Opinion

Vegas Returns to Selling Sin -- Ominous for Planet Earth

By Sterling D. Allan
August 15, 2004
Greater Things News Service

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

I was encouraged 10 - 15 years ago when I saw a trend in Vegas to turn away from the tawdry and go for a more wholesome family entertainment bend.  Roller coasters went up, and the tone of the town for more than a decade was to turn to good clean fun.

Now that has changed.

According to an article in July 26, 2004 Time magazine, the town has turned from its strategic push toward wholesomeness and has unabashedly embraced the glorifying of wanton sex and violence as its purpose and mission.

And the world loves it.  They are flocking there in greatly increased numbers for a piece of "Sodom and Gomorrah without the guilt" as the article puts it.  Vegas economy is booming as never before.

Here my friends and I are working feverishly night and day in helping to bring free energy technology to the world, in hopes that the destruction predictions for the planet do not have to unfold if mankind will chose a higher path.  Then I read this story in Time magazine.

That town is on its way to the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah.  And a world that loves that town is headed for the same fate if this trend continues.

Shame.

When a civilization gets to the point of "Babylon without the guilt," they have reached a state of callousness for which a good "reboot" is about the only option.

Wake up, world.  Is that what you want?

The stories of men in black smashing free energy inventions don't scare me as much as this revelation about Vegas.  We as a civilization get what we deserve.  I don't know that the world deserves free energy yet.  It may be that the first applications are for small cities of light to enable them to survive the calamities that are surely to come if we stay on our present course.

Just yesterday I posted the following item on my free energy news page:

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Now, a day later, after reading the article in Time magazine, I draw the opposite conclusion.  The publishing of this information by Tampa Tribune is a case of deserved recklessness, giving terrorists a tip of yet another way they can bring the world to its knees.  They will, if we deserve it; and at this point, it looks like we do.  If not them, there are thousands of ways calamity can come to our planet -- if we deserve it.   Maybe its time to start looking at that hunkering down mindset again.

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There are Other Matters of Much Greater Concern

From: "J J Dewey" <jjd@rmci.ne*t>
To: <Keysters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 5:08 AM
Subject: [Keysters] Sin City

Sterling writes:

I would be curious to see what JJ might have to say about this.

     Opinion > Vegas Returns to Selling Sin -- Ominous for Planet Earth - campaigning as "Sodom and Gomorrah without the guilt".  Ramifications for Free Energy.

JJ

I read the article.  It looks like Las Vegas is again placing more emphasis on adult entertainment similar to the way it used to be.

This does not concern me a hundredth as much as many other problems going on in the world.  I'm just glad that I still live in a country free enough to have a Las Vegas.  Do you think a Las Vegas could ever surface in Iran, Cuba or North Korea?  Not hardly.  Wherein lies the greater sin?

The greater sin always lies where freedom is strangled and violence on the innocent is threatened.

When we have freedom we will always have to deal with groups who have lifestyles and approaches alien to our own.  The best thing to do is let them have their space and make our own space in a place of our choosing.

One might take note that Jesus voiced much more concern about ignorance and hypocrisy than he did any interest the people had in sex.  In fact he never condemned the prostitutes and sinners.  All are aware of him saving the prostitute with the famous phrase "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone."

To those who would not listen to the truth he said: "It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city."  Matt 10:15

Whatever the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah it did not seem to bother him as much as the ignorance he faced.

The only specific reason that God said he destroyed the earth in the days of Noah was the "violence" that was prevalent. (Gen 6:13)

If I have one neighbor who goes to see some scantily clad ladies perform in Las Vegas and another doing violence to his wife and kids I will be much more concerned about the abuser who in inflicting real pain upon the innocent than the guy just trying to have a good time.

Copyright 2004 by J J Dewey

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[JJ Dewey is a revered teacher in our time]

Sterling's Reply

Hi JJ,

You make a good point about the existence of crass human abuse and annihilation of freedom and victimization of the innocent being a much worse offense than lasciviousness.

I would argue, though, that lasciviousness -- the wanton display of a lack of control over one's sexual appetites -- is a vice that leads to the kind of annihilation of freedom and victimization of the innocent of which you speak, both individually and collectively.

If you were to compare a person's life who has given in to lasciviousness with that same person's life when they are in more spiritual control over their appetites, holding those carnal passions in their proper balance, I think you would see more manifestations of abusive behavior toward others in the condition where the appetites are less harnessed -- more victimization, more unbridled release of anger, more captivity to additional vices, and more broken hearts and trust of the loved ones in his/her life.

Oppression and Violence Are Much Worse

From: "J J Dewey" <jjd@rmci.n*et>
To: <Keysters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: [Keysters] Cause of Destruction


[In reply to the above]

You are correct that lasciviousness, or lack of self control in any area of life, leads to many problems that must be solved, but it's opposite is even worse.

Consider this. Hitler did not drink or smoke and was a vegetarian, strict about his diet. He was always preaching about morality to his associates and would not have allowed a Las Vegas to develop. Many other dictators are also very strict about controlling lasciviousness such as presently in Iran or the recent Taliban in Afghanistan.

In the real world about half or more of the population would like to go to Las Vegas and let loose a bit and there is not a lot we can do to change this without creating the greater evil of restricting freedom.

It is the duty of the lights of the world to teach freedom first and then in that atmosphere of freedom to teach the people to head toward the path of righteousness or right-use of energy.

Let us pick four instances in the Bible where God caused destruction.

(1) Sodom and Gomorrah
There is very little said about why these people deserved destruction except the example of where the crowd wanted to rape the angels, who they though were good looking men.

Now rape is a sin of violence rather than one of sexual pleasure.

(2) The Great Flood. Again the only reason given for God's wrath is "violence."

(3) The destruction of Jerusalem in the days of Jeremiah. Did this destruction come because they were licentious? It doesn't sound like it. Listen to the words of Laman and Lemuel: "And we know that the people who were in the land of Jerusalem were a righteous people; for they kept the statutes and judgments of the Lord, and all his commandments, according to the law of Moses; wherefore, we know that they are a righteous people; and our father hath judged them..." I Nephi 17:22

This is an interesting observation from these two wayward brothers. From their point of view the people in Jerusalem kept all the commandments - which implies they were probably pretty strict about sexual purity.

Why then did destruction come upon them?

Two major reasons were given: unbelief and violence. They did not believe the messages delivered through the Holy Spirit and sought to destroy the messengers of light.

(4) The generation of the Jews after the crucifixion. Was God mad at them because of licentiousness?

That did not seem to be the problem as they were adamant about stoning or punishing sexual offenders in the days of Jesus.

Again their problem was violence and unbelief. They Crucified Jesus and sought to kill the apostles. Jesus also faulted them for refusing to listen to the message of the gathering.

Now what do we see from the fundamentalists in this age? Their main point of emphasis is on sexual misbehavior which has not been a reason for destruction in the past. The problem that brings a people ripe for destruction has always been the same. A refusal to listen to messages of light and correction and violence which causes people to be afraid to express themselves.

Mastery of sexual energies is, of course, important, but those who are far from mastery will be with us for a long time to come and teachers will fight a no win war if they seek to solve the whole problem in the immediate future.

If we took any religious leader and destroyed all his enemies we would find that most of the "righteous" who were left over still would not have much better control over their sexual energies than those who were destroyed.

However, almost all people know within themselves that violence and suppression of freedom is not right and if they hypocritically go against this understanding they go against their own souls and if the majority support such violence then such a people is in danger of destruction.

Copyright 2004 by J J Dewey

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[JJ Dewey is a revered teacher in our time]

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