Cempaka Belanda: More Nations Saying ‘I Do’ to Same-Sex Marriages

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Monday, April 19, 2010

More Nations Saying ‘I Do’ to Same-Sex Marriages

Jakarta Globe, Joseph Chamie, April 19, 2010

Same-sex marriage is a new social phenomenon. Even so, homosexual unions have been documented in Greece, Rome, China and elsewhere in the world since the days of antiquity, with varying mixtures of curiosity and nonchalance, praise and horror. But only with the modern era have increasing numbers of countries, regional governments and religious institutions sanctioned the right to legal marriage for couples of the same sex, along with all the economic protections and benefits this provides for partners and children.

In the late 20th century, movements emerged worldwide — first in Europe and then spreading to other regions — to regard marriage as a basic human right to be extended to same-sex couples. The public demands were extraordinary indeed, given that during most of the 20th century, many homosexuals kept their preferences secret, and others perceived same-sex marriage as an oxymoron.

Today seven countries, five US states and several Latin American cities have legalized same-sex marriage. The Netherlands ushered the way in 2001, the first nation to permit same-sex couples to marry legally. This historic decision marked a turning point, with demands for equality reverberating across borders. Barriers fell as Belgium (2003), Canada and Spain (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway and Sweden (2009) each approved legislation.

After lying hidden from public view for centuries, the phenomenon exploded, and globalization of the media, technology and activism certainly played a role. Television situation comedies, soap operas and reality shows, notably in Britain and the United States, delivered affable gay characters to family living rooms. The popular and critically acclaimed US television series “Friends” featured the first lesbian wedding on primetime network TV in 1996, enshrining the concept in popular culture, and the fans did not flee.

Sudden expansion of technological communications, particularly the Internet, and worldwide diffusion from books, movies, television and news stories told homosexuals that they were not alone, rallying marriage-equality movements and generating public support. Proponents of same-sex marriage relied on Internet and cellphone social networking for both dating and building coalitions.

The actual number of legal same-sex marriages worldwide remains small — about 100,000 by the end of the decade. After initial surges following legalization, annual levels of same-sex marriage in the European nations make up about 2 percent of all marriages.

All in all, laws and policies addressing same-sex couples have changed worldwide in the direction of increased tolerance, social acceptance and decriminalization, especially among younger generations. Growing numbers of governments, including Cyprus, Iceland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, and Nepal, are now considering legislation to permit same-sex marriage or, at least in this mobile society, to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed abroad, as is the case in France, Israel and Japan.

Recognition and acceptance of same-sex civil unions is entrenched throughout the Western Hemisphere, including Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

Irrespective of one’s position on this contentious issue, same-sex marriage is increasingly viewed as more than a private matter between two consenting adults; marriage imposes notable social, economic and political consequences, with respect to rights, benefits, responsibilities, privileges and services.

Moreover, the implications of same-sex marriage extend well beyond the borders where it’s permitted, influencing international relations, global norms and regional politics. Modifications in marriage laws affect many laws on adoption, divorce, child custody, inheritance, end-of-life and other health decisions, as well as international migration. Governments that do not recognize same-sex marriage must increasingly confront the thorny issues of granting divorce, determining child custody or dealing with the immigration of same-sex foreign spouses in marriages performed outside their jurisdictions.

The institution of marriage has undergone fundamental transformation. In the years ahead, social tensions and legal challenges concerning same-sex marriage — as well as more broadly the human rights of homosexuals — will intensify, especially as migration brings cultures into closer contact. Dismissing or ignoring these developments is not an option. Governments that directly address concerns over same-sex marriage could decrease economic ramifications and reduce conflict and possible violence in the long run.

Joseph Chamie is research director at the Center for Migration Studies and Barry Mirkin is an independent consultant. Reprinted with permission from YaleGlobal, ale Center for the Study of Globalization.