DATE: S u n d a y , A p r i l 3 r d , 2011 -Page 1-

TITLE: WAS JESUS CHRIST (YESHUA) THE "ULTIMATE COMMUNIST"? By Sean " Z e v i " H e r i g o d t -and
D a v i d - M a t t h e w E. S t r u n k

My name i s D a v i d " M a t t " S t r u n k , known as "Matthew D a v i d " by t h e g r o u p commonly

c a l l e d " t h e B r o t h e r s " o r "The Church o f F o r t C o l l i n s " . "The B r o t h e r s " a r e a g r o u p
of C h r i s t i a n s who b r o k e o f f f r o m a n o t h e r g r o u p commonly known as "The B r e t h e r a n " and
officially known as "The J i m R o b e r t s G r o u p " . The J i m R o b e r t s Group has a r e p u t a t i o n
of being a " c u l t " by t h e mass media and by most o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s . I m y s e l f , h a v i n g met
v e r y few o f them b u t h a v i n g h e a r d much a b o u t them by t h e g r o u p who broke o f f from them
and s e t t l e d m o s t l y i n F o r t C o l l i n s , CO. c a l l e d t h e B r o t h e r s , v i e w them n o t so much as
a c u l t b u t more as an u l t r a - C o n s e r v a t i v e , u l t r a - l e g a l i s t i c , m i l i t a n t and y e t n o n - v i o l e n t
g r o u p o f C h r i s t i a n s who t a k e t h e i r C h f i s t i a n i t y v e r y s e r i o u s l y . Most " c u l t s " by defenit-
ion u s u a l l y have a l e a d e r who demands h i s / h e r f o l l o w e r s p r o v i d e c o n s t a n t c a s h f l o w f o r
the l e a d e r s h i p o f the church ( u s u a l l y one p e r s o n ) and have d o c t o r i n e s t h a t a r e n o t even
r e m o t e l y " C h r i s t i a n " a l t h o u g h t h e y may o r may n o t borrow h e a v i l y from (and m i s i n t e r p r e t )
B i b l e s c r i p t u r e . I n t h e case o f t h e Jim Roberts G r o u p , money i s n o t an i s s u e a t a l l ,
r a t h e r t h e i s s u e seems t o be an u n y i e l d i n g a l l i e g e n c e t o , and o b e y i n g o f , a l lof this
man Jim Robert's particular interpretation of Bible scripture.

The above d e s c r i p t i v e p a r a g r a p h is just t o i n t r o d u c e m y s e l f and e x p l a i n how I met,

and know, Sean " Z e v i " H e r i g o d t . A few days ago d u r i n g a phone c o n v e r s a t i o n , we were
d i s c u s s i n g communism and C h r i s t i a n i t y , and Z e v i was t r y i n g t o e x p l a i n t o me how he
drew p a r a l l e l s between t h e m . I made some comments a b o u t t h e c o n c e p t Z e v i was trying
to convey t o me, and he l i k e d my comments so much t h a t he asked me t o go t h i n k on i t
some more and w r i t e o u t a s e r i e s o f n o t e s a b o u t i t based on o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n that
he c o u l d l a t e r use i n e n l a r g i n g and c l a r i f y i n g h i s c o n c e p t i n t o a s y n o p s i s he c o u l d
use as a b a s i s f o r p e r h a p s a s e r m o n , o r p e r h a p s a s o r t o f w r i t t e n t h e s i s p a p e r on t h e
s u b j e c t . I'm n o t r e a l l y c l e a r a b o u t w h a t my f r i e n d Z e v i has g o i n g on t h e r e i n New Or-
l e a n s , having n o t v i s i t e d him t h e r e y e t , b u t I imagine he p r o b a b l y has some s o r t o f
commune-style C h r i s t i a n group g o i n g , a s o r t o f t i g h t l y - k n i t y e t l o o s e l y - o r g a n i z e d
church s i m i l a r t o t h e one he l e f t we used t o j u s t c a l l "The Howes S t . House" ( t h e n
l a t e r t h e "Meldrum S t . House" a f t e r a move) b a c k i n F o r t C o l l i n s , C o l o r a d o . So, I
i m a g i n e w h a t Z e v i was t r y i n g t o a s k o f me d u r i n g o u r l a s t phone c o n v e r s a t i o n was t o
w r i t e o u t some n o t e s based on my t h o u g h t s a b o u t h i s i d e a o f t h e s i m i l a r i t i e s between
t r u e C h r i s t i a n i t y and r e a l Communism ( a s opposed t o t h e i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d v e r s i o n
of b o t h , which i s almost u n i v e r s a l l y misunderstood due t o t h e i n f l u e n c e o f S a t a n ) ,
so he c o u l d o r g a n i z e my n o t e s i n t o a w r i t t e n p a p e r , a p r e s e n t a t i o n t o t h e New Orleans
g r o u p he's a p a r t o f . The e x a c t t h i n g he s a i d t o me w a s , "Wow, you j u s t s a i d p e r f e c t l y
exactly the thing I have been t r y i n g t o say a l l a l o n g b u t I j u s t c o u l d n ' t come up
w i t h t h e w o r d s t o say i t ! You need t o go w r i t e t h a t s t u f f down and send i t t o me so
I can use i t ! " I was extremely f l a t t e r e d , then immediately felt guilty because, you
know, C h r i s t i a n s a r e supposed t o a v o i d b e i n g "prideful". (TURN OVER-->)
 -Pg. 2-

The reason I f e l t so f l a t t e r e d by Z e v i ' s c o m p l i m e n t s a b o u t my understanding of

