The End Times

[marmar]

Published on Thursday, June 30, 2011 by CommonDreams.org

The End Times
by Robert C. Koehler


“All the evidence shows that we are nearing the end of man’s tragic experiment in independence from God.”

Wow, I thought. They get it. And suddenly I felt a burst of solidarity with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The words are from one of their tracts, which was given to me because I have this passion for talking about God — a wild glee, almost, for stepping up to The Big Serious and wrestling theology with the neighborhood proselytizers.

There are other ways to express the urgency of our situation, leaving God out of it. An eco-conscious soul might warn that the human species must reconnect with indigenous wisdom and the circle of life. But no matter. What strikes me is the growing recognition, in so many quarters, of the unsustainability of our global culture and the need for, and inevitability of, profound change.

Indeed, it’s more than mere “recognition” — it’s a primal disorientation. The culture of moneyed interests, war and techno-diversion, which is global in scope, is killing us at the same time that its media apologists, and the anonymous experts and authorities they quote, reassure us that everything is fine and under control.

.....(snip).....

In a sense, “those in charge” is all of us. We’re in charge of our own awareness, and we can remain in denial or grope, individually and collectively, for the wisdom that will help us face, and survive, whatever is to come. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/06/30-8

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Absolutely!

Nothing's been right since we stopped honoring Zeus.

[LaurenG]

2. Zeus! I thought it was his wife Hera.

She was around before Zeus - you heretic! ;)

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Hera.html

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Heretic?!

Heretic, you say?

Zeus is the one and only true father of the gods.

Those who worship Hera and her lies will be dealt with most severely.

;)

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Thor would kick Zeus' ass. nt

[FiveGoodMen]

7. The Norse god or the Marvel Comics character?

[awoke_in_2003]

8. Marvel Comic character?...

Now I KNOW you're a heretic :)

[Uncle Joe]

4. Well that adulterous SOT had it coming, for torturing Prometheus,

all we wanted was a little warmth and light in the darkness, but noooo, the horny black swan couldn't tolerate it.

[Peter1x9]

5. It was even before that, when

we stopped honoring Gaia and proceeded to trash the planet in the name of greed, selfishness, and absolute materialism.

;-)

[sce56]

9. You forgot Gozer the Gozerian a god worshipped in 6000 BC by various primitive cultures

Gozer the Gozerian was a god worshipped in 6000 BC by various primitive cultures including the Hitites and Sumerians. It was an androgynous, sexless being capable of assuming whatever form it desired. Gozer was possessed of many aliases throughout the centuries, including Gozer the Destructor and Gozer the Traveller. A modern-day worshipper of Gozer, one Ivo Shandor, conducted rituals on the rooftop of a building located in New York City sometime after World War I, with the intent of bringing Gozer forth into the human realm to destroy it. Gozer had two faithful minions/pets, the Terror Dogs Zuul and Vinz Clortho, whose carnal union in the bodies of chosen human hosts was to be the tool by which the gateway to the spirit realm would open, allowing Gozer to appear.

[bhikkhu]

10. Too often that's an excuse to act irresponsibly

as in - who needs to worry about sustainability if the world is ending? Or - why diet and exercise or even try to be healthy if the world is ending? Or - there isn't even going to be a world for our kids to grow up in, so what does it matter how fast we use it up now? Or - God will solve things in the end - the faster we burn through it, the better!

Moderation is better. Nothing ends, it only changes, and every generation has had its problems to deal with, or to screw up worse and pass on to the next generation. There may be role models among us, but they get a bit lost in the stupid noise.