A Han Me Down God.....

[Lee Sullivan]

A Hand Me Down God
By E. Lee Sullivan





George Carlin said, “I have a problem with any God who wants my money.”



That said, what we have had for the last 2000 years is a hand me down God, handed down to Black folks in America by their slave masters, oh, excuse me, their captives, who handed it down to them from Constantine, who concocted it at a shing ding with a group of other men, blah, blah, blah, we know that already Lee get on with it for Christ’s sake.



But to the conscious, there is not much I can say about a God who was made in “his” image, a white, blue eyed, blonde man painted by Michael, who just happen to be his homosexual cousin (it is said that we are made in the image of God, but the truth is God has been made in the image of “da man”). And apparently had no problem with a book, the Bible that was down with wars and enslaving other human beings and treating them as booty, who would criminally abuse them and use them to build nations and serve others.



So who is this God that I have been handed and told to believe in? His story has been written in books, but personally he’s keeping mum or mute. (You might want to check out Bill Maher’s new film ‘Religulous” on this subject). And as of late concerning who “He” is and what “He” or expects from humanity.



But and however there seems to be a lot of other people who claim they speak for “Him”, ministers, preachers, radio talk show host and even politicians, whew, somebody help me!



So the question remains, why can’t God speak for Himself? Why does He need people to speak for Him, especially if He’s God. Can’t He do anything? How about a sign from heaven an unmistakable, undeniable sign from God. Maybe we need a God update, especially in these trying times, or is God content with a few thousand year old transcript that men have said was “His” word.



Can one go on a crusade to find a modern day God, not handed down by the idea of “convert or die”, (or go to hell) or would it be a futile search for that which was made by the minds of those who wanted to and still do control the minds of the weak, who don’t wish to think for self, or think at all, those who find it a bit to difficult to take time out of their day to day lives to go hmmm, or have a light bulb moment, or for God’s sake to become enlightened. Just turn on the tube, pass the alcohol, sex or drugs and keep in simple, stupid.



While many of the others of us strive to know truth, others don’t give a damn, it’s easier to pay tithes, quote scripture, pretend to be holier than thou and act like the devil while perpetrating a fraud to be good church folk. If there is a hell, the old saying goes, I won’t be able to get around the fire for the Christians.



My stomach turns and my head spends at the conversations of those who are on “Holy Lockdown” a good read by Jeremiah Caramara. Another interesting read is Pimp or Preacher at www.babershopdigest.com.



Personally, I’m on a journey to find “my God” who may possibly be a woman or asexual (not bi-sexual, ya’ll). It’s an every moment journey within myself, my soul, my spirit and my heart including truth and fact finding, research and divine guidance, which will once and for all rid me of the white man’s, the Arab’s man and even the Asia’s man God. Also personally I’m leaning to the new age which is really an old age, a going back to and for my future which shows me that I Am God/Goddess, a concept too foreign for most Black folks, they are all too often to believe anything but “dat”.



E. Lee Sullivan is a self-published author and freelance writer living in Atlanta, GA
(c) 3ls 2008

[Brother R.A.]

E. Lee You have Caught My Attention!!! Me, Brother R.A., The Producer and host of RealBlackTalk.com, A Brother With Something to Say Each and everyday, anyway... :-) Your Title is Powerful!!!! I loved this Piece!!! and You quote one of favorite People!!! Carlin Was Powerful with that piece on God!!! GOD, All Powerful, All Mighty, Has Control Over Every Thing but He just can't handle Money!!! Please Send more money to the church!!! More Money, More Money More Money!!!!! hahahahaha I think that is funny that God can't handle Money!!!!

Now my Thought on Spirituality. We do not have to bow down to something outside of us, That is a Hand me down Deity when you do that!!! When we close Our Eyes, We are Looking at the Creating Force within Us!!! And The Force is Neither Male nor Female. It is a Complete Energy or Balance like Yin and Yang, Night and Day, That Is within Us. And WE have to tap into it. As one who Practices T'ai Chi (meditation in Movement)and QiGong (Deep Internal Breathing Art) WE have to achieve Higher Levels of Relaxation to tap into Our Creating Force, Power, Deity or Balance

Oh, God can't speak for Himself? An R.A. answer... It is written... In the beginning was the word and the Word was God. Also written, I am that I am. So As I see it, I am God. Words are a vibrations, a Slower vibe of Light or an aspect of Light- Sun Light. The Sun, the center of this Universe. Vibe is the essence of all things. Now I as A thinking entity have the power to control my vibes, my words or sounds. I can call forth things that aren't as though they were and I can walk by faith not by sight. So in essence, I am the Power in this Universe since I am controlling my Words/sounds/vibrations therefore if in the Beginning was the Word and the word was god. I am God. Now I read in the Tao the other day that Beyond the Gods is Silence!!! Now that's a Statement!!! I could go on running my mouth and never make it to Beyond the Gods!!! But My Mommie Called and I have to go get her dinner. And I Have To Run and Borrow Daddy's Car cause this is his errand but I am A Good Son So Now I shut up!!!! hahahahahhahahahahahaha
R.A.

[Watermelon Sushi]

Very interesting, but your thoughts invite rejection from the Black community. Steven Biko said it best when he stated that possessing the minds of the oppressed was the best way to keep them enslaved. I butchered that, but I don't have the quote in front of me. Personally, I prefer truth over made-up shit, but you and I (and a few others) can plainly see that the majority of Earthlings prefer to live a lie. This is not a religion per se, but I do believe--because I'm an Astrologer--that we are being propelled towards an opening to a higher consciousness in 2012. Did you watch www.zeitgeistthemovie.com yet? Oh, and that was Leonard da Vinci's nephew that was painted, not Michaelangelo's cousin.

Your Hip Hapa,
Yayoi