his i d e a s and h i s r e q u e s t f o r me t o w r i t e o u t n o t e s a b o u t i t , i s because I have a l -
ways l o o k e d up t o Z e v i as a s o r t o f "Church E l d e r " , even t h o u g h he i s y o u n g e r t h a n
me. T h i s i s because Z e v i has been a C h r i s t i a n l o n g e r t h a n me, has s e t t l e d upon C h r i s t
i a n i t y as h i s one and only religious f a i t h whereas I t e n d t o s k i p around t o d i f f e r e n t
religions b u t somehow a l w a y s "coming home" back t o C h r i s t i a n i t y a f t e r I f i n d f l a w s i n
the o t h e r r e l i g i o n s , and because I f e e l t h a t Z e v i has fought harder t o avoid s i n i n
all it's v a r i o u s m a n i f e s t a t i o n s and been more s u c c e s s f u l a t i t t h a n I e v e r h a v e . As
I type t h i s , I am sitting i n a Colorado j a i l f o r m u l t i p l e f e l o n i e s , looking at the
p o s s i b i l i t y o f years i n p r i s o n due to stupid things I do w h i l e i n t o x i c a t e d on alcohol
and d r u g s . I have had a problem w i t h drugs and a l c o h o l f o r y e a r s and have a l w a y s view
ed t h i s p r o b l e m o f more o f a r e l i g i o u s and spiritual f a i l u r e than simply a personal
o n e , and a l w a y s w e n t t o Z e v i f o r a d v i c e because I f e l t r e j e c t e d by t h e o t h e r members
of h i s own group, not t o mention o t h e r c h u r c h e s , and I a l w a y s f e l t t h a t Z e v i gave me
good a d v i c e b u t t h a t I j u s t d i d n ' t f o l l o w i t w e l l enough t o a f f e c t a c h a n g e . So when
Z e v i s a i d he l i k e d my consents a b o u t h i s c o m p a r i s o n s o f ( t r u e ) communism t o (true)
C h r i s t i a n i t y and a s k e d me t o " w r i t e n o t e s a b o u t i t " t o send h i m , I f e l t like Saul
must have f e l t a f t e r , having t u r n e d from being "Saul" t o being " P a u l " , wrote h i s
t h o u g h t s ajfcout C h r i s t i a n i t y and b r o u g h t them t o t h e o r i g i n a l A p o s t l e s and l e t them
r e a d i t and t h e n a s k e d , "What do you t h i n k , g u y s ? " and t h e y answered h i m , "Not only
do we like i t , b u t we like i t enough t h a t i t ' s g o i n ' i n The B o o k , baby!" So t h e t h i n g
is, I r e a l l y have t o w a t c h my p r i d e as I w r i t e t h i s and do my b e s t t o s t a y "on topic"
and n o t go o f f on t a n g e n t s as I am p r o n e t o d o , and not t a l k about myself unless i t
is in relation t o an s p e c i f i c example o f C h r i s t i a n communism. I ' v e a l s o d e c i d e d to
p r a y b e f o r e each t y p i n g s e s s i o n i n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t t h a t I have had much t r o u b l e
w i t h my own faith lately- a l t h o u g h I b e l i e v e my own f a i t h o r l a c k t h e r e o f has little
to do w i t h t h i s p a p e r , as t h e f a c t s o f C h r i s t i a n communism seem s e l f - e v i d e n t t o me.

DATE: Wednesday, o4/o6/2011 §

T h i s p a p e r w i l l t a k e s e v e r a l days t o w r i t e , as 1 am only a l l o t t e d a certain amount
of time i n the j a i l typing room and the t y p e w r i t e r i t s e l f i s o f t e n o u t o f i n k due to
it's n e a r - c o n t i n u a l use by o t h e r i n m a t e s . I've s a i d my p r a y e r and am ready t o b e g i n .

I t h i n k i t wise t o b e g i n t h i s p a p e r w i t h a r e p e a t o f t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n I had with

Z e v i and t h e comments made t h a t p r o m p t e d t h i s paper t o begin w i t h , t o the best of
my r e c o l l e c t i o n , s i n c e i t has a l r e a d y been a b o u t two weeks s i n c e t h a t c o n v e r s a t i o n .
We w e r e d i s c u s s i n g a l e t t e r Z e v i had s e n t me i n w h i c h Z e v i had m a i l e d me a copy o f a
p a p e r he had w r i t t e n d e s c r i b i n g t h e d i f f e r e n c e between Communism, S o c i a l i s m , and Marx-
i s m . I had made t h e comment t h a t any one o f those forms o f government c o u l d p o s s i b l y
w o r k e x c e p t t h e p r o b l e m i s s i m p l y human g r e e d and t h e l u s t f o r power, which always
t r u m p s and o v e r t a k e s any t y p e o f i d e a l i s m i n any s o c i e t y , n o m a t t e r what a c t u a l form

u u i , s i m p i y oecause t h e Jehovah W i t n e s s e s b e l i e v e t h a t Yeshua , o r C h r i s t J e s u s , i s

a c t u a l l y t h e A r c h a n g e l M i c h a e l , n o t "God i n t h e F l e s h " , and I am n o t s u r e t h a t this
b e l i e f q u a l i f i e s t h e J e h o v a h W i t n e s s e s as t e c h n i c a l l y a " C h r i s t i a n V e l i a i o n . wpt.h*r
v e r s i o n of the reason f o r a l l t h e events f o l l o w i n g t h e F a l l o f Man a f t e r Eve ate the
F o r b i d d e n F r u i t i n t h e Book o f G e n e s i s i s as f o l l o w s : B a s i c a l l y , t h e s e r p a n t (Satan)
was proposing t o Eve, and by e x t e n t i o n Adam, t h a t m a n k i n d can rule himself- that we,
as humans, do n o t need God t o g o v e r n us and t h a t we, g i v e n enough t i m e t o "work a l l
the k i n k s o u t o f t h e s y s t e m " , can and w i l l be a b l e t o s u c c e s s f u l l y g o v e r n ourselves
w i t h o u t God's h e l p o r g u i d a n c e . T h e r e f o r e , t h e r e a s o n God allows e v i l i n a l l of i t ' s
sad and p a i n f u l m a n i f e s t a t i o n s t o c o n t i n u e u n a b a t e d f o r so l o n g , i s so t h a t man can
have a chance t o p r o v e t o h i m s e l f beyond a shadow o f a n ^ d o u b t t h a t he (man) or his
newly-appointed & chosen M a s t e r ( S a t a n ) c a n , i s , or ever w i l l be a b l e t o , s u c c e s s f u l l y
govern His (God Almighty's) p l a n e t a n d / o r H i s p e o p l e ( m a n k i n d ) . The Jehovah Witness
i d e a i s t h a t , God does n o t w a n t t o be a c c u s e d o f " p l a y i n g d i r t y p o o l " by k i l l i n g off
S a t a n and his followers until t h e y have had every l a s t chance t o p r o v e t h e m s e l v e s
worthy o f b e i n g a b l e t o r u l e t h e Kingdom t h e y s t o l e t o anyone's s a t i s f a c t i o n , e x c e p t
p e r h a p s S a t a n ' s h i m s e l f . I w o u l d t a k e t h a t even a s t e p f u r t h e r and say t h a t n o t even
S a t a n w o u l d be happy w i t h t h e r e s u l t , because S a t a n i s so consumed w i t h j e a l o s y o f
God, envying and c o v e t i n g H i s T h r o n e soo b a d l y , t h a t i n t h e e n d , even i f God were t o
j u s t g i v e i t t o him, i n whatever i s l e f t o f S a t a n ' s h e a r t he s t i l l w o u l d n o t be truly
"happy" because he w o u l d know deep down t h a t he stole i t , or a t the very l e a s t , i f i t
was g i v e n him i n s t e a d o f him stealing i t , he d o e s n ' t d e s e r v e i t . He didn't create i t ,
it can NEVER BE HIS, EVEN IF HE AQUIRED "OWNERSHIP" OF IT.

