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It\u2019s probably no big news to y\u2019all that I don\u2019t believe in fairy tales like Jesus walking on water, raining blood, 2 of every animal in one big boat, or any of those silly Biblical shenanigans. I\u2019m a science based guy that’s a believer too. But no matter how twisted & racist organized religion has become, I still believe that there was this prophet named Jesus who walked the earth, hung out w\/ hookers, thieves, sick people & told money-worshippers & money-lenders that there\u2019s a better chance of a camel fitting through the eye of a needle than there is these folks getting into heaven. He was a prophet. That\u2019s it. I might not agree with how some uneducated shepherds centuries ago portrayed him in the Bible, but I do believe he was a man that walked the earth who preached some truly radical concepts. And no jaded atheist who has based their whole philosophy on solely opposing ridiculous organized religion is going to change my mind either. Nor are any organized religious zealots who were schooled on Sunday mornings by uneducated redneck preachers,(who they think have a direct line to God), is going to change my mind that Jesus was only a prophet either. \ufffc\ufffcIf this sounds \u201ccontroversial\u201d to you than you\u2019re probably one of those people who still hasn\u2019t admitted to yourself that your parents were wrong about a few things…it\u2019s ok, you\u2019ve still got time!<\/p>\n
Prophets come in many forms. The non-believers\/haters are the 1st to point out these prophets human flaws the fastest & loudest. And the atheist are as quick to point out Jesus\u2019 human flaws as white organized religious folks are to point out Dr. Martin Luther King had sex outside his marriage. \u201cWorshipping false prophets\u201d or even just worshipping prophets in general is weird to me. Sure, I\u2019ve worshipped Hank Williams songs, Jerry Reed & Jimi Hendrix\u2019 guitar playing & George Jone & Otis Redding\u2019s singing to some degree, but I haven\u2019t told people who don\u2019t like them that they\u2019re going to hell for not liking them. (Ok, they might! \ud83d\ude02) Again, prophets come in many forms & they\u2019re never REAL prophets if they\u2019re not pissing someone off. So let\u2019s go down the list and just know you can learn something from each of these prophets without having to spend every Sunday in church praying to them. And you don\u2019t have to devote your entire life to denouncing them either. No ones came back and told us if there\u2019s an afterlife yet, so if there is great, if there\u2019s not you won\u2019t have time to be upset about it cuz you\u2019ll be dead. Here\u2019s a short list.<\/p>\n
Jesus: a non-violent prophet with Left leaning socialist values, but definitely believed in an afterlife & wanted everyone,(all colors\/all class), to have a shot at it.<\/p>\n
Gandhi: Political & social liberator who was also non-violent and used spiritualism for the bases of his political platform.<\/p>\n
MLK: Non violent equal rights maverick, follower of Jesus & Gandhi. Public orator of the highest degree. Liberated & empowered millions.<\/p>\n
Khalil Gibran: Poet who \u201cwoke\u201d people initially in the Middle East & would go on to sale millions of books worldwide & raise the planets consciousness.<\/p>\n
Greta Thunberg: Climate change prophet who religious zealots dismiss as being a \u201ctrained child\u201d yet they won\u2019t publicly debate her about the intricacies \ufffcof climate science.<\/p>\n
Abraham: more vengeful than the others depending on whose telling his story, but definitely a prophet who has changed the lives of billions for the better.<\/p>\n
Mother Theresa: a voice for the poor and a Socialist who preached against greed. Another one who is attacked by the American religious Right & atheist for her human flaws, even though she saved millions of lives & inspired countless.<\/p>\n
Bob Marley: sold millions of records based on spreading universal love & kindness through Rastafarianism. Almost as popular as any prophet ever.Still attacked by the racist Religious Right as a cheater & false prophet.<\/p>\n
Malcolm X: racist until the end of his life, then changed to a universal theme, but definitely a prophet that helped empower African Americans who were victims of institutionalized racism concerning buying houses, investing in businesses & so forth.<\/p>\n
Johnny Cash: Big follower of Jesus\u2019 original teachings and voice for prisoners conditions, Native Americans & the poor. Went from singing country songs to protest songs, (like Bob Marley\u2019s Redemption Song w\/ Joe Strummer), gospel songs & universal love songs.<\/p>\n
These are just a few. There were literally 100\u2019s in the Bible, Quran, Torah & all the other smaller religions as well. Not to mention the musical, political, social ones. I know I\u2019ve left a lot out..so can you name anyone who you consider to be a prophet?<\/p>\n
PS As I said 20 days ago, I\u2019m not responding to comments. I\u2019m going out to my studio to write another 3000 words…or at least try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"