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Manuel
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 Posted - 15 Apr 2004 : 21:18:00
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Feminism = A Military Psychological Weapon to Control Society
by Humberto Nunez
Message To All so-called Patriot Americans: You Can't Handle The Truth
1. Current US child support laws were actually invented in the former
communist Soviet Union.
2. Current child support laws are communist infiltrations into the
united states of America.
Feminism as a Military Psychological Weapon to control society
Amerika the 4th Reich:
FEMINISM IS SOCIALISM
First thing communist countries do is put the women to work to take over the family unit. Increasing the workforce decreases wages - Economy101 - basic simple concepts of supply and demand. Women in the workforce doubled the workforce which decreased wages - (which was deceptively hidden thru deflation/the devaluing of the dollar).
(example: Let's say I own a factory. I have 1,500 employees knocking on my door everyday looking for work; I can then decrease wages and say, "If you don't like it there's the door. I have 1,500 ppl knocking on my door everyday looking for work." On the other hand, if I cannot find enough ppl to work in my factory, I would have to increase wages (if I can still make a profit.) Read again from top now and Continue)...
That is why in the 1950's, the avg. American family lived fine on one income but today the avg. American family needs two incomes just to get by. Women in the workforce; feminism, just created more Taxpaying Slaves for The State resulting in the enslavement of the average American family unit.
Feminists are being used ... they have complained about power control freak men, husbands ... only to have it replaced by a Power-Control-Freak Totalitarian Police STATE. Create a (so-called) problem just to justify the excuse for more power to solve it is the oldest Dictator ploy in the book.
Either Fathers own their children or the STATE OWNS the children. Law of the Jungle; women look for the best Provider -- when the best Provider becomes the STATE (i.e. the Welfare State), she then marries (into) the STATE and now the STATE OWNS her children.
"Who owns the youth owns the future!" - Adolf Hitler ... thus the US Dept. of (in)Human(e) Services; Division of Family Destruction. Either the man/husband/father is the Head of His Household ... or the STATE is the HEAD of your Household! Attack the Family Unit = weaken society ... thus more STATE CONTROL. Cut the Head (man of the household) out - thus more STATE CONTROL = own the children thus more STATE CONTROL - breed ignorant society thus more STATE CONTROL.
Feminism = weaker men; weaker men = LESS RESISTANCE thus more STATE CONTROL. Patriarchy = Men own their wives ... it's called a family unit ... it's called morality. Feminism/matriarchy = everyone having sex with each others' women while still remaining "friends" like a bunch of ANIMALS! Feminism/matriarchy = village = socialism = tribalism = lowest form of civilization = NO SURPLUS = Deficit = Slavery.
Patriarchy = family unit = efficiency = prosperity = Individual Rights = opposite of socialism = Surplus = free time for great works/inventions ... i.e. immigrants who come here and prosper come from patriarchal family structures because Patriarchy = family unit = efficiency.
Name me one time when Government Sponsored Propaganda was not Totalitarian in Nature. Feminism is Government Sponsored Propaganda - to weaken society; weaken the family unit; weaken it's men ... for more STATE CONTROL. Multiculturalism = everyone different (immigrants not "Americanized") = NO UNITY amongst society = Divide & Conquer/LESS RESISTANCE thus more STATE CONTROL. Homosexuality + abortion = population control. Population control techniques deployed at Americans + allowing more illegal immigrants into the country = higher % (of society) of a working slave force - cheap labor.
The #1 Group to benefit from Affirmatice Action are white women (thus) they are using mathematics to keep a large percentage of minority men DOWN "He who rules mathematics rules the Universe" This is the mathematics of racial eugenics.
Even after DNA proves that he is NOT the biological Father, Judges in the US still force thousands of men to pay child support even with the DNA evidence in front of them !!! http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/paternity021002.html
www.glennjsacks.com/california_governor_davis.htm
Not even Saddam Hussein would force a man to pay child support for a child that is NOT his !!! Feminism is a Weapon of Mass Destruction
"First You Get the Women, Then You've Got the Children, So Follow the Men" -Adolph Hitler
"The `perennial' father is a menace to society and must be treated as such. Like the mental defectives and those afflicted with certain hereditary diseases, he should, after due warning, be rendered incapable of further parentage." -W.J. Ruth. "Population Control For Unemployment." Birth Control Review, Volume XVII, Number 5 (May 1933), page 134.
