The Okcitykid – A Peaceful Vet

You can dissagree, because I have not found anyone to agree with me yet, but I still believe what I believe.

The rapture already happened. I wished I had the time to study, or money to hire historians to research my theory, but I have neither.

When I was in the Navy, I was fortunate enough to take a tour of the Catacombs of Rome, and they are huge. You can’t see them all in one day and the Catholic Church has part of the catacombs blocked off. An historian escorted us around and there I learned the biggining of the Catholic church.

This is what made me think, there are symbols etched into the walls that they still are not sure of the meaning. That doesn’t make sense.

So this is what I concluded. While the first of the Roman ceasars who would be converted to Christianity and become the first pope was still persecuting the Christians, word came to him that the Christians were gone. Ceasar knowing how Jesus had promised to return and take his followers could not let anyone know that they were taken for fear of being overthrown himself by a fearful angry people should they realize this. So he claimed to be converted and became the first pope of a church who would destroy any beliefs contrary, and so he did. That’s what I believed happened.

What is going to happen next is that Jesus and the Christians will return, and the kingdom on earth will be as it is in heaven as we were taught to pray.

This weekend I was depressed.  I had bad dreams that people did not like me, so I took a gun and blew my head off.  I prayed real hard to have better dreams and I did, last night I dreamt that everybody liked me.  Weird huh?

Update on the future.  I figure 2012 will be interesting and people are tired of me talking about it.  I think those of us in Oklahoma are going to be ok, but that’s only a guess, I have nothing but hearsay to base it upon.  My X wife said she had a strong feeling and I also have a feeling.  Also based on a dream I had long ago that the earth shook really bad and we had no TV, radio or telephone.  The discrepancy is, there was no mention of the Internet in this dream and I’m not real sure if that is relevant, but I’m guessing we won’t have any Internet either.  This is my guess from my brief studies on the subject.  Planet X will be headed onto a path right at us or close to it.  As planet X follows this path it will go right thru the Asteroid belt, and when it does this, as it has done in the past, it will send asteroids in our direction, at least one will hit us.  This has happened before to our earth.  But as in the dream, we lived, but didn’t know what happened.   This could explain why it was before I was born I saw a mushroom cloud.  I always believed it was an atomic explosion but now I believe it might have been an asteroid slamming into the earth.  All of this makes me think of the Georgia Guide Stones.

I have moved in with my old girl friend who has always loved me, as I have learned a great and simple lesson.  Though we must try to love all, don’t leave behind those who love you the most, they deserve your most.  Don’t try to make friends with those who want nothing to with you, just like Jesus when faced by a town of people who wanted him to leave, who thought swine were more important than people, he just walked away, that’s what you got to do. 

I’ve bought my girl friend an engagement ring, we plan on getting married in May.  She has lost her job.  I hope she finds a job soon so that we can begin to make plans.  I will be a grandfather in February and I’m not sure how I feel about that.  I’m supposed to be happy, but the grandchild will live over a thousand miles away so what’s the point, just means I’m getting older, but I’ll pretend to be happy because that’s what I’m supposed to do.  We are supposed to visit in May when the child is baptised and please don’t comment about the value of children being baptised, I will not post it, it doesn’t matter.  I believe God appreciates it anytime we think of him, and yes I believe God is a him based on a dream I had, so leave that one alone also.  We don’t know, we really don’t, people should just be allowed to believe what they want, you don’t know, so how can you tell anybody that they are wrong, because you might find yourself turning around some day and saying, “they were right all along.”

If my girlfriend gets a job I will buy me a new computer, it will have a solid state hard drive, something I’ve been waiting for a very long time.  I thought hard drives that spin in circles at thousands of rpms just to give us our data was a joke and was always wondering when we would move out of the dark ages, finally, can’t wait to get my hands on it.  A job with the Coca Cola Company looks promising, I will pray.

This blog used to link with my facebook, recently that has not worked, I need to figure out why, but if this post doesn’t, well then I’ll have to do it my self.  My facebook name is Minister Roger Peacefulpoet.  Sounds corny I know, but that was the only way facebook would let me do it, as I have recently became an ordained minister.  I had to make my first name minister, it would not except reverend.

