The Whole Truth: Indoctrination

In the American church system, we hear the word doctrine tossed around a lot by various teachers and preachers. Doctrine is a set of teachings, a belief system that is objective (infallible), a "governmental edict" set by the gospel of Christ.  Of course, there's false doctrine that goes against certain principles set by the "gospel of Christ. " Various scriptures from Ephesians to Colossians mentioned how the foundational teachings of doctrine was established by the holy men, known as the new "dance craze" in the church today called "Apostles and Prophets" (look it up yourself...it's in the Bible). If we look into "church history", doctrine is a big issue. Should women be allowed to preach? Can you still go to heaven accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior but never baptized? Should every one speak in tongues? Some of you who've been in this thing for a while, you get the picture. Throughout the ages, doctrine has slowly and summarily changed into indoctrination. In the Book of James, this angry brother of Jesus states that "every good and perfect gift comes from the Father of lights." Then Phanatik of Cross Movement added something to it saying that it's "man that perverts it." So true and leads me to post the definition of indoctrination:

Indoctrination - to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs

You see that one part where it says "to teach someone to fully accept....?" That's strong and to me very scary. It's scary because it hems people up like a pimp to a "skee-ooo" (thanks Mr. Memphis Bleek), smacks you down, and now you're back on the strip to get the pimps' dollar (look up on YouTube, "Pimps Up, Ho's Down"- to dig the k-nowledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGWhwXwPf-k).  - Parental discretion advised by the way....

So let me delve into the mind of the "pimpalation of indoctrination."