In the Book of Genesis, when Satan attacked Adam and Eve, he attacked through the weaker vessel: the woman. Just like The STATE is doing today, attacking us through feminism, through the 'woman'. Falsely "empower" the woman for her to make the wrong choices that way to weaken the man to control him. This is how evil attacks man, who was made in the image of God.
In the Book of Exodus, Pharaoh of Egypt decided to kill all the male Israelite infants to weaken the Israelites militarily. This is nothing new. Think about it ! ! ! Statism is Antichrist plain and simple. God should be the King and Head of an individual man, and the man/husband should be the head of his household, not the Anti-Christ STATE.
In this last century alone, governments around the world have killed over 500 million people of their own people. All this government sponsored propaganda about Domestic Violence is just a smoke screen to divert attention from the real abuse: Government Abuse Against It's Own People. This is the real Domestic Violence.
The Bible depicted governments as Beasts; in Daniel and Revelations. Look at old Nazi film; their Armies marching like ants mimicking the Animal Kingdom and therefore subhuman. Individual Freemen become just another cog in the Wheel of the Predator Beast State which becomes the Alpha Male which today IT is doing this through the propaganda of feminism. By feminizing society and thus emasculating it's males for more State Control.
"To disobey tyranny is to obey God." - Thomas Jefferson
Paying child support kills children by Funding/Subsidizing the #1 KILLER of children: single-mother-households: Children from single-mother households, compared to children of two-parent families where the biological father is present, are more likely to go to prison by 20 times, to commit suicide by 5 times, to have behavioral problems by 20 times, to become rapists by 14 times, to run away by 32 times, to abuse chemical substances by 10 times, to drop out of high school by 9 times, to be seriously abused by 33 times, to be fatally abused by 73 times, to be one tenth as likely to get A's in school, and to [per Lenore Weitzman] have a 72% lower standard of living.
"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember it or overthrow it." - Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 (1809-1865)
Question to America:
America used to be free. Not anymore. America has turned into Amerika.
Question to America:
1. I steal your car.
2. You take me to Court and the Judge 'gives' me custody of your car. 3. On top of that, the Judge now says you must keep paying the monthly payments, insurance, and overall maintenance of the car. If you refuse to 'pay', you are labeled/vilified into a lowlife scumbag dirt bag criminal and thrown in jail surrounded by violent criminals. And to make matters even worse, the government pays/sponsors for a massive government Nazi-like propaganda campaign, brainwashing society, convincing them that if you don't accept/pay for this, with a smile on your face no doubt, that you are than a scumbag dirt bag lowlife 'deadbeat' who belongs in jail surrounded by murderers, rapists, child molesters, etc.
Question to America:
What exactly happened here? Explain to me what happened here, because this is exactly what they are doing to American Fathers.
If the British had this current System some 200 yrs. ago the American Revolution would have never happened. Benjamin Franklin had like 13 bastard children, he would have ended up in jail as a 'deadbeat' dad. The rest of our Founding Fathers would have been forced to 'attend' Anger Management Courses. This US Media Propaganda Machine would have called the Protestors of the Boston Tea Party a bunch of 'nuts' and/or anarchists. Feminism is a military psychological weapon to feminize/emasculate society for more State Control by weakening the State's Main Competitor: Men
The US Federal Government is the Biggest Deadbeat: $5.7 TRILLION on the National Debt - (financial-future of 'our children').
The STATE Kidnaps children from their Fathers than demand ransom/extortion deceptively called 'child support.'
Maxim of law: The children that belong to the mother are those of slaves and animals. But the children that belong to the Father are those of Freemen.
That is why the Slave Masters used to separate the black slave Father from the black slave mother and child to weaken them to better control them. Divide & Conquer: this is nothing new. And now they are doing it to men today in Amerika: 2002
Even after DNA proves that he is NOT the biological Father, thousands of men in America are still FORCED to pay this ransom/extortion deceptively called child support even with DNA EVIDENCE PROVING he is NOT the Father: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/paternity021002.html
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle! Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." - Thomas Paine
http://christianparty.net/feminismexposed.htm
All Praise and Glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob the Only True God - The Creator of both the Heavens and the Earth in the NAME OF JESUS THE CHRIST |
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Manuel
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Posted - 27 Apr 2004 : 13:50:41
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In the early nineties, I was involved with the reasoning behind divorce. An interest on this particular awakening led me to visit with a doctor by the name of Daniel Turkat. During the end of our meeting I was turned off to the costs of such evidence brought forth to THE COURTS, of which "expert witnesses costs" would have been fifty thousand FRN'$ alone on top of all the other garbage being swindled.
