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The Special Relativity  of turning the other cheek to the “world @ Large.”
vs. being a member of a group.

I am a Member of Ashtar command.  Now, to me, that doesn’t make me better or worse than the “world at Large.  Yet, it does imply certain “truths which Members” share, or hold in common.  Certain ,“core believes held as self evident”.
I don’t expect people in general to have my beliefs.  I have  tolerance for whatever people choose to believe . . . . In the larger world.

Yet, that tolerance  and belief in freedom of speech  have limits and conditions, under certain conditions.  

 For example, Inside someone’s house of worship, it is considered in very bad taste and further; not tolerated if someone shows up during a service where the “Members” meet, and physically or Verbally defaces the sacred temple or the chosen Logos. The members, are not meeting in public, for this reason.  The Members can choose to be tolerant of free speech, in the public domain and in the world at large.  But the purpose behind belonging to a membership, is to be among like philosophy.  The members can be tolerant of taunts like, “your little religion”, in the world at large.  BUT because scorn and ridicule have an energy that is not neutral, why should those who believe and are sensitive to energy, be forced to experience that dense energy in order to enter their group?  Most people come for  the warmth of unity and shared reflection, that’s why they seek out a  group to join.  


When I am making my way to a group I have joined, (not in cyber space,)  for the purpose of feeding and clothing the poor.  I can walk past and ignore, all the hecklers, who have varying  messages of; “ the poor deserve it because they have angered god and are sinners.”  

But when I walk through the doors of “MY Groups” meeting Hall, that’s where the hecklers freedom of speech ends.  
How would  the group accomplish their goals in the face of endless debate?  Their meeting place, is not the world at large that is the distinction, that is why we are referred to as “Members”

Groups meet for a reason, not one, poor person, would get fed, if within the halls of the group, fund raising goals and other organizational discussions are constantly thrown off topic over ideology that is outside the defining feature of the group.


In addition,   A Founding Principle of the awakening principle, expressed most eloquently, by Deepak Chopra, and Wayne Dyer, and Greg Braden to name a few is :  “See the Good.”

If you look around and you Don’t “see the good“, in what  ANY group stands for, for heaven sake, go to a different group, where you see the good.
 Or step out of their meeting place back into the world @ large.  Have a good ol rally against  them.  But in their place of meeting there should be sanctuary against   comments of Scorn like, “Your little religion.”
 If you observed someone taunting an Elder. . . would you just,” not take it personally” and turn the other cheek, or step up and say, “Have some respect”.  I know I would never allow or enable my children to show disrespect in someone’s home or meeting place.  What are we teaching them,  by allowing such behavior?

People who join a group called Ashtar Command Are here because we hold certain truths to be self evident.
“We Love Ashtar and His Command and all the Ascended Masters stand for.
If you don’t agree with a least that; then you are in the wrong place.   Members should not be required to debate their chosen truths ad nauseam.

Go to a public place for that, and enjoy all the freedom of speech and scorn you can muster