http://empiricalchurch.org/mission/ Mission Statement en Copyright 2009 Wed, 23 May 2007 23:49:11 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mission statement: The waging of LOVE. 1) To live modestly, work hard, share with and care for our fellow humans, and to always seek ways to fullfill the positive and prosperious destiny for our people, across the earth and across the galaxy, as such, is the destiny of humankind. 2) To find ways to house, care for, rehabilitate, train, educate, employ, and graduate (graduate = Rehabilitated out of communes, and back into working class society.) any and all humans who for whatever reason find themselves alone, and in need of the love that only family can provide. WE, are that family, and it is our mission, that through our efforts, the foundations will be built and the logistics networks established in order to facilitate the building of many fully self sufficient, self supporting, maintaining and operating, large scale organized religious communes, to catch all who fall for whatever reasons. 3) To work hard, and efficiently and effectively as a military army of soilders, the difference being that we do not use deadly weapons, and we do not wage war. We wage LOVE, and we use the most powerful weapons in the universe, which are LOVE, LOGIC, REASON, and COMPASSION. Against which, there is no defense. http://empiricalchurch.org/mission/2007/05/mission_statement.html http://empiricalchurch.org/mission/2007/05/mission_statement.html Wed, 23 May 2007 23:49:11 -0800 (The following is the basis for Mosheh's effort, and is not a mandatory belief system for anyone other than Mosheh. This section is to explain for WHY, this effort is put forth in the first place.) . A faith “in practice” following Jesus, for our God, the creator and all mighty lord of all the boundless heavens… The church is fundamentally founded on one belief that should be acceptable to people of all faiths and cultures. “Where there is charity and love, God is there!” Such that it should be the daily effort of all humanity to, by their will and effort commit acts of charity and love when ever possible, for in doing so we increase the level of good and joy and prosperity in our world, and so, it can be imagined that the level of Gods presence is directly increased, and is thus directly a function of our will to be Godly. Today, we see a world full of religions, all of which preach the words of doing good, and yet all across the world we see churches and temples dedicated to their own glory, with homeless people living right outside their doors. Yet, of course there are many positive works, but still, even today in our modern world, the problem is not solved, in fact, it grows each day, as preachers dare to say its not their job to save the flesh, only the souls. We have all kinds of religions, religions that preach, pray and worship, but where is the one that truly cares? And is dedicated first and foremost to caring? Caring the way Jesus told us to care? We do not have to lay it all out here in this paper because you All know exactly what we are talking about. You cannot claim to be a “Christian” (orthodox or not) and ignore the words of Jesus. Therefore, this church and Brotherhood have been established as an act of charity and love. What has been missing, is the “intrinsic” understanding of family, where in we all work together as a family, and pool our money for the benefit of the whole. Where we are all permanent members so long as we do our share… Or in the case of the disabled… That they try. Like true brothers and sisters, we take care of each other. Each of us.. Each day… That is what all people want…. Family… Security… To belong to something good, and greater than themselves… Something Important… Something that Matters. They need love. The love of family. The love that humanity, as a family under God should be showing to them… These are simple Christian concepts which no one can deny, yet most find impossible to make workable. All it requires is faith. A faith not specifically in any form of religion, but in realizing that each of us is more valuable than all the gold within all of space, for it is only our souls which may have value to God and be preserved forever, and it should be our duty to insure that each and every soul has as many good memories as possible before death takes them, and as few cold lonely sad painful moments as possible. Thus, the overall quality of our souls is improved. In California alone, each year, Charities, take in 50 BILLION dollars, a year, and yet, each year, the numbers of homeless people only grows, and the vast majority of this wealth is lost in overhead salaries for personnel to offer services to the homeless, when in truth what these people need is to be taken in for life by a loving family organization that will never abandon them, and will forever serve as a crutch to their downtrodden lives. It is our belief that with just 1% of that charitable giving, the Empirical church, can literally end homelessness, by building and providing that love and that family. And when it has grown, and all the homeless have been helped in every city across America, it will act as a cushion for all our brothers, who may fall for whatever reason…. And never again will children, women, or men live in the streets again… For always there will be the Brotherhood dedicated to giving them love and hope and work. Whenever a human falls, humanity in brotherhood should be there to pick them up again… The Brotherhood will never offer luxurious houses, or ridiculously spacious apartments, but it will provide reasonable housing to all, in levels in proportion to ones dedication and regular effort, with considerations for highly skilled work efforts, requiring a long education. From the tallest, shortest, weakest and strongest, the Brotherhood will reach out and actively find them… and as family will offer its help… and if it is wanted, will do what should be done, how it should be done, in ways that are truly beneficial for the long term. Where not one will be forgotten or left to the street, not if the brotherhood can help it… as family… whatever it takes. Because as family we have no choice but to care. That is what Jesus taught… Love and Compassion. It is less important that we spend our days in worship, and more important that all mankind begins the serious effort to be the best version of themselves that they can be, and when doing so, we instantly recognize Jesus as the shinning example for all mankind to follow, a manifestation of perfection in human form, without flaw or sin or evil and or negative traits… No one gets to heaven except by Jesus. Because he is ahead of all of us, literally, like a beacon in purgatory. And if we are that best version, then we will daily, work on fullfilling the commands of Jesus, and doing his will, rather than mearly worshipping God. Someday, Jesus may return, and on that day, it would be much better if the kingdom of God was already built, and his throne polished and ready. The Empirical Church, does not claim to be a specific denomination of any Christian church, or of any specific religion, however, its structure, purpose, intention, and guiding principles are all based on the quoted words of Jesus, as found in the Bible, and it is with this perspective that this organization is designed, to obey, and function intelegently towards the very specific goals of success in our endless efforts to solve for poverty, homelessness and the stupidity of our many national and world leaders. The only way to bring Jesus, to all the world, is to embrace that world, and to share in brotherhood our beliefs, and discuss them, as brothers, who may not always agree. The two greatest laws, are to love our God, and to love our neighbors as thyself, and it is in this way, that the church is organized to be able to do exactly that. Not by forcing conversions or demanding beliefs, but by showing love, and embracing all as family. The truth is, I, Mosheh, started this entire organization, because I saw a crippled, young, beautiful, homeless girl, crawl from her wheel chair, with a mask of pain, bent over in the middle of a side street on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood CA, right next to a Catholic church, screaming "I dont care", ... as she bent down, and drank from the gutter... It was at that moment, that all the words of Jesus came flooding into my mind, and that day I set forth the foundations of this church. Because there is no church like this. -Mosheh Eesho Muhammad Al-faraj Thezion http://empiricalchurch.org/mission/2007/05/the_empirical_church_of_humani.html http://empiricalchurch.org/mission/2007/05/the_empirical_church_of_humani.html Wed, 23 May 2007 23:28:44 -0800