Greetings everyone,
This is for new members and new people. So let's say you are interested in Zevism, you read about it, it makes sense, you just went in. Recently started figuring it out. Sometimes people can try to bug you with questions over this: "Why Zeus X and why Gods Y", "What happened this year", "why this why that". You might not be able to answer, and they know it.
Sometimes, people can ask in genuine interest. In other times, they can ask to bait you, cause doubt, or a myriad of other motives. It doesn't matter.
When one doesn't know what to do, Guardians and others, exist here to do precisely this: Keep the environment clear and intact, so you can advance without having to face repsonsibilities you can't yet carry.
In certain cases, other obnoxious people might attempt to enforce you to answer, simulating authority. Why you do this, why do you believe that, the list goes on. If one does not have readiness and knowledge, they might answer wrongly and give a wrong perception to others, or worse, be victimized by their baiting.
The solution is very simple: Redirect them to the forums, point them to Guardians and above, and let them handle it. You cannot answer why the Cosmology is at it is from the onset. You cannot answer questions you have no experience of. You are a learner.
Redirect these people who might be interested, or have vices they try to get out on you, here. "What about this? What do you answer?" - "I am a learner, refer here for your answer and ask them."
That's it. As for other snoops and disrespectful individuals in this life, which are plenty, they might even go miles further. Christians and Muslims have uncanny tendencies to attempt to always get into the lives of other people and their beliefs, oftentimes by psychological or physical force. They believe entitled to this.
They are not. Let's say for example you peacefully browse somewhere on the airport about the Temple of Zeus website. If a Christian or a Muslim comes from behind you and looks at this, and they try to start a quarrel with you even on this, they have already violated the law, simply respond: "Stop violating my privacy and integrity, before I call the authorities. I did not pay any attention to yours".
While the above is an extreme example, we live in a world where people habitually violate the rights of other people. As we seek to not do this to anyone, they are bound to not do this to us. If they continue, it's where law, proportionate force and other problems such as the heaviest occult warfare that can take place. Zevists reserve their rights to be fair, but in unfairness, we deal with it on face value.
This saves you from 90% of mental burden and effort, and it's precisely why the forums and all other platforms exist. We can be approached directly to answer. Nobody must stick you in a corner over your religious beliefs. Members of many religions do literal atrocities and insane things everyday: You have nothing to answer about why you worship Zeus in a world where Jihad exists or where people kill chickens in the streets by twisting them above their heads.
There is no moral, or legal obligation to that end. Your beliefs are yours to keep. Anything else past this point or force by the above grotesque individuals, is something that the moment they begin this, they cause serious problems upon themselves. Your religion is something private and sacred, and protected by law and order. There is nothing to discuss past that point.
United States: Constitution, First Amendment
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”
United States: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §2000e-2(a)(1)
This prohibits covered employers from discriminating in hiring, dismissal, compensation, or employment conditions because of religion.
United States: Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(7)
Federal agencies must:
“maintain no record describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed by the First Amendment”
Canada: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sections 2(a) and 15(1)
Section 2(a) guarantees:
“freedom of conscience and religion”
Canada: Canadian Human Rights Act, section 3(1)
Religion is expressly listed as a prohibited ground of discrimination. The Act governs matters within federal jurisdiction, including covered employment and services. Provincial and territorial human-rights laws provide additional protection within their respective jurisdictions.
The UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment No. 22, paragraph 3, interprets these protections to mean:
“no one can be compelled to reveal his thoughts or adherence to a religion or belief.”
European Union: GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 9
Article 9(1) provides:
“Processing of personal data revealing … religious or philosophical beliefs … shall be prohibited.”
Europe: European Convention on Human Rights, Articles 8, 9 and 14
Article 9(1) states:
“Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion”
European Union: Charter of Fundamental Rights, Articles 8 and 10
Article 8 protects personal data and requires lawful, fair processing for specified purposes. Article 10 protects freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. The Charter binds EU institutions and Member States when implementing EU law.
Nobody should dare to tell you why you follow the Ancient Gods, or why for example, you spend your hours to receive wisdom that to your judgement, is good for you.
Going back to new people, remember your position: You are new and that's a good thing. You're not supposed to be on the answering front when you have just joined, or on your first year where things aren't totally clear. This will take time. It's not up to you to advocate, publicly debate, or argue about anything: Your business is not arguments but spiritual advancement. Bring the "arguers" to the heavyweight Zevists who can turn them into smithereens instead.
Until this time comes where you can stay very solid, redirect them.
Legally as well, your personal beliefs and religious beliefs, are not only Constitutionally protected, but they are also protected by a series of other laws. Lastly, on the secondary layer, if anyone malforms or misrepresents the Temple, they will have to face consequences to this.
In other words, nobody can try to enforce you to reveal what you worship and it's none of their business. Your political beliefs are also the same, unless you want to communicate them.
If you notice people try to do this abusively to you, know you owe no responses. Their main recipe is psychological terrorism and force, such as the puny ones who send me death threats on a consistent basis. The law and the world is against them, and so are the Gods. The moment they do Varvarim the Gods turn against a person.
In the world, the times of the Middle Ages where these people could put people on the pikes for "religious beliefs" and "assumed devil worship", send them to clown religious courts for their belief systems, and even burn them, have passed. With this passing, the next passing is that these neolithic programs of violence will progressively be removed from planet earth.
This is decided by the Gods and Divine Order and despite of their refusal, these times of "glory" are not returning for them. They prove how evil they still are, and how primitive, yet the world has moved on. The bottomless evil of this was recognized, and now it's trying to rear it's head by it's legs are withering. The world currently is free and will remain free from these barbaric forces.
They use the ignorance of other people on the above topics, such as ignorance of the law, to pretend they have authority and power. As always, their power was always a Yehuboric deception. The Yehubor rule by fear, deception and by psychological terrorism. When the people know where they stand, they become immovable. One must know, then one can stand easily.
For a deeper insight into this, read this section which analyzes the legal unalienable rights that you have to practice your religion. Do not be fazed by these neolithic barbarians. Times have already overcome them, and it's time the people also understand this. As for violence, be practical, as many of these neolithic barbarians and their barbaric Gods cannot take a "no" for an answer.
As for anyone else here, It's in your rights to not follow this game with abusers and toxic individuals, nor to listen to abusive individuals who are ahead of themselves and try to exercise force on you of any reason of their own mental incapacity, nor you have to communicate your beliefs to them.
It's your life, you do not owe answers to hostile individuals, despite of what they think. Their hostility removes their rights to answers as well and puts them at serious and grave penalty.
Keep in mind the above and go forward proudly in Zevism.
-AFHP Zevios Metathronos