If Jesus Loves Me, Why Does he Want to Send Me to Hell?

~The Green Man has Spoken~

The Rapture.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With no sign his forecast of Judgment Day arriving on Saturday has come true, the 89-year-old California evangelical broadcaster and former civil engineer behind the pronouncement seemed to have gone silent.

You know, I once saw a website that recorded countless predictions from "prophets" that never came true; mostly failed predictions of the end of the world. Prophet?? Yeah, maybe if you spelled it "profit." He's the only one "profiting" off of this situation!! He apparently has millions of dollars from donations by poor suckers. So, isn't it interesting that he didn't give away his money given that you can't take it with you, after all?!! The only "end" that has happened out of all of this, is the end of this guys sanity!!

~The Green Man has Spoken~

Remembering Bob Marley, Who Died 30 Years Ago, This Week.

Thirty years ago, Bob Marley died. It was a life cut far too short. He was so much more than a musician and icon of the popular musical style, reggae. He was a visionary, a healer and an inspiration to the down-trodden, listless American kids drowning in the chaos of modernity and especially to those of African heritage who have been oppressed. He was a rebel but one who eschewed violence in favor of radical love. I say radical, because it's easy to respond with violence to the problems Bob described in his songs. But, his answer was to trust in a higher power--love, which unites all beings.

Marley, woke up a sleepy, middle-class America to the injustices of the black man but his lyrics spoke to anyone facing a struggle against the corrupt powers of man poisoned by greed, hatred and delusion. Unfortunately he wasn't with us that long but the sheer weight of what he has inspired in countless people spanning many generations shows that it doesn't take a lifetime to positively change lives forever. I thought it fitting to add this quote from then Jamaican Prime Minister, Edward Seaga about Bob Marley, said at his funeral:

"His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. Bob Marley was never 'seen.' He was an 'experience,' which left an indelible imprint with every encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind."

He certainly changed my life forever when I began my life-long love of his music at the age of 13. If you're a fan, let's take a moment to listen to his music and rededicate ourselves to his vision. May his legend live long and strong!! One people, One heart, One love. The video below is of musicians from around the world singing Bob's classic song, "One Love." For lyrics in English, click here. Enjoy!!
~The Green Man has Spoken~