| Chapter Thirty-One of Pax Americana: The Military Industrial Complex and the War On Terror by Danny Quintana |
I have been intoxicated and stoned probably more times then I have been sober. In all of my mood altering activities I have never met or
talked with an angel, although some of my prettier dates almost passed for one. I have a confession; I have never met an “angel”. Maybe it is
the lack of “religious” faith. Maybe it is the fact that I constantly have questioned authority. For whatever reason, angels have not visited me in
caves, forests, on the tennis courts or in bars. Damn those rascal angels anyway. Who needs them? Like most of my close friends, I live in
the world of ideas. My friends don’t believe in angels. I know this is immensely controversial and will forever disqualify us from the highest
levels of Mormon and Muslim heaven (although I partially qualify as a serial polygamist having been divorced twice). I am willing to take that
risk. I make this confession despite the harm it will cause to my reputation, such as it is.
talked with an angel, although some of my prettier dates almost passed for one. I have a confession; I have never met an “angel”. Maybe it is
the lack of “religious” faith. Maybe it is the fact that I constantly have questioned authority. For whatever reason, angels have not visited me in
caves, forests, on the tennis courts or in bars. Damn those rascal angels anyway. Who needs them? Like most of my close friends, I live in
the world of ideas. My friends don’t believe in angels. I know this is immensely controversial and will forever disqualify us from the highest
levels of Mormon and Muslim heaven (although I partially qualify as a serial polygamist having been divorced twice). I am willing to take that
risk. I make this confession despite the harm it will cause to my reputation, such as it is.
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I do not believe that the angel Gabriel talked with the illiterate courageous warrior Muhammad, (peace be upon him). I know that over one
billion five hundred million people believe that the battle hardened Muhammad,(peace be upon him) talked with the angel Gabriel in a cave.
And I respect my many Muslim friends God given right to believe that. But, I am not one of the believers. I respect their right to Kneel down
and “pray” five times a day facing the East. If they wanted to face north, south or west, and pray two times or twenty times, I would also
support them in this activity. They don’t complain because I like to hit tennis balls three times a week and date pretty women. Who am I to
protest their activities? If that blows their skirts up, do it. But I do not believe in blowing anything or anyone up for any reason, although the
Taliban, Al Qaeda, Pol Pot and the Nazis might make me reconsider. I do not believe in Jihad martyrdom so I can have sex with 72 virgins. I
am more than willing to settle for a horny 40 year old or two attractive twenty five year olds. One of my obnoxious friends, Mick a film maker
when he is sober, invented a new doll, Jihad Joe. He will blow himself up thus he is the perfect marketing ploy. Kids are forced to buy new
ones over and over as it is a one use product complete with firecrackers instead of dynamite. The replacement buys will insure immense
corporate profits. Mick is going to be rich!
Adding to my religious skepticism, I also do not believe that Gabriel’s gay brother, the angel Moroni talked to Joe Smith in the forest in upstate
New York. I realize this will hurt the feelings of my many Mormon friends and relatives. But the homo angel Moroni did not talk with the
delusional con man Smith in a forest. I respect their God given right to believe gay angels helped start a $20 million dollar a day religion that
refuses to pay taxes, believes my skin color was cursed by God and blacks have the “mark of Cain”, men will become “Gods” in their own
heaven equal to God himself complete with plural marriage where the best women can hope for is to be married to a “God”, and women are
slightly above property. I just have not found any evidence to support this heavenly encounter. I realize that if we closely scrutinize this
Mormon pamphlet, there is not one shred of scientific evidence anywhere on the planet that even remotely supports anything written by a
man convicted of fraud by a New York jury and was shot while trying to escape from jail after burning down a printing press. One of my best
friends, Aaron and his lovely wife Maryanne want to start a discount religious chain. For only five percent tiding you go directly to heaven.
This is fifty percent off the going rate charged to the faithful Mormons. He will make millions! And they live right across the street from the
spaceship….a Mormon Temple.
billion five hundred million people believe that the battle hardened Muhammad,(peace be upon him) talked with the angel Gabriel in a cave.
And I respect my many Muslim friends God given right to believe that. But, I am not one of the believers. I respect their right to Kneel down
and “pray” five times a day facing the East. If they wanted to face north, south or west, and pray two times or twenty times, I would also
support them in this activity. They don’t complain because I like to hit tennis balls three times a week and date pretty women. Who am I to
protest their activities? If that blows their skirts up, do it. But I do not believe in blowing anything or anyone up for any reason, although the
Taliban, Al Qaeda, Pol Pot and the Nazis might make me reconsider. I do not believe in Jihad martyrdom so I can have sex with 72 virgins. I
am more than willing to settle for a horny 40 year old or two attractive twenty five year olds. One of my obnoxious friends, Mick a film maker
when he is sober, invented a new doll, Jihad Joe. He will blow himself up thus he is the perfect marketing ploy. Kids are forced to buy new
ones over and over as it is a one use product complete with firecrackers instead of dynamite. The replacement buys will insure immense
corporate profits. Mick is going to be rich!
