[orthodoxymoron]

Carol...have you written any books? If you haven't...you should. Thank-you for your experience and insight.

There seems to be a great danger in unquestioningly obeying and worshipping a leader...even God...or who one thinks is God. I grew up in a church which teaches that a counterfit second coming of Christ will occur prior to the genuine second coming of Christ. I have rejected a lot of the teachings of this church(which I will not name)...but I retain a lot of the general principles and concepts.

To me...a genuine God...would delegate authority and invite questions. To me...a fake God...would demand unquestioning allegiance and obedience. What I am seeing in the history of earthly religion is the fake God. More to the point...what I am seeing in the history of earthly religion is Lucifer aka Satan...masquerading as God. This would fit in with a fake second coming of Christ...which would actually be a Luciferian event. What I am seeing is a corrupt cabal of regressive humans and ETs playing God. A deception can be very convincing...especially if it is perpetrated by a race who is more clever than we are.

I see evidence of both evolution and intelligent design in the world around me. I am beginning to think that the best clues regarding a true God are to be found deep within our spiritual selves. I'm not sure what the best method of accomplishing this discovery is...but the Episcopal church has begun using a phrase that I really like...'Seeing Christ in All Persons'. By noticing the best in everyone...and attempting to learn from...and emulate these ideals which we witness each day...we can move closer to the divinity which shines through humanity. The converse would also be true.

Something tells me that we need to save ourselves through personal and corporate responsibility...and when Earth is being run peacefully and properly...one day...without fanfare...Jesus/God will arrive...but not to rule...just to visit and say 'hi'.