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December 2007
A season for all to work for peace:
"During this holiday season, millions of us will be celebrating, in our own
ways, God coming into our world. Our Jewish sisters and brothers are
in the midst of their celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of
Lights, as they recall the victory of the Maccabees.... Our Muslim brothers
and sisters will, at the end of December, celebrate Eid al-Adha,
the Feast of Sacrifice, which lasts for three days and commemorates Ibrahim's
(Abraham's) willingness to obey God by sacrificing his son.... Our African-American
sisters and brothers will celebrate Kwanzaa, which recalls seven
principles to live by: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility,
cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith...
"
Isaiah
speaks to people of all faiths and all people of good will....Isaiah
is a prophet for our time.... He could see grace and goodness in the world;
he called on the people to see what he saw and to have the courage to overcome
war and conflict - over race or poverty or culture or religion
or any ideal or emotion that divides us."
Please consider what Isaiah
actually said:
Rejecting God's warnings
See also
"Come out from them ... be separate"
Christian leaders betray Christ
for world peace: "Once
again, leaders from the so-called 'church growth movement' are demonstrating
for us the Hegelian Dialectic
- that transformational
Marxist process of compromise and
consensus... which seeks to rid
the world of its divisive absolutes in the interest of global peace and unity....
"Among other
things, the dialectic process redefines 'love' to mean tolerance instead of
obedience, and calls Christianity and Islam 'Abrahamic faiths' as if the two
groups have some moral obligation to unite under a god of common ground....
"Jesus Christ
is not the Son of Allah; and to even imply that He is by claiming to love the
same 'God' as Muslims is not only being dangerously deceitful - it's blasphemy!
But that's what the Hegelian Dialectic does to the Christian faith - it unites
opposites and enemies under a guise of goodness."
See
Come out from them and be
separate
and next link:
Repeated.
Christian
Leaders Invite Muslims to Love God, Neighbors Together:
"Christian leaders across denominational lines responded to the unprecedented
open letter signed last month by 138 representative Muslim leaders with their
own letter.... Signers include Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners;
Rick Warren... John Stott... Leith Anderson, president
of the National Association of Evangelicals....
"Christian
leaders urged for an interfaith dialogue that moves beyond 'polite' ecumenical
talks between selected leaders. Instead, leaders of both faiths should hold
dialogues to build relations that will 'reshape' the two communities....
'The future of the world depends on our ability as Christians and Muslims
to live together in peace.”
See
The Rising World Religion
November 2007
Christian
Leaders Invite Muslims to Love God, Neighbors Together:
"Christian leaders across denominational lines responded to the unprecedented
open letter signed last month by 138 representative Muslim leaders with their
own letter.... Signers include Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners;
Rick Warren... John Stott, rector emeritus of All Souls Church
in London; and Leith Anderson, president of the National Association
of Evangelicals....
"Christian
leaders urged for an interfaith dialogue that moves beyond 'polite' ecumenical
talks between selected leaders. Instead, leaders of both faiths should hold
dialogues to build relations that will 'reshape' the two communities to
'genuinely reflect our common love for God and for one another,' the Christian
letter stated. 'The future of the world depends on our ability as Christians
and Muslims to live together in peace.... If we fail to make every effort to
make peace and come together in harmony you correctly remind us that ‘our eternal
souls’ are at stakes....'”
See
The Rising World Religion
October 2007
Obama Links Faith to Environmentalism:
"...Obama said Sunday that his religious beliefs influence his plans for how
to protect the environment. Speaking... at what he called an 'interfaith forum
on
climate change,' the Illinois senator said God has entrusted humans with
the responsibility of caring for the earth, and 'we are not acting as good stewards...'
"Meeting
the threat of global climate change will take hard work and faith, Obama said.
'Not a blind faith, not a faith of mere words, not a faith that ignores science,
but an active searching faith,' said Obama, a member of the United Church
of Christ." See
Is Earth Our
Mother?
and
UNESCO's Declaration on the Role of Religion
Open Letter to Tony Campolo:
"You seemed to suggest that Muslims might obtain salvation apart from belief
in Christ. You even cited John 10:16, naming Muslims as the sheep Jesus speaks
of 'that are not of this fold.' You went on to say that on judgment day the
eternal destiny of Muslims would be decided—not on whether they accepted or
rejected Christ—but on whether they performed good or evil deeds....
I have friends risking their lives in repressive countries to bring the soul-saving
message of Christ to Muslims. I wonder how they would respond to your assertion
that Muslims are already on their way to heaven."
See Chronicles
of Narnia and
The Rising World Religion
September 2007
Hindu Council Attacks ‘Illegal’ Church Ban on Yoga:
"The Hindu Council UK (HCUK), the largest national network of Hindu organisations
within the UK, is considering whether a ban on yoga classes at St James’ Church
and the Silver Street Baptist Church in Taunton, Somerset, may breach the Equality
Act 2006.... Along with other faith bodies, HCUK debated and contributed to
the Equality Act before it became law. In these debates it was agreed unanimously
from an interfaith perspective that the hire of religious premises should not
restrict multi-cultural events without good reason, and that faiths themselves
should participate in such activities.....
"HCUK’s
spokesperson on Yoga... added: 'Yoga is one of the oldest known medical systems...
and it is now at the forefront of holistic and integrated medicine in the West.
It is very disappointing that such medieval-like irrational prejudice is still
allowed to flourish in the Christian Church.'...
"Rev
Farrar of Silver Street Baptist Church has previously said: '...If it was just
a group of children singing nursery rhymes, there wouldn’t be a problem but
she’s called it yoga and therefore there is a dividing line we’re not prepared
to cross.'... The Rev Tim Jones [said]: '...Yoga has its roots in Hinduism,
and attempts to use exercises and relaxation techniques to put a person into
a calm frame of mind - in touch with some kind of impersonal spiritual reality.
'"
See
Yoga
The Indigenous Peoples Movement:
"A new missiology is being promoted in mission work and it is spreading quickly.
It is called 'redeeming
the cultures,' 'cultural identification,' 'first nations' and a number of
other terms. The new idea being presented is that God has left certain
elements in every culture that are redeemable qualities, pathways to Himself....
They teach that we can bring Jesus Christ to the people and then leave them
to worship God in their own cultural and religious ways."
The next link illustrates the kind
of violence and injustice that was rampant around the world before the spread
of Christianity.
August 2007
The Name of God:
"Wouldn't Allah be better? That is what a Dutch Bishop recently wondered aloud
when he suggested that people of all faiths should call God by his Islamic designation."
