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  %LETTING GOING DEFENSLESS SAFELY VULNERABLE GIFTS 031202
 %SANCTUARY COMMUNITIES TRUE LOVERS ELIMINATE AVOID 031202
  %ENDLESS COERCION VIOOENCE TERRORISM WARS BATTLES 031202
%PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY PEACE SHALOM HEALTH IT 031202
%TREE KNOWLEDGE GOOD DEVILS SUPERIOR PEOPLE EXPENSE 031202
%GENISIS GARDEN NEIGHBORS DIFFERENCES CONFLICTS GOD 031202

     We cannot  eliminate  or  avoid  endless coercion, or
violence  so long as we believe,  or act as if we  believe
that:

     1.  Personal and communal integrity, peace and health
can be achieved through the unilateral actions of superior
people --- as the expense of inferior people.

     2.  We can know the will of God regarding the futures
of  superior people ---  as distinct to the will of God as
regarding the futures of inferior people.

     3.  We  can  know who are the superior people  around
us, and who are the inferior people around us.

     4.  That we can know what the differences are between
the superior people in our neighborhood,  and the inferior
people in our neighborhood.

     5.  We  are born inherently defective in some way and
that there are among us people who know how to cure and/or
compensate  for  how  we were  born  inherently  defective
and/or for how we have become inherently defective.

     6.  We can know what are the effective means by which
we  can  achieve salviation for ourselves and/or  for  our
favorite people; i.e., the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.

     7.  That there are among us dominant people who truly
know some, and perhaps all,  of the above essential truths
and/or facts of our lives.

     8.  That  it is good for us to:   reverence,   honor,
trust  and/or  obey  people who know the  above  essential
truths and/or facts of our lives.

     9.  That  personal and communal integrity will depend
upon  sorting  people  out into those superior people  who
believe (or  act as if they believe)  the above  essential
truths  and/or facts about our lives ---  in  contrast  to
whose  who  do  not  belive (or fail to  act  as  if  they
believe) the above essential truths and/or facts about our
lives.

     10.  That the essential truths and/or facts about our
lives   pertain   to   isolated   individuals'    beliefs,
convictions,  acts, confessions, doctrines,  and performed
rituals;  rather than to the qualities and characteristics
of  our  RELATIONSHIPS as we live with different kinds  of
people   who   are   our  neighbors   in   diverse   ways:
geographically,  temporally, cooperatively, contentiously,
theologically,   religiously,   secularly,    politically,
intimately,  honestly,  scientifically,   technologically,
technocratically, provincially, internationally, etc.

     We will not enjoy health, peace,  integrity or shalom
---   so  long  as  we cling-defensively to  many  of  the
beliefs/convictions  pointed to above.   To learn  how  to
enjoy health, peace, integrity and shalom --- we must work
together  in cooperative ways  to learn how to LET- GO  of
our      isolated-individualistic-defensive       beliefs,
convictions,  actions, confessions,  doctrines and rituals
--- together.

     Cooperation  will  not be easily come by.    Wealthy,
poerful,   and loyal supporters of "The Domination System"
will  often do everything in their power to undermine  the
above  suggested  forms of  cooperation.    "True  Lovers"
cannot be trusted!    They do not conform properly!   They
do  not  recite  the  essential creeds,   confessions  and
doctrines properly!     They do not perform the  essential
dishonest   rituals  properly!    They  are  not  properly
committed  to being  superior,  dominant and  in  control!
They are  not willing to take from the thirsty,  homeless,
hungry,   poor  and powerless ---  to  help  the  wealthy,
powerful,  and loyal supporters of "The Domination System"
to concentrate more wealth,   power  and supporters in the
service  of  "The Domination System".   "True Lovers" must
not be allowed to promote  mutual understanding,  respect,
and cooperation!  Be aware and beware! 

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