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  %WESTERN RELIGIONS JEWS CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS HEARTS 040419
%WORSHIP IDOLATRY CIVILITY HOSPITALITY WELCOME EVIL 040419
 %ENEMY WAR COERCION DOMINATE SACRIFICE DESTRUCTION 040419
 %CONCEIVE GOD HEAVEN HELL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY FOCUS 040419
%OBEDIENCE CONFORMITY MANUFACTURE LAWS RULES SCRIPT 040419
   %ROLES DRAMA PLAYS STORIES OFFICIALS AUTHORITIES 040419

      The  Western  religions  (which include  the  Muslim
religion)   focus  upon worshipping God  with  our hearts,
minds and souls.

      1.  DOMINEERING-PEOPLE tend  to interpret THIS FIRST
COMMANDMENT  as  saying WHAT we should DO-TO  our own  and
other people's hearts,  minds and souls ---  as objects of
sacrifice,  not focusing upon what we do WITH our  hearts,
minds  and  souls  and each other within  cooperative  and
gracious relationships.   Domineering people tend to focus
upon what is DONE-TO  our  collective hearts,   minds  and
souls  as OBJECTS-OF-SACRIFICE;    where  the  INTEGRITIES
of   the OJBECTS-OF-SACRIFICE are DESTROYED;  i.e.,   DIS-
INTEGRATRED.

      DOMINEERING-PEOPLE  see   God  as  THE   ONE     who
demands the sacrifice of the integrities of our collective
hearts, minds and souls; and so domineering people see God
as THE ONE who demands the sacrifice/disintegration of the
integrities of our relationships.

      This  view  is  in keeping  with  domineering people
seeing  the  worship of God in terms of  OBEDIENCE  and/or
CONFORMITY   to   laws  and  GOD'S-IDEAL-FORMS   for   the
MANUFACTURE  of  "proper":     attitudes,     assumptions,
beliefs,     intellectual-assent,     and   patterns    of
"reasoning".

      This   view  facilitates and  mis-leads  "believers"
into  patterns  of  SUBMISSION-TO  "The-Domination-System"


which domineering people worship as God.

      In contrast:

      2.  TRUE-LOVERS tend  to  view THE-FIRST-COMMANDMENT
as CALLING-THEM-TO-BE-INTIMATLEY-TOGETHER-IN-RELATIONSHIPS
which   are  characterized  by:   abundance,      balance;
cooperation,   collaborations,   civility, communications,
complementations,    compliments;   diversity,   dialogue,
doubts; humility,  hospitality,   honesty,   honor, humor;
integrations,    integrities,    insights,    inclusively,
initiatives; generosity,  grace;  justice; kindness; love;
moderation, modesty;  patience; questioning; reservations,
reverence;   silence;   tolerance;  unity;  visions;   and
welcomes.


      True-Lovers'    views  reveal God  as  THE  ONE  who
invites the integrations of our hearts,   minds and  souls
into    healthy    communities/sanctuaries    where    all
participants   see  God  as  THE  ONE   who   demonstrates
SACRIFICIAL-SERVICE  and the SACRIFICE-OF AND/OR  LETTING-
GO-OF-PREOCCUPATIONS-WITH     COERCIVE:         absolutes,
boundaries,    blustering;     commandments,     controls,
conditions;  demands,  destruction; exclusivity, faulting,
greed;  heaven, hell; individuals,  isolation;   jealousy,
killing, laws, limiting,     oppositions;   prescriptions,
proscriptions;   terrorism,  threats;  violence;  wars and
yealing.

      True-Lovers'    views    reveal  God    as   focused
graciously upon: Love and the  creation of true sanctuary-
communities  within  which ALL-PARTICIPANTS enjoy  sharing
free  gifts of the freedom to be safely-vulnerable  within
intimate/honest   relationships  where  all   participants
facilitate,    encourage  and     welcome:      abundance,
balance;        cooperation,   collaborations,   civility,
communications,       complementations,       compliments;
diversity,   dialogue,   doubts;   humility,  hospitality,
honesty,     honor,   humor;   integrations,  integrities,
insights,      inclusively,     initiatives;   generosity,
grace;  justice;  kindness;  love;   moderation,  modesty;
patience; questioning; reservations,  reverence;  silence;
tolerance;  unity;  visions;  and welcomes which transcend
and  undermine "The Fallen Powers That Be"  in the service
of "The Domination System".

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