--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@...> wrote: > > Suppression by coercion, social or political means is not what I'm > referring to, although that has been what is accepted as the norm for > centuries. I'm saying religions in general would suggest the suppression, not > acting out specific desires, in order to extinguish that karma.
Yes, I got that. Did you get that I said I didn't think there was ever any need for suppression? > > > > ________________________________ > From: authfriend <authfriend@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:43 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > >  > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> > wrote: > > > > I'm not really sure what Share was implying in that post. If it was that I > > believeàit's open season on harassing people about their sexuality, then > > she's all wet as you would be also if that's what you thought. My comment > > was in regard to the role ofàreligion in general, not how people > > practice it. People practice their religions according to their ability and > > understanding, which has the capacity to evolve as they do. > > I think she was reacting, as I do, to the notion that > homosexual activity needs to be "suppressed." That's an > entirely unnecessary cruelty, which, thankfully, we do > appear to be evolving *past*. With regard to Christianity > and Judaism, it isn't even clear that the biblical > passages cited in support of suppression have been > correctly interpreted. > > > ________________________________ > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:39 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > > > > à> > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "sharelong60" <sharelong60@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Unfortunately Mike, any enforcing activity is not done by > > > "religion" itself. Enforcing is done by other humans who > > > might have issues with sexuality. In general if there's any > > > enforcing to be done, other than to defend one's self > > > against or protect the weak from aggression, I say let life > > > take care of enforcing whatever its natural laws are. > > > > And very well said, Share. > > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Perhaps that is why religions, in general, encourage the suppression of > > > > homosexual activity, so that it remains only in that transitional > > > > incarnation instead of piling up from life- time to life- time. In > > > > other-words, if those *tendencies*areÃâànot suppressed, they > > > > become stronger the next time. M has always said that the purpose of > > > > religion is to protect the evolution of the soul. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > > > To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 6:24 PM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon > > > > <mdixon.6569@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Charlie was definitely a believer in Theosophy. As I remember > > > > > it( his explanation), we change from one sex to the other > > > > > every three incarnations. The first incarnation of the opposite > > > > > sex drags old tendencies from the previous birthÃâàwith it. The > > > > > second birth in that sex is more balanced, while the third > > > > > incarnation is more of an exaggeration of that sex. The super > > > > > masculine man or the super feminine woman. So naturally, the > > > > > next change, brings with it, impressions from the previous > > > > > birth which was exaggerated. > > > > > > > > When you first posted this, you presented it as an > > > > explanation for homosexuality. But a "super masculine" > > > > man or "super feminine" woman (if you're talking about > > > > appearance, which I believe you were when you posted > > > > it before) could just as easily be gay as straight. > > > > > > > > Likewise, gender dysphoria should not be confused with > > > > homosexual preference. Often they go together, but > > > > sometimes they don't. Most gays and lesbians don't want > > > > to change their gender. > > > > > > > > This would mean that all these experiences are natural for everybody to > > > > experience from life time to life time. And of course, how we treat one > > > > another going through theses phases of evolution determine our own > > > > fate. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Pile-on all of > > > > our other karmasÃÆ'ââ¬Å¡Ãâàand hang-ups and god only knows > > > > how it's going to be expressed. Who knows why someone feels they are in > > > > the wrong body? That could be untangling a > > > > > mess that you'll never figure out. > > > > > > > > > >