See
Mocking God
and the
next link:
Your Best Life Now'? Not On This
Day In History: "Today
we recall one of the bloodiest events in church history, yielding the death
of as many as 100,000 Christians at the hands of those who sought the extermination
of Christianity. It's an event that ecumenical emergents and ECT advocates would
prefer to put aside. Still we remember....
"
Some
Roman Catholic, more humane than the rest, when he saw the heaps of corpses,
exclaimed, 'They surely were not men, but devils in the shape of men, who had
done this.'... The better to perpetuate the memory of the massacre, Pope Gregory
caused a medal to be commemorated." See
Hope
in Christ
Changing God's Name:
"The above quotation is an example of the most horrifying new heresy to come
out of the
'redeeming
cultures' movement.... It illustrates the extent to which Scripture and
history are being re-written to accommodate a new body of doctrine for a new
global church age. In this particular
case there is a multi-pronged attack going on against the biblical names for
God which not only substantially erodes the Scriptural foundation, but actually
replaces brick and mortar with pagan idols!"
See
Idols and unholy gods
Christian groups and evangelicals
seek common code on conversions:
"Evangelical groups have joined efforts spearheaded by Roman Catholic, Orthodox
and mainstream Protestant churches to create a common code for religious conversions
that would preserve the right of Christians to spread their religion
while avoiding conflict among different faiths....
The code aims to ease tensions with Muslims, Hindus and other religious groups
that fear losing adherents and resort to punishments as extreme as imprisonment
and even death for converts from their faith and foreign missionaries..... "
The true
Gospel has always offended
the world system and "churches" that conform to its ways. That's why Christians
continue to face persecution
around the world. Removing "the offense of the cross" only serves to silence
God's faithful missionaries.
July 2007
As In Heaven, So
On Earth:
"One does not have to wade very far into the waters of Dominionism before encountering
an old Hermetic heresy that heaven and earth can become united, as illustrated
by the quotation above. This doctrine is now rampantly taught throughout the
New Age Movement and the New Apostolic Reformation, as well as mission organizations
and political left and right Dominionist movements.
"This doctrine is key because it creates a point of synthesis
and syncretism between many many religious groups, Christian and non-Christian.
It is also easy to work with. By simply changing an emphasis in language, one
can begin to alter the traditional doctrine to include a new theology. But the
theology isn't new. It is old."
See
A New Mask for an Ancient Secret
and
From Gnostic Roots to Occult Revival
June 2007
First Lady Laura Bush Announces
Inter-Faith Malaria Project in Mozambique:
"The first lady announced a three-year, nearly $2 million grant to IRCMM, which
was first established by 10 national faith leaders in Maputo.... 'In
her speech, Laura Bush highlighted the importance and potential of mobilizing
communities of faith to change their behavior and save lives. “Faith communities
exist in every village in the country; therefore, faith leaders can reach their
members and impact their attitudes and behavior related to malaria,” she remarked.
An inter-faith coalition, IRCMM members include leaders from the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Islamic Congress of Mozambique,
the Islamic Council of Mozambique, the Anglican Church, the United
Methodist Church, the Hindu Community, Assemblies of God, the Christian
Council of Mozambique, and the Baha’i Community."
See
Warren's P.E.A.C.E.
Plan--Part 3
&
Marching toward Global Solidarity
Hindu Prayer Will Open Senate Session
in July: "Rajan Zed,
a Hindu chaplain from Nevada, on will become the first Hindu to deliver the
morning prayer.... 'I believe that despite our philosophical differences, we
should work together for the common objectives of human improvement,
love, and respect for others,' Zed said...
"Zed, a
U.S. citizen originally from India, said he has not finalized the prayer but
that it will likely quote Hindu scriptures.... He said he plans to start
and end the prayers with ''OM,' the mystical syllable containing the universe,
which in Hinduism is used to introduce and conclude religious work.' While the
prayer will draw from Hindu religious texts, Zed said it will be 'universal
in approach.'...
"In 1992,
Wallace Mohammed became the first Muslim leader to deliver the invocation."
See
America's
Spiritual Slide
I am both Muslim and Christian:
"...on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing
to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill. On Sunday mornings, Redding puts
on the white collar of an Episcopal priest.
"Redding, who until recently was director of faith formation
at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, has been a priest for more than 20 years....
[F]or the last 15 months, she's also been a Muslim — drawn to the faith after
an introduction to Islamic prayers left her profoundly moved. ... 'It wasn't
about intellect,' she said. 'All I know is the calling of my heart....'
"Redding's bishop, the Rt.
Rev. Vincent Warner, says he accepts Redding as an Episcopal priest and a Muslim,
and that he finds the interfaith possibilities exciting.... She has never believed
in original sin. And for years she struggled with the nature of Jesus' divinity....
In fall 2005, a local Muslim leader gave a talk at the cathedral, then prayed
before those attending. Redding was moved.... Then in the spring, at a St. Mark's
interfaith class, another Muslim leader taught a chanted prayer and led a
meditation on opening one's heart.... 'I was in a situation that I could
not handle by any other means, other than a total surrender to God,' she said.
[But which god?]....
"She believes Jesus is the
son of God insofar as all humans are the children of God, and that Jesus
is divine, just as all humans are divine — because God dwells in all humans.
... She does believe that Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected....
'He has connected me with God,' she said."
See
Five Types of Religions
Another Gospel—Unity Instead
of Truth: "A.W. Pink
wrote of another gospel and what it often looks like. We can identify this in
any number of false teachings today where a
Global Peace Plan is substituted
for the Gospel of Jesus Christ... and where emerging church leaders tell us
to find God in a new social gospel
instead of His Word. ...
"Pink said:
'The gospel of Satan is not a system of revolutionary principles, nor yet a
program of anarchy. It does not promote strife and war, but aims at peace
and unity. It... fosters the fraternal spirit whereby the human race is
regarded as one great ‘brotherhood.’... It aims to make this world such a comfortable
and congenial habitat that Christ’s absence from it will not be felt and God
will not be needed." See
Creating Community through a New
Way of Thinking
Hindu appointed to run Christian
religion studies: "A
college affiliated with a Christian denomination [Lutheran]has appointed to
head its religion department a practicing Hindu who believes that some forms
of Christian ministry produce violence. Anantanand Rambachan, who has taught
religion and philosophy at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., since 1985,
now will become the first non-Christian to head the religion department..."