And no, it has not stopped. These "events" have been happening for a long time under different disguises:
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 3, p 253-264, 1995
DIVORCE RELATED MALICIOUS MOTHER SYNDROME
Ira Daniel Turkat, Ph.D.
With the increasing commonality of divorce involving children, a pattern of abnormal behaviour has emerged that has received little attention. The present paper defines the Divorce Related Malicious Mother Syndrome. Specific nosologic criteria are provided with abundant clinical examples. Given the lack of scientific data available on the disorder, issues of classification, etiology, treatment, and prevention appear ripe for investigation.
In its entirety at:
http://www.fact.on.ca/Info/pas/turkat95.htm |
Edited by - Manuel on 27 Apr 2004 13:51:51 |
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Manuel
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Posted - 03 Jun 2004 : 14:48:43
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From: "USATODAY"
Philadelphia shows brotherly love for gay tourists
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It doesn't have the flamboyance of San Francisco or the glam of Miami's South Beach, but tourism officials in Philadelphia think the city is ready to join the short but growing list of places with a reputation as homosexual-friendly travel destinations.
An ad depicting Benjamin Franklin flying a multi-colored kite is unveiled as part of a new gay tourism campaign.
In its entirely "seductive" & "sadistic" content at:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003-11-14-philly-gays_x.htm
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Manuel
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Posted - 30 Jul 2004 : 21:22:35
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Strange, that just before a challenge to the "Leader of the catholics" was to be delivered, the VATICAN decided to put this out:
from: http://www.iht.com/articles/531992.html
"Pope John Paul II has castigated radical feminism in a letter to Roman Catholic bishops to be published by the Vatican on Saturday.
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In the document, titled "On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World," the Vatican blames feminism for seeking to eliminate the biological differences between man and woman.
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It says radical feminism's view of equality "has in reality inspired ideologies which, for example, call into question the family, in its natural two-parent structure of mother and father, and to make homosexuality and heterosexuality virtually equivalent." ROME 'radical feminism'
I am,
Manuel
Short edit: You think their ears are burning? Not to mention the other 501 (c) 3 "churches or synaguoges"? Heck... it was due to their 'all go out and work for the slave mass-ta' that they increase their WEALTH & POWERS.
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iammai
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Posted - 31 Jul 2004 : 03:59:04
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Re: Feminism = A Military Psychological Weapon to Control Society
Dear Manuel,
I am curious as to what your intention was in posting this article ?
I actually think it has something valuable to say. Unfortunately,
I also think that the author's vitriol and chauvanism will leave
most people that don't already agree with him convinced that the
State supplanting men with his attitude is a good thing. It's too
bad men like him don't realize, or make it more clear that they
realize, that instead of owning their woman, and/or families, that
they are here to serve them. The latter, to me, does not mean doing
what they want neccessarily, but it does mean putting their needs
and interests before his own. Naturally, that would initially
start with developing insight into what their genuine needs and
interests are. It is men with his attitude that lead women into
believing they can find a better solution through the State, than a
good man and true community.
I hope you'll respond to my initial question ?
Thanks & God Bless!,
Ishmael Aylwin
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Walter
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Posted - 31 Jul 2004 : 13:59:38
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!! WARNING: Highly unusual viewpoint contained herein!! <g>
Manuel,
Have you considered that the Bible uses references to animals to mean certain types of people?
Serpents and mean a snake or it can mean a wicked personality. Related to this, the Hebrew word nashak <05391> can mean to "bite" or to "lend upon usury."
What is a scorpion? It can either mean that six-legged citter that roams dry places or a type of man/woman who uses looks (scowling, etc.) along with their words to try to influence another.
Ezekiel 2:6* And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Dragons and owls(daughters) can also mean certain types of people.
Next consider Luke 10:19:
Luke 10:19* Behold, I give unto you power((exousia <1849>)) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Wait a minute! Didn't we already have AUTHORITY/exousia over the snakes and six-legged creatures per Genesis 1:26? The serpents and scorpions of Luke 10:19 MUST be in reference to PEOPLE! These are instruments of the enemy - walk on/over them.
Now consider Revelation 9.
