The following came as an addenda to a conversation about the latest rehashing of some of the sillier versions of a Lost Teaching’s of Jesus. ‘Tis another reflection from one of my wiser friends, the wild Zen hermit, Uncle Weasel. Now Uncle isn’t a monotheist, much less a Christian, at least I don’t think so, or at least he’s not one or the other any given run of seven days, I’m moderately sure. But he does respect that tradition, knows it rather better than most do. And, anyway, he knows his way around various secret and lost teachings. So I thought it worth sharing…
I thought about it some more. Seems to me that these core belief-attitudes get short shrift in the new American religion:
- God is your loving parent
- Mercy is better than righteousness
- God loves the lowly
- Money screws up religion
- Sacrifice is necessary
- Share your wealth
- Care for the unfortunate
and especially
- It’s not your fucking job to judge another’s soul
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