See
Heresy in High Places
May 2007
World Church: United Nations Wakes
up to Religion: "'There
is no better time than now for inter-religious dialogue and peace,' said the
Ambassador of the Philippines, Hilario G. Davide, speaking at the Report
on Interreligious Dialogue held at the UN on April 18. The meeting, organized
by the Committee of Religious Non-governmental Organizations at the UN, will
not be the last to urge UN member states to reflect on steps toward more peaceable,
cooperative relations among world religions and faith groups....
"Emmanuel
Kattan, of the
Alliance
of Civilizations, promoted the importance of cross-cultural understanding
and inter-faith dialogue."
See
Establishing a Global Spirituality
March 2007
The Georgia Guidestones:
"Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support
the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately
referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the American Stonehenge.... Indeed,
the Georgia Guidestones are used for occult ceremonies and mystic celebrations
to this very day....
"The message of the Georgia Guidestones: 1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000
in perpetual balance with nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness
and diversity. 3. Unite humanity with a living new language. 4. Rule passion
- faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason....
"Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, was recently quoted as referring to the
American Stonehenge, saying: '...it's a nice time to reaffirm ourselves, knowing
all the beautiful things that are in this country and the Georgia Stones symbolize
that." See
The Earth Charter's Unholy Ark
Sadhu
Sundar Singh: "In 1925 Sundar wrote, 'If the Divine
spark in the soul cannot be destroyed, then we need despair of no sinner...
Since God created men to have fellowship with Himself, they cannot for ever
be separated from Him... After long wandering, and by devious paths, sinful
man will at last return to Him in whose Image he was created; for this is his
final destiny.'...
"In February, 1929, the year Sundar disappeared on his
final missionary trip to Tibet, he was interviewed by several theology students
in Calcutta, India, where he answered their questions: (Question #1) What did
the Sadhu think should be our attitude towards non-Christian religions? -- 'The
old habit of calling them 'heathen' should go. The worst 'heathen' were among
us [Christians]...'"
January 2007
Statement of Bishops Visiting the
Holy Land 'in solidarity with the local Church':
"Our belief in the one God compels us to work for the welfare of two peoples,
Israelis and Palestinians, and members of three religions -- Jews, Christians
and Muslims -- who belong to the one family of God." (Jan.
19, 2007). But only Christians know Jesus Christ. See
He is Lord!
We didn't leave the Episcopal Church;
rather, it left us: "Some
leaders expressly deny the central articles of the faith -- saying that traditional
theism is 'dead,' the incarnation is 'nonsense,' the resurrection of Jesus is
a fiction, the understanding of the cross is 'a barbarous idea,' the Bible is
'pure propaganda'....
"Episcopal
revisionism negates the authority of faith. The sola scriptura ('by the scriptures
alone') doctrine of the Reformation church has been abandoned for the sola cultura
('by the culture alone').... No longer under authority, the Episcopal
Church today is either its own authority or finds its authority in the shifting
winds of intellectual and social fashion....
"Episcopal
revisionism severs the continuity of faith.... Episcopal revisionism destroys
the credibility of faith.... Episcopal revisionism obliterates the very identity
of faith. When the great truths of the Bible and the creeds are abandoned and
there is no limit to what can be believed in their place, then the point
is reached when there is little identifiably Christian in Episcopal revisionism."
See
The Rising World Religion: Neo-paganism,
Neo-satanism or Neo-christianity - What's the Difference?
December 2006
Recognize
the Child Jesus in All Children, urges Pope:
'The wonder we feel before the enchantment of Christmas is reflected in a certain
sense in the wonder that every birth arouses and invites us to recognize
the Child Jesus in all children, who are the joy of the Church and the hope
of the world,' the Holy Father told his young guests. ... The Pope added: 'In
the face of the little Jesus, we contemplate the face of God, which is not revealed
through force or power, but in weakness and the fragile constitution of a child.'"
But the life of Jesus
is not universally within all children -- or adults. That's why He calls us
to share the gospel and teach our children! How can people be "born again" by
faith if they don't yet know God? The answer is not found in the "good
works" prompted by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. See the next two links:
Topical
Index of Scriptures.
Salvation & Justification:
Received by Faith - Confirmed by Works.
These
Scriptures expose the deception in the next link:
Christmas Message of Latin Patriarch
of Jerusalem: 'Our Fundamental Need Is for Peace, Justice, Freedom':
"Yes, we are in need of solidarity... But our fundamental need is for peace,
justice, freedom, and an end to the occupation.
[That's what the people in Israel believed when Jesus was born as a man. They
wanted an earthly liberator, not
a heavenly King]
"...every
person, even soldiers and political leaders, have the capacity to appreciate
love, salvation, and life. But for that to happen, a
conversion must take place,
a conversion from death
to life, from viewing the other as an enemy and a murderer to viewing him
as a brother and a giver of life. Our political leaders also must ask the Baptist:
'And what is it that we should do to
find salvation for
ourselves and for all those who have put their destiny into our hands?' They
too must be prepared to receive the same answer: 'Do not oppress anyone...'
(Luke 3, 14).
... They must listen to the voice of the oppressed in this Holy Land, to the
voice of those who have died, of those who are still threatened by death and
humiliation." See
Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan and UN
Goals - Whom do we serve?
Latin American politicians suddenly
finding religion: "When
Venezuela's leftist populist President Hugo Chávez cited Jesus repeatedly in
his election victory speech earlier this week, he joined a growing number of
Latin American politicians who are embracing religion -- or at least pretending
to do so. Are they sincere, or are we seeing an epidemic of religious populism?...
'The Kingdom of Christ is the
kingdom of love, of peace, the kingdom of justice, of solidarity, brotherhood,
the kingdom of socialism,' Chávez
said. '`This is the kingdom of the future of Venezuela.'
"Weeks
earlier, Nicaragua's leftist president-elect Daniel Ortega had won his
country's Nov. 5 election by dropping his earlier Marxist rhetoric and running
as a religious Catholic.... 'What we're seeing in Nicaragua is a permanent intromission
of the church in state affairs.'...
"The
growing political manipulation of religious fervor in the region -- as well
as in the United States -- makes me nervous. Will Chávez now push his new plan
to reform the constitution to allow his indefinite re-election in the name of
Jesus Christ?" See
Transforming the World by Subverting
the Church
Thomas Kinkade - A Prayer for Peace:
"My newest work, A Prayer for Peace, is a poignant reminder that peace in our
world is always possible for those who believe and pray. The dramatic figure
of a prophet occupies the rocky heights above the city. To my mind, he is
a Christ figure, but I have treated him with a deep spirituality that
could well be embraced by people of other beliefs. Illuminated by a radiant
moon, this holy person prays with all the fervor of his faith, that the warm
glow of moonlight can wrap the walled city in a spiritual blanket of serenity."
