Gnosticism: The doctrine of salvation by knowledge.

Gnosticism: The doctrine of salvation by knowledge. This definition, based on the etymology of the word (gnosis "knowledge", gnostikos, "good at knowing"), is correct as far as it goes, but it gives only one, though perhaps the predominant, characteristic of Gnostic systems of thought. Whereas Judaism and Christianity, and almost all pagan systems, hold that the soul attains its proper end by obedience of mind and will to the Supreme Power, i.e. by faith and works, it is markedly peculiar to Gnosticism that it places the salvation of the soul merely in the possession of a quasi-intuitive knowledge of the mysteries of the universe and of magic formulae indicative of that knowledge. Gnostics were "people who knew", and their knowledge at once constituted them a superior class of beings, whose present and future status was essentially different from that of those who, for whatever reason, did not know. A more complete and historical definition of Gnosticism would be:

A collective name for a large number of greatly-varying and pantheistic-idealistic sects, which flourished from some time before the Christian Era down to the fifth century, and which, while borrowing the phraseology and some of the tenets of the chief religions of the day, and especially of Christianity, held matter to be a deterioration of spirit, and the whole universe a depravation of the Deity, and taught the ultimate end of all being to be the overcoming of the grossness of matter and the return to the Parent-Spirit, which return they held to be inaugurated and facilitated by the appearance of some God-sent Saviour. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06592a.htm


"the evil example of this conception of family life extends far beyond those who are able to put it into practice. Still another danger is the decline of family authority among all classes, the diminished obedience and respect imposed upon and exhibited by children. Its consequences are imperfect discipline in the family, defective moral character in the children, and manifold unhappiness among all."

"According to the Christian conception, the family, rather than the individual, is the social unit and the basis of civil society. To say that the family is the social unit is not to imply that it is the end to which the individual is a means; for the welfare of the individual is the end both of the family and of the State, as well as of every other social organization. The meaning is that the State is formally concerned with the family as such, and not merely with the individual. This distinction is of great practical importance; for where the State ignores or neglects the family, keeping in view only the welfare of the individual, the result is a strong tendency towards the disintegration of the former. The family is the basis of civil society, in as much as the greater majority of persons ought to spend practically all their lives in its circle, either as subjects or as heads. Only in the family can the individual be properly reared, educated, and given that formation of character which will make him a good man and a good citizen."

Ryan, John Augustine. "Family." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 30 Jan. 2012


Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Hon Kevin Rudd MP.

Australia Secret Intelligence Services is accountable to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Intelligence Services Act 2001 makes explicit the role of the Minister for Foreign Affairs in directing ASIS and authorising the conduct of specific activities, particularly those that may have an impact on Australians overseas.

The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) provides foreign signals intelligence, known as Sigint, to the Australian Defence Force and Australian Government to support military and strategic decision-making.

Support to military operations has been and continues to be a primary goal of Sigint. Sigint has improved the safety and effectiveness of our forces in military and peacekeeping operations from the Second World War to the present day.

The UKUSA Agreement established the following nations as allies. Australia benefits immeasurably from the Defence Signals Directorate’s partnership with:

Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), United Kingdom
Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), New Zealand
National Security Agency (NSA), United States

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, and Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Attorney General Australia

Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Dr Kathleen Dermody Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Commitee on Foreign Affairs, Defence Trade
PO Box 6100, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK

"Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith"

The 1971 Declaration of Commonwealth Principles and the 1991 Harare Declaration, include equal rights, independence of the judiciary, freedom of expression and just and honest government.


Global Marketing Pros has been doing research on how, and why this occures in the nation of Australia. As the director, publisher, and researcher with investigative journalism the question of Australia citizenship rights have been proposed via the United Nations and how Australians are educated with mass media. The issues of how religious education beyond that which is read or instructed by material knowledge of fact has been questioned in terms of corporal punishment and gender bias infringment of such rights that intimidate the religious congregation, family initiation, and persons subject to the obligatory rights to recruitement. Global-Marketing Pros will continue to seek how this may impact all religions but also and including the Mormon Church of Later Day Saints as this work exhibits.

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