Gudnayber

Category: Politics

  • Destruction of the New Temple

    Destruction of the New Temple

    In the old testament the temple was destroyed and later rebuilt. In the new testament it was hit by an earthquake, the veil was torn, and three days after Christs death was rebuilt in Christ at the resurrection. Since its new establishment the Temple, or Church, has had two notable additions added.

    The first addition was Pentecost. A conversion of three thousand in one day and that started a fire of conversion through the Holy Spirit. This was established first with the jews in Jerusalem, Gods first chosen, and spread to the gentiles.

    I would argue that the next major construction began in December, 1531. Mary appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico in an apportion known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. This vision lead to a Pentecost of three thousand conversions every week for ten years and resulted in the conversion of over one million indigenous people, a New Pentecost.

    Since these additions there have been attempts to destroy the new temple. Christ established the new temple in himself and gave us the Eucharist making the new temple within his people, the Church. We are temples of the Holy Spirit. Anyone who commits Genocide is attempting to destroy the temple of God, vessels of his Holy Spirit.

    Since Christ came in an order, first to the Jews and next to the Gentiles it seems fitting that evil would also follow that pattern in attacking Gods elect. Hitler was the first major attempt at destroying Gods new temple. The Holocaust killed six million Jews.

    This brings us to what appears to be the next attempt at destroying the temple. The rise of a war against Latinos in the United States and the attack of boats coming out of Latin America. The Devil has sown weeds into the harvest, those claiming to be Christian but hate their neighbors. Many have made themselves hypocrites, though their forefathers came from a foreign land they have taken indigenous people and have called them foreigners.

    We are all foreigners to the Kingdom of Heaven. We are of the flesh, but just as Joseph adopted Christ as his son, we must accept Christ so that God will adopt us as his children. God, through his son, told us to love our neighbor and to love our enemy. We must end this before it goes too far. The only sign we should see is that of Jonah.

    For Jonah took a message of repentance to Nineveh and turned Gods wrath from destruction and showed mercy. So should we love our neighbors and turn from this hate, for we are all foreigners, and deserve grace and mercy.

    I pray this post is ridiculed as a crazy rant. That peace is found through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, but the will of God be done and if such things are to happen then I will pray for those being persecuted under the guise of being prosecuted.

  • Gates closed for most vulnerable: Episcopal Church ends its Migration Ministries in the US

    Gates closed for most vulnerable: Episcopal Church ends its Migration Ministries in the US

    Episcopal Church is ending its refugee resettlement agreement with the United States federal government.

    The Episcopal Church in the US has ended its immigrant resettlement program after the US ordered resettlement for Afrikaners from South Africa seeking asylum while all other refugees have been declined since this administrations started.

    The Federal Governments crackdown on immigration has expanded to asylum seekers, ending legal status for many of these types of immigrants. These people are having to return to countries that may be hostile towards them. This has never been illegal immigration and is meant to help people at risk of persecution.

    Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Episcopal Migration Ministries

    In Bishop Rowe’s letter he notes that much of their work in recent years has been the resettlement of Afghan refugees. These are often people who had assisted the US and have been in danger since our withdrawal from Afghanistan.

    When faith organizations stop supporting federal programs we need to pause and ask our selves if we are living up to the ideals of our founding fathers.

    We are a nation of immigrants. We are forgetting what made us great, why God blesses us. We serve the least and give them hope. They come looking for the American dream, guided by lady liberty’s torch. At her feet you can read this inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”


    “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. The poem’s famous lines, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

    This is also biblical. We are called to treat the Alien as we treat ourselves, reminding Gods people that they were once Aliens and slaves in a foreign land.

    “You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt. I, the Lord, am your God.”
    ‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭19‬:‭34‬

    If we want to be great again, we need to be compassionate again. These people are no different then our families before us that brought us here. We need to respect their memory and return to welcoming those who need us.

  • Aspiring King seeks Power of the Holy See

    Aspiring King seeks Power of the Holy See

    Donald Trumps followers have thrown his name into the ring to be the next Pope. He even shared an AI photo of himself in this role. I know this is just marketing and distraction but it is interesting. He is already the president of the most powerful nation in the world and one that is founded on Christian beliefs and values. As a nation, we believe we are one nation under God. Also much of his power is due to his Christian Nationalist base, who see him as a defender of conservative values and champion for the pro-life agenda.

    Perhaps he is no more flawed then some of the past Popes, and he just squeaks by the age cut-off of 80, being 78. Even Peter, the first Pope, denied Christ 3 times and he is the “rock” the Church is built upon.

    Now what are the characteristics that should probably exclude him, besides not being a Catholic and also married. Well, the Pope should be someone trying to emulate Christ. Here are some examples where Trump falls short as a candidate for the Vicar of Christ.

    1. Jesus avoided having political power, seeking to do Gods will and not his own or of others,

    “Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.”
    ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭15‬ ‭

    Trump was so determined to keep power that he could not accept his loss in the 2020 election and concede, allowing a peaceful transfer of power. He encouraged an insurrection that has divide our country and often jokes about a 3rd term that is against the US constitution. He also is very sensitive to public opinion, worried about his pole numbers and fixated on crowd sizes and voter counts. His will seeks power and doing the will of others is how he maintains it. That may make him a strong president but not Pope material.

    2. They should also be someone who serves all, even those considered the least. Jesus told his apostles this:

    “The greatest among you must be your servant.”
    ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭11‬

    He has dismantled the USAID, this organization serves marginalized communities around the world. Regardless of if they ran efficiently he has repeatedly ignored court orders to restore funding. This funding feeds the poor and every day it is withheld it is putting more people at risk of starvation.

    Also cutting programs for marginalized people in order to fund a tax cut for the rich is not something Christ would agree with.

    3. Jesus warned his apostles to be humble and not exalt them selves,

    “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
    ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭12‬

    Trump exalts himself with everything he does. He has made himself a brand and puts his name in gold letters on all his properties and everything he does. Even his acceptance of the republican nomination was about himself, with giant TRUMP letters on the stage.

    4. Jesus also said we should love our enemy,

    “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,”
    ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭44‬ ‭

    Trump is a very vengeful person. He throws vitriol at anyone who opposes him. He releases names on social media for his followers to torment his enemies and looks to dismantle anything he views as a threat. He talks about the Left as if they are not people and are evil and has made his party do the same.

    That being said, he is the United States president and his office should be respected but as a potential pope, it is hard to see the Holy Spirit working through him or in his words. Anyone who will shoot Americans with rubber bullets for a photo op holding a Bible, does not understand the word he holds in his hand. This cannot be the person who should lead the Catholic Church.