See
Heresy in High Places
September 2006
While 'the last Christian generation'
is upon us, the first Jesus generation has returned:
[Not true!]
"Two weeks ago we traveled into
northern India.... We are having dinner with 8 young men, all Buddhists, who
are being mentored/discipled to follow Jesus.
"Buddhist,
Hindu, Jewish, Muslim or Christian must be seen as cultural, religious backgrounds.
Not one of these cultural backgrounds must be forsaken in order to be a follower
of Jesus. Jesus trumps it all! He is all-inclusive and isn’t owned by Christianity.
I love what Brian McLaren wrote in A Generous Orthodoxy, '...I don't believe
making disciples must equal making adherents to the Christian religion.'"
See
Heresy in High Places
California First Lady Maria Shriver
announces the Dalai Lama Will Deliver Historic Address at the 20th Annual California
Governor & First Lady’s Conference on Women:
"'I’m very honored that Maria Shriver asked me to come and speak to the women
of California,' the Dalai Lama said. 'I have always believed that women have
a unique role in society. Women have a special capacity to lead us to a more
peaceful world with compassion, affection and kindness.'...
"
During
their August 4th meeting, the Dalai Lama discussed the themes he will touch
on in his speech. He will encourage the women in attendance to be mindful
of the interconnectedness to all things, to practice compassion with confidence
and courage, and to balance their fast-paced, busy lives through inner reflection.
... 'I am so grateful to His Holiness for accepting my invitation...' said Shriver.
'When I met with His Holiness in Dharamsala, I was particularly moved by his
belief that women are the caretakers and educators of our future citizens and
society.'" See
Dalai Lama Celebrating the Medicine
Buddha
August
The New Gospel Campaign for Peace:
"To further encourage people to accept the teachings of the New Age/New Gospel/New
Spirituality, Neale Donald Walsch founded
a new organization in 2003 called Humanity’s Team. The expressed purpose of
Humanity’s Team was 'to change the world' and this was briefly outlined in New
Connexion: A Journal of Conscious Evolution: Its purpose is to change the world....
by creating the space of possibility for a New Spirituality.... This
is a spirituality that... could change forever the way we interact with each
other, bringing peace and harmony to our planet at last....
"Ironically, in 2003, when Neale Donald Walsch
founded his worldwide Humanity’s Team on the principle of self-declared 'servant
leadership,' self-professing Christian businessman
Ken Blanchard also founded his
worldwide 'Lead
Like Jesus'
movement on this same principle....”
See
Heresy in High Places
and
The State of the World according to Gorbachev
July
Macroshift - Navigating the Transformation
to a Sustainable World:
"The Club of Budapest, founded in 1993 by Ervin Laszlo, is an informal association
of ethical globally as well as locally active opinion leaders in various fields
of art, science, religion, and culture, dedicated to our common future. Its
members include the Dalai Lama, Václav Havel,
Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu,
Elie Wiesel.... They place their names and energy into the service of what they
consider the crucial mission of our time: catalyzing the emergence of adapted
vision and values in society by evolving our individual and
collective consciousness." See
The Club of Budapest.
Spiritual Capital:
"Spiritual Capital is an interdisciplinary social scientific research initiative
on the economic and social consequences of religion and spirituality,
made possible with funding from the
John Templeton Foundation.
The program seeks to integrate the concept of spiritual capital into
the human sciences by supporting rigorous and innovative research to build a
network of scholars for a new field of study."
What is spiritual capital?
"The concept of spiritual capital builds on recent research on social capital,
which shows that religion is a major factor in the formation of social networks
and trust....
"Scholars have already made
important advances in the areas of human capital and social capital....
"Broadly, spiritual
capital may be construed to refer to that aspect of social capital linked with
religion and/or spirituality. In one sense, then, spiritual capital might be
a subset of social capital."
June
Yoga Prayer: An Embodied Christian
Practice: "For centuries, yoga has been used to prepare the body
for meditation and communion with the divine....Imagine
what it would feel like to pray with your whole body - how powerful your prayer
could become.
What a lie! God answers our prayers
when we pray with faith in His power and wisdom. In contrast, man's presumption
that yoga disciplines might build empower our prayers would only turn Him away.
See
Psalm 66:18-20
and
Prayer
May
Capitalism and democracy could be
lost without faith: "Very
interesting to see what Rick Warren is doing now in Africa.... His test case
is Rwanda, and his plan is to bring together government, business, and faith-based
organizations to bear on these deep, deep problems of poverty. It won’t work
without all three because all three must come together on this. I was talking
to Rick recently and I love what he said about this notion of free enterprise
and capitalism: 'That we were created in God’s image;
we were created by a creator; ergo we were born
to create.'"
No, that may sound logical, but it's not.
God did not make
us little gods! We are born to trust God, obey His Word, and love and follow
Him. He is the Creator. We are the blessed recipient of what He has made and
given us!
See
Self-esteem & 'creativity'
and
Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan and UN
Goals - Part 2
Inclusive
Spirituality - New Age Transformation:
"While the New Age is commonly thought by many to be a loosely knit network
of spiritual activists working toward a common goal, it is really a very well
oiled machine with definite goals to bring about a global spirituality, enveloping
every part of humanity.
"Wisdom University is the educational arm of the State
of the World Forum. The university's primary goal is to develop leadership that
has been specifically trained in New Age spirituality. With
Jim Garrison at the helm of WU
it is easy to see the long term agenda with his continuing role at the
State of the World Forum."
See
Heresy
in high places
and
Gorbachev's Plan for a United
World
Contemplative Prayer -
Seducing Spirits and a doctrine of devils:
"Mystical practices are now widely embraced and
taught in secular and professed Christian seminaries, colleges, universities,
organizations, ministries and seminars, etc. throughout the United States.
Academic promoters have introduced these practices into the fields of medicine,
business and law while countless secular and Christian books, magazines, seminars,
and retreats are teaching lay people how to incorporate them into their daily
lives. Promoters promise physical, mental and spiritual benefits desiring to
bring about positive social change.
