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%DANGEROUS THOUGHTLESS ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT POINTER 050515
  %RELIABLE PRINCIPLE SERIOUS RISKS ENGAGE PATTERNS 050515
%BEHAVIOR UNAVOIDABLY ALIENATIVE VIOLENCE COERCIONS 050515
  %REJECT EXCLUSIVE ARROGANCE HUBRIS SELF RIGHTEOUS 050515
%EVIL DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS COLLUSIVE ADDICTS 050515
%PLAY GAME MUTUAL SELF DECEPTION NUCLEAR WAR SPIRIT 050515

     It  is dangerous to thoughtlessly accept any  of  the
following statements as pointing to a "reliable-principle"
--- because doing so entails serious risks of engaging  in
patterns-of-behavior which are "unavoidably-alienative".

             Consider now the following statements:

 1.  Violence    can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways."

 2.  Coercion    can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways."

 3.  Rejections  can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways".

 4.  Exclusivity can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways."

 5.  Arrogance   can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways."

 6.  Hubris      can be demonstrated in "redemptive-ways".

 7.  Self-righteousness can be used in "redemptive-ways."

 8.  Excommunications   can be used in "redemptive-ways."

     Above the words "demonstrated"  and  "used"  point to
equivalent kinds of actual-behavior-with-consequences; not
merely  to:   "theoretical",  "hypothetical",   "desired",
"hoped-for",  "anticipated",  "dreamed",  or  "envisioned"
behaviors ---  in the  absence of the many actual-natural-
consequences  long-observed-and-recognized  as  regularly-
following-the-indicated-behaviors.

     Following  each of the eight listed kinds of  un-kind
behaviors;  the actual-natural-consequences long-observed-
and-recognized    as    regularly-following-the-indicated-
behaviors --- include, but are not limited to: resentment,
hurt, anger,  alienation, estrangement, misunderstandings,
power-concentrations, wealth-concentrations, distributive-
injustices, corruption, personal-disintegration, communal-
disintegrations, decay,  evil-dysfunctional-relationships,
wars,   ignorance, sickness, dis-ease, diseases; i.e., all
of the conditions-traditionally-associated-with-sin-evil.

     Are there any clearly-demonstrated exceptions to  the
above  described tragic-patterns regarding the of outcomes
of:

     Violence?
             coercion?
                 rejections?
                     exclusivity?
                         arrogance?
                             hubris?
                                 self-righteousness?
                                      excommunications?

     The above is not a complete list of the unkind  kinds
of behaviors ---  which so regularly lead to the described
tragic-patterns regarding their outcomes.

     Religious and political leaders should regularly deal
with  the   many   mutually-complementary   partial-truths
pointed to above ---  doing so in ways which are gracious,
open, honest, reconciling, integrative, etc.

     The above considerations need to be kept in mind when
dealing with domineering-peoples' efforts to CONTROL most:

     Communications,
       Dialogue,
         Sanctuaries,
           Privacy,
             Prayers,
               Meditations,
                 Readings,
                   Study,
                     Education,
                       Learning,
                         Conclusions,
                           Attitudes,
                             Feelings,
                               Intimacies,
                                 Friendships,
                                   Sexuality,
                                     Worship,
                                       Idolatry,
                                     Integrations,
                                   Integrities,
                                 Small-groups,
                               True-Lovers,
                             Health-Care,
                           Speaking-Truths,
                             Visions,
                               Dreams,
                                 Travel,
                                   Visits,
                                 Hospitality,
                               Revelations,
                             Prophets,
                           Etc.

     Because of the nature of their Domination-System-God,
Domineering-People will be terrified by the Gracious-Works
of  True-Lovers who understand what is being pointed to by
the above.   Their terror is the terror of incoherent-and-
dishonest people confronting God-as-Love.

     If   Domineering-People   prevail  in   programs   of
Authoritarian-Controls --- it is difficult for True-Lovers
to   share   their   insights   regarding   the   probable
consequences  of  acting out particular visions,   dreams,
fantasies, etc.  about wanting to Let-Go or Be-in-Control.
In  the  absence  of such insights --- people are prone to
stumble into tragic views of  what is absolutely right and
what  is  absolutely wrong.    Uninformed and  Domineering
people  are  likely  to  lead  many  people  into  tragic-
adventures which engender endless alienation, coercion and
violence.   Be-aware-of  and beware-of  giving  Unlimited-
Powers to Domineering-People!

                                Shalom!

                         (c) 2004 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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