Anyone who truly believes in God would not fear God. God created us. He loves us. He will eventually reunite/reconstitute/whateveritisthatisfarbeyondourunderstanding us to him. Religion, on the other hand, uses "fear of God (or even "Mother Nature" to those who revere nature)" to attempt to control us. To remove God's very first gift to us - our free will. Jesus said on more than one occasion: "I am the Alpha and the Omega". He didn't say "I am the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta" et cetera. His teachings were that there are two "commandments": belief in God and the Golden Rule (paraphrasing Matthew27). That's it. No threats. No smiting. This is the God in which I believe. That all men are created equal. That there is no earthly authority - not generals, not governments, not popes, cardinals nor bishops. We are all equal and we should respect one another. God holds the box. Remember Dr Strange and his "14 billion alternate realities" from the Avengers movies. God has the story of every single one of them. All in his box. Like pachinko balls, there are many paths to get from the beginning to the end, but in the end, the balls are collected into the same bin and returned to the top. Jesus gave us helpful instructions to make our lives happoer and with less strife, but he doesn't force any particular path on us. He created us, and when our journey is over, he will be at its end. The Alpha and the Omega. Our "time" on theis plane is finite, and probably infinitesimal in the larger scheme. We should not fear its end. We should not fear returning to the creator. Everything else they tell us are "the words of man" (again paraphrasing Matthew, when Jesus rebukes the Pharisees). #religion #grownostr

When a government tells you that the chattel are free, it isn't lying. You were born on soil that the government claims to own, so you are a "citizen" and are thus owned by the government. The government paid absolutely nothing to own you. You are free. Oh, you're not "owned"? Try to leave. "Oh you need a passport to do that" A passport provided by....the government. For a fee. You know, the government that doesn't own you. But now you have your passport. You are "free" to leave. Kinda. Actually you're free to be leased out to another government, who pays nothing for this privilege. Because you are free. You will have to return to your original government's direct possession at some point, because your "visa" (the lease) runs out. You know, the visa that the destination government issues. Sometimes for a fee. Not a fee to your government of course. You are free. But you personally may have to pay for a visa, just as you paid your original government for your passport. You may leave your government's possession entirely, provided that you pay a fee. Then you may choose another government to possess you. That government doesn't have to pay for you, because you are free. In fact, you will likely have to pay your new owning government for the privilege of their ownership, and of course pay a new fee if you want a passport from that government. So, let's celebrate our freedom! #grownostr #government #freedom #nosale