"One promoter of mystical practices, the 'Center for Contemplative Mind in Society,'
states: They 'can play a part in the positive transformation of governments,
businesses, and organizations. We are dedicated to the idea that contemplative
awareness, when incorporated into contemporary life, can help produce a more
just, compassionate, and reflective society.'”
See
Mysticism
February 2006
Falwell: Jews Don't Need Christ
to Get to Heaven: "Now
we have the Jerusalem Post reporting on Jerry Falwell's acceptance of
something called the 'Dual Covenant'. Jews have their own salvation track according
to this new teaching. Imagine if the Apostle Stephen had only known this. He
would never have had to be stoned by angry Jewish leaders after he told them
the truth. He could have just told them about this 'dual covenant' and they
could have formed a pro-Israel task force together."
Salvation
Opening Ceremony protocol:
"During the ancient Olympic Games in Greece, a sacred flame burned at the altar
of Zeus, in whose honor the Games were held.... The flame itself is lit during
a ceremony at the site of the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, on the Greek
Peloponnese. Women dressed in robes similar to those worn by the ancient Greeks
use a curved mirror to light the torch naturally with rays of the sun. The high
priestess then presents the torch to the first relay runner."
See
The Greek Olympics - From mythical
dreams to sobering realities
January 2006
In
Africa, Islam and Christianity are growing - and blending:
"...worshipers at 'The True Message of God Mission' .. begin their worship by
praying at the Jesus alcove and then 'running
their deliverance' - sprinting laps around the
mosque's mosaic-tiled courtyard, praying to the one God for forgiveness
and help.... This group -- originally called 'Chris-lam-herb' for its mix-and-match
approach to Christianity, Islam, and traditional medicine -- is a window on
an ongoing religious ferment in Africa. ...
"...people
here 'believed in... gods who resided in trees or rivers and helped or hurt
locals daily.... During the 20th century, fully 40 percent of Africa's population
moved from traditional religions to 'different shades of Christianity.'"
See
Establishing a Global Spirituality
The call to global oneness: "...notice
how Biblical truth mingle with an interfaith idealism. Some parts sound almost
like UNESCO's
Declaration
on the role of religion in a Culture of Peace. This dialectic blend resembles
the serpents temptation in the garden of Eden: a bit of truth mixed with horrendous
lies that alter the entire context of God's message of hope."
Don't Be Deceived!
Statement of the Interreligious
and International Federation for World Peace
(IIFWP):
The IIFWP is an educational, non-governmental organization with Special
Consultative Status in the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council.
IIFWP is dedicated to promoting peace. Its founding motto is 'The hope of all
ages is a unified world of peace.' ...IIFWP is founded by Dr. Sun Myung Moon...."
See
Ban truth - Reap Tyranny
Moon's followers threaten legal
action: "Dr Moon and his group had left Samoa bound for Fiji
when his aircraft was turned away because government had refused him entry....
Home Affairs chief executive officer... said that Dr Moon’s doctrines were considered
misleading, repugnant and divisive and would affect the peace, good order, public
safety and the public morality of Fiji....
“Reverend Moon is on a global
tour of 100 cities that began in September to promote a new international body
for the resolution of conflict, Universal Peace Federation."
See the next link:
Peace Initiatives:
"IIFWP initiated a unique peace process that starts from the most internal points
of convergence--from the most profound critical convictions that Jehovah/God/Allah
is the one Origin, Source of all, and whose heart is like that of a parent
to all humankind. Rather than religion being divisive, it becomes the starting
point and core of the peace process."
See
The Rising World Religion
December 2005
'False Dawn' exposes powerful, secretive
movement for new global faith:
"What do George W. Bush, George Soros, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Dalai
Lama have in common? All have thrown their support to the United Religions Initiative....
[T[he interfaith movement, including the URI, is being promoted by globalist
and New Age reformers who favor erosion of national sovereignty, marginalization
of traditional religions, establishment of 'global governance,' and creation
of a new, Earth-based 'global spirituality' – in effect, a one-world religion....
"The 'anti-tradition'
weakens and dissolves traditional spiritualities, after which the 'counter-tradition'
sets up a counterfeit in their place....The 'counter-tradition' is making inroads
on the political and cultural Right, as much as it is doing on the Left."
Heresy in high
places
WEA Gathers Evangelicals – Support
For Millennium Goals:
"Today evangelicals and Pentecostals total 850 million; WEA (World Evangelical
Alliance)represents 380 million of them. The Alliance wants to gather all of
them under the WEA umbrella.... Besides its traditional emphasis on prayer,
mission, evangelism and theology the focus today is increasingly on burning
global issues such as the fight against poverty and HIV/AIDS."
See
An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility
November 2005
Lessons from the Dalai Lama:
[From
christianity.ca] The e-mail
that stopped me in my tracks last week requested my help in making vegetarian
chili to feed 300 Buddhists monks for a picnic at Toronto's lakeside. ...it
was my church missions committee asking those whom I suspect were noted for
being... vegetarians—or curious about the wave of ancient wisdom sweeping the
country....
"After the Prime Minister met with the Dalai Lama, he told the House of Commons,
'I absolutely believe that human rights are a spiritual issue.' Had Mr. Martin
said that in the context of Christianity in Canada, he would be vilified for
mixing religion and politics; with Buddhism, it is okay."
See
Dalai Lama Celebrating the Medicine
Buddha
A Strange Faith -- Are Church-Going
Kids Christian?
"A strange god indeed.... [George]
Barna revealed this stunning fact: 63 percent of church-going, supposedly Christian
teens said they believed 'Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and all other
people pray to the same God, even though they use different names for their
god....
"Apparently, many church-going teens
are not being challenged by the preaching and teaching of the true Gospel. How
else can one explain the overwhelming assumption among teens that they are Christian,
when they clearly are not?...
"...very
few of the nation's youth appear to be Bible-believing Christians.... Barna
found that only 4 percent of U.S. teens can be considered evangelicals. More
distressingly, that number is actually trending in the wrong direction. ...
How could teenagers who go to church so often know so little -- or at least
believe so little -- of the historic Christian faith? And whose fault is it?"
Find answers in
Training students to rethink God's
Word and
The Rising World Religion
Historic Conference on Meditation
in the West: "...the
Dali Lama is making an historic address at a conference in Washington D.C. on
the subject of how meditation now has wide acceptance in the West. (Sad to say,
this acceptance now extends to Evangelical Christians.) It is coming in under
the guise of health care but its tentacles reach into every area of life, religion,
education, politics and business."