I d o n ' t t h i n k t h e Jehovah's W i t n e s s e s a r e t h a t f a r o f f o f t h e mark w i t h t h a t line

of t h i n k i n g , y e t I t h i n k t h e more commonly h e l d i d e a o f C h r i s t i a n i t y i s more accurate:
God c r e a t e d e v e r y t h i n g f o r His Own p l e a s u r e , and He s h a r e s i t a l l w i t h us because He
knows how much we would t o t a l l y a p p r e c i a t e having i t s h a r e d w i t h us- this i s why God
" c r e a t e d man i n His I m a g e " , so t h a t we w o u l d n a t u r a l l y e n j o y a V [ t h e same t h i n g s He
enjoys. I t i s n ' t a matter of f i g u r i n g o u t who can g o v e r n what b e t t e r t h a n whom, i t i s
a m a t t e r o f f i g u r i n g o u t who and w h a t God I S . WHO God i s , i s "The A l p h a and t h e Omega",
the God o f Gods, t h e A l m i g h t y , t h e Most H i g h , and WHAT He i s , i s LOVE. And LIFE. And
He c r e a t e d us " I n H i s image" because He w a n t s us t o e n j o y w h a t He enjofs- All that He
makes, A l l t h a t He i s . His v e r y n a t u r e i s t o "share" t h i n g s , not to "take" t h i n g s , and
this i s t h e p r o o f o f H i s l o v e . Why w o u l d He need t o " t a k e " a n y t h i n g i f e v e r y t h i n g i s
His i n the f i r s t place? But He "shares" t h i n g s b e c a u s e , when you share, i t gives choice
-if I o f f e r t o s h a r e my p e a n u t - b u t t e r s a n d w i c h w i t h y o u , you have t h e o p p e r t u n i t y t o
say " y e s , I ' l l have some, t h a n k s " o r "no, I d o n ' t want any". This "free w i l l " t o choose
is the basis of l i f e itself. B e c a u s e , w i t h o u t f r e e w i l l , we a r e n o t h i n g more t h a n r o -
b o t s , and a r o b o t has no " l i f e " , i t o n l y a p p e a r s t o . By g i v i n g us f r e e w i l l God gave
us l i f e , and t h a t p u t s us "on a p a r " w i t h Him i n t h e sense t h a t He does t h i n g s t h a t
He c h o o s e s t o do o u t o f H i s own v e r s i o n o f His f r e e w i l l . T h e r e f o r e , " l i f e " and "free
will" a r e i n s e p e r a b l e ; one cannot e x i s t w i t h o u t the o t h e r .

Eve brought d e a t h i n t o t h e w o r l d by l i s t e n i n g t o S a t a n because God d i d n o t choose

to s h a r e t h a t one tree- t h e r e f o r e i t made Eve ( a n d Adam) a t h e i f t o e a t o f i t . "Sharing"
 - P g . 5-

is an a c t o f l o v e , " s t e a l i n g " i s an a c t o f h a t e . Why d i d God n o t w i s h t o s h a r e that

p a r t i c u l a r f r u i t w i t h Eve? Because i t was " H i s " a n d He " d i d n ' t w a n t t o s h a r e " ? Perhaps.
A f t e r a l l , He's G o d , He c a n do w h a t e v e r He w a n t s . B u t I p r o p o s e a n o v e l , p e r h a p s revo-
l u t i o n a r y i d e a t h a t maybe even Z e v i m i g h t n o t a g r e e w i t h : p e r h a p s God w a n t s t o s h a r e
w i t h H i s c h i l d r e n o n l y t h i n g s we w o u l d e n j o y . Perhaps "The T r e e o f t h e Knowledge o f
Good and E v i l " i s s o m e t h i n g we humans w o u l d n o t e n j o y b e c a u s e , who i n t h e i r right
m i n d w o u l d w a n t t o know a b o u t " E v i l " ? B u t p e r h a p s t h e " e v i l " lay i n the very act o f
eating the f r u i t - perhaps i t was no s p e c i a l k i n d o f f r u i t , no d i f f e r e n t t h a n any o t h e r
fruit t r e e g e n e t i c a l l y o r o t h e r w i s e , perhaps t h e s i n l a y i n t h e f a c t God s a i d "don't
eat o f i t ! " and t h e r e f o r e , t o e a t t h e f r u i t was s t e a l i n g . I t was God's. I t h i n k i t all
ties i n w i t h w h a t God meant when He s a i d , " I am a j e a l o u s God"- He d i d n o t mean He was
a " c o v e t e o u s " G o d , because how c a n y o u c o v e t w h a t i s a l w a y s y o u r s t o b e g i n w i t h ? God
wanted H i s c h i l d r e n t o know Who made them and Who t h e i r P a r e n t i s I t h a t t h e y may n o t
be b a s t a r d c h i l d r e n , o f no i m p o r t a n c e , o f shame, b e l o n g i n g t o n o o n e , b e l o n g i n g t o an
i n t e r l o p e r , an a d u l t e r e r , an enemy. B e l o n g i n g t o S a t a n .

It i s God's n a t u r e t o s h a r e . E v e r y t h i n g i s H I S . T h e r e f o r e , NOTHING BELONGS TO US.

In l i g h t o f t h i s , communism makes s e n s e , s i n c e communism i s based on communal s h a r i n g .
C h r i s t i a n s , NOMATTER WHAT GOVERNMENT THEY ARE UNDER and NOMATTER WHAT COUNTRY THEY
ARE CITIZENS OF, s h o u l d p r a c t i c e communism w i t h each o t h e r because i t i s t h e b a s i s
of C h r i s t i a n i t y . T h i s i s why t h a A p o s t l e Paul g o t u p s e t and a d m o n i s h e d t h e Church
when he d i s c o v e r e d C h r i s t i a n s w e r e s e t t l i n g disputes " i n heathen c o u r t s " instead o f
" w i t h i n t h e c h u r c h " . I c a n ' t s a y i t enough- I F YOU ARE A TRUE CHRISTIAN, BY DEFENITION
YOU ARE A COMMUNIST, ELSE YE BE NOT A TRUE CHRISTIAN, more on t h i s l a t e r , I am b e i n g
k i c k e d o f f t h e t y p e w r i t e r so I c a n " s h a r e " i t w i t h a n o t h e r i n m a t e h e r e a t t h e j a i l
{i.e. my t y p i n g - r o o m hour i s u p ) . I w i l l finish this h o p e f u l l y soon, I would l i k e t o
see t h i s c o m p l e t e d p a p e r i n Z e v i ' s hands and p r e s e n t e d t o h i s Church i n time f o r Easter.