Emily, one of my friends on facebook just brought up a good point.  Whether or not the green house effect really has an effect on the climate is only one part of the problem, a lack of oxygen is causing people to become sick.  Recently it has been discovered by accident that a lack of oxygen causes paranoia in people.   I was at a party some time back and someone had mentioned how everyone is so paranoid these days, I said, “it was the lack of oxygen.”  Everyone laughed, they thought I told a joke.  The other problem is TV,  if you come to know me you’ll hear me blame a lot things on the TV, but it is to blame for a lot of things.  On TV, the glass is almost always half empty.  We seem to be attracted to that, but in the end, the hero always wins.  In the real world we are never faced with all this death and destruction, and while we imagine ourselves as being the hero, in real life, we can never be that person, because that person is acting and the story is never real, even when they call it reality tv.  So we look around us and expect those we like to be that imaginary hero.  When we look at others we will always compare them with those we encounter on tv, the good and the bad, and these are only people acting out characters that don’t even exist.  So when the earth shakes and the tv will no longer work, it will be a good thing, we will be forced to see each other and ourselves as we really are and stop pretending to be something else or expecting others to be different.  The hypnotic trance of consumerism will pass and we will have to find new ways to be happy.  Rather than buying new things and throwing old things away, we will learn the value of things, ultimately the value of each other.

It’s Nothing Personal

If people don’t like you
They won’t like you
Can’t make them like you
No need to hurt eternal
Caus it’s nothing personal
Some like the cactus
Others the flower
Some want a butterfly
Others the life after life of the crow
What we know is
No one will like everyone
Some will like no one
Others will only like some one
No need for that hurt feel
No need to die
or wonder why
Reach as hard as you may
Can’t reach the sky
Building bridges to no where
Take you no place
Don’t matter no how
Just say, “Whatever”
Go on
Notice those who do care
If you can’t find anyone
There is one man who loves everyone
They call him the son
If there is no one else
Reach out to that one

By: Roger Harkness
12/21/2009

Guilt By Default

My face smeared across the basement
A picture defaced
All goodness erased
In my disguise
I wait for peace to arise

Stepped on
I take a step down
Against an attack
I took a step back

My precious stones
polished for no one
Awaiting the rise
of the one they call the son

Some say I am wrong
But God knows I’ve hurt no one
I’ve loved, cared and shared
Ask for nothing from no one

Guilty they are ashamed
and make me the blame
Until proven innocent
Jesus sees all the same

By:  Roger Harkness
12/20/2009

First of all, let me just say. Is their a God, Isn’t there a God, Heaven or Hell and how does that judgment thing work? I don’t know and you don’t know, but we have an idea based on our own studies and observations, and what we first learn is usually what we believe until we unlearn it later in life. We don’t know until we are dead if what we believe is right or wrong, until then, it is just a belief and all beliefs, I believe deserve equal respect. Equally I respect those who agree with me and those who do not.

Jesus had indicated that his blood would be shed for our forgiveness of sins.

No one has lived a perfect life, nor could anyone. It is impossible, first of all, because we don’t know why we are here and what we are supposed to be doing here. If we had this knowledge, we possibly could not live with ourselves knowing that many of us are utterly failing. Because if all was perfect, we would be good caretakers of this earth, realizing it as a gift God has given us in order to sustain our life. If we were all perfect, there would not be a hungry person among us, no one would be lonely. If we lived perfect lives, there would never be war. So this knowledge is hid from us, otherwise we may not be able to live with our selves. However Jesus was perfect, he knew why he was here, he knew what he had to do and he knew what would happen to him and followed thru to the very end. Jesus was a special soul, in my opinion, he is our older brother. He is what we collectively strive to be and in so doing, will one day, be like him, if we are true followers of him.

I found this set of videos that describe what I believe about Jesus perfectly. Jesus taught that if weeds grow amongst the good plants. If we remove the weeds we might destroy the good plants. So he leaves them there, and only until the harvest does he separate them. This is what Jesus did, this is how he taught us, and you might understand more of what that means if you watch these videos.

http://www.secretsofjesuschrist.com/

Salvation: We are not saved until we enter the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven, until then we are only on our way there and have only made a choice to go that direction. I do not doubt that I will be saved. In a dream many years ago I was told: “God takes us as if we were a ball of clay and makes us unto himself.”

Jesus said he had to shed his blood for our forgiveness. Jesus also said that if your right hand offend you, then cut it off, so that you may enter the kingdom. If we all took what Jesus said literally, many of us would be walking around with one less hand, while thanking Jesus for allowing his blood be shed so that we may be forgiven. That wouldn’t make any sense. Where we are failing is by taking the scriptures literally. It is poetry, words from the heart or dream talk.

By observing The Life, The Teaching and The Death of Jesus, and using these three things as an example, to the best of our ability, that is the path, he gave us to follow. Before that time, we were in darkness. But we’re not going to be perfect, we’re going to make mistakes, but while he lived and still lives he had shown that he had the power to forgive sins and was always graciously willing to do so, he didn’t have to die to do that. And he is still alive and is there for us should we need forgiveness. Now we can ask in prayer, anyone of us, anywhere, at any time. That’s what he meant by, I shed my blood so that you may be forgiven.

I find the letters of Paul to be very contra-virtual, I always have. While some of his teachings are like those of Jesus, others are just way off. I do not put my faith in the letters of Paul and I believe that Christians put to much faith in them.