Most of these pastors/ministers in the Killeen, Temple, Belton, Copperas Cove, and Kinston NC areas are men and women who are fully indoctrinated into what the pseudo "Azuza Street" revival. This "revival" created pseudo spiritualists like Sweet Daddy Grace (who created Jim Jones), Prophet Jones, Elijah Muhammad (yes, it did), and the list goes on. Those who know their history, you will see what these men did are carrying on today. So now, we have pimps preaching to the congregations every week, putting themselves above measure. Instead of calling themselves Pastors, they now call themselves Bishops, (Chief) Apostles, and Prophets to show their superiority above the congregations of hoes. They tell them to make that money on the job and every Sunday, bring them the gross of their earnings (10%) plus some more (offerings) so "I can buy that new Rolex watch I've been dreaming about." They tell their "hoes" the dress codes, how they should walk, how they should talk, and how they should act to attract some more hoes to ho for them on the track (i.e. - the twisted usage of 2nd Timothy 2:2). Can't forget about loyalty, with the erroneous use of a pimp preacher's favorite passage: "follow me as I follow Christ" (find it, it's in there). Or should I say, "these hoes ain't loyal..." for those who don't obey the apostolic and prophetic order of God. Now how in the hell does this continue to go down, my friends? I'll tell you. For example, some of my good friends are very strong willed, strong minded, educated, and with lots of experience. They can smell b.s. from 100 miles away and it's hard to let it slip by them. There a lot of people in American society who are the same way. They read between the lines, they see what's really going on, and in the words of Ice-T, "you won't be pimpin' me..." True. But what about those who are hurt or had a rough childhood? Mentally unstable, dealing with depression, low sel esteem, etc.? What about those who are going through trying times in their lives? What about those people who have no family or friends and are down in out? What about those who are struggling to create a better life for themselves and come into contact with their "prospective" pimp? Just a herd of fish in the sea, the shark is waiting in the shadows and ready to eat as many of them as he possibly can ("Swimming with Sharks, 1994"). The same is with indoctrination. Many people, men, women, and children are engulfed by indoctrination's tentacles, wrapped up, and their lives crushed. Indoctrination's power is something like some psychic power (like Jean Grey/Professor X -Omega Level Mutants) that controls the mind, will, and emotions of people. It's funny, Quane and Claudette always preached and taught about "The Jezebel Spirit" or "Leviathan." Come to find out, Quane is Leviathan and Claudette is Jezebel; however, you can make that vice versa (remember, Ahab and Jezebel...). People are indoctrinated to believe in one way, to "speak the same thing, have the same mind, and walk the same rule" (another one of Paul's teachings twisted). In the local areas I've mentioned, it's really huge and a mainstay in their surrounding communities. For most people whose lives are totally committed to this green eyed monster, it's normal and accepted. Just the other day, I talked with an indoctrinated person trying to give the same lies called truth that I used a year prior when I talked with other people (and for all of you, I'm sorry). Indoctrination turns people into the right police; a group of people who believe they have the God given right to change the way people are supposed to live (most through methods of intimidation). This is done through "street preaching", Bible studies, and good ol' Sunday mornings. And the cycle of indoctrination continues and in today's world, it's growing at an exponential rate. Think about it. It's sort of like how gangs operate (Crips, Blood, MS-13s, the Corporate world, cliques in the military), they find someone who's impressionable, reel him or her in life fish, gut it, and use them for "their" personal use until they are no longer useful. Indoctrination is the world of a mental hell and I was once an enabler. Shiloh's very "heavy laden" with indoctrination and those who are "making the cut" are groomed to be their right hand men like elders, armor bearers, and other leadership positions in the  church. I experienced all three levels, being groomed to be the next "Pastor Q" from preaching style, teaching style, charisma, sort of like a complete replica. But thank God for Baltimore and him yelling at me back in July 2013 for no reason; that broke the camel's back. I helped continue the cycle going at my former "stomping grounds" in Shiloh, but one day, I got tired of the hell I was wreaking and enabling. I began to see what the word was really saying from how we should treat people, lifestyle choices, history, the whole nine yards. The moment the "light of Christ" removed scales from my eyes, that's when I vowed to destroy indoctrination in my life and hopefully in the lives I shared teachings, too. Of course, my former "mentors" saw it (especially the last Bible Study I taught called "Rest", Claudette was sitting on the edge of her chair while I destroyed a good month's worth of her false teachings) and tried to stop me but couldn't. It's crazy but I had to make a choice. Die indoctrinated and safe in the arms of mental hell or live free, called crazy, and threatened by spiritual and natural curses. I decided the latter and my life is more blessed than ever. I also decided no longer to eat the bread of self-exalted kings and queens but to eat the words given by a heavenly king who was born in a manger and worked with his own hands as a carpenter. My prayer is that these pastors/ministers in these local areas would stop and see what they are doing and the cycle they are supporting. Many of you have been pimped out by indoctrination and now you have become the pimps. Pimps begets hoes birthing more pimps (and the cycle continues). Indoctrination is in other things, too y'all, like our jobs, schools (especially socially and culturally), and our families. Hopefully, my former "leaders" (hirelings) will see the carnage they've left behind in the lives of "Philadelphia church/city of brotherly love" (former and current members of Shiloh Worship Center) and change before it's too late (many won't admit it but I'll admit mine). Indoctrination is a killer of the human soul and spirit and destroys relationships between individuals in these "controlling environments."

Well,  I hope part 3 helps somebody and if you see the light, get out of dodge. It'll cost you some relationships but that's alright. God will replace your former friends with new ones.

Til next time, part 4, Broken Relationships, coming shortly........

