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	<title>spiritualtyranny.com</title>
	
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	<description>A humorous look at manipulative doctrines, practices, movements, and tyrants.</description>
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		<title>Moral Seduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is how modern History’s Hitlers joined forces with ancient Mystic Despots: they use morality as cudgel to drive the “depraved” masses into Collective Conformity. Collectivism, also known as Tribalism, also known as Sectarianism, also known as Socialism, also known as Communism, also known as the “Greater Good,” has always been the Holy of Holies in political, social, and religious, corruption, death, and destruction. No need to send in the High Priest to offer sacrifice because the people have been seduced into bloodletting themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>More Revisiting the Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going back through and recording core posts. This of course means that in my never ending pursuit of perfect I end up re-writing. Which I did with this post Lay Down Your Mind.  RE Read Here.    Or Listen to my latest Pod Cast.   (MP3) 
Further Comments can be made on the original page.
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		<title>Revisiting the Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Just Because]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I’m going back through and recording core posts. This of course means that in my never ending pursuit of perfect I end up re-writing. Which I did with the post Defining Insanity.  Have a re-read or have a listen, the fun just keeps getting better.MP3
Further Comments can be made on the original page.
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		<title>Consciousness: the Human CHOICE.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Foundational Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tools of Freedom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian Thinking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consciousness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Liberty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Consciousness The Human Choice  (Click here to listen to an Presage Publishing MP3 Audio production)
By John Immel
The challenge before me, in my ongoing quest to address the sources of tyranny, is the dual task of deconstruction and construction.  
Responding to the historic tyrants and the philosophical bulwark offered by modern day theological and political shills is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monkey Orthodoxy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Incompetent Masses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spiritualtyranny.com/?p=545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It matters not which compatriot climbs 
The penalty of wet they all must find

Tread up the rise will one primate go
Four then pounce in a monkey row]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Balluff-The Final Lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 02:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teachable Moments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spiritualtyranny.com/?p=505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You guys suck at teaching your own body of doctrine.  How is it that you can have a true SGM believer that can utter such inane doctrinal words?  Come ON guys...my salvation demonstrated in using the word ASS?  And not even Jackass or stupid-ass or ridicule-ass. ]]></description>
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		<title>Toga Induced Christian Tribalism</title>
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		<comments>http://spiritualtyranny.com/toga-induced-christian-tribalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 18:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dictated Good]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Educational Posts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bible Interpretation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian Leadership]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Church Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Exegetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[first among equals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hermeneutics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Higher Critical Methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The function of tribalism is nothing more than protection.  When individuals realize they do not have the requisite strength fend off all interlopers against their person they look for ways to increase that power.  The historic challenge was to know who was willing to share mutual best interest: value you and defend you.  The easiest distinction is to gravitate to those who look like you do.  Tribal-ism is effectively racism.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas HB 36: Informed Consent to an Abortion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas Legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of our own, Juli, recently had the opportunity to argue before the Texas state legislature on behalf of a bill directly affecting information given to women considering abortion. 
Some of you might ask what does this have to do with Spiritual Tyranny.  Here is my answer.  I have been saying for some time that to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Balluff Lessons</title>
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		<comments>http://spiritualtyranny.com/paul-balluff-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teachable Moments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by John Immel
I&#8221;m sitting in my living room hanging out with friends cracking jokes, talking about ideas, barbequing tyrants, on occasion sharing struggles, pains and turmoil&#8217;s about life&#8217;s pressures and experiences. 
 Some newcomers join the conversation adding their .38 cents worth. They don&#8217;t agree. They say so.  No biggie.  This is the Arena of Ideas where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ducks, Bar, Man, Pastor</title>
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		<comments>http://spiritualtyranny.com/ducks-bar-man-pastor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tools of Tyranny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Immel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Religious Art]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Look, if you ask me one more time if I have got any bread, I'm going to nail your beak to the bar!"

"Got any nails?"

"No"

"Got any bread?"]]></description>
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