(TATER TAME W-TVYN"N GT

It appears t h e person n e x t i n l i n e f o r t h e t y p e w r i t e r changed h i s m i n d a n d w e n t t o
b e d , l e a v i n g a n o t h e r t y p i n g s p o t open f o r me. M u s t be a "God t h i n g " that this happened,
b e c a u s e t h e r e was one l a s t i m p o r t a n t a s p e c t o f my & Z e v i ' s phone c o n v e r s a t i o n t h a t I
wanted t o w r i t e about, t o n i g h t , before r e t i r i n g t o t a k e a b r e a k on t h e s u b j e c t t o c o l -
l e c t my t h o u g h t s f o r "Phase I I " o f t h i s p a p e r , w h i c h 1 i n t e n d t o be a s o r t o f " m a n i f e s -
to" o r " i n s t r u c t i o n manual" a b o u t how t o p u t i n t o a c t i o n t h e c o n c e p t s o f C h r i s t i a n
communism, cummunal p r o p e r t y , communal l i v i n g , and coomnal g o v e r n a n c e n o m a t t e r what
c o u n t r y , g o v e r n m e n t , o r r e g i m e o r c o u n t r y y o u happen t o be a p a r t o f ( h e r e ' s a h i n t :
the idea i s t o " f l y u n d e r t h e r a d a r " s o y o u d o n ' t become a t a r g e t l i k e t h e w h o l e David
K o r e s h d e b a c l e ) . The f o l l o w i n g c o n c l u d e s t h e phone c o n v e r s a t i o n o f a c o u p l e weeks ago I
had w i t h Z e v i w h i c h l e d up t o my w r i t i n g this paper:
I had j u s t g o t done t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e d i f f e r e n c e between w h a t t h e J e h o v a h W i t n e s s e s
b e l i e v e v s . w h a t most o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s b e l i e v e and how t h a t r e l a t e s t o w o r l d governments
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in g e n e r a l and communism i n p a r t i c u l a r , when Z e v i made t h e p o i n t t h a t man's v e r s i o n

of "communism" as i t e x i s t s as a g o v e r n m e n t t o d a y i s n o t t h e same as w h a t God intended
as "communism", and t h a t C h r i s t i a n s need t o be p r a c t i c i n g an a l t o g e t h e r d i f f e r e n t kind
of "communism" w i t h each o t h e r . I s o r t o f i n t e r r u p t e d Z e v i and more o r l e s s finished
his t h o u g h t s , o r what i t was he was t r y i n g t o s a y , f o r him by s a y i n g : "...Because
n o t h i n g b e l o n g s t o us anyways i n the f i r s t p l a c e , up t o and i n c l u d i n g o u r own lives.
And t h a t i s w h a t I b e l i e v e makes J e s u s C h r i s t t h e ' U l t i m a t e Communist': because He
was t r y i n g t o show us t h a t Love i s s o m e t h i n g t o be s h a r e d and t h a t n o t h i n g b e l o n g s t o
us a n y w a y s , up t o and i n c l u d i n g o u r own lives- and n o t o n l y t h a t , b u t t h a t He w o u l d
PROVE I T by GIVING UP HIS OWN L I F E t o US!" T h a t was t h e comment I made w h i c h p r o m p t e d
Z e v i t o e x c l a i m , " T h a t ' s I T ! T h a t ' s w h a t I ' v e been t r y i n g t o s a y ! You need t o go w r i t e
t h a t down!" T h a t was p r e t t y much t h e end o f t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n as I remember i t ; i f any-
t h i n g e l s e o f i m p o r t a n c e was s a i d p e r t a i n i n g t o t h i s topic during that conversation,
y o u w o u l d have t o ask Z e v i , s i n c e d r u g s & a l c o h o l has reduced.my b r a i n ' s memory t o a
n e a r - A l t z h e i m e r ' s s t a t e sometimes ( I have t h e s e w i e r d " b l a n k s p o t s " i n my memory, as
if someone r e c o r d e d a m u s i c c a s s e t t e , t h e n w e n t and r a n d o m l y e r a s e d 10 o r 20-second
s p o t s i n t h e m i d d l e o f c e r t a i n songs on t h e t a p e ) . However, I w a n t t o t a k e t h i s concept
one s t e p f u r t h e r b e f o r e I end t h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e p a p e r , i n t o an a r e a I d i d n ' t discuss
w i t h Z e v i and w h i c h I am n o t s u r e he w o u l d a g r e e w i t h : i n general, Christians like to
emphasize t h a t J e s u s was God, t h a t i t was God t h a t gave H i s Own life t o save u s . B u t
I d o n ' t t h i n k C h r i s t i a n s p u t enough emphasis on t h e f a c t t h a t Jesus was a man, and I
do n o t t h i n k most C h r i s t i a n s u n d e r s t a n d why t h i s i s i m p o r t a n t , so I w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e
this o p p e r t u n i t y t o e x p l a i n e x a c t l y why i tis, n o t o n l y i m p o r t a n t , b u t maybe THE most
i m p o r t a n t a s p e c t o f H i s s a c r i f i c e f o r u s : i m a g i n e i f y o u were a s k e d t o do t h e same t h i n g
Jesus d i d , exept knowing f u l l w e l l t h a t y o u a r e n o t God and t h a t t h e r e i s no g u a r e n t e e
t h a t y o u w o u l d be r e s u r r e c t e d u n t o l i f e a f t e r t h r e e days? Or a f t e r any amount o f t i m e
for t h a t m a t t e r ? To d i e a t t h e hands o f p e o p l e who h a t e y o u f o r no good r e a s o n , j u s t
to show them a l e s s o n ? J u s t t o t e a c h them t h a t , t r u l y , i t i s b e t t e r t o g i v e t h a n t o
r e c e i v e , and t h a t f e a r i s o f t h e d e v i l , and we a l l d i e anyways so why n o t d i e f o r a
good r e a s o n t h a n t o d i e f o r no r e a s o n a t a l l ? Would YOU do i t ?
Jesus H i m s e l f spoke i n t o my s o u l one day when I was 17 y e a r s o l d , t a k i n g a shower.
Jesus H i m s e l f " w a t e r - b a b t i s e d " me u n d e r t h e r u n n i n g w a t e r o f a YMCA shower where I
was w a s h i n g because we had no r u n n i n g w a t e r i n t h e g h e t t o house I l i v e d i n at the
t i m e . I a l w a y s wondered why He chose t h e n t o do i t . Why t h a t p a r t i c u l a r t i m e ? Why n o t
wait until I was a l i t t l e o l d e r , b e t t e r a b l e t o r e s i s t s i n because I w o u l d have grown
out o f t h e i m p u l s i v e n e s s and t h e i m m a t u r i t y o f y o u t h , and w o u l d have t h a sense t o f i n d
a good c h u r c h ? Why then? I was a s k i n g m y s e l f t h i s q u e s t i o n j u s t a week a g o , have been
asking i t f o r 26 y e a r s now, and now, w r i t i n g t h i s p a p e r , I f i n a l l y know why: because
I was t h i n k i n g o f J e s u s i n t e r m s o f H i s h u m a n i t y t h a t day i n t h e s h o w e r . A l l t h e t i m e s
b e f o r e t h a t d a y , whenever I t h o u g h t o f J e s u s , i t was a l w a y s w i t h a sense o f c o n t e m p t
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-comtempt b o r d e r i n g a l m o s t on h a t r e d , b e c a u s e I n e v e r t h o u g h t o f Him as a man b u t

