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  %CONSTRAIN RESTRAIN DISCUSSION CHURCHES AVOID SIN 040308
  %PURITY PURIFICATION EXCOMMUNICATE ALIENATION GOD 040308
 %EVOLUTION CHRISTIAN BELIEFS DOCTRINE CONFESSIONAL 040308
  %DOMINATION POWER CONCENTRRATION CORRUPTION DEVIL 040308
 %EMPEROR CONSTANTINE'S SWORD MILITARISTIC SOLUTION 040308
 %HUMAN DIFFERENCES IDEALS VALUES PRINCIPLES VISION 040308

     Far  too  often  domineering  religious  leaders have
maintained control  over  the thought  patterns  of  their
disciples by   constraining/restraining discussions within
churches to AVOID there being ANY DISCUSSIONS about:

     1.  The evolution of the beliefs of Christians during
the years 30 AD to about 500 AD.

     2.  The   effect   on  church   history   of  Emperor
Constantine   achieving  dominance  in  the  Roman  Empire
through killing competitor  generals  and  then  achieving
dominance   over  Christians  by  killing  discussions  of
diverse  different beliefs  of the disciples of  Jesus  of
Nazareth  ---    during Constantine's leadership over  the
formation of the Nicene Creed  ---  perhaps to consolodate 
his own powers.

     3.  The  teachings  of  early  Christian  Mystics  as
compared with the  dominant  Christians  who  survived  by
eliminating the teachings of most early Christian Mystics.

     4.  The  concentration of power into the hands of the
dominant early leaders of the Christian Churches ---   and
the consequent corruption of those Christian leaders.

     5.  The  significant   roles  of  women   within  the
early  Christian  churches ---   as compared to within the
later Christian churches.

     6.  The origins of and the logic of the repression of
healthy  human sexuality within Christian communities  ---
in  spite  of the centrality of Love in the  teachings  of
Jesus and of women in the early Christian communities.

     7.  The prominent roles played by coercion, violence,
domination,  and abuse within Christian communities --- in
spite  of  the  teachings  of  Jesus  which   focus   upon
peacemaking,  Love,  sacrifice,  service,  reconciliation,
healing, forgiveness, etc.

     8.  The prominent  roles played  by  pretentiousness,
arrogance,      deception,     collusions,     addictions,
codependencies,    conformity,     etc.  within  Christian
communities ---   in spite of  the teaching of Jesus which
focus upon honesty,   authenticity,  humility,  integrity,
and Love.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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