The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

IS ANTICHRIST ALREADY IN THE WORLD?
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exemplars of that process, a mother and father. That not all parents
provide that stability or offer worthy examples is, sadly, all too true, and
many factors are involved in this unfortunate condition: lack of
education, poverty, inadequate housing, illness, and irresponsible and
feckless adults, immature and unfit for the rigours of family life.
The young couples commence the subtle and difficult art of upbringing
and nourishing of souls in incarnation with little more than their
conditioning to guide them. That conditioning they duly pass to their
children and so the follies and ignorance perpetuate. Thus the need for
the light of a new approach to this sacred service.
Today, there is an added and growing twist to the problem. Mounting
sexual experimentation in the field of family life is leading to a
distortion and misunderstanding of the true nature of the parent-child
relation. The child is a soul in a family of souls. Hierarchy is not the
enemy of homosexuals, but the growing demand of homosexual men
and women for the right to raise children is mistaken and unhelpful to
the child. All people, of whatever sexual persuasion, should think deeply
about the nature and purpose of incarnation: the nurturing of souls
who need a mother and a father to provide the examples, guidance and
karmic opportunity to grow and evolve according to the Plan. If, for
whatever reason, people feel inadequate to the task, a wise
self-sacrifice for this life may be the wisest course.
Any one reading this will certainly be impressed. Even the position
towards homosexuals and their demands for parenting are very
reasonable. Certainly, anyone calling such a man “Antichrist” will be
ridiculed, on account of the “great words”(Dan 7:11) that he is saying.
A PEACE MAKER:
Maitreya’s political views are in no measure less wise than his views
on values. Here is what he says about September 11:
The minds of most are focused on the political crisis which threatens to
destabilize the world. This is natural and inevitable. The hysteria
engendered in the United States by the events of 11 September 2001
has swept across much of the world. The fighting talk and tone of the
American President has fanned the flames of fear, making it all but
impossible to take a balanced view. That such a balanced view is to be
desired is obvious if correct assessments and responses are to be made.
Speculation and rumour hold sway in the present situation and drain
the vitality of the watching world.