick Arrizza is trained in Chemical Engineering, Business Management & Leadership, Medicine and Psychiatry. He is an Energy Psychiatrist, Healer, Key Note Speaker,Editor of a New Ezine Called “Spirituality And Science” (which is requesting high quality article submissions) Author of “Esteem for the Self: A Manual for Personal Transformation” (available in ebook format on his web site), Stress Management Coach, Peak Performance Coach & Energy Medicine Researcher, Specializes in Life and Executive Performance Coaching, is the Developer of a powerful new tool called the Mind Resonance Process(TM) that helps build physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being by helping to permanently release negative beliefs, emotions, perceptions and memories. He holds live workshops, international telephone coaching sessions and international teleconference workshops on Physical. Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Well Being.

Web Site; http://www.telecoaching4u.com/IntroConsult.htm

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It’s Christmas Day and you’re having the family over for dinner. The only thing you can think of is how much work you’re going to have to put into this thing. Even a guest list of eight can be a real chore to cook for. And the last thing you want is for your family to go home grumbling about how bad the meal was, especially if some of those family members are in-laws. This may be your one chance to really make a good impression. But how do you do this without having to hire a high priced chef?

Well, believe it or not, there are Christmas dinners that you can prepare that are easy, inexpensive and tasty enough to send your guests home with a full stomach and a smile on their faces. If you think it can’t possibly be that simple, keep reading because this is one easy to make dinner.

The first thing you have to do is break your dinner down into courses; the more the better. Guests who get a lot of food tend to be easily pleased because they feel they are getting a lot for their money. And heaven knows there are plenty of course you can dish out at a meal such as appetizer, soup, salad, etc. So where do we begin?

Starting with the appetizer, the best way to impress your guests is with a nice shrimp cocktail. Don’t get those skimpy, skinny shrimp. Get the ones that are thick and long and meaty. This is a great ice breaker and will get your dinner off on more than the right foot. Don’t worry about getting any fancy cocktail sauce. They’re all pretty much the same. The shrimp alone, if it’s good, will sell them.

Next you want a nice soup. Pick something a little fancier than a plain chicken soup. Maybe cream of chicken or cream of mushroom. Make sure that you have lots of saltine crackers to go with the soup. Serve the soup in a large bowl, not a cup. Again, you want to give your guests a lot to eat. The soup itself can even be out of a can. You don’t have to make it homemade.

For salad, keep it simple. A nice green salad of lettuce, carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes will be fine. The whole key to the salad is the dressing. Make sure you have a number of dressings on the table for them to choose from. Don’t put the dressing in the salad. Some people like Italian, some don’t. Give them a choice. This will make them feel special that you were this thoughtful.

For the main dish, nobody likes anything more than a nice turkey. Turkey’s are fool proof to cook these days with their built in little pop up timers. Make sure you have plenty of stuffing to go with it and of course cranberry sauce. Leaving out the cranberry sauce is like asking for daggers aimed at your heart. Along with the main dish, make sure you have a couple of hot vegetables like corn, green beans, carrots and cauliflower.

Finally, you want to have several desserts for your guests to choose from. A couple of pies and a cake should do fine. And of course you want two pots of coffee. One regular and one decaf. Not everybody wants to be on a caffeine high, especially if they’re elderly.

By following these simple tips you are sure to have a Christmas dinner that everybody is sure to enjoy.

Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Christmas

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