Paul Barrow sent a message to the members of United Progressives.

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Subject: Statement By Dr. Margaret Flowers From the Press Conference on Single Payer Today

Good Morning! I am Dr. Margaret Flowers. I am a pediatrician and the Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program. I also serve on the steering committee of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care and on the board of Healthcare-Now, a national single payer grassroots organization.

Members of Physicians for a National Health Program (known as PNHP) educate and advocate for a single payer national health system, also known as Medicare for All. PNHP performs ground breaking research on the health crisis and the need for fundamental reform and contributes scholarly articles to peer-reviewed medical journals. PNHP takes pride in providing information that can inform legislators and the public about the reasons why Medicare for All is the optimal solution to provide necessary medical treatment to everyone in a way that controls health care costs. PNHP does not take a position on how congress members should vote on the legislation that is currently proceeding through congress. We do provide information to members about whether the legislation is likely to be effective and how it compares to a national single payer health system.
We share the growing sense of desperation among patients and providers across the nation, desperation which has been heightened by the economic crisis. Like you, we are hungry for change. We believe that we should act based on the evidence of what types of health reform have been most effective in the United States. Review of the current health insurance reform legislation reveals that it resembles health reforms that have recently been tried and have failed at the state level.

It is for the reasons listed below that we ask our legislators to start from scratch in order to create health reform that addresses the fundamental problems with health care in this nation and creates a health system that is of similar quality to those in the top industrialized nations.
1. During the time that it will take for the health insurance legislation to begin (2013 in the House version and 2014 in the Senate version), tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of Americans will die.
2. Once the insurance reform takes effect, people will still be left without health insurance. Whether it is the 17 million left out of the House version or the 24 million left out of the Senate version, we find this unacceptable. We know that the actual number of uninsured people is likely to be higher than these estimates and we know that people without insurance have a 40% higher risk of death than those who have insurance.
3. Medical bankruptcies will continue to occur as families will face out-of-pocket costs on covered services of up to $10,000 in addition to the cost of premiums and the cost of uncovered services. The average medical debt that causes insured families to become bankrupt is $18,000.
4. People who are uninsured will suffer the further indignity of being forced to pay a fine which may be as high as 2.5% of their income (House version).

5. The number of people who are underinsured will increase with this legislation. People will be required to purchase health insurance or face a penalty. There is no guarantee that premiums will be affordable even for those who qualify for federal subsidies. Health insurers have already predicted that the cost of premiums will rise because they are being required to stop the practices of excluding pre-existing conditions and rescissions. The public insurance is estimated to be more expensive than private insurance plans. A similar reform in Massachusetts has resulted in a rise of patients who forego needed care because they cannot afford the co-pays and deductibles once they have paid for their premiums.

6. People will continue to be consigned to only receiving the quality of care that they can afford. Instead of a standardized benefit plan that covers all necessary care, people will have to choose from a tiered set of plans. The least expensive plans will cover only 60% of necessary care and patients will be required to pay the balance.

7. The legislation will not control health care costs and will in fact increase the waste in health care spending. The regulation of insurance companies, which has failed to date and is predicted to fail again by industry whistleblowers, will be expensive to enforce. And the “exchanges” will have to be created from scratch. The exchange will add another level of bureaucracy which in Massachusetts has added a 4% charge to each insurance premium. Unfortunately, this legislation does nothing to reclaim the hundreds of billions of dollars that are currently wasted on administration, paperwork and marketing for the hundreds of health plans in existence.

8. The legislation transfers hundreds of billions of public dollars to private insurance companies. People will be mandated to purchase health insurance whether they can afford it or not, so the insurance companies benefit by having millions of new enrollees. In addition, between $447 and $605 billion in public dollars (depending on the senate or house version) will be given to the private insurers in the forms of subsidies to help people purchase their defective product.
9. The legislation protects the outrageous profits of the pharmaceutical corporations. The majority of Americans will not see any improvement in the costs of medications and the pharmaceutical corporations have already raised prices on brand name prescriptions by 9% this year. Biotech firms receive a windfall 12 year patent on new pharmaceuticals.

10. The legislation continues to allow discrimination based on age and immigration status. Older enrollees can be charged up to twice as much as younger enrollees. And enrollees will be required to prove citizenship in order to receive subsidies. Non-citizens will be required to bear the full cost of purchasing insurance.

The current health insurance reform legislation passing through Congress amounts to a massive bailout of the profit-making health industries, which will enrich them and increase their ability to lobby and otherwise influence legislators in the future. At the same time, patients will receive little in the way of long-lasting protection or ability to afford needed health care. The legislation is designed to fail and in the meantime, will waste billions of dollars and delay the process of creating effective health reform.