as God " p r e t e n d i n g " man. I a l w a y s t h o u g h t , " W e l l , i f He knew He w o u l d come b a c k t o

life t h r e e days l a t e r , t h e n g e t t o l i v e i n some k i n d o f u n i m a g i n a b l y joyful paradise,

and n o t o n l y t h a t b u t a l s o be t h e " k i n g " o f that p a r a d i s e , t h e n what consequence i s

a few hour's o f p a i n on t h e c r o s s ? And hwy w o u l d S a t a n ' s t e m p t a t i o n o f o f f e r i n g Him

the w o r l d a n d a l l t h e k i n g d o m s o f t h e w o r l d i n a l l t h e i r g l o r y e v e n be much o f a 'tern-

tation* a t a l l i n t h ef i r s t p l a c e , i f y o u knew t h a t a f e w h o u r s ' w o r t h o f p a i n on a

simple t o r t u r e d e v i c e f o l l o w e d by a t h r e e - d a y d e a t h w o u l d b u y y o u Heaven E t e r n a l ?

And why does t h a t g i v e t h i s Jesus guy t h e r i g h t t o t h e r e f o r e condemn u s , t o be t h e One

who d e c i d e s i f we g e t t o go t o h e a v e n o r h e l l o r n o t ? S h i t , t h e r e ' s been s o l d i e r s i n

the V i e t n a m War who h a d t h e i r own p e n i s c u t o f f , f o r c e d t o p u t i t i n t h e i r own m o u t h ,

then g e t t i e d t o a bamboo t r e e a n d l i t e r a l l y get skinned a l i v e ! With no g u a r e n t e e o f

heaven a f t e r w a r d s , j u s t t o p r o v e t h e i r a l l i e g e n c e t o o u r c o u n t r y i n a w a r we s h o u l d

n e v e r have been i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e ! And I'm e x p e c t e d t o worship & fear this 'Jesus'

guy a n d be t h a n k f u l f o r Him? T h a t ' s INSANE! I will NEVER bow t o a 'God* who i s s u c h

a c r a z y , sadomasochistic tyrant! I ' d r a t h e r go t o h e l l than worship someone l i k e that!"

Well, that fateful d a y i n t h e s h o w e r , I w a s n ' t t h i n k i n g o f J e s u s as some S u p e r m a n - t y p e

God/Man H y b r i d c a p a b l e o f a l l k i n d s o f v a r i o u s magic & s t u f f , I was t h i n k i n g o f Him

as a man. J u s t f o r a moment, I was t h i n k i n g o f Him as j u s t this s o r t o f crazy y e t

well-meaning a n d w e l l - i n t e n t i o n e d g u y , some s o r t o f H o l y Man b u t more o f l i k e some

kind o f preacher-guy, who was a m a n , w h o , f o r w h a t e v e r r e a s o n , f e l t like i t was H i s

d u t y t o d i e f o r a b u n c h o f s t u p i d , u n g r a t e f u l Jews t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s ago. I thought

of h i m as a s o r t o f h a l f - n u t s p h i l o s o p h e r o f s o r t s w i t h some k i n d o f c r a z y "agenda"

and s o m e t h i n g t o p r o v e , as a man. And I t h o u g h t t o m y s e l f , " W e l l , i n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t

that I don't care f o r His s e l f - r i g h t e o u s a t t i t u d e & a l l - still, I think it's pretty

cool t h a t He d i e d f o r t h o s e s t u p i d Jews a l l t h o s e t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s ago!" And t h a t

is when I h e a r d ANOTHER v o i c e ( n o t m^ v o i c e , a n d n o t " h e a r i n g v o i c e s " l i k e a schitzo

o r someone on d r u g s , w h i c h I was n o t ) s a y d i r e c t l y into t h e c e n t e r o f my B e i n g which

was a v o i c e as s m a l l as an Atom b u t w i t h t h e f o r c e o f an Atom Bomb, s a y : " N o t j u s t

' t h e m ' , b u t j y o u , t o o . " And now I u n d e r s t a n d : t h a t was w h y , a t one p o i n t on t h e c r o s s ,

J e s u s l o o k e d up a n d s a i d , "God, why h a s t t h o u f o r s a k e n me?" B e c a u s e , j u s t f o r a moment,

He was a m a n , as s i n f u l as a n y o f us ( i n f a c t , a c c o r d i n g t o s c r i p t u r e , as s i n f u l as

all o f u s ; p a s t , p r e s e n t , and f u t u r e ) , and d e s e r v i n g o f n o t h i n g l e s s than t h e Hell

t h a t we d e s e r v e as b a s t a r d c h i l d r e n o f S a t a n . God had t o l o o k a w a y , a n d i n t h a t moment,

J e s u s was f u l l y a m a n , JUST LIKE US. And RIGHT THERE i s t h e c r u x o f o u r s a l v a t i o n .

I will continue this t o m a r r o w , I f e e l t h e r e ' s been enough w o r k done on t h i s f o r now.

