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Theologians
Theologian is a person, who does and also teaches rational and systematic
study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth and
God. Far as Christians are concerned, most of those who study theology
become a preacher or priest. Like any other professionals they are very
well skilled in their subject and field and less spiritual.
II.
Politician
A Politician is the one, who study the government of states and other
political units and a schemer; who tries to gain advantage in a political
organization or system in sly or underhanded ways. Sly=Crafty
There is no straight and honest politics. Politics is full of treachery and
dishonest business.
So Bernard Shaw said The last resort of a scoundrel is politics In otherwords a politician is a scoundrel, if not he will not survive in his political
arena.
Resort=A means to an end; without principle and ethics adopted only in
desperation or for an escape.
Scoundrel=A wicked person who does evil deliberately.
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Sociologist
Sociologist is the one, who study and classify human societies (Social
science) and trying to improve social life and provides humanitarian help.
All these are entirely different at the same time they are closely knitted
because they all are connected to mans everyday life. One can easily
handle several of these types of fields at the same time.
Generally Christian Priests get involved in most of everything where as
other religious priests do not.
When Pope Gregory reigned, the Papacy had acquired considerable power
over Europe. Gregorys second successor Pope Urban II instigated for the
crusade. He figured, Jerusalem will be in their control with all the wealth
after a brief war but it was not so. Before the result of first crusade could
reach Pope Urban II, he passed away.
Pope Urban promised complete remission of sins and will go to heaven for
anyone killed in the Holy Land and who died on the way to the Holy Land
in this righteous crusade. The truth is, just opposite; those who got killed
must have gone to hell rather than to heaven.
In monasteries, NUNS also do the same thing like the priests. In fact they
are to be bound with church and prayers and not supposed to get involved
in humanitarian and social work and any such matters.
This is in violation of their spiritual commitment. Their prime responsibility
of nuns is to worship God first with all the time he can get, and then bring
the people closer to God. Rest of the time they are supposed to pray for
others.
During worshipping the priests will have a heap of lists for intercessional
prayers. They put their hand on it and pray for few moments. The priest
thinks his business is over. He is supposed to devote all the available time
to pray for others.
Before Christs coming the priests were to conduct animal sacrifices and to
pray. After Christs coming no animal sacrifices were needed but
repentance and prayers are required. The priests are to teach the laymen
what is righteous and bring them to repentance.
Those ancient priests never did any marriage engagements, marriages,
baptisms, and funerals.
These things were not connected to the Church or temple, in those days.
The laymen used to do it themselves.
Jesus Christs associates buried Him and there was not even the shadow
of a priest.
Jesus was Baptized by Baptist-John who was not a priest but known as a
prophet.
Now, Baptism, marriage engagement, marriage, and funeral are declared
as spiritual performances of priests monopoly, for which the Church
charge enormously from the laymen. This is one way of plundering money
from the people in the name of GOD. Now you can see how church makes
money and get rich. (Laymen = Someone who is not a clergy or a
professional pastor or preacher Church members)
In fact the trustee is the legal guardian of the wealth. The Church
members are the owner of the Church and its wealth.
In due course of time, the Churchs and the other institutions property
rights were grabbed from these laymen craftily; the highest head of the
Church became an imperialistic authority over them. Since everything was
done under the name of God, the laymen did not become a hindrance in
this Church-Politics.
Since the money, wealth and the people are under the authority of
Christian Priests; they became the centre of power of everything in the
society.
The Christian priests behave as if they are Gods. They want to act, even
above the Government. They will agitate, criticize and protest against
Government-policies and try to manipulate the voters. Voters dont like
these priests involvements in politics and the church people are helpless
to stop them.
If you look at any other religious factions; you dont find this kind of
supremacy of Christian priests; and they dont run any institutions.
The tug of war between the Politicians, Government and the Christian
priests destroys the peaceful life of ordinary Christians who live with other
religious groups.
