Sunday, May 13, 2007

Globalism, Part 2: The WCC & Information Control

I haven’t made up my mind (because I just don’t know enough about them), but the WCC or the World Council of Churches scare me. They’re basically the largest ecumenical movement in the world. Ecumenical comes from the Greek word “oikoumene” which means “all in one house.” It is an attempt to unite the church somewhat like it used to be prior to the Protestant Reformation. Oh yeah, seems like a good idea. Let’s go back to the corruption of the historical Roman Catholic Church. Let’s go back to the Church which strayed away from its foundation in Christ for the sake of money and power. The difference that the new unified church would bring is autonomy within unity. We would be unified within diversity remember? This means we hold to basic truths while allowing all kinds of religious groups in. We unite with other religions based on our mutual beliefs. What do we agree with them on? Well, we all believe first and foremost in a “god.” Secondly, we all believe in peace. Go to the WCC website and see how much of their page is about unification around the central doctrine of peace. It’s not that peace is a bad thing, but this peace is deceptive. We don’t want peace at any cost. We don’t want peace at the cost of accepting false religion as valid and true. We don’t want the end of freedoms. You’re a “terrorist” if you don’t want peace right? Well, then you’re a terrorist if you’re not for public security cameras. You’re a terrorist if you want to uphold the 2nd Amendment right to own guns. You’re a terrorist if you don’t allow yourself to be implanted with a tracking device (in the future)? What do you have to hide that you can’t be filmed and tracked?

Let’s talk about this issue of tracking devices. Digital Angel Corporation of Minnesota has already begun production of small RFID microchips that can be implanted in animals and humans. The implant is larger than a grain of rice but smaller than a dime (some RFID tags are the size of powder). The marketing of this technology is innocent enough. It allows pet owners to find their pets in disasters such as Katrina or when Fluffy simply “gets out.” It can be used by farmers to help track disease. It has been implemented in the military realm already via transponders for pilots who eject. Why spend millions to build a fence across the US when you can just implant people? Some may wonder, “Well, not everyone will go for implanting.” They will if they can’t buy anything without it. They will if they can’t go anywhere in the public realm without it. No usage of planes, taxis, no ability to buy food, cars, gas, etc. Tracking systems would give the ability to do things unimaginable. Purchasing items at Wal-Mart would require you to stuff your buggy, then simply walk out. You’re account could automatically be billed. Tired of all those login/password requirements online? Those would become a memory. Identity theft could be eliminated. Alibis would be a thing of the past. The local police office would know exactly where you were at the time of the crime. At least, they could say you were “there.” Why not track people, this would do so much to fight crime. Don’t you want to know where your abducted child is? Aren’t you for peace? Don’t you want to live without crime? Well, if you don’t, then I suspect you must want to carry out crime. You must be a terrorist. Obviously, my point is that this gives a centralized government a vast amount of power. What happens when Christianity, in the “fundamental” form, becomes outlawed? What happens when a pastor wants to say something against homosexuality based on biblical arguments, but he is fined for his “hate speech”?

(Let me make a brief statement about the WCC. The WCC may be a perfectly fine organization. They visited Lee a couple years ago for a meeting. I don’t know enough about them to say one way or the other. However, their goal seems a little troubling to me. It is the division of “truth” that allows choice. It is the division of power that avoids tyranny and religious dictatorship. "Uniting" isn't without its own problems.)

(Regarding the tracking devices, another company even has “powder-sized” RFID tags out now.)

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