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   %EXCLUSIVE GOD COMPETE ACCEPT LOVE SUITES HEAVEN+940211
%NATION ETHNIC RACE SEX DISCRIMINATE AFFIRM COURAGE 940211

     If  within a religious group God is conceived to be a
special supporter of the group,   and so prone to  exclude
from heaven any person who is not an  acceptable member of
the special group;  and if there are only a limited number
of rooms in  heaven  in   which  to accommodate those  who
get   into  heaven---then  there  must  be   an   ultimate
competition among  those  seeking to be loved,   accepted,
affirmed, encouraged,  etc.   People's individual ultimate
concern must then be to compete for and  win  one  of  the
limited  number of spots  ---    and  to  so exclude  from
heaven some other less worthy person.

     Under the above conditions --- collusive addicts  and
their supportive codependents  are  bound  to conceive God
to  be  the supremely powerful and  in-control addict  who
seeks  perfection in all his obedient  subjects;   a   God
rejects  those  who  are not the very  best  and  in  full
conformity  to God's demands.   Such conformed people  are
willing to be God's self  appointed  assistants,  eager to
compete for favored treatment under the manipulative terms
of  heaven!  They stand ready to set the cosmic stage  for
the  ultimate  competition  to get a special seat next  to
God.     They will  gladly crucify  any fool who  suggests
that  children who have  not yet  achieved  any  level  of
perfection which is  worthy  of  respect---will  get  into
heaven  first.    They  will regard as  fools  any  people
willing to  be servants,  rather than competing to  be  in
charge.   They  will be terrified at the  suggestion  that
heaven is not  dominated  by  their own  set of  exclusive
admission  requirements,   and  that God is  not  the  the
Supreme Addict who is the  most  skillful  and powerful of
all in manipulating humans.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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