(DATE: T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 7 t h , 201l) -PHASE I I - (Christian Communism A c t u a l i z e d )

Dear r e a d e r ,

I said earlier i nthis paper I would e x p l a i n how C h r i s t i a n s c a n b e s t a p p l y t h e i d e a

of the Christian i d e a o f "communism" (what I prefer t o call "True C h r i s t i a n i t y " ) d u r i n g

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w h a t I c a l l e d "Phase I I " o f t h i s paper, which I i n t e n d e d t o be t h e "second h a l f " of

a t w o - p a r t p a p e r . But t h e n some more t h o u g h t s a b o u t Jesus C h r i s t , and how He practiced
communism and e n c o u r a g e d H i s f o l l o w e r s t o p r a c t i c e i t i n H i s a n d / o r t h e i r life(s),
came t o me, and I was g o i n g t o make "Phase I I " be a l l a b o u t t h e s e v a r i o u s e x a m p l e s .
B u t , h a v i n g s a i d my " p r e - t y p i n g p r a y e r " , I r e a l i z e d t h a t when I s t a r t e d t h i s paper,
during a l i t t l e mini-speech I i n c l u d e d a b o u t my need t o a v o i d " b e i n g p r i d e f u l " , I
a l s o m e n t i o n e d I w o u l d a v o i d " g o i n g o f f on t a n g e n t s " . So I decided t o s t i c k t o what
I said e a r l i e r i n this p a p e r and o u t l i n e w h a t I b e l i e v e i s a B i b l i c a l and viable way
for Christians to live and a c t t o g e t h e r i n a c o m m u n i s t i c way. Then, I w i l l add a
"Phase I I I " o f t h i s paper, which w i l l be t h e i d e a s a b o u t Jesus I j u s t m e n t i o n e d that
I b e l i e v e r e l a t e t o communism.

The communistic living s t r u c t u r e I propose i s what I c a l l "Small L i v i n g Units".

I believe C h r i s t i a n s should l i v e t o g e t h e r i n s m a l l g r o u p s . When I say " s m a l l " , I mean
a dozen ( 1 2 ) o r l e s s p e r g r o u p , p e r h o u s e . P r o b a b l y l e s s t h a n a dozen w o u l d be prefer-
r a b l e , l i k e maybe s i x o r e i g h t p e o p l e . The g r o u p s h o u l d be s m a l l t o e n c o u r a g e account-
a b i l i t y and p r e v e n t " f a k e s " coming i n t o t h e g r o u p , as m e n t i o n e d i n t h e Book o f J u d e ,
V e r s e # 4 . I a l s o b e l i e v e i t i s a d v i s a b l e t o s e p e r a t e newer C h r i s t i a n s f r o m " E l d e r s "
i n t h e sense t h a t , a t l e a s t one " E l d e r " s h o u l d l i v e among a g r o u p o f newer C h r i s t i a n s ,
but i f a g r o u p i n c l u d e s many m a r r i e d c o u p l e s living under one r o o f , the married couples
s h o u l d be " i n t o t h e meat o f i t " ( " E l d e r " C h r i s t i a n s ) because newer C h r i s t i a n s o n l y "into
the m i l k o f i t " having several married couples living u n d e r one r o o f , may encourage
a d u l t e r o u s t e m p t a t i o n s . And o f c o u r s e , as f o r n o n - m a r r i e d s , i t s h o u l d be women i n one
house and men i n t h e o t h e r , o r a t t h e v e r y l e a s t , women d i v i d e d i n t o a s o r t o f " o f f
limits" s e c t i o n o f t h e house w i t h t h e men i n a l i k e w i s e seperated p a r t o f the house,
w i t h a "common a r e a " like l i v i n g r o o m & d i n i n g areas being the only place of general
m i x i n g o f t h e sexes i n s o c i a l s i t u a t i o n s . But above a l l , " s m a l l i s b e t t e r " i s my main
i d e * a b o u t g r o u p - s i z e o f a c o m r u i n a l l y - l i v i n g C h r i s t i a n g r o u p . W i t h many p e o p l e i n
l a r g e numbers comes a n n o n y m i t y , and annonymous m i n d s e t breeds a c t i n g o u t t e m t a t i o n s
(sin). I f t h e r e i s o n l y f i v e p e o p l e , i t ' s s a f e t o say t h a t none o f t h o s e f i v e people
can r e a l l y " h i d e " a n y t h i n g f r o m each o t h e r f o r l o n g . . . b u t f i f t y people? I f I live in
a c o m m u n i s t i c - C h r i s t i a n g r o u p and I'm i n t h e c l o s e t o r t h e b a t h r o o m o r l o c k e d i n my
bedroom f o r two o r t h r e e h o u r s , am I i n t h e r e r e a d i n g my B i b l e o r am I i n there read-
ing my p o r n o magazine? And with f i f t y p e o p l e , who i s even g o i n g t o check on me to
f i n d o u t ? So, "small i s b e t t e r " i s my mantra.

S e c o n d l y , t h e r e s h o u l d be no a r g u i n g o v e r who the "leader" i s . In f a c t , there IS

no "leader" i n a communistic-Christian l i v i n g s t r u c t u r e . JESUS i s t h e " l e a d e r " . A l -
though I was never r e a l l y c o n s i d e r e d a " p a r t o f the group" because o f my sinful ten-
d e n c i e s , I s p e n t a l o t o f t i m e w i t h Z e v i ' s f o r m e r g r o u p "The B r o t h e r s " and t h e communist-
ic living s e t - u p t h e y had ( i f you could c a l l i t t h a t ) i n F o r t C o l l i n s we a l l just re-
f e r r e d t o as "The Howes S t . House" o r "The Meldrum House", and a g i a n t , all-consuming
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d e b a t e w e n t on f o r months on e n d a b o u t who t h e " l e a d e r " ( P a s t o r , P r e a c h e r , Head E l d e r ,

o r whatever yo want t o c a l l i t ) w o u l d be- and t h i s , a l o n g w i t h a f e w o t h e r divisive
a c t i o n s & a t t i t u d e s w i t h i n t h e " g r o u p " as i t w a s , e v e n t u a l l y c a u s e d t h e w h o l e t h i n g t o
c o l l a p s e , w i t h e v e r y b o d y l e a v i n g t h e communal s t r u c t u r e and a l l g o i n g t h e i r seperate
w a y s . S e v e r a l members s t a y e d i n F o r t C o l l i n s b u t a l l moved t o s e p e r a t e d w e l l i n g s , and
formed a "church" o f s o r t s , b u t t h a t church d i d n ' t "grow" much ( I t h i n k i t g a i n e d less
t h a n a dozen new members s i n c e i t ' s c o n c e p t i o n ) and f i n a l l y d i s b a n d e d a f e w months ago
when one l e a d e r d i e d and t h e o t h e r l e a d e r " f e l t he c o u l d no l o n g e r p e r f o r m d u t i e s as
church l e a d e r due t o f a m i l y issues" (something t o do w i t h n e e d i n g t o f o c u s more on
raising his children).

