| The constitutional doctrine of separation of church and | | | | encroachment into the lives and onto the land of the |
| state, sends up a red flag in the minds of legal writers | | | | Hopi has had for generations. |
| who try to analyze America's present state bar | | | | It is more thought provoking and productive, I believe, to |
| association crisis against the background of prophecy, | | | | interpret these prophecies as the beginning of a new |
| scripture or religious teachings. We were taught in law | | | | era, rather than some cosmic event or natural disaster |
| school they simply don't mix. | | | | signifying the end of the world. |
| Nevertheless, events rapidly unfolding in California and | | | | This more positive and optimistic approach |
| other states suggest much insight can be gained from | | | | incorporates a scientific theory known as singularity |
| such inquiry. The speed at which online information is | | | | from which much can be learned by state bar officials. |
| now communicated and processed, indicates that | | | | It is used to explain a formula or belief system which |
| lawyers from all religious persuasions, and even none | | | | has broken down to the extent it no longer serves a |
| at all, are finding it beneficial to expand their awareness | | | | purpose. The most common example is to divide a |
| by thinking outside the box. | | | | number by zero. |
| Still, prophecy challenges us to surrender our belief | | | | A similar argument can be made in the recent |
| systems and wonder about people with unexplained | | | | disbarment case of California attorney Richard Fine. |
| abilities like American psychic Edgar Cayce, or even | | | | When one sets aside their State Bar loyalty, |
| disturbing images like earthquakes and end-time | | | | camaraderie and raw human instinct to be right, it |
| scenarios. It is much more comfortable, and we have | | | | seems fair to conclude that the system failed, Fine, the |
| been conditioned since law school, to focus our time | | | | public and his state bar association as well. |
| and energies on more practical issues like increasing | | | | By substituting the words "state bar associations" for |
| billable hours and not missing filing deadlines. | | | | "synagogues," in John 16:2, believers in Christian |
| We are also continually being "dummied down" by the | | | | prophecy can easily relate to the "hostile world" a |
| mainstream legal media, like California's Daily Journal | | | | polished gentleman like Mr. Fine must have found |
| Inc. which censors and sanitizes fair and accurate | | | | himself in his cell at Los Angeles County Jail. |
| news about America's largest state bar association. | | | | Although not generally considered a prophet, Martin |
| Still, a growing number of lawyers are convinced that | | | | Luther's reformation set the stage for another |
| they are witnessing the unfolding of a major and | | | | prophetic era - that of the Virgin Mary. Unlike Catholic |
| unprecedented spiritual event which will fully reveal | | | | believers, Protestant teaching did not fully embrace her, |
| itself in their lifetimes. | | | | so much less is know about her than Isaiah and other |
| One such prophecy which is commonly reported online | | | | Christian prophets. |
| and in alternative print is the Mayan or 2012 Prophecy. | | | | Just as a side-bar, Isaiah, whose powerful vision |
| This ancient civilization had access to knowledge and | | | | transcended the fall of his nation to the rebuilding of |
| technology which was far advanced than their time. | | | | peace and justice, might have had a thing or two to |
| But suddenly, the Mayans seem to have simply | | | | say about state bar officials who have lost their way. |
| walked off into the jungle without any trace. All they | | | | Contrary to Protestant teachings that the Virgin Mary |
| left behind was a calender system which ended | | | | was merely a saint and religious figure, reported visions |
| abruptly in the year 2012. | | | | of her at La Salette, France, as early as 1854 |
| This phenomenon has led many to believe the Mayans | | | | accurately predicted that civil rights would be abolished. |
| were trying to tell us something; specifically that the | | | | So whether the men and women who govern |
| world, or world as we know it, will end at the end of | | | | America's derailed state bar associations believe in |
| the year 2012. | | | | God or not, or see themselves as gods, one thing |
| A similar ancient prophecy is grounded in the Hopi | | | | seems clear. It's time for them to roll up their sleeves, |
| Indian culture of North America. It is rooted in the belief | | | | and begin working together with their members to help |
| that the upcoming emergence into the Fifth World will | | | | their organizations and their nation back onto the |
| reverse the effects which the white man's | | | | tracks. |