See
Templeton: Merging Religion &
Science
Spiritual Direction or Seance?
"Her palms open heavenward, Helene sets them on the couch by her thighs and
then starts with a prayer. On occasion, she rings a brass bell to separate the
clamor from the quiet. Sometimes she lights a candle, as if to remind us that
the Holy Spirit is with us, interceding on our behalf with words we don't even
know how to find."
"For the next two or three hours, Helene listens intently with me for God's
voice. I pay her $30 for this priceless gift."
See
The Rising World Religion
Prince Charles is fond of Islam,
scolds Americans: "He
calls Americans much too 'confrontational' regarding Islam. We should build
cordial bridges to that religion. After all, it is a religion among religions....
"...
he no longer regards himself as
the 'defender of the faith' but the 'defender of the faiths.' Therefore, Islam
comes under his wing."
See
Four Faces of Islam
Robert Muller's Totalitarian Utopia: Part 1:
"...consider
as you read the following excerpts whether these envisioned plans are utopian
or totalitarian. Utopian – if it is all about YOUR faith? Totalitarian –
“*Every United Nations World Conference receives the input of inter-religious
thinking and recommendations. “*A representative of the World Spirituality Agency
is accredited to each official UN meeting, organ, conference, and to every UN
specializcy and world program.
“*Each year the World Spirituality Agency submits a report to the United Nations
on the state of spirituality and religiosity in the world and on inter-religious
cooperation for a better world.
“*It is now accepted world-wide that spirituality means doing good on earth.
As former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has said, 'Today the way to
holiness goes through the world of action.’...
“*Spirituality has become a priority for world philanthropy: a World Spiritual
Foundation has been created alongside the World Spirituality Agency. Each year
world Spiritual Prizes are awarded for outstanding spiritual achievements."
See
Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan and UN
Goals - Part 3 - Whom do we serve?
October 2005
Popular neoevangelical terms --
What do they really mean?
"Are neo-evangelical leaders using these terms in the same way that the pagans
use them?
“VISUALIZATION. A loose term
for numerous practices in which mental pictures are called up and used for different
purposes: to contact someone telepathically, heal from a distance, achieve a
desired state (happiness, peace, courage).... ...
“VISION QUEST.
A term made popular in the current revival of shamanism, referring to a long-established
practice common to the American Indians, Siberian shamans, and Australian Aborigines,
in which the seeker of self-knowledge and spiritual power..."
See
NEW AGE terms
in the church
From Robert Schuller's book, My
Journey: "I met once
more with the Grand Mufti (a Muslim), truly one of the great Christ-honoring
leaders of faith. ... I'm dreaming a bold impossible dream: that
positive-thinking believers in God will
rise above the illusions that our sectarian religions
have imposed on the world, and that leaders of the major faiths will
rise above doctrinal idiosyncrasies, choosing not to focus on disagreements,
but rather to transcend divisive dogmas to work
together to bring peace and prosperity and hope to the world...."
See
Enter Robert Schuller
Religion Becomes Important For World
Economy: "Religion is
rapidly becoming a most important issue for international commerce and industry.
Religion affects both the internal relationships of employees and the integration
of different cultures in international corporations.
" ...the Confederation
of German Employer’s Association in Berlin points out that many joint ventures
have failed not least because of cultural and religious incompatibilities. Insight
into religious backgrounds is therefore essential at the management level..."
See
Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan & UN
Goals - Part 1
Global Religion for Global Governance:
"There are three interlocking elements that are key to any society:
Politics, economics and religion....
[
See
The Emerging Global Church
]
"...In spite of the fact that America's heritage is deeply rooted in
simple concepts like the Ten Commandments, these are now persona non grata.
To the global elite however, there apparently is no 'separation of church and
state'... as long as it is their religion and their state: Neither of these
welcome traditional evangelical Christianity.
"The first example of religion in globalism is the
Aspen Institute,
formerly called the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies....
"URI
[United
Religions
] was founded in 1993 ... as an
Interfaith organization that seeks to bind religions of the world into one common
organization.... In 2002, New Age author
Neale Donald
Walsch said that the URI is 'more global in scope, and more universal
in reach' than other interfaith organizations.'"
See
The Earth Charter's Unholy Ark
and
Heresy
in high places
September 2005
Bohemian Grove Employee Blows the Whistle on Inside Events:
"Described as the 'Greatest Men's Party on Earth,' the members of the Bohemian
Club and international elites have been gathering in their redwoods for over
100 years. Regular visitors include the Bushes, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell,
Newt Gingrich, whilst past luminaries have included Former Presidents Regan
and Nixon, together BEFORE they had even taken office.... [P]ast luminaries
have included Former Presidents Regan and Nixon, together BEFORE they had even
taken office....
"The
most famous ritual that occurs at the Grove every year is the Symbolic Pagan
Worship of Molech – the ‘god’ of Child
Sacrifice. ... [P]olitical figureheads from around the world attend this sacrifice
ceremony. German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt wrote of his fondness for the Grove
ceremonies in his Biography 'Men and Power'.... Former President Richard Nixon
is on record questioning the activities at the Grove, making reference to the
debase, decadent attitude as well as the homosexual activity there."
See
A Twist
of Faith - Chapter 7
That Which Holds Things as They
Change: "As the music soared and pounded to a rock or reggae or rap
beat, hundreds of teenagers of all colors, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations,
family situations, streamed down the aisles of the immense arena to dance in
endless conga lines on the main floor, praising God.... The theology of the
worship services at NYE was progressive and inclusive, but the style was evangelical
... As people danced... kids who’d come from Hawaii and Maine and all points
in between connected with each other and with the Holy Spirit....
"Here are some of the lyrics
.... 'Come and share our sacred space. ALL: Ashe. [Spirit] Ashe. All are welcome
in this place.....We are here to welcome you.... Gay and lesbian, we love you.
... In God’s eyes we’re all the same. ALL: Ashe. Ashe."
See
The Rising World Religion
A new $50,000 script contest:
"First-time screenwriters with a compelling religious message will have a chance
to break into the big time and get their scripts noticed by top Hollywood executives
in the First Bi-Annual
John Templeton Foundation
Kairos Prize for
Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.... Dr. Ted Baehr, as Founder
and Executive Producer of MOVIEGUIDE®... works to provide a bridge between the
entertainment industry and the traditional family audience. ... 'We are so grateful
to Sir John, and now Dr. Jack Templeton, for their recognition of the impact
of entertainment on faith and spirituality,' Dr. Baehr said."