The priests does not represent the will of the Christian people, they speak
as if they are the God-father of Christians. Sometimes they act like God
and other times as Jesus disciple. They wear some Jewish dress and say
that was Jesus dress.
The priests are supposed to be in the mainstream of social life and to be
good example to others but they are the worst example.
Once an election candidate came to me and said some priest instructed
him to speak on his behalf for the votes to every Christian. I asked him,
who is the priest to tell me whom to vote? The candidate walked away
angrily and never looked on my face thereafter.
Priests are to pray to God, to give wisdom for the politicians to be
equitable and righteous but have no authority to tell them what to do.
If you dont pray and act, God will not act.
If you dont act and leave the problem to God, then God will act.
You can only keep waiting until such time for Gods intervention, sooner or
later. If the people deserve Gods intervention it will happen, if not the
people will suffer that is Gods will. Priests should not try to manipulate
the Government.
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What the Government does may not be pleasing to priests, but they have
to accept it. It is none of the priests business to agitate against the
government.
For all the inappropriate things priests are doing, not only the priests but
everyone else also will suffer.
If the priests dont stay away from all these menace, the Government has
to make proper legislation to stop the involvement of the priests in ------- POLITICS, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL and other matters apart from what
a priest is supposed to do.
Priests should not work in any colleges, Hospitals, Medical colleges,
nursing schools, Polytechnic- institutions and they should not be
advocates or attorneys, and they should not hold any Government Jobs.
The priests can run only theological schools and colleges. Now they are
everywhere under the banner of prayers. They conduct, marriage
engagements, Marriages, Baptism, funerals house warming, birthday
celebrations and opening of Gold and Diamond-shops and also different
commercial establishments.
Besides their salary they also get a heavy baksheesh and excellent food
where ever they go. They prefer and also demand uppermost rooms and
Chief-seats.
The greatest example of the Priests Empire is Vatican itself.
Vatican-State, (An Independent state under the rule of Pope)
Vatican-City and (Capital of Vatican State)
Vatican (The Popes Palace)
Pope is not only the Supreme head of religion but also the ruler of Vatican
State. Exactly like Emperor Constantine. Constantine was the head of
priests and also an Emperor. If you read Constantines biography you will
be astounded.
All the other Christian Churches also play the same game. Who is better
than the other, when the question of wealth and money is concerned?
NONE !!!
Priests create too much political disputes and controversies which destroy
the peaceful life of Christians itself.
During the French and Bolshevik revolution, the revolutionaries beheaded
priests, nuns and destroyed everything they had and plundered their
wealth. Priests in all countries took a stand with the hypocrites and the
rich despising the lower classes, which outnumbered.
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Mathew 26:52 Jesus said to Peter, Put up your sword into its place:
for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword
How the preachers and priests can support Iraq-War against Jesus
teaching.
With all the benefits and luxuries the priests are getting, without any
physical hard work, why the priests should go for another job displacing a
well qualified layman starving for a job?
Before the Government displaces the priests, they should quit other jobs
with dignity. The priests also must stop interfering in politics and election
matters and requesting the voters, whom to vote.
Just look at Kerala-State Self-Financing Colleges, what a mess they have
made, court battles after court battles and finally getting nowhere. The
amount extracted as capitation fee for medical college admission is
enormous ` 60-70 lakh (` 6-7 Million). The whole amount is unaccounted
paid and received as black money. For Christian institutions Bishops are
manipulating the whole scheme. The Bishops have publicly admitted it,
even after that the Government is silent over the matter you know why?
This has to come to an end. Who will bell the cat?
How soon the Indian Government will ban Christian priests, from
doing all these and holding other jobs?
Does the Government have the grit to make such laws sooner or
later for the sake of peace and welfare of the needy?
Every country has a national-bird and national-animal; killing them is
highly offensive. Cruelty towards animals is also another offense, and the
punishments are severe.
Rape, murder, robbery, theft and any such inhuman offenses are not
highly punishable compared to animal cruelty punishments.
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