To be a s u c c e s s f u l g r o u p , s t r i f e and c o n t e n t i o n among members m u s t be recognized

for what i t i s : a s t r a t e g y o f t h e d e v i l t o " d i v i d e & conquer" C h r i s t i a n s . T r u s t jj>
essential i n a communistic-Christian s e t t i n g . Outsiders should be w e l c o m e d , b u t n o t
a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c e p t e d i n t o t h e g r o u p based on c r e d e n t i a l s from other Christians
you h a v e n ' t met a n d / o r d o n ' t know, o r any o t h e r r e a s o n . Get t o know new members b e f o r e
letting them move i n w i t h y o u , a l l o w i n g c o u r t s h i p s w i t h t h e women, a l l o w i n g them t o
participate i n i m p o r t a n t church d e c i s i o n s , and so o n . I h a t e t o use t h i s particular
g r o u p as an e x a m p l e , b u t t h e S a t a n i c - i n f l u e n c e d o u t l a w b i k e r gang known as t h e " H e l l ' s
A n g e l s " have an i n i t i a t i o n r i t e f o r new members known as " p r o s p e c t i n g " - t h i s i s a per-
iod of time, lasting s e v e r a l months t o , more o f t e n t h a n n o t , s e v e r a l y e a r s , w h e r e t h e
p o t e n t i a l new member must " p r o v e h i m s e l f w o r t h y " by f i r s t g e t t i n g t o know a l l t h e othefc
a c t u a l members, t h e n g o i n g through a series o f " l o y a l t y t e s t s " t o prove they deserve t o
be a f u l l - f l e d g e d member. New members o f a c o m m u n i s t i c - C h r i s t i a n l i v i n g group should
do s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r , b u t w i t h a sense o f l o v e , p a t i e n c e , and p e r h a p s even g u i d e a n c e
& e n c o r a g e m e n t f o r new C h r i s t i a n s " i n t h e m i l k o f i t " . Members o f t h e g r o u p s h o u l d n o t
live i n fear of "losing status" by c o n f e s s i n g s i n s t o each o t h e r , l i k e I saw happen i n
the F o r t C o l l i n s g r o u p Z e v i was a p a r t o f . As I ' v e m e n t i o n e d t o Z e v i on s e v e r a l occas-
i o n s , t h e s a d y e t humorous r e s u l t ( a tleast I thought i t was humorous) o f h i d i n g sins
f r o m each o t h e r i s t h a t t h e y w o u l d a l l come t o me and " c o n f e s s " w h a t t h e y d i d o r were
d o i n g wrong ( s i n s ) , since they a l l considered me a " h e a t h e n " a n y w a y s , and who cares
w h a t a " h e a t h e n " t h i n k s anyways? I had no c o n s e q u e n c e and c a r r i e d no a u t h o r i t y within
the g r o u p , b u t t h e g u i l t was e a t i n g a t them and t h e y had t o c o n f e s s t o somebody, so
they would t e l l me. W e l l , w h a t good d i d i t do them? What good c o u l d i t do them? A f t e r
all, I w a s n ' t a b l e t o g i v e them a n y B i b l i c a l g u i d a n c e a b o u t i t s i n c e I a c t u a l l y was
a " h e a t h e n " and t h e r e f o r e t h o r o u g h a l l y u n a b l e t o help them.

B u t now I f e e l l i k e I am s t a r t i n g t o t a l k a b o u t m y s e l f t o o m u c h , so I w a n t t o t a l k
a b o u t a m a j o r s u b j e c t and s t u m b l i n g b l o c k w i t h i n communal l i v i n g : c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and
f o r g i v e n e s s . Nobody who c h e r i s h e s t h e i r t i t l e as " C h r i s t i a n " w a n t s t o end up l i k e t h e
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man^Paul ' t h r e w o u t o f t h e c h u r c h when i t was d i s c o v e r e d t h e man was s l e e p i n g w i t h ( s e x )
his stepmother. L e t e x - c o m m u n i c a t i o n be a LAST RESORT a f t e r EVERYTHING ELSE FAILS t o
a f f e c t repentance & change, o r a t l e a s t repentence. This i s WHY c h u r c h members s u c h
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as Z e v i ' s own g r o u p do n o t c o n f e s s a n d h o l d each o t h e r a c c o u n t a b l e : f e a r o f r e j e c t i o n .

Fear and u n f o r g i v e n e s s i s OF SATAN. I t d o e s n ' t mean you have t o l e t y o u r c h u r c h b e -
come an u l t r a - l i b e r a l f r e e - f o r - a l l , i t means y o u have t o r e c o g n i z e noone i s more o r
l e s s p r o n e t o s i n t h a n anyone e l s e . And c o m m u n i c a t i o n i s k e y , because w i t h i n a s m a l l
group, e s p e c i a l l y a c o m m u n a l l y - l i v i n g group, resentments can b u i l d up i n t o s i n s and
even h a t r e d o u t o f s i m p l e l a c k o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n and m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g . I f y o u r roommate
has h i s r a d i o t o o l o u d on a n i g h t l y b a s i s f o r y o u t o g e t good s l e e p , TELL HIM ( i n a
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k i n d w a y ) , i n s t e a d o f a s s u m i n g " i t i s more ' C h r i s t i a n o f me t o j u s t s u f f e r i t " and
a l l o w resentment t o f e s t e r , even subconsiously.
I had a l o t more t o say. o n t h e s u b j e c t o f c o m m u n i s t i c - C h r i s t i a n l i v i n g , b u t I have
t o c u t t h i s p a p e r s h o r t a g a i n n s t my own w i l l . I have t o m a i l t h i s t o n i g h t , because o f
some p r o b l e m s I am h a v i n g h e r e a t t h e j a i l I'm i n w h i c h m i g h t cause me t h e l o s s o f t h e
t y p e w r i t e r f o r a w h i l e . So l e t me move on t o "Phase I I I " now:
I j u s t want t o quote f r o m t h e book "The C o n v i c t C h r i s t " by a u t h o r Jens S o e r i n g : on
Page 2 i n t h e I n t r o d u c t i o n , t h e a u t h o r w r i t e s : "...becoming a c o n v i c t was n o t m e r e l y
a r o l e t h a t J e s u s assumed l i k e a d i v i n e p l a y - a c t o r . I n t h e p a r a b l e o f t h e sheep and '
the g o a t s , He s a i d e x p l i c i t l y , ' I was i n p r i s o n and you came t o v i s i t me... Whatever
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y o u d i d f o r one o f t h e l e a s t o f t h e s e b r o t h e r s o f m i n e , y o u d i d f o r me (Matthew 25:36,
40). J u s t as C h r i s t became a f u l l , t r u e human b e i n g a t b i r t h , he became a f u l l , true
j a i l b i r d a tdeath." ( n e x t paragraph s a y s ) "So s c a n d a l o u s i s t h i s f a c t t h a t even o u r ; g r
major Bible t r a n s l a t o r s s u b t l y o b s c u r e i t . Luke 2 3 : 3 2 , f o r i n s t a n c e , i s o f t e n rendered,
'Two o t h e r men, b o t h c r i m i n a l s , w e r e a l s o l e d o u t w i t h Him t o be e x e c u t e d , ' implying
a d i f f e r e n c e between t h e t w o t h e i v e s a n d J e s u s . B u t t h e o r i g i n a l Greek t e x t o f t h i s
verse reads: 'de k a i h e t e r o i k a k o u r o i duo sun a u t o ' : ' t h e two o t h e r c r i m i n a l s also
w i t h Him.' Thus t h e e v a n g e l i s t Luke r e c o g n i z e d an e q u i v a l e n c e between C h r i s t a n d t h e
theives t h a t i s apparently considered too shocking by modern t r a n s l a t o r s . " I decided
t o add t h a t book q u o t e t o t h i s p a p e r because I saw i t i n t h e a f o r m e n t i o n e d book after
I had a l r e a d y s t a r t e d w r i t i n g this p a p e r , and had m e n t i o n e d i n t h i s p a p e r t h a t I r e a l l y
d i d n ' t g e t "saved" o r " w a t e r - B a b t i s e d " o r r e a l i z e t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f w h a t J e s u s d i d on
the c r o s s f o r us a l l u n t i l I first r e a l i z e d t h a t He was n o t o n l y God, b u t a l s o a man.
A g a i n , I b e l i e v e t h i s e m p h a s i z e s t h e c r u x o f C r i s t i a n communism- n o t h i n g b e l o n g s t o
us* up t o a n d i n c l u d i n g o u r own l i v e s , and t o s h a r e w i t h a n o t h e r human b e i n g i s w h a t
God meant when He s a i d , "Love t h y n e i g h b o r as t h y s e l f . " I t means, emphathy n o t sym-
p a t h y . When a C h r i s t i a n g i v e s f o o d t o a p o o r p e r s o n , i t s h o u l d n o t be because y o u
" f e e l s o r r y f o r " them because t h a a c t o f " f e e l i n g s o r r y f o r " t h i s o t h e r p e r s o n p u t s
you i n a p o s i t i o n "above" t h e o t h e r p e r s o n and causes y o u a f a l s e sense o f p r i d e , as
if i t were " y o u r " food t ogive i n the f i r s t p l a c e and y o u ' r e " d o i n g them a favor"*YOU
ARE NOT GOD, I T ISN"T YOUR FOOD, YOU ARE NOT DOING SOMEONE A FAVOR. You shoud do f o r
o t h e r s f r o m a sense o f e m p h a t h y , w h i c h s a y s , " I f I were t h a t o t h e r p e r s o n , I s u r e wish
1 had someone g i v e me some f o o d i f & when I w a n t o r need i t , and w i t h o u t making me f e e l
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g u i l t y about i t o r b e l i t t l e d f o r accepting i t ! " THAT i s " l o v i n g t h y n e i g h b o r " as God

