Thursday, April 5, 2007

NJ Town Casts The Next Stone

Stone-throwing targeting of Christian "fundamentalism" seems to be picking up steam.
This year, Rick Warren (SBC) threw the first stone at Bible believing Christians, calling them "self indulgent" and the cause for church splits over his Purpose Driven church marketing program.

Next, proponents of the Emerging Church movement took shots at "traditional" Christians in video clips used to illustrate their appeal to the modern culture.

Now, a New Jersey township emergency response drill paints a violent and disparaging picture of Christian fundamentalists. LifeSite News reports:

"Burlington Township High School carried out a mock ‘hostage situation’, the alleged gunmen were “members of a right-wing fundamentalist group called the 'New Crusaders' who don't believe in separation of church and state.”...The drill organizers explained that the supposedly Christian gunmen “went to the school seeking justice because the daughter of one had been expelled for praying before class.”

The actions of the county drew the attention of the American Center for Law & Justice.
Attorney Jay Sekulow writes:
"Many Christian students were outraged by the school’s mockery of their religious beliefs. Parents and other members of the community are equally offended by the school’s anti-Christian animosity. Frankly, this kind of anti-Christian bigotry by school officials is despicable and is not related in any way to the legitimate purposes of a hostage drill."

Certainly the damaged is done, whether or not this was a drill. To the unbelieving world, anyone who carries a Bible would be seen as a potential extremist and threat to public safety.

Perhaps that's why Rick Warren stated that "fundamentalism, of all varieties, will be 'one of the big enemies of the 21st century."

Perhaps Mr. Warren, as a member of the Global Elitist organization, the Council on Foreign Relations shares the worldview perspective that all religions must be united for world peace and survival.

Interesting to note the similarities of Warren's comments, The New Jersey drill and the research of the Strategic Foresight Group, a well-connected global think tank organization.

Highlights of the Group's "Inclusive World" report includes:

PDF PG 21-22 Under the category of Terrorism and Extremism...
"In the United States, racism is not comparatively strong,but Evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity is on the rise..."
"...About 10 per cent subscribe to fundamental Christianity, which is more right wing than Evangelical Christianity."
"The rise of religious fundamentalism in the United States is currently limited to a non-violent social agenda, including a ban on same sex marriage..."

PDF PG 23
"As of now, Evangelical Christian movement as well as the latent White supremacist groups represent extremism, a force aiming to change the mindset of people and character of the society by using aggressive propaganda and persuasion strategies."

PDF PG 33 The Age of Competitive Fundamentalism
"Islamic and Christian Evangelicals can engage in a contest of competitive fundamentalism because there are a large number of young people in both societies who feel excluded from the world around them and who are looking to belong in some way..."
"The age of competitive fundamentalism is essentially a threat to the core human values of justice,liberty and trust..."

PDF PG 35
"The greatest challenge of the 21st century (Ed. note: similar statement as Warren's above) is for us to come together to discover our common identity, to reaffirm and restore core human values, to appreciate our common history and to create a shared future. In order to shape an inclusive world in which the West, Islam and the Rest have a stake, it is necessary to shift from the centuries old model based on the doctrine of force to a model based on the collaborative harnessing of the spirit of humanity."

Interesting to see how Warren's global PEACE Plan shares the concerns and goals reflected in this report, the United Nations Millennium Goals, and the efforts of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Read more of the grip of global governance at author / attorney Constance Cumbey's website.

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