1* ¶ And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2* And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3* And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7* And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9* And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11* And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 ¶ And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
17* And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19 For their power/exousia/AUTHORITY is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
OK, a long way to go for this speculation/assertion, but to me Revelation 9 must be talking about today's feminists. Like scorpions & serpents, "dressed to kill" (horses prepared for battle), faces like men, hair like women, authority in their mouths ("because I say so") & teeth like lions', hurt with their heads, power to hurt in their tails (and you know what "tail" is a euphemism for, which I believe was also the same in the Greek), and loyal to Abaddon & a great red dragon:
Revelation 12:
3* And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4* And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Could the feminists be the dragon's "tail," hurting men and corrupting a third of them away from their heavenly glory?
By the way, brimstone is a major ingredient of perfume I believe.
Kind-a wild I know. But I think there's something there that I need to piece together someday.
Walter |
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Manuel
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Posted - 31 Jul 2004 : 15:19:06
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Greetings Ishmael, Walter and all,
Ishmael: I remember many times where I constantly asked my Father, and others of lesser understanding, "Why is this happening?... I have not committed these acts of child sexual abuse,
threatened to kill, burn the house which I laboured upon my own back, never being there (avoidance of war of the roses), and bartered with others with the compensation of my labours, and other false alegations." I also asked, "Why do they demand the fruits of my labours so I can even begin to show my true seeds on this earth that I am my offspring caring earthly father?"
Father answered these many mind boggling questions showing me heavenly breaching of worldly minefields and booby traps and all their "anti-personnel mines" cluttered with bouncing/dancing "BETTY's" and HER many butt-sniffing DOGS ON HEAT. Even many others which mimmick them.
One way is to stay away the trails (TAILS). Sounds too macho? How about the LIARS needto LIE so they can REAP & STEAL & KIDNAP therefore bypass True Law, which by the way, ATTORN-EYS are their PIT BOSSES.
Walter: I am running out of time here, but here is a site which coversa little bit:
http://www.boss-media.net/
His Grace and Light be upon you and your love ones,
I am,
Manuel |
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Manuel
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Posted - 31 Jul 2004 : 18:39:08
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MACHO MACHO MAN.... I WANT TO BE.... A MACHO MAN....
MACHO MACHO MAN.... I WANT TO BE... A - MACHO MAN...
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iammai
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Posted - 31 Jul 2004 : 19:34:14
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Dear Manuel,
Thank you for responding. I hope you will take my reply
in the manner in which it is given, a simple personal
revelation.
As a child I asked "Why ?," all the time. I would ask
so often, or about topics that my Mom had no answer for
that I would get in trouble. Unsurprisingly, she taught
me to read young, and then to use the card catalog at the
library and the reference section. My formal "education"
in American public schools started trying to teach me the
answer to "Why ?," questions in about middle school.
My senior year in high school, a Poli. Sci. professor had us
read __The Structure of Scientific Revolutions__, by Thomas
Kuhn. Up to that point, I had believed 'good' answers to
the "Why ?," questions I had asked, especially the science
related questions, where the answer was very clear, or
acknowledged as unknown. Kuhn's books speaks of paradigms,
and through a short history of science makes one realize that
"Why ?," questions tend to be viewed within the limited perspective
of the prevailing paradigm. The paradigm only shifts with an
accumulation of evidence that it can not model, and the dieing
off of those people invested in the old paradigm.
My belief in TRUTH died, as I realized that our models would
always be changing. I spent some time at University studying
communication and philosophy looking for a foundation for truth.
I could not find one. A communications professor even made it
abundantly clear that IQ is culturally relative. In Africa, four
and five year old children could easily distinguish varieties of
plants that "expert" PhDs in Botany had a challenge identifying.
Clearly what was considered intelligence was relative to a culture
at a specific time, and cultural values strongly shaped what people
took the time to learn, or not learn.
Like many young people, I lost all faith in a valid/valuable truth,
and stopped asking "Why?" questions. When I finally decided I wanted
to really grow up, my "Why?" questions were based on my attempts
to understand my self. As I matured, I realized that not having
an answer to "Why?" questions, didn't matter to me so much. The more
important questions was, "What can I do to make a difference ?" I
still had my answers, (stories,) to all kinds of "Why?" questions but
I took them all with a grain of salt. "Why?,"only became interesting
to me in the context of, "How do I create an effective change that I
am interested in ?" That is, I was conscious of making up a story,
a model, from which I wanted to take action in the world. My measure
for the value of "Why?" questions became based on the utility for
action and effects. Pleasure may be an affect, and entertainment is
a valid motivation for action, but I couldn't take any answer to
"Why?" questions too seriously.
