The Moral Argument

One of the most perswasive arguments used to prove God exists is the moral argument. Immanuel Kant, so I'm told, used the moral argument as his favorite. This belief says that man is morally accountable to a higher power. If man transgress against God's Pure Law in this life, he will be held accountable for his actions in the next. In Galations is says that whatever a man sows he shall also reep. This is true whether he sows for bad or sows for good. It is pointed out by Jesus Christ on KFI that our sins have a compounding effect. Our sin or thoughtless behavior may induce another person to sin in an instance where he might not have otherwise. It is written that in this world we shall have temption, but woe unto the man by whom the temptation comes. It is also true that good actions can have compounding effects. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a dramatic demonstration of this principle. If we are to believe soap operas when we confess our sins to a priest of whoever, the pardon will not take hold unless we "make it right" against any and all individuals whom we have wronged. This is a difficult thing for many to do. There is a line in a Blue Oyster Cult song that says "It all turns around in the end". Chuck Smith has promoted the theory that life is like a tapistry on which we are working on the reverse side, the side not normally seen, and that only God ssees the side visable to the public. Along this line of thinking after we die, we "shall know God even as we are known by him", and we too will at least see "the other side" of the tapistry and the beautiful pattern that God has worked out in our lives. Of course belief in these moral principles is an artical of Faith, and it is said we are to come to God by faith. One might say, "By faith we live our live our lives by high moral principles". They say that Scientology only allows for one proper "engram" and that is "Survive". I wonder what scientologists would think of adding another principle, Whatever measure you deal out to others will be dealt back to you". That's in the sermon on the Mount. Again it says "Judge not, lest you be judged" but Greek experts, of which I am not one, say that the word in Greek is one for "Condemn". We are not forbidden from making a moral evaluation of another. I at times wonder whether it's actually true that how we judge others will be how we are judged. Might such a verse be used to justify homosexuality or other perverted life style. I don't know. I guess I'll have to pray about it. Basically scripture is saying that before we condemn the actions of others we better be pretty darned sure of ourselves.

In keeping with what I just said I am here to make an apology over the blogisphere. I would like to publicly apologise to Brittany Speers, for making the implication, however vague, that her eight month son, Sean Preston, might somehow be the antichrist. This allusion that I made was totally unfounded and I know that saying it was harmful and sending out the wrong vibes into the universe. The baby looks as normal, spiritually, as any other baby, and once again I want to apologise for having made the statement I did.

The President of the United States has an awsome duty, with his finger on the nuclear button, to keep the Peace in the world. The United States right now is the only super power. We have been given a sacred trust by God to be stewards of the world. The President must excersise great wisdom in all of his actions and we owe it to our President to keep him in intercessory prayer daily. We need to pray that the situation in Iraq will not deteriorate, but that the United States be vindicated in its three years of struggle in the region and that all of our efforts to form a stable government in Iraq not be in vain. Certainly there is time to make everything right. We can even how emerge victorious and vindicated in our actions- - and terrorism can be put on the run and "Peace" will break out in the region of the mideast. Certainly it's a hopeful thought that after Iraq becomes a stable nation, that other nations may look to it as a model for them to pattern their own governments after. This would be a good thing.

Some say enlightenment can only be achieved through prayer and fasting. Others insist that trancendental meditation is the way to go. Others believe tight adherence to a particular religious creed is the only way to achieve a sense of enlightenment and justification. If we all seek to become part of that positive moral tapistry, a picture will begin to emerge. Others will see the emerging image and want to become part of it. I don't know what God ultimately has planned for this world. I personally wish scripture wasn't so vague. Belief in a God of morality is a matter of Faith. It is written "Whatever is not of faith is sin" so the logical thing one can do to keep from sinning is to maintain a life of Faith in the True God. (Selah)

OLD NEWS STORIES WE ARE JUST GETTINT AROUND TO

They were talking about why women are attracted to “Bad Boys”. First up on the list was Fonzi. Fonzi is kind of a Hollywood fabrication. He’s an anomally. He’s all show and no substance as far as being a “bad boy” or anything else. If a woman encounters a real “Bad Boy” there is probably some lacking thing in her personality that is attracted to “Bad Boys”. There is the line “If it seems to good to be true; it probably is too good to be true” I’m kind of thinking of that older man Iola Boyland was interested in on “Mama’s Family”. He turned out to be a first rate jerk. Some traits of Bad Boys remind me of Christians. If they call you eight times a day during your work day are they really doing this because they Care about you, or are they saying “I own you”. There is another trait that the Jesus Christ show has and also other Christians have- - and that is not being at all interested in your opinions, but at the same time he wants you to hang on every word he says. Also there’s the idea with women that “I want to be the first to really understand this person”. I never seem to meet women like that. It is said that Bad Boys have rough edges but the real bad boys have polished edges. One criticisum of Dr. Laura I have is that if you listen to her advice you’ll weed out all the men except the ones that are especially good at lying to you and tell you exactly what you want to hear.

There is the case of that sexual predator with a long record that strangled that woman with her own bikini top named Sours or something. They say there is an eighty percent repeat rate in sexual predators. One woman says you can put a GPS tracking device on the guy and it will only cost ten dollars a day. I don’t know anyone who will work for ten dollars a day dedicating his whole day to watching the movements of one suspect. The more men you track the more people it takes to track them. It’s the same principle as drug testing. The more people you test for drugs the greater chance there is of a potential screw-up. That bikini top guy had a long record. But it seems the goal is to not let him “slip through the system” in the first place. Obviously if every predator got twenty years for a first time offence, soon there would be much fewer predators. My guess is after 20 or 25 years in prison a person would have to have mellowed out. Maybe the worst offenders could be put in one of those “Pellican Bay” type of prisons. Some may say this sort of prison is expensive to build. I guess the question is just how highly to we value a moral society where the guilty are truely punished.

Yesterday they had a funeral for one of those girls in that great blondes mix-up where one girl was presumed dead and the other, who looked a lot like her, was in a coma, and nobody, strangely enough, could tell the difference. Both families should be kept in prayer.

Finally I would like to address the question of astrology and the Bible. According to the KFI host, anyone who believes in astrology will burn in hell. I have never seen that verse in the Bible myself. It says in Genesis, "Let them (celestial bodies) be for signs and for seasons". The definition of "sign" is never given but in Job, two constelations by their classic Greek names are given, Orion and the Pliades. This would seem to me that God is name endoucing here. The Catholic Church at one time endourced astrology.