"The truth shall upset you free."
-- Swami Beyondananda

I've had some lively discussions with my cohorts (or as my friend Anodea Judith prefers, "co-hearts") at Heartland Matrix about how to deal with the darker side of the news. We all seem to agree about two things. First, the greater portion of our energy must be directed toward cohering the newly emerging butterfly organism, as the caterpillar seems to be doing just fine in deconstructing itself. Secondly, if we are going to have a look at the darkness, the most helpful thing we can do is to shine the light of love and laughter on it.

And so it is in this spirit that we interviewed David Ray Griffin on this week's Heartland Security Radio Show. Griffin is a renowned and very mainstream theologian who, for the past six years, has been investigating the official 9/11 story. I call him a "non-conspiracy theorist," because his focus is not on what might have happened, but what very likely didn't happen. Using mainstream news reports only, he manages to deconstruct the official story, leaving unanswered questions in stark contrast to the unquestioned answers we've been spoonfed.

He does it without the least bit of sensationalism, fear-mongering or finger-pointing.

Now, I know -- many people just "don't want to go there." But what if "there" has already come here? In these times of political climate change and "up-wising," a key - if uncomfortable - element in restoring a healthy body politic is facing our own political shadow. Two things empower us in doing so: Love and community. Or as Swami says, "When we face up to love together, we can face down the fear."

As citizens of a country founded on truth, justice and equality Americans have conveniently assumed that those ideals always inform our political behavior, even when there is irrefutable evidence to the contrary. In this sobering, insightful and ultimately inspiring interview, find out how a mainstream theologian dared to examine and question the official 9/11 story - and discovered that once the "halo" of "unquestioned religious mythology" is removed, the official "conspiracy" story is the unlikeliest story of all. Incidentally, and just as importantly, we hear about Griffin's philosophy of Process Theology ... a clear pathway from our past as children of God to our evolutionary future as adults of God.

David Ray Griffin is professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University, and co-director of the Center for Process Studies. He has published 34 books on philosophical, religious, scientific, and political issues. Seven of these deal with 9/11, the most recent of which is The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé, which was a Publishers Weekly "Pick of the Week" in 2008. He has just completed a book manuscript entitled "If Osama bin Laden Is Dead, How Does He Keep Sending Messages?"

His work can be found online at http://www.davidraygriffin.com/

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