Luther may have been enlightened by “The just shall live by his faith,” but he wasn’t ignorant of the responsibility of such a thing evidenced by the works of faith. And Christianity thereafter began the arduous process of becoming a civilized religion, one that eventually gave rise to the very best of the arts and sciences despite the many obstructions and abuses along the way, and in some cases still ongoing. A case in point being the abuse of the Christian religion by President Bush, a professing “believer.” However, Bush is far more representative of the tyranny of religion as opposed to the Scriptural “liberty in Christ.”

The sinister secrecy of the Bush administration has its roots, I believe, in the assassination of JFK. From the moment that Carcano Carbine was displayed for the world to view as the touted weapon of choice by a supposed “expert,” Oswald, as a weapons expert myself and even owning one of these guns at the time as a curiosity piece because it was known to be the worst of military issue firearms used during WWII, I knew we were being lied to by our government. But why? If you have studied all the available documents and theories surrounding the assassination one thing is clear: JFK and his brother RFK had made enough enemies throughout the whole spectrum of government, banking and corporate interests, organized crime and intelligence agencies to seal their doom.

Certainly I want to see Bush and Cheney impeached, I want them brought to trial and convicted for their crimes. But as I have already noted several times, the same witch’s brew of interests that wanted JFK and RFK dead continues to infest Congress. There is not likely to be any impeachment because there are too many in Congress that dare not expose themselves. It is all for the most part like the Warren and 9/11 Commissions nothing but a charade to protect the same interests that sealed the fate of John and Robert Kennedy. Bush, Cheney, and Rove know this; and because they know this they can afford to act with impunity making their contribution to what America is being forced to endure today, a virtual Federal Triune Dictatorship under the rule of which We the People have little recourse. Despite the Internet, the MSM continues in thrall to politicians and their corporate masters.

But whatever one’s thoughts on the subject, it cannot be legitimately denied that a government that refuses to secure our own borders for the sake of slave labor and corporate profits, that wages protracted wars for the benefit of a very few without any benefit to We the People, but on the contrary is making America a pariah among the nations of the world, can only be viewed in the most sinister way. Being the President of the United States, holding the most powerful office of the most powerful nation in the world, it is obvious someone like Bush could not possibly be the right person for this position. Nevertheless, there he is; and that alone is enough for me to believe there is more to this sinister dictatorship in America than politics alone can account for; which is why I consider elements of the occult at work in this.

Regardless the positions of wealth, power, and education we find people involved with the occult. And not surprising since even the most wealthy, powerful, and well educated know they will die. As a result some become concerned about finding meaning beyond that of their physical existence, and when traditional religious beliefs are not sufficient for them they resort to oftentimes bizarre beliefs and practices.

It is relatively easy to ignore the extravagant claims for religion, those of the pope, for example, that he alone speaks for God and it is either believe and follow the pope or go to hell. The pope is far from being alone in his delusion; but no matter what the religion or representative, when anyone tells me they speak for God I immediately consign them to that class of persons not worth my time. Over the decades of my life I have formed some beliefs that can easily be construed as “religious,” though I do not consider them as such, but it would not cross my mind to attempt forcing these beliefs on any others. However, this requires separating beliefs from facts, the spiritual from the physical; a difficult task for most of us who believe there is a very real spiritual dimension to our lives.

While I have known some good people that live their lives according to the precepts of the Gospel, that put the Golden Rule into practice by their lives, I have known too many others for whom their religion is a kind of rabbit’s foot, a totem rather than pure religion as defined by Scripture. There are some that believe preaching at others at every opportunity is pleasing Jesus, not knowing all they are doing apart from being obnoxious is trying to put Jesus in their debt by their “faithful witness.” And these have their counterparts in all religious systems.

However, to use the word “sinister” does have theological implications, some of which are relatively benign, but others like those of Bush of enormously malevolent, malignant magnitude affecting all of us. When any man whether the pope or Bush declares God speaks to them rational people have just cause for alarm. For example, if the pope were more concerned about ridding his church of pervert priests preying on children he might have more credibility ex cathedra. But to deny protecting children to the utmost of his ability, all the while nodding agreement to what many of us suppose must be the closest to the heart of God, children, puts the lie to all his good intentions. And when Bush orders the deaths of so many innocent civilians and American troops all the while refusing to secure our borders for the obvious purpose of advancing a personal agenda of power and wealth this puts the lie to any of his pronounced “concerns” about terrorism or for America and We the People.

The Scripture has it that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” So if the just, the children of God live by their faith according to Scripture irrespective of religion or no religion their lives will declare this “living faith.” But it is not enough for anyone to say they have such faith while denying their part in being accountable for allowing evil to have its way; it is not enough to preach you have hope while denying access for hope to others. While faith without works is dead, being alone, so with hope without justification by works, and simply telling me to smile and just keep hoping things will work out is at the most charitable naïve in the extreme, when not downright insulting to my intelligence. There are just too many “Be warmed and filled” people, preaching a gospel of “positivism” while ignoring their part in confronting evil for what it is.

However, the problem is historical; a history of humankind where it is abundantly evident good people do not want or seek power and authority over others. This leaves a vacuum for the very worst of humankind seizing power and authority. Franklin recognized the problem leading to his dismal assessment of providing a republic if it could be kept. Reputedly the wisest man of his time and knowing human nature so well, I very much doubt Franklin believed such a republic could be kept; and the present leadership of America certainly confirms the doubt.

Every day we are forced to confront the evil of some monster in human guise raping, torturing and murdering a child somewhere. Some get national attention, and some do not. Years ago I wrote of the need for children becoming a national priority, both in safety from monsters and in the education of children. Someone recently said in respect to the safety of children from monsters what is needed to get the ears of politicians is “national outrage!” But over the years I have come to realize this is not likely to happen. The very evil that refuses the ears and silences those in positions of power in our government is the same evil that suppresses the cries of the children being raped, tortured and murdered. And if the most innocent of victims in America have no voice that will be heard by our government, nothing but that word “sinister” suffices for me by way of explanation.

It really doesn’t matter to me whether a person has any beliefs of a religious or occult nature, what really matters is whether those in positions of power and authority have such beliefs and use these to justify their most heinous actions against others, whether the fanatics of Islam or any that profess to believe God warrants their actions to do harm to those that refuse to obey such “servants of God.” My part is to resist the Devil by whatever definition wherever he is to be found. And if the facts of JFK and 9/11 have been withheld from the light of day, if those like Bush and Muslim fanatics are holding millions in bondage to tyranny and fear one can only speculate what other forces of darkness are at work.