Rising PERSECUTION in the "Land of the Free"?
Are we prepared for the battles ahead?
By Berit - May 6, 2013
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What goals are driving our government today? What can we expect as America gradually merges into a socialist, anti-Christian New World Order? Will you and I face persecution for our faith?These are sobering questions! Centuries ago, God blessed our nation with peace, hope and shelter from the terrors that darkened so many other lands! But the world is changing fast! Our nation is forgetting His goodness and mocking His guidelines, while corrupt rulers trade truth and integrity for lies and deception. Psalm 52:1-3 summarized it well:
"Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? ...
Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
You love evil more than good..."Christian children now face mockery and humiliation from classmates as well as teachers in their secular schools. Teenagers who question the acceptance of the gay lifestyle are being disciplined -- even expelled. And countless adults who dare to express their faith in a secular workplace are threatened or fired.Yet our God still reigns!So,
"...do not be discouraged...for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” 2 Chronicles 20:15Hating God and His TruthA spiritual war has been raging since the beginning of time. The Old Testament points to a cycle that appeared again and again in ancient Israel. As long as the people trusted God, He met their needs. But when they grew strong and proud, they ignored their Provider and forgot His guidelines. When He finally withdrew His hand of protection, they faced droughts, famines, wars and cruel invaders.Does that sound familiar? The New Testament warns us that we will face similar consequences if we reject His guidelines. Are we prepared to follow our Lord no matter what happens?The following news items offer clues to the battles ahead:Christians [are] victims of rising 'hostility' from gov't and secular groups: "The 140-page 'Survey of Religious Hostility in America,' prepared by the Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council, highlighted more than 600 examples illustrating what it characterized as religious animosity shown by judges, government bureaucrats, schools and secular groups. Among the examples listed in the survey:~ Matthew Reynolds, valedictorian for HLV Junior-Senior High School in Victor, Iowa, was told he had to give a 'secular' speech after he wished to attribute his success to his faith in Jesus Christ during his graduation speech....~ Dr. Frank Turek, a Cisco employee, was fired for expressing his views on traditional marriage in his book, even though he never voiced his religious opinions at work.~Samantha Schulz, 8, was barred from singing 'Kum Ba Yah' at a Boys and Girls Club in Port Charlotte, Fla., because the song included the words 'Oh, Lord.'~Lorena Cenzon-DeCarlo, a nurse at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital, was forced to participate in a late-term abortion against her religious convictions, and was threatened with job termination and loss of license. "[1]Persecution of Christians on Rise -- in U.S.: "A report by two U.S.-based religious freedom groups says anti-Christian persecution is on the rise in America....[Liberty Institute Founder Kelly] Shackleford says government, from schools to social programs, is the ringleader. 'There are children being prohibited from writing Merry Christmas to the soldiers, senior citizens being banned from praying over their meals in the Senior Center, the VA banning the mention of God in military funerals...."Christian civil rights organization ACLJ senior counsel David French says the exact rate of increase is hard to determine, but many of the new cases come from colleges.... 'One of the most strident examples: the misuse of the Establishment Clause to attempt to ban any mention of God from historical markers, monuments or even museum exhibits,' French says. 'This represents an effort to whitewash God from American history and change our national identity.'”[2]Pentagon: Religious Proselytizing is Not Permitted: "...Mikey Weinstein [the anti-Christian founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation] and others from his organization met privately with Pentagon officials on April 23. He said U.S. troops who proselytize are guilty of sedition and treason and should be punished – by the hundreds if necessary – to stave off what he called a 'tidal wave of fundamentalists.'... 'Until the Air Force or Army or Navy or Marine Corps punishes a member of the military for unconstitutional religious proselytizing and oppression, we will never have the ability to stop this horrible, horrendous, dehumanizing behavior.'..."[Tony] Perkins said it was troubling the Obama Administration would place so much trust in someone like Weinstein. 'Unfortunately, it appears our military is on a forced march away from the very freedoms they are sworn to protect."[3]
Comment of Donald Hank: Berit Kjos is an excellent and thorough researcher. This article goes back to the early beginnings of the anti-Christian campaign among academics in America. There are certainly links to Europe as well. The Fabian ideology, which focused in large part on eliminating Judeo-Christian culture, started in London in the late 1880s. Its ideas and strategy infiltrated political, academic and professional life everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThe Frankfurt School, a group of leftist profs from Germany, came to the US to escape the Holocaust. They showed us their appreciation by attempting to destroy our culture. By first infiltrating Columbia U, where they took control of the education department. Their anti-tradition ideas infested American education. I was exposed to them as an education major in the 60s.
But there is hope. All world changers run up against the brick wall of what some call unintended consequences.
Christians call it God's hand.
Don Hank