PSEUDO-MISSION: Creating A “Social Ethic” Worldview
“Change is an inevitable force that we must deal with in our lives at this time in history if we are to remain viable and relative in the earth today. Change means to take a turn, to put something or someone in place, to take from one resource and make another, to pass away from […]
PSEUDO-MISSION: Blasphemizing and Social Sciencizing
“Americans’ quest to mold indigenous people into their own image of success was not, of course, a new phenomenon. Missionaries and the Bureau of Indian Affairs had been trying for decades in the United States. Since World War II, social scientists knew that effective psychological warfare operations required in-depth knowledge of a population’s culture. Researchers […]
PSEUDO-MISSION: How the Camel Got Its Nose Under the Tent
How did evangelicalism get to the point where its leaders are openly bragging about transforming nations? How did we get to the point where the term “mission” has now been broadened to include marketplace (commerce) and changing the governments of nations? When did “mission” quit meaning evangelism, i.e., sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus […]
The Dialectic of War and P.E.A.C.E.
The ironic thing about the New Apostolic Reformation is that it uses the motifs of both WAR and PEACE to further its ambitions to build a “kingdom of God” on earth. Some leaders put forth the idea of war — a hyper-spiritualized (and potentially real) Joel’s Army that goes out as a conquering force taking […]
Marshalling Christians for the Coming “Conflict”
Rick Joyner, whom we have quoted often on the Herescope blog because of his malignant and extreme dominionism, just issued an announcement that “THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS RIGHT NOW INVADING THE EARTH” (7/26/06) where he said that: “The kingdoms of this world, the kingdoms of men, and the Kingdom of God, are on a […]
“The Peaceful Conquest of the World”* Circa 1929
“The business of philanthropy is thinking through the way to change something. It’s just this simple: You have some money, and you have some things you’d like to see different.”(Bill Gates, Sr., at a reception at the recent Aspen Institute gatherings,quoted in Bob Buford’s recent newsletter) To understand the significance of this year’s Aspen Institutes […]
Willis Harman’s “Global Mind Change” Worldview
Willis Harman, a leading Theosophist futurist who impacted a group of evangelical leaders back in the late 1970s, has been a frequent topic on this blog. If one wishes to search out the other posts on this New Age leader, simply type in his name in the search box on the upper lefthand corner of […]
Aspen Revisited — Philanthropy & Ideas
Neoevangelical leaders are fraternizing in the highest echelons of intellectual and global political societies these days. Last year this Aspen Ideas Festival became known among evangelicals because Saddleback pastor Rick Warren was invited to attend. Bob Buford of the Leadership Network, who has been closely connected with both Peter Drucker (the management guru) and Rick […]
The Futurist Worldview
The most recent Discernment Ministries newsletter contains an article entitled “The Manipulations of Dominionism,” which explains the paradigm shift to a “futuristic” worldview that has taken place in the neoevangelical church.* The newsletter begins: “Dominionism is a form of futurism. Futurism is the belief that man can create his own future. This belief requires that […]
More Militant Rhetoric
In a recent article in Christianity Today (7/10/06) entitled “The Lure of Theocracy,” Philip Yancey discussed a few fundamental differences between Christianity and Islam, and noted Islam’s theocratic culture. At the conclusion of his brief article he posed an interesting warning: “Hearing firsthand about Islamic culture increased my understanding, but it also made me nervous […]