But
John Templeton's
spirituality is not Christianity!
See
Heresy in high
places
August 2005
Bible School To Use Harry Potter
Theme: "...the theme is 'Wizards and Wonders: The Journey with Harry
Potter,' as preschoolers take flying lessons on miniature broomsticks at a makeshift
Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. .... A minister said the Bible and
the Harry Potter stories have what she calls 'a slew of parallel lessons.'"
See
The Rising World Religion
A Buddhist, a Christian, a Jew,
and a Muslim share how they blend yoga with their religious beliefs:
"Cohen-Keiner ... strayed far enough from her family's religion to explore Christian
mysticism among other sacred traditions. Today both Judaism and yoga play a
much more prominent role in her life. In July, 2000, she was ordained as a rabbi
in the Jewish Renewal Movement, a sort of grassroots Judaism with a coterie
of socially progressive and spiritually inquisitive leaders ... 'The mythic
stories of the Hindu tradition probably do look like idol worship to traditional
Jewish eyes,' she says, 'but here's how I understand it: I believe that God
is oneness. ....
"...yoga
is the stilling of fluctuations in consciousness to concentrate on the object
of concentration [according to John Monastra] For a religious person, that's
God.' .... In the Sufi tradition that Monastra follows, one sits for a while
after praying, feeling oneself in the sacred presence and invoking the name
of God. Monastra does this semi-yogically by substituting 'Allah' for a Sanskrit
mantra and doing yogic breathing....
"Jacobs teaches meditation Judeo-Christian-style and minimizes the more overtly
Hindu aspects of yoga in his classes—not to accommodate his Catholicism so much
as to
accent his universalism. 'I honor the
Hindu path, the Buddhist path, the Sufi path,' he states with Midwestern matter-of-factness."
See
The Rising World Religion
May 2005
"All Truth Is God’s Truth"?
"Under this umbrella statement, they embrace the speculative notions of Sigmund
Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Abraham Maslow, Albert Ellis, Carl Rogers, and
a host of other psychological theorists, depending upon their own individual
biases. Theologians have made this expansion of God’s truth quite respectable
under such terms as 'natural theology' and 'general revelation,' and Christian
psychologists enthusiastically embrace them.... The very basic issue, however,
is whether such humanly discovered truths can be properly categorized as 'revelation,'
either general or specific." See
Who is the Dream Giver?
Yes to Yoga
(Christianity Today): "...My body becomes a mountain. An eagle. A warrior.
A pigeon. A downward dog. A cobra.... Oh, and I'm an evangelical—mostly, a proud
one. Proud of Christ, of Mary Magdalene, of G.K. Chesterton, of the way the
Bible cuts through all cultures and all times and all hearts, and of smart evangelicals
like historian Mark Noll at Wheaton College who have pried open the collective
evangelical mind. ...
"To
dispel the stereotype at hand, let me witness that yoga has never had any negative
influence on me, and it doesn't trigger any harmful religious impulses....
"...my
enthusiasm for yoga doesn't mean I'm in denial about its Hindu roots. The magazine
Hinduism Today editorialized that 'the knowing separation of hatha yoga from
Hinduism is deceptive.' I know that hard-core yogis believe that yoga is more
than exercise or a relaxation technique. To them, it's a religious ritual. But
the Hindu gods don't make it onto my mat...."
Don't be so sure.
See
Idols and
Establishing a Global Spirituality
Islam and Christianity Reach the
Same God During Mystical Experiences:
"According to Tony Campolo, in his book Speaking My Mind, he has several
suggestions for Christians - the bottom line is he believes we need to 'redefine
ourselves,'... 'recast our opinions,' and 'entertain the possibility that we
might be in error' about particular issues. He says we need to stop being so
stubborn.... What are those issues he speaks of? They are everything from mysticism
to homosexuality and an array of other changes we need to make in our attitudes,
behaviors and ideas.
"....he believes, 'mysticism
provides some hope for common ground between Christianity and Islam.' He asks
and then later answers the question, 'Could they (Islamic Sufis) have encountered
the same God we do in our Christian mysticism?' His answer - of course!"
See
Re-Inventing the Church, Part 1
March 2005
PBS:
Multifaith Calendar
:
"It is not possible to find peace in the soul without serenity and harmony between
the people." -- The Dalai Lama
The bottom of this PBS page shows the symbols of the world's
main religions. The first is
"'Aboriginal Spirituality":
"Aboriginal peoples see themselves in continuity with the natural world, and
the timings of their celebrations reflect their harmony with a wider spectrum
of rhythms in nature than just the cycles of the sun and moon.... Every season
is a time of thanksgiving to the Creator, the Supreme Spirit and Provider. Each
season is sacred - a part of the continuing circle of creation in which all
beings share."
The "Christian" symbol used
here is almost the same as the Aboriginal:
the quartered circle
-- a common version of the Celtic cross.
See
Establishing a Global Spirituality
A Bridge over other Waters:
"Few have done as much to promote a sense of
unity among the world's religions than John Marks Templeton....
"The Council for a Parliament of World Religions promotes inter-religious dialogue
and plans for the world's 'spiritual future by having government institutionalize
a global ethic.' Sir John Templeton serves on the Parliament of World Religions
board of trustees. ...
"Christianity Today introduced Templeton’s book, Discovering The Laws of Life,
to a Christian audience in 1994. They assigned the entire back cover of its
April 24, 1994 issue with an ad promoting it.... The ad contained the endorsements
of Norman Vincent Peale (who also wrote the foreword), Robert Schuller, Billy
Graham... and J. Peter Grace (head of the Knights of Malta). Templeton's beliefs
are clearly expressed in his numerous writings: He is an evolutionist, pantheist,
universalist, and has occultic views. His writings display a rejection of the
God of the Bible, Christ as the only way to God. He claims
that heaven and hell are states of mind we create here on earth that truth is
relative, and that Christianity is no longer relevant today as it was in Christ’s
day." See
Templeton: Merging
Religion & Science
Bloody Utopian Dreams, Part I: Hammer and Sickle:
"From the mystical doctrines of the Egyptian mystery religions to the hammer
and sickle of the Soviet Union, from Plato's Republic and council of wise men
to the dreams and aspirations of a globally enhanced United Nations - mankind
has sought to create the 'perfect utopian' society shaped in Man's image.
"The
New Age Movement fits in nicely with this concept, envisioning a spiritually
evolved humanity coupled with a complete global social, political, and economic
system."