Adding to my religious skepticism, I also do not believe that Gabriel’s gay brother, the angel Moroni talked to Joe Smith in the forest in upstate
New York. I realize this will hurt the feelings of my many Mormon friends and relatives. But the homo angel Moroni did not talk with the
delusional con man Smith in a forest. I respect their God given right to believe gay angels helped start a $20 million dollar a day religion that
refuses to pay taxes, believes my skin color was cursed by God and blacks have the “mark of Cain”, men will become “Gods” in their own
heaven equal to God himself complete with plural marriage where the best women can hope for is to be married to a “God”, and women are
slightly above property. I just have not found any evidence to support this heavenly encounter. I realize that if we closely scrutinize this
Mormon pamphlet, there is not one shred of scientific evidence anywhere on the planet that even remotely supports anything written by a
man convicted of fraud by a New York jury and was shot while trying to escape from jail after burning down a printing press. One of my best
friends, Aaron and his lovely wife Maryanne want to start a discount religious chain. For only five percent tiding you go directly to heaven.
This is fifty percent off the going rate charged to the faithful Mormons. He will make millions! And they live right across the street from the
spaceship….a Mormon Temple.
Life is truly difficult. I do not believe that angels’ Gabriel and Moroni’s lesbian sister Mary talked to an
illiterate Indian Juan Diego in Mexico. I realize that 95 million Catholic Mexicans will go to their graves
knowing that poor Juan had a private audience with lesbian Mary. But since I live in this difficult world
of ideas, I remain if not skeptical, shall we say and not to be impolite, an unbeliever. I do not wish to
offend my many Catholic Mexican relatives, clients and friends. But this visit by Mary has never
been verified. Not only can it not be tested in a laboratory, no scientific or academic journal on the
planet that I am familiar with, provides conclusive objective evidence of this encounter. Since the
Catholic Church held a trial on whether or not illiterate Indians like Juan Diego had souls, I have a
very difficult time believing Mary gave illiterate Juan a private lap dance.
This same virgin is alleged to have visited a tree in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Now I understand
why this could have happened, but I am just skeptical. The Mormons have been previously warned
that one more scandal, one more multi-marketing scam or securities fraud, (5th ward this is the 3rd
ward bend over, 9th ward this is the 2nd ward bend over) and this time the earthquake will come, the
really big one. Mary visited a tree on 7th South and 300 East to send a message to the Mormons
regarding their blatant racism and sexism. The shrine complete with candles and a ladder is there.
The message is repent, treat women and minorities with respect. Since the Lamanites are a lost tribe
of Israel, Mormon politicians must help them apply for foreign aid. Senator Hatch and Senator
Bennett, Jim, Chris, Rob….. come on guys.
illiterate Indian Juan Diego in Mexico. I realize that 95 million Catholic Mexicans will go to their graves
knowing that poor Juan had a private audience with lesbian Mary. But since I live in this difficult world
of ideas, I remain if not skeptical, shall we say and not to be impolite, an unbeliever. I do not wish to
offend my many Catholic Mexican relatives, clients and friends. But this visit by Mary has never
been verified. Not only can it not be tested in a laboratory, no scientific or academic journal on the
planet that I am familiar with, provides conclusive objective evidence of this encounter. Since the
Catholic Church held a trial on whether or not illiterate Indians like Juan Diego had souls, I have a
very difficult time believing Mary gave illiterate Juan a private lap dance.
This same virgin is alleged to have visited a tree in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Now I understand
why this could have happened, but I am just skeptical. The Mormons have been previously warned
that one more scandal, one more multi-marketing scam or securities fraud, (5th ward this is the 3rd
ward bend over, 9th ward this is the 2nd ward bend over) and this time the earthquake will come, the
really big one. Mary visited a tree on 7th South and 300 East to send a message to the Mormons
regarding their blatant racism and sexism. The shrine complete with candles and a ladder is there.
The message is repent, treat women and minorities with respect. Since the Lamanites are a lost tribe
of Israel, Mormon politicians must help them apply for foreign aid. Senator Hatch and Senator
Bennett, Jim, Chris, Rob….. come on guys.
appears to me that the writings of Nostradamus mean whatever you want them to mean. These writings are so obtuse and vague. It is always
safe to proclaim knowledge of an event after it has occurred. But the reality is predicting futures events is beyond the best crystal balls on
Wall Street, much less a delusional French Jewish forced convert Catholic physician. Sorry guys and gals, but the only people I know who
constantly call it right are sports bookies on the spread. But they have a contract with the devil, so they don’t count.