Breaking The Code of Silence

It's funny how things you learn from your teachers in high school come back into your life again. That's what has happened to me over the course of few days. Reading the news, watching YouTube, reading books (currently I'm finishing up Jay-Z's Decoded), and doing a lot of thinking. It's true that I think a lot and it may be "the death of me" (meaning, modes of meditation consume me). However, I do believe that it helps me become a bit more open minded than the days past. Lately, I've been "ranting" about a few issues (now resolved, thank God) dealing with people and their ways. I think during the formidable years of my adulthood, which includes time in the Army, and time in a religion, I was "indoctrinated" to not say anything. If you have mental, professional, and/or other medical problems,  we would hear things like, "don't use sick call to get out PT", or "whatever you say about the unit will get back to the unit." Of course, one of the biggest fallacies I've heard within the past 10 or 11 years are, "don't say anything bad about God's people", "don't touch God's anointed (meaning hireling pastors)", and another favorite, "saints aren't perfect." Where in the hell is David going with this? I think in certain instances and places in American society, we are "indoctrinated" to keep quiet about certain things that are going on. Within the past 50 years, we've seen cover-ups exposed from the true nature of the Vietnam War (i.e. - Operation Deepthroat), the ongoing Gulf War, Enron scandal, the financial meltdown of 2007-2008 (recession), the Department of Education (the No Child Left Behind Act), the Drug Trade (how the government allowed the flood of cocaine/crack/heroin into the lower class Black community), and the Christian Charismatic Movement (that has allowed "spiritual leaders" to rob, steal, lie, and plunder the lives of people who are genuine in their faith in God, i.e. -Peter Popoff, Benny Hinn, etc.). Each of these are very pivotal shifts in our society and people who got tired of the people (We The People, us, according to the Preamble written by our forefathers) abusing us. We've been told to keep quiet or else "they" will expose our weakness, proclivities, and past run-ins with foolishness to the public. Some have experienced people calling them and threatening to "shut up" or else (usually threats to harm their families, especially when someone "big" is about to face hard time). People are threatened and even ostracized (excommunicated) for asking questions or speaking on issues that people need to know. I think that hip-hop, blues,  grass roots and rock-n-roll have been the modern day Platos, Aristotles, and Martin Luthers for the past and present generations of the latter 20th/early 21st centuries. When us regular folks who didn't have a voice or our voice wasn't heard in our local communities, these artist risked character and career assassinations to speak their mind. People like Bob Dylan, Lenny Kravitz, Travis Tritt, The Rolling Stones, and Nas have made cultural impact that have shed light on a few matters I've mentioned in their perspective musical field. So where am I going with this? I believe now more than ever, it's time to break the code of silence on what we know that is wrong. Of course, we must understand the right time and place to "leak information" but when it's time, "cry aloud and spare not..." If there are irregularities happening on the job that needs to be addressed, go to the "right" people and address them, no matter how they try to threaten your job security (for we have constitutional rights, never forget that). If you've been raped or sexually assaulted by someone in your family, a friend, or a neighbor, don't sit there corroding from the inside out due to anger, rage, and bitterness, report them and see it all the way to their impending jail sentence (it's a known fact when people aren't reported, these "predators" will do it again). If a teacher at your school is grading school assignments, even marking your absent on days you were present, and try to flunk you, don't just sit there and let them mess up your GPA. Let your counselors, hell, even the dean of the school know what's going on (and if they don't do anything, there's nothing wrong with going to the Internet media to expose them). If you a religious follower who's been messed over by a mosque, church, or place of worship gathering by people (most of the time it's leaders) because there are unethical practices with time, money, and talents going on (usually founded on manipulation and coercion), expose them through blogs, Vlogs, etc. (we have something those before us never had to expose these people, i.e. - technology). If someone in your hood is murdering people, shun the "Stop Snitching" doctrine and let the authorities know who's doing what (because if they continue being protected by this doctrine, they will kill again). Now, I warn you that you may receive some backlash from "blowing the whistle" but the important is that the truth gets out for the world to see. Yeah, you'll also feel a bit discouraged if people don't adhere to what you're telling and looked like a crazy person. People want to believe what they want to believe despite the irrefutable evidence at their doorstep. It's just a catch 22 world. As the old saying goes, "bad things will continue to happen when good men do nothing." That's a true statement. I can tell you all right now, I'm breaking my code of silence (as some of you can tell from my 6 plus month tear in my blog posts) and if people call me crazy, that's fine (because I know I am). When you hide the truth of what's going on in your surroundings, it will eat you alive because you'll see others' lives being negatively affected by these people we haven't outed. If Jesus did, why aren't we? Did he sit back, pray about it, and say nothing? Did Frederick Douglas just enjoy his freedom and live his own people still in chains without a voice against slavery? Think about it. Did Pussy Riot sit back and watch the Russian government do whatever without voice their opinions? Think about it. God has given us a mouth, hands, eyes, ears, and a brain to use not only for our personal advancement but to help each other. How do we help each other in the times we're living when devil in human form seem to be out of control? We break our code of silence.

Til Next Time, MC Crazy Dave.....