Now, all the above is essentially a prelude to repeating my original
question, as I was not able to ascertain the answer in your response
to me. Please forgive me my obtuseness.
I am curious as to what your intention was in posting the article,
"Feminism = A Military Psychological Weapon to Control Society ?"
Thank You & God Bless!,
Ishmael Aylwin
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Thoughts are things
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Manuel
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Posted - 01 Aug 2004 : 03:30:36
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Greetings Ishmael,
Why?
Competition, win,win,win maybe? Cut-throat attitudes, in order to get by on this material world, measured and ruled by balance sheets? Modern day head-hunters? Scalpers? Greed? Thrive on chaos?
Numbers game? Possesion is 99% of CONTROL? Women outnumber man, therefore the "public policies" are GEARED for their favor? Indoctrinate the young through the separation of father, then "single-out" the mothers thru burdensom worldly obligations/MAMMON STATE jump$ in to the re$cue? Survival of the fittest/cunning? ALL OF THE ABOVE?
As to your specific inquiry, "I am curious as to what your intention was in posting the article -
Feminism = A Military Psychological Weapon to Control Society?"
My reply is:
What specifically raised your curiosity regarding its many particular points?
Be well, and Fathers Grace be upon you and your love ones,
I am,
Manuel
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Manuel
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Posted - 01 Aug 2004 : 14:30:16
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Greetings to all,
The following is an update and short op-ed (full text was not available for me to retrieve)of THE VATICAN comments on femenism found at the website:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/vis/dinamiche/d0_en.htm
It is interesting to note, that the main reason such "lettters of findings & recomendations" are published, in fact, is due to the crumbling "state of affairs" and the fear that "not one stone will be left standing."
LETTER ON COLLABORATION OF MEN AND WOMEN
VATICAN CITY, JUL 31, 2004 (VIS) - Made public today was a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith entitled "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World." Dated May 31, 2004, feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Letter was published in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Portuguese. The Holy Father approved it during an audience granted to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the congregation, and ordered its publication.
The 37-page Letter consists of an Introduction, four Chapters and a Conclusion. The chapters are entitled: I: The question: II. Basic elements of the biblical vision of the human person; III. The importance of feminine values in the life of society; and IV. The importance of feminine values in the Church.
Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B., secretary of the congregation, explained the purpose and content of this document in an interview with Vatican Radio:
VATICAN RADIO. After "Mulieris Dignitatem" (August 15, 1988) and the "Letter to Women (June 29, 1995) of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, what is new in this document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith?
ARCHBISHOP AMATO. What is new is the response given to two tendencies which have become quite strong in contemporary culture.
The first tendency focuses on women's subordination and advances the idea that women, to be truly themselves, must make themselves the opponents of men. It posits a radical competition between the sexes in which the identity and role of one are emphasized to the disadvantage of the other.
A second current, seeking to avoid this kind of confrontation, tends instead to deny the differences between the sexes. Physical difference, termed "sex", is minimized and held to be the mere effect of social and cultural conditioning. The purely cultural difference, on the other hand, termed "gender", is given maximum importance. From this, the institution of the family is called into question, in its natural two-parent structure of mother and father, and the equivalence of homosexuality and heterosexuality is asserted, in a new model of polymorphous sexuality.
VR. What is the root of this second tendency?
AMATO. This perspective arises from the premise that human nature does not possess characteristics determining it in an absolute way as either man or woman. Therefore, every person, free from all biological determinations, can shape himself or herself as he or she pleases.
Faced with these erroneous ideas, the Church is reasserting some essential aspects of Christian anthropology which are based on the revealed truth of the Holy Scriptures.
VR. What does the Bible say about this?
AMATO. The longest part of the Congregation's document is dedicated precisely to a meditation of the Biblical passages on the creation of man and woman.
The first text, Genesis 1:1-2:4 describes God's creative power, which acts to make distinctions in the original chaos (light/dark, sea/land, plants/animals), finally creating man: 'in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them'.
The second creation account, in Genesis 2:4-25, confirms the essential importance of sexual difference. God places the first women next to the first man, created as she is, from his very flesh and shrouded in the same mystery.
