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Monthly "Eddie-Torial"

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To re-iterate January's Eddie-Torial, for all of 1999 the focus will revolve around the year 2000, where we've been, the high points and low points of the century/millennium just passing, the optimistic/pessimistic look at the next. Most of the world's population will be prognosticating the future, and most of it will be for sale. The whole psychic phenomenon, the new age cults, the doomsday religions, and the apocalyptic writings all point to the turn of the numbers. Please save your money, for millennium fever will rise, the scams will heat up, and the gullible will be taken for all they are worth.

If today's speed of life scares you, wait until the year 2005, if the past 5 years have been any indication we should then be able to travel at light speed across the internet. Gone will be the 56K modems, perhaps even phone lines out in the country will fall into dis-use, becoming wireless by the sheer fact of commercial costs. It will be cheaper to communicate by direct satellite than to manually dial out on the old landline. Where all this technology came from is a bit scary, for wars have featured immensely in our progress. Plastics, fibre optics, radar, wireless radio all had their trial by fire during major conflicts in our past century. And to think that laser tech was the main component of Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program, only to fall by the wayside because the Soviet empire crumbled.

Where will it all end...I am convinced even the most promising psychic would be at a loss for a vision. And all those who would define a date for the end of the world, always so sure of themselves until the appointed date and time passes, will also prove inept. If anyone would have told me that I would be typing this to upload to the world even 10 years ago I would have laughed and pointed my finger at a crazy person.

So it is obvious from our direct past that wars have for the most part made our future. Techno-progress brings us better methods for mass murder and ethnic cleansing. The "my God is better than your God" attitude which has not changed in 2 thousand years will continue to do its dirty work. Frankly, my fervent wish is that this attitude would change because I am tired of the hatred it preaches, but I am afraid these things will persist. Even if the most powerful in the world do not wish it, this will be of little consequence. There will always be the madman/woman who will mow down a crowd at a McDonald's, a Saddam who will cleanse his nation of Turks, the Slobodans who will disinfect his land of Albanians, Bosnians or Muslims, and the shyster who would systematically kill people because they have "big noses". The war against the new Israel is not over by any means, it has been forced underground, and fundamentalists in the middle east are still planning genocide or at least a second diaspora in an effort to chase the new Israelites out of Palestine. Let's be truthful here, as hard-hitting as the truth might be, there will be no end to these "little" wars. There will always be a Hitler, a Stalin, who under the guise of "righteousness" will wage cruelties on those of us who look, act, or believe differently.

There seems to be a certain quiet at the moment, sort of a lull before the storm. Many of us are expectant, of what we're not sure. But here lies the real immediate danger. We are being told to prepare for a major possible catastrophe. The operative word here is possible. Will the power go out around the world? Will the phone systems shut down, and will the internet and World Wide Web crash?.

Watching the satellite stations selling "survival packs" is quite a hoot. Religious stations are offering 'gifts' which will help you cross over into the next millennium, (but only if you make a 'love offering', usually $100 to $1000 to their ministry). How come I can't sell these survival packs to support my web site, or support my very own satellite transponder teaching my new religion? And of course, tax free for them, as all these sales are classified as religious support. Of course, I have already been branded as an AntiChrist for my views..which follow...

To a Christian fundamentalist a Muslim is an heretic and a Buddhist is going to Hell for sure, to a Muslim fundamentalist, Christians and Jews are infidels not worthy of life. All of these beliefs, and not just these but most others, are supposed to be beliefs of devotion, not confrontation. It is sad in this case to note that we've come a long way, and strayed off the path almost 180 degrees. Also note that I say FUNDAMENTALIST, for it is only those with these extreme views (who are so sure of being right) who are dangerous to human life and liberty. But why is it that the Koran, Torah and New Testament Scriptures teach none of this confrontational attitude, yet the gospel of confrontation is taken for the Holy Truth by those who practice Blind Faith. If I say here that I know a verse in the Holy Books which says that all people of 'Indian' heritage are inferior there will always be a few lost, non-thinking devotees who would take it as Gospel without actually wanting to look and study these sayings. Most of us are too lazy to do it for ourselves so we let others pump these 'truths' into our belief system. Because it says so, I have been told, I will now be righteous in enslaving the Indian population...here-in lies the danger of being human, for we are a fickle and lazy animal.

Perhaps I am too much like Job, a defiant questioner of God's meaning, and perhaps I am also like Job in getting more questions than answers. And most like Job let me say this, I will not look back and lay the blame on those who went before, and made religion into the monstosity it is today, but rather to forgive and look to the future, and let God judge those who are in need judgement. I for one am not in a position to judge anyone in the name of the Almighty.

On the lighter side...here is my new religion, in exchange of you joining it I promise to make wise use of the $1000 you send me, which will support me buying air time and of course new clothes so I can appear to be presentable, plus a new Cadillac car to get there, plus an extremely opulent set with lots of fake gold cherubs for my ministry plus plus plus...so that I can ask for more money to buy more channels in more countries so I can sell more religion to more people ad infinitum. This religion you ask?

On second thought...please don't send me anything, but if you have a few pennies, give them to your nearest Arthritis Society or Foundation, or any other cause where the money goes to the betterment of the human condition. And as always...do it anonymously. Thanks!

Well, don't know if you agree or disagree, or just find this a bunch of bunk, feel free to respond on the new The Eddie-Torial Message/Discussion Board
So until next month, play safe, surf wisely, and help yourself to a cookie
(make sure your dog gets one too).

*smiles*, Eddie

Previous Eddie-Torials
January, 1999
December, 1998
November, 1998
October, 1998
September, 1998
August, 1998

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