Chart: Total transformation
February 2005
Moonies knee-deep in faith-based
funding: "President Bush
has some new troops in his crusade to promote 'healthy marriage' and teen celibacy
with federal funds -- followers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial
Korean evangelist and self-proclaimed new world messiah. At least four longtime
operatives of Moon's Unification Church are on the federal payroll or getting
government grants in the administration's Healthy Marriage Initiative and other
'faith-based' programs....
According to Unification Church
teachings, the children born from these marriages are 'blessed children,' who,
unlike the rest of humanity, are born without original sin....
"Another longtime political
operative in Moon front groups, David Caprara, now directs the Office of Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives for the federal government's Corporation for National
and Community Service. That agency... has emerged as a key player in Bush's
faith-based initiative, handing out $61 million to faith-based organizations
in fiscal year 2003." See
Faith-Based Compromise
repeat
Christian Churches Should Stop Using
the Cross, [Moon] Group Says:
"An interfaith group founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon is
spearheading an effort to have Christian ministers remove crosses from their
churches, calling them a symbol of oppression and perceived superiority....
"The
American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC), an organization that began as
a project of Moon's Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU),
believes the key to 'true and lasting peace in the Middle East' is reconciliation
between members of the world's three largest religions....
"'We
have realized that, as expressions of faith, there are certain symbols that
have stood in the way,' Stallings [chairman of the executive committee of the
ACLC] said. 'The cross has served as a barrier in bringing about a true
spirit of reconciliation between Jews and also between Muslims and Christians,
and thus, we have sought to remove the cross from our Christian churches across
America as a sign of our willingness to remove any barrier that stands in the
way of us coming together as people of faith.'"
The
cross was intended to serve as barrier. God tells us to have no other gods
before Him, for He alone gave His life for His people and opened the door to
His eternity. If we love others, we will reach across that barrier through the
cross -- not hide or ignore it.
See
The Cross of Christ
Purpose, PEACE And New Spirituality:
"Observe all the words she [Marianne
Williamson] uses that borrow from the Christian lexicon. Some of
the examples are Atonement, Praying, Guilt, Innocence, Separation, Spiritual
Death, Rebirth....
"As the lines become
blurred, we need to be able to discern Christian from New Age, truth from error.
We need to know not only the language of Christianity, but also the underlying
concepts and definitions, that we will be able to distinguish between ever-small
differentiations."
See
Deception,
God's Word
and
A Twist of Faith
- Chapter 6
&
Chapter 8
Is Your Church Teaching Pagan Earth
Worship in Sunday School?
"Many churches are now using a Sunday School curriculum created by an organization
in Colorado called 'Group.' ... The
Group material offers 'Hands-on Bible curriculum'
and advocates a 'new approach to learning.'... However a close inspection of
Group's materials and teaching methods shows it bears a close resemblance to
the behavior-modification techniques of OBE.... Instead of being the principle
player, you become a guide and FACILITATOR.”
See
Is Earth Our
Mother?
January 2005
Matter of faith:
"... a new book, The Spiritual Revolution, predicts that (in Britain
at least) Christianity will be eclipsed by spirituality – basically anything
other than traditional organised churches – within 30 years. It says people
no longer want to be preached at, or made to feel guilty, they find church no
longer fulfills their needs and they no longer believe in Heaven, but they still
want to embark on self improvement. They want to be spiritual, but they want
to do it their way....
"They will dabble in anything that offers a new way of looking at the world
and understanding themselves, their higher selves and the people around them:
meditation, tarot, other philosophies like buddhism or kabala, witchcraft, feng
shui, astrology, yoga, self-help gurus, even ideas taken from popular culture.
Or they may follow a personal creed that draws on any assortment of these. 'People
are consumers, they want to pick and choose what feels right rather than being
imposed with a set choice."
"...if the churches should be worried about anything, it should be the growing
popularity of 'Western' Buddhism, a refined form of Theravada buddhism."
See
Signs of the times
and
Our Father in Heaven?
Changing society:
"One of the trademarks of this movement is a vague and duplicitous language.
Its participants regularly employ terms that mean one thing to biblically literate
Christians and often something else to 'seekers,' secular society and the enemies
of Christ. [See
NEW AGE
terms in the church]
"It is quite common for church
growth advocates with psychology backgrounds to take scriptural words and
apply them to unscriptural concepts while taking secular terms, common to
humanists and occultists and apply them to seemingly biblical objectives.....
"...an
excerpt from... Christianity Today article.... 'There are two kinds of conversions:
a spiritual conversion, which every person must have—and a small groups conversion—which
every pastor or church leader must have: A Christian conversion and Community
conversion. Small groups are not just another program in a suite of church
offerings. Small groups are the church—it's the primary way people get transformed—life
on life.'” Not true! See
Transformational
Leadership
and the first link
HERE.
Britons' belief in God vanishing
as religion is replaced by apathy: "...the national mood appears
to be one of benign indifference. Most people give the impression of regarding
religion almost as a consumer good, one to be consumed by those who happen to
have a taste for it. ... Marriage is no longer seen as a sacrament and even
church weddings no longer find favour.
"...the Prince
of Wales's professed desire to be seen in future as 'defender of all the
faiths' is accorded a significantly less favourable response...."
See
Heresy
in high places
December
200
5
What it will take to turn education
around: "While state departments
of education expound loud and long about the rise in 'test' scores, the
test being used to determine those 'rising scores' isn’t a test at all but
an assessment; a subjective measure of whether the child is demonstrating
mastery of equally subjective state exit outcomes....
"...teachers are now being assessed on whether their students are demonstrating
the wanted behaviors (team players, critical thinking, communications, making
decisions, adapting to change and understanding whole systems) as determined
by the state constructed and federally required assessment vehicle.
"...home schools are producing the most highly educated and intelligent
young adults across the nation..."
See
Silencing the Opposition
Strengthening EFA (
Education
for All)
Partnerships: "It
is time for various other UN Agencies to learn from this culture of building
and nurturing partnership with civil society.
Our Global Action Week, a week-long campaign organized by the GCE across
100 countries in the month of April every year, is a concrete example of
the vibrant partnership of civil society,
teachers, children, Government, and UNESCO.
"
...none
of the Millennium Development Goals will be realized without guaranteeing
good quality education for all. This recognition calls for an effective
and true broad-based partnership at all levels and in all
sectors
as an essential pre-requisite."
See
Re-inventing
the World
and
Molding Human Resources
for the Global Workforce
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