Chapter III Verse I - Dsus?

Now that I have had a chance to share some of my opinions with you I would like to tell you a bit about Dsus and the point of this blog.

The point is to reflect on some of the frustrations and joys of our Bahamas. Some you may recognize, others you may not. Either way, these words are pointless without you. The truth is I love you. Not personally mind you, but since you are a part of the living organism known as Earth I appreciate your existence. God be with you.

But how do you feel? Do you disagree? Agree? Think I missed something? Get your fingers on the keyboard and tell me about it.

This entire blog and the info in it is my opinion so I’m not going to waste my words with a bunch of ‘in my opinions’, ‘I thinks’ or ‘I have founds’. They are implied.

As to the name itself. The name is Dee-Sus (like Jesus but with a D). Am I trying to mock the famous Christian hero? Certainly not. But there is a message. The man many people now call Jesus Christ was originally Yahshuah or Yeshua or a similar spelling. Through various translations it became Jesus. The Christ was a Greek addition. I don't like these changes. His boys called him Yeshua, I'm gonna call him Yeshua.

But why do I care about a name? Does it really change anything?
Well, let’s say you told me a story about a person you knew, a story that was full of hard-to-believe details. The story is interesting, but then I find out that although you have a lot of ‘news’ about this person you do not even know their real name. I would be concerned. I would think that maybe you don't have the full story. Especially if you didn't understand the person you were telling me about. It's like your Spanish-speaking great-grandmother telling you the reasons Eminem was beefing with Ja Rule.

The next thing is that some of the biggest untruths come from a widespread agreement not to ask questions. Questions such as:
Why don't we know more about the real name of a man who's life story is the subject of the most popular book of all time?
Why don't we research the information we are fed about the people we love?
Why do we agree to pray to a name that we don't know about?
Are not idol worshippers those who sing praises to icons, images and names that they do not understand?

What does that have to do with me and my name?
To me the name Jesus Christ represents a particular interpretation of religious history. I have found that many of the people that like saying Jesus often distort the teachings of Yeshua to match their own opinions or worse, for selfish motivations. By using the name Dsus, I hope to upset some of these people.

The Book of Dsus is also a distortion. It is a magnification of certain characteristics, a focus. I would like it to capture the spirit of Earth’s most famous rebel. I want embody some of his humble righteousness and put society’s needs over my own ambitions. I also want to make sure you go and learn about names like Jesus and where they came from. Even if it’s just so you can tell me how wrong I am.

- Dsus Pays