FAMILY CHRONICLE: May 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

ChristAlone

MINDFULNESS

The concept of "mindfulness"

is rooted in Zen Buddhist meditation . . .

The problem with following Eastern religious practices is God forbids it. Just before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses forbade the people from doing any native religious practices. Moses wrote…

"Take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.' You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods." (Deuteronomy 12:30-31)

https://truthstory.org/blog/four-dangers-eastern-meditation/

Meditation has been around for millennia, and is practiced in almost every religion on earth. An increasingly popular form in the US is called mindfulness, which has roots in Buddhism. But most people do not know which forms of meditation are actually found in the Bible.

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2019/march/yoga-meditation-on-the-rise-one-will-open-you-up-to-demonic-power-the-other-is-essential-christianity

"Researchers have found there can be a dark side to mindfulness amid claims that confronting your inner thoughts — and demons — can be traumatising for vulnerable beginners who risk developing delusions, paranoia and suicidal thoughts.

Testimony from people who joined meditative retreats details how they developed symptoms "which could be diagnosed as psychosis or psychotic," according to Dr Christine Kupfer, a medical anthropologist at Edinburgh Napier University, who is leading the research.

People who have built up psychological defences which allow them to function may need to pick the right time and . . .

https://youtu.be/SPNgKv0ckTI

https://youtu.be/BVLW-3k_9tI

https://youtu.be/2o2WI1hsEhk

https://youtu.be/SH5CAtIab_U

MORE RESEARCH

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306055627_Sitting_with_the_Demons_-_Mindfulness_Suffering_and_Existential_Transformation

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/family-qa/mindfulness-a-christian-approach/

https://www.spectator.com.au/2014/11/whats-wrong-with-mindfulness-more-than-you-might-think/

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/11/12/james-river-pastor-yoga-has-demonic-roots-springfield-yogis/1897249002/

Friday, May 20, 2022

ThePeople

#RELIGION101

Disinformation,

Deception & Mental Health

What has behavioral

health got to do with beliefs?

Unlike Jerry the German Shepherd, our nephew Jerome has some specific spoken beliefs which affect his behavior and the decisions he makes.

For example; Jerome was given the idea that hand sanitizer was a good product to add to his monthly grocery supplies. Keeping this product in the glove compartment of his car has now become an habit. He uses this product "religiously".

Pastors, Politicians & Psychotherapy

"I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding"

ROLE OF PASTORS

https://youtu.be/taZHx-4WOhQ

"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there.

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and it was not there.

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there.

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her public school system and her institutions of learning, and it was not there.

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution, and it was not there.

Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power.

America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great." - de Tocqueville

"San Francisco archbishop bars Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion due to abortion support

Pelosi has said she is a 'devout' Catholic despite her abortion advocacy"

Archbishop Bars Pelosi From Communion Over Abortion Stance - New York Times

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who has repeatedly confronted the House speaker over her backing of abortion rights, said her stance was a "grave evil."

The Parish Church

The Mothers Union

The Cradle Roll

Come and see

Go and tell

RESEARCH NOTES

DANGEROUS?

https://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/157754542/the-most-influential-evangelist-youve-never-heard-of

OPPOSITION VIEW?

National myths have always been as much about who we want to be as who we really were. That's all the more reason to promote a wide variety of voices, from all sides of the political aisle, within the world of academic history.

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/identities/2018/1/25/16919362/understanding-the-fake-historian-behind-americas-religious-right

"Barton has been profitably peddling a distorted "Christian nation" version of American history to conservative religious audiences for the past two decades."

http://files.pfaw.org/pfaw_files/rwwif-david-barton-final-4-18-11.pdf

Christocrats?

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/king-of-the-christocrats/amp/

HISTORY - PREACHER IN POLITICS

https://wallbuilders.com/no-professor-fea-founders-not-want-ministers-stay-politics/#FN11

Early pastors were indispensable in shaping America and our unique view of government

https://wallbuilders.com/chw/lessons/lesson-2-colonial-period/

Speakers played on the pastors' fear and anxiety over a shifting legal and cultural landscape in America.

https://tfn.org/david-barton-shamelessly-misleads-hundreds-of-pastors-at-big-texas-renewal-project-event/

https://www.bestcounselingdegrees.net/resources/pastoral-counseling-vs-christian-counseling/

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-church-and-vs-parish/

PASTORS AND POLITICS