i n t e n d e d , and w h a t c o u l d be more c o m m u n i s t t h a n that?

I was g o i n t t o end t h i s p a p e r w i t h some more q u o t e s o u t o f some more b o o k s , b u t I

am r u n n i n g o u t o f t i m e . However, I would l i k e t o end w i t h one f i n a l instruction: I f
my f r i e n d Z e v i l e t s y o u b o r r o w t h i s p a p e r , I e n c o u r a g e y o u t o make as many xerox-photo-
c o p i e s o f i t as y o u c a n a f f o r d a n d l e a v e c o p i e s o f t h i s i n random p l a c e s : on bus benches
and on t h e bus s e a t s t h e m s e l v e s when y o u commute, i n s i d e newspaper d i s p e n s e r s i n the
c i t y , i n phone b o o t h s , i n empty g r o c e r y c a r t s a t t h e s t o r e s , i n random m a i l b o x e s . First
use " w h i t e - o u t " t o o b s c u r e my & Z e v i ' s full names a t t h e b e g i n n i n g page o f t h e p a p e r
so i t d o e s n ' t g e t us i n some k i n d o f l e g a l t r o u b l e w i t h some m i l i t a n t A t h i e s t s o r w h a t -
e v e r ( a n d a l s o b e c a u s e , as C h r i s t i a n c o m m u n i s t s , we s h o u l d c o n s i d e r t h e s e ideas t o
be God's a n d "Not ours" t o c l a i m c r e d i t f o r a n y w a y s ) , and j u s t f i l l i n something like
"Annonymous C h r i s t i a n ( s ) " where o u r name(s) o r i g i n a l l y w e r e . I came up w i t h a s i m i l a r
i d e a back i n y e a r 2 0 0 7 , when I met a man who p r o d u c e d b u s i n e s s cards for a living and,
not f e e l i n g s t r o n g enough i n my f a i t h t o be an a c t u a l e v a n g e l i s t i c p r e a c h e r b u t never-
theless believing i n God and w a n t i n g t o h e l p p e o p l e , I came up w i t h t h e i d e a o f m a k i n g
up a t h o u s a n d o r so b u s i n e s s c a r d s t h a t j u s t s a i d "THERE IS A GOD!", s o m e t h i n g really
simple l i k e t h a t f o r people t o p o n d e r , and l e a v i n g t h e c a r d s i n random p l a c e s f o r p e o p l e
t o f i n d . No "dogma", no " d e n o m i n a t i o n s " no o p i n i o n s o f any s o r t , j u s t a s i m p l e message
l i k e t h a t f o r some p o o r d r u g - a d d i c t o r s o o n - t o - b e - d i v o r c e d person a t t h e end o f * t h e i r
r o p e s o t o speak t o f i n d and p o n d e r , and p e r h a p s g i v e them h o p e . B u t I see n o t h i n g
n e c e s s a r i l y dogmatic o r denominational about t h i s p a p e r , maybe t h e r e i s a l i t t l e b i t
of "opinion" i n i t b u t i t i s m o s t l y p o s i t i v e , and I t h i n k a thousand c o p i e s o f t h i s
paper randomly spread o u t a l l o v e r t h e p l a c e where people can f i n d & read i t f o r f r e e
might h e l p . Who k n o w s , maybe even o t h e r s w i l l make c o p i e s and i t c o u l d grow t h e way
" c h a i n - m a i l " does e x c e p t w i t h o u t t h e i r r i t a t i n g demand t h a t c h a i n - m a i l u s u a l l y has
( y o u know, t h e o l d t r i c k o f "make f i v e c o p i e s t o send t o f r i e n d s o r g e t bad l u c k " b . s . )
a n d , man, i f i t t a k e s a m i l l i o n c o p i e s o f t h i s t h i n g t o save even one s o u l , o r even
just t o h e l p someone w i t h a p e r s o n a l p r o b l e m t h e y a r e h a v i n g o r j u s t make them happy

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