We call on Congress to start from scratch. We believe that we have the resources in the United States to create a national health system that will improve the health of the people of our nation. We believe that being ranked 37th in the world for health outcomes is unacceptable and that we, as a nation, can do much better than this. We believe that improving and expanding Medicare to all people is the simplest and quickest way to achieve our goal of universal and financially-sustainable health care.

As far as the health insurance legislation in congress goes, we support Senator Sanders’ substitution amendment which will substitute public financing for the current complicated and wasteful patchwork of financing. We urge our senators to vote “yes” on the Sanders’ amendment.

No matter what happens in Congress this year, we will continue to build the Medicare for all movement until we reach the day when all who live in the United States receive the same health security that is a right in other industrialized nations. We look forward to the day when doctors are free to focus on the needs of their patients without interference by health insurance administrators. We welcome all people who support health care reform to join with us in this movement. Together, we will succeed.

Cindy Sheehan posted this on her Facebook and I thought I should repost it. Discouraged, Satan is the ruler of this world and we can’t change that. I tried to commit suicide and lived anyways and what the hell for. I’ll tell you why:

If I can stop one tear from falling today, I will have a good day. If you could stop one tear today, you can have a good day. If we all stopped one tear, we can all have a better day and the world can have a better day. We can never win, “BUT” we can make things better and that’s why we’re here.  So do your part and “STOP ONE TEAR TODAY”. Don’t give up like I tried to do.

Peace and Love
Roger

JESUS

First of all, I am neither Jew, Christian or Muslim.

The Jews have different ideas about Jesus. Some say he was a prophet, others he was the Messiah and yet others believe he was a fraud. But the Jews would like you to know that it was the Romans who nailed Jesus to the cross.

The Christians believe Jesus was the Son of God, a third part of God (trinity). God in the flesh visiting us on earth, and they also believe he is the Messiah. Now this can get real technical, churches have broken away from other churches over technicalities of the trinity, it can be a real tricky subject with some people. People have actually been burnt to death intentionally over this and I don’t think this pleased Jesus any.

The Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet, the Messiah and like Christians, believe he will return again, he was born of a virgin, but where they differ is that they don’t believe he died on the cross or that he is the Son of God or the third part of God. God coming to earth in flesh. They don’t believe that.

What do I believe. I question the virgin birth thing, but I wasn’t there, so I can’t say. I would also like to believe in the death of Jesus on the cross, because I happen to believe that I think I understand why he had to die. I find it to be a wonderful example of love for us today, but did it really happen, once again, I wasn’t there. It is even possible that Jesus never even existed, this is slowly becoming a popular belief. To all, even the atheist, I have this to say, “Just read what Jesus spoke in the gospels.” That’s all, just read the words he spoke. The things he spoke was brilliant. He spoke of truths that cannot be found in a telescope or a microscope. Truths that cannot be seen or heard or even touched, but felt in the heart. When you read the things he said, it touches you right in the heart so much so that most people believe in Jesus, they just disagree about the details. Now I know that saying Jesus is a Prophet or Jesus is God in the flesh is a big difference, not a minor thing. But take this to heart, Jesus never said he was a prophet or God in the flesh. So if Jesus didn’t say it, then why should we argue over it. If he thought it was important, he would have told us so. What is important is what he taught us. A truth that can only be felt in the heart and that is the only thing that is important. He taught us a lesson and his death was an example of the lesson he taught. The Romans joked about him being a king of a kingdom because he always spoke of a kingdom in heaven and he taught us to pray that it be on earth as it is in heaven. The Romans called him a dreamer. As of yet it is still just a dream waiting for us to make it come true.

Let it be on earth as it is in heaven.

With Love
Reverend Roger Harkness

To My Enemies

To all my enemies
who find fault in all the little things
and ignore the big things
like love and caring
I am the great one
Not afraid to die
Not afraid to love

By:  Roger Harkness
10/20/09

I was watching a CNN clip and once again reporting to you is this young women.  All anchor woman are young.  I don’t care which channel you turn too, they are all young women.  What happens when they get in their 30s and 40s, do they take early retirement.  Does Fox news go to the older anchor woman and say, because you made all the men happy standing their looking all beautiful these past ten years, we’re going to let you retire, take the rest of your life off on us.  Somehow though I don’t think so.  Do they tell them, well you’re older now and men and or women don’t enjoy looking at you so much anymore, ratings are falling, so, we’re going to have to get rid of you.  I don’t think they would be that mean, we’d here about that I’m sure.  Still, I am a little curious as to how they do that.  And the women’s movement doesn’t even notice, or are they just too happy that women have jobs that they don’t notice.

I bet if you took a census you would discover that it is easier for a women in her twenties and thirties to find a job then it is for a women in her 40s.  I would think that someone in the women’s movement would have some numbers on this.  And for women in their 50s and 60s it just gets worse.