Then there is the Book of Revelations, well it means whatever you want it to mean at whatever point you are in history, histrionics, or
hysterical. Does it foretell the coming “rapture” or the existence of the “anti-Christ” or worse yet, “armagadon?” I don’t believe anything written
in the Book of Revelations. (please send your contributions to: P.O. Box 43, Pasadena, Ca. 94130). But does not the Book of Revelations
foretell of the “end of the world”? Sorry guys and gals, I do not believe there will ever be an end of the world. As a species, we might very well
destroy a good part of humanity with our superstitions. But this tiny planet will continue to turn around a very small star in a very distance
galaxy in an immensely huge universe. I also realize that the bible has passages which allow one’s daughters to be offered up to strangers
and people lived to be over 900 years and individuals talked to burning bushes. I have never been that drunk or stoned.
Since I still value traveling to other very poor countries and playing tennis and delivering wheelchairs, including to Muslim Afghanistan, I will
not share my thoughts on the Koran. If people are willing to commit grotesque acts of violence over a cartoon that was published by an
obscure newspaper in a tiny country in September of 2005, there is no question that someone would be willing to kill me for expressing my
opinion that the Koran, the Torah and the Bible and every other "sacred book" were written by men and angels do not exist. So I will not say
that. I will know that. But I will not say that because I still have wheelchairs to deliver in the third world and tennis to teach and play and pretty
women to date and fine wine to drink as I watch the sun set over the ocean in paradise. The problem with organized religion is it is organized.
It is a great way to make lots of money and control people. But it has very little to do with God or spirituality or human freedom and liberty.
God gives us free will. While some of my Atheist friends are so arrogant and full of themselves that they don't believe in God, I know they are
mistaken. ALLAH IS LOVE. Maybe if you extremists out their remember that simple fact of life, just maybe you will not kill several hundreds of
millions of other humans and destroy this beautiful planet and all of it's wonderful creation. Only here there is life. It is precious. Dios pone el
hombre en este mundo a ayudase. No a matarse.
safe to proclaim knowledge of an event after it has occurred. But the reality is predicting futures events is beyond the best crystal balls on
Wall Street, much less a delusional French Jewish forced convert Catholic physician. Sorry guys and gals, but the only people I know who
constantly call it right are sports bookies on the spread. But they have a contract with the devil, so they don’t count.
Then there is the Book of Revelations, well it means whatever you want it to mean at whatever point you are in history, histrionics, or
hysterical. Does it foretell the coming “rapture” or the existence of the “anti-Christ” or worse yet, “armagadon?” I don’t believe anything written
in the Book of Revelations. (please send your contributions to: P.O. Box 43, Pasadena, Ca. 94130). But does not the Book of Revelations
foretell of the “end of the world”? Sorry guys and gals, I do not believe there will ever be an end of the world. As a species, we might very well
destroy a good part of humanity with our superstitions. But this tiny planet will continue to turn around a very small star in a very distance
galaxy in an immensely huge universe. I also realize that the bible has passages which allow one’s daughters to be offered up to strangers
and people lived to be over 900 years and individuals talked to burning bushes. I have never been that drunk or stoned.
Since I still value traveling to other very poor countries and playing tennis and delivering wheelchairs, including to Muslim Afghanistan, I will
not share my thoughts on the Koran. If people are willing to commit grotesque acts of violence over a cartoon that was published by an
obscure newspaper in a tiny country in September of 2005, there is no question that someone would be willing to kill me for expressing my
opinion that the Koran, the Torah and the Bible and every other "sacred book" were written by men and angels do not exist. So I will not say
that. I will know that. But I will not say that because I still have wheelchairs to deliver in the third world and tennis to teach and play and pretty
women to date and fine wine to drink as I watch the sun set over the ocean in paradise. The problem with organized religion is it is organized.
It is a great way to make lots of money and control people. But it has very little to do with God or spirituality or human freedom and liberty.
God gives us free will. While some of my Atheist friends are so arrogant and full of themselves that they don't believe in God, I know they are
mistaken. ALLAH IS LOVE. Maybe if you extremists out their remember that simple fact of life, just maybe you will not kill several hundreds of
millions of other humans and destroy this beautiful planet and all of it's wonderful creation. Only here there is life. It is precious. Dios pone el
hombre en este mundo a ayudase. No a matarse.