Love your enemies and pray for those who afflict you

*Author's Note: All references to God (capital G) are to the Christian God. This is done out of respect for those who follow the Christian path.

According to Mr. Wills, Jesus "followers are not to aspire to the social register, but to seek out the forsaken."

Well, that makes sense for everyone, doesn't it?

His further point that "if they (Jesus followers) try to make that a privilege (know God thru Jesus) to be used against others or each other" the supposed followers they are keeping others from communing with Jesus/God.

This is SO very different than what the Falwell's and Swaggart's preach, isn't it? {I won't go to the Pope - the Catholics have their own form of Christianity I have a very hard time figuring out. } The idea that one sect of Christianity is better than another or people who say God speaks through/to them are better than the rest of us, that goes against what Jesus said. I'm sure there are Christians who believe they know and understand better what Jesus or God wants - there are those type of people in every religion (yes, even Wicca). But that, according to Jesus, does not make them better; if anything, it makes them worse - because this makes them "all pretense and exceptions to the Law (meaning the Law of God)."

In my readings of Wicca and Paganism, we are to accept everyone, whatever their belief system or religion. Of course, we be very careful not to allow murderers and rapists into our homes, but we will not deny them the right to speak directly to their god-of-choice ; nor will we make fun of them for doing so. {well, we aren't suppose to...}

More in my next post.

Peace