April 1, 2025 - COT: Development Report

Today's date is April 1, 2025,

April fools day. A very interesting day for christains (please see the end of this post for historical significance of today).

Church of Technology Development update (church and site):

We obtained our 501(c)(3) recognition as a Church and non-profit organization! We have also secured banking, acceptance of payments, and soon cyrpto trading with nearly zero fees (courtesty of one of our members).

www.thechurchoftechnology.org is developing well and we are done with the launch of this version of the church and Brother AI.

Initiatives:

1. Evangalism - Hansel and I are very excited to share the launch of our animated Bible series on youtube. We intent to release later this week once we are able to plan a release and promotion.

2. Philantropy - I recently met with other church groups and developers. In early discussions to collaborate to develop a digital learning framework and work/training program.

3. Education - We are actively seeking people to for our work/study AI scholarship program. https://www.thechurchoftechnology.org/scholarship I have man opportunities for automation work and media work from numerous sources, however, they all need qualified, trained, and professional work. we also have 24/7 resources for training and assistance, so each student shall have the opportunity to learn from Hansel (media) or myself (automation) and then be guided by dedicated support. I believe a diligent student could be fully ready to work in AI within 1-2 months maximum.

AI Automation Scholarship Program continued:

The central thesis for this program is simply connecting interns/students (from our program) with companies, buisness owners, or just curious individuals who want to learn about AI and more specifically implement AI in their lives or business.

However, AI work from qualified experts can still be too expensive for many small and medium businesses, especially in Vietnam. Additioanlly, these clients are not in a rush to automate, so they can work liesurely with the intern to learn about AI and slowly deploy small solutions each month.

AI Education and awareness

Hansel and I have also been busy creating educational content for business owners. In the world of AI, everything can be automated, even education and providing a base foundation for AI learning.

Many of our clients need to get upto speed on the state of buisness and AI before we can even begin to provide services. As part of my main automation work, I have many resources, courses, tutorials for my cleints, but we will start creating public versions for these courses to help a broader audience.

Bi-weekly Meeting and Cast

We intend to continue our evangalism work by holding bi-weekly Saturday discussions and streaming workshops on sundays where we stream content creation.

There is much to do, and many poeple to uplift.

I wish you all a blessed month!

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Historical reference of April Fool's Day:

🎭 1. April Fool’s Day: Pagan & Roman Roots

• The tradition of playing pranks or inverting social roles dates back to Roman festivals such as:

  • Hilaria (March 25): Celebrated in honor of the goddess Cybele, where people dressed in disguises and mocked seriousness.

  • This was part of the vernal equinox celebrations—a time when death and resurrection myths (like that of Attis, a dying-and-rising god) were dramatized.

• These ideas of mockery, renewal, and inversion may have evolved into early springtime humor festivals that eventually influenced April Fool’s Day.

✝️ 2. Christian Echoes: Mockery of Christ

Some scholars and Christian thinkers suggest April 1 may have been associated symbolically with:

• The mockery of Jesus during His Passion.

  • Roman soldiers dressed Him in a purple robe, placed a crown of thorns on His head, and mocked Him as “King of the Jews” (Mark 15:17–20).

  • The idea that the “King of Kings” was mocked could be remembered—ironically or solemnly—on a day where fools are honored.

• This inversion—mocking the truth—resonates with the “foolishness of the cross” that Paul speaks of:

  “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing…”
  — 1 Corinthians 1:18

🕊 3. The "Fool for Christ" Tradition

• In Eastern Orthodoxy and early Christian mysticism, there’s a spiritual archetype called the “Holy Fool”—a person who:

  • Renounces worldly wisdom and appearances,

  • Lives in apparent madness or simplicity,

  • But is actually deeply in tune with God’s truth.

• This tradition celebrates those who seem like “fools to the world,” but wise to God” (see 1 Corinthians 4:10).

• Some interpret April 1 as an unintentional echo of that Christian idea: that true wisdom is often hidden beneath foolishness.

📅 4. Calendar Confusion: The Julian to Gregorian Shift

• April Fool’s Day may have begun as mockery of those who kept the old New Year’s date.

  • Before the Gregorian calendar reform (1582), New Year’s Day was celebrated around March 25 to April 1.

  • When the reform moved New Year’s Day to January 1, those who forgot or refused were called “April fools.”

This highlights a period where the Christian liturgical calendar, Roman civic dates, and social customs collided—symbolizing confusion, transition, and even rebellion.

🧠 Spiritual Reflection for the Church of Technology

April 1 might be a time to remember that:

• God’s truth is often mocked, yet endures.

• The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God, and vice versa.

• In a world that celebrates pranks and mockery, we hold fast to deeper truth—even when it makes us look like “fools” in the eyes of modernity.

“We are fools for Christ’s sake…” — 1 Corinthians 4:10