VR. What does this mean?
AMATO. The Biblical texts offers three important insights.
In the first place, human beings are persons, men and women, equally so. They exist in a reciprocal relationship.
Secondly, the human body, marked as male or female, is called to exist in communion and mutual self-giving. For this reason, marriage is the first and fundamental dimension of this vocation.
Thirdly, these original determinations, made by God he Creator - even if they have been upset and obscured by sin - can never be abolished.
The Biblical vision of the human person suggests that problems related to sexual difference, whether on the public or private level, should be addressed by a relational approach and not by competition (no. 8)
VR: Are there other biblical indications?
AMATO: The Congregation's Letter also offers some theological considerations regarding the spousal dimension of salvation. In the Old Testament, for example, a salvific history takes shape in which both male and female participate through the metaphors of bridegroom-bride and covenant. We find a nuptial language that orients the reader toward the male figure of the suffering Servant as well as toward the feminine figure of Zion.
These prefigurations find their fulfillment in the New Testament. On the one hand, Mary, the chosen daughter of Zion, sums up the condition of Israel/Bride waiting for the day of her salvation. On the other hand, Jesus embodies in his person God's love for his people which is described as the love of a bridegroom for his bride.
Saint Paul develops this nuptial sense of the redemption by seeing Christian life as a nuptial mystery of Christ and the Church, His bride. Drawn into this mystery of grace, Christian spouses, notwithstanding sin and its consequences, are able to live their union in love and mutual faithfulness.
The consequence is that man and woman do not see their difference in terms of rivalry and opposition, but in terms of harmony and collaboration.
VR: What is the contribution of femininity in the life of society?
AMATO: Woman, distinct from man, has her own charism, which has been called "the capacity for the other."(n.13) It is an intuition linked to her physical ability to give life and orients her to the growth and protection of others. This is the "genius of women" which allows her to acquire maturity early on, and gives her a sense of responsibility, a respect for what is concrete, as well as a significant capacity to persevere in adversity. This storehouse of virtue leads women to be actively present both in the family and in society, through the proposal of innovative solutions to economic and social problems.
VR: How can a woman's role in the family be reconciled with her work?
AMATO: This is an important question. Society should give proper value to the work done by women within the family and in bringing up children, with recognition on both the social and economic levels.
VR: What kind of contribution can women make in the life of the Church?
AMATO: In the Church, woman as a "sign" is more than ever central and fruitful. From the beginning of Christianity, the Church has understood herself to be a community joined to Christ in a relationship of love. In this, the Church, as a bride of Christ, has always seen Mary as her mother and her model. From Mary, the Church learns certain fundamental ways of acting, in receiving the word of God in faith and in experiencing deeply the intimacy of Jesus and his merciful love.
The reference to Mary, with her dispositions of listening, welcoming, humility, faithfulness, praise and waiting, places the Church in continuity with the spiritual history of Israel. These attributes are common to every baptized person. In reality, however, it is a characteristic of maximum importance in the Church's life by becoming witnesses and models for all Christians of how the bride ought to respond to the love of the bridegroom (n.16). In so doing, women contribute in a unique way to revealing the face of the Church as the mother of believers.
VR: A concluding word?
AMATO: The are two concluding words: rediscovery and conversion. Rediscovery of the common dignity of men and women in mutual recognition and collaboration. Conversion of both men and women to their original identity as "image of God," each according to his or her own grace.
The Introduction of the Letter says:
"The Church, expert in humanity, has a perennial interest in whatever concerns men and women. In recent times, much reflection has been given to the question of the dignity of women and to women's rights and duties in the different areas of civil society and the Church. Having contributed to a deeper understanding of this fundamental question, in particular through the teaching of John Paul II, the Church is called today to address certain currents of thought which are often at variance with the authentic advancement of women.
"After a brief presentation and critical evaluation of some current conceptions of human nature, this document will offer reflections - inspired by the doctrinal elements of the biblical vision of the human person that are indispensable for safeguarding his or her identity - on some of the essentials of a correct understanding of active collaboration, in recognition of the different between men and women in the Church and in the world. These reflections are meant as a starting point for further examination in the Church as well as an impetus for dialogue with all men and women of good will, in a sincere search for the truth and in a common commitment to the development of ever more authentic relationships."
I am,
Manuel
Notice: The SERPENT is painted as
a woman (long hair and breasts)
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