Radicals are at the gate and they're hellbent on destruction
Why does it seem that so many Americans want to destroy our country?
Perspective
This is not a normal election. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves.
The United States is the victim of an exclusive two-party system, and thus, there are only two real and viable choices offered to the country on Nov. 5.
Therefore, it is time to seriously consider our choices and make the right and God-honoring decision. As a professed follower of Jesus Christ take a moment to consider the following.
The Rise of Marxism and Communism
The seeds of the radicalization of our American society were sown during the 19th and 20th centuries and rose to worldwide prominence when the world’s first Marxist-Communist state, the Soviet Union, became one of the largest and most powerful empires in the world, occupying nearly one-sixth of earth’s land surface.
The roots of the Soviet Union were born in October 1917 during the Vladimir Lenin-led Bolshevik Revolution, which overthrew a provisional government in Russia during World War I. In 1922, the Soviet Union was formed.
Many Americans grew up in a post-World War II nuclear era where the threat of war with the Soviet Union was real – so much so that many children of the 1950s regularly participated in safety exercises at school.
The reality of what was going on in the Soviet Union came to light in the mid to late 1980s leading to the government’s collapse and its becoming a failed state in 1991, as recounted in the excellent movie, “Reagan,” which debuted last month.
Missionaries, businessmen, and women traveling to the new Russian Federation in the 1990s found largely a depressed and mostly agricultural country rather than a highly sophisticated and powerful industrialized state.
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia has enjoyed an economic renaissance on the world stage with the “new” Russia’s implementation of “state capitalism.” However, with its newfound power, Russia seems to be creeping back into its old totalitarian ways.
Seeds Sown in the U.S.
The rise of Communist and Socialist influence began to erupt in the United States with the establishment of the Soviet Union, a fact that was recognized with highly-publicized Congressional hearings in the 1950s.
The disruption in American society due to the threat of Communism prompted the publishing of “The Naked Communist” in 1958 by political theorist W. Cleon Skousen, who was a former FBI agent.
The book argues that the Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union was attempting a geopolitical strategy to overcome and control all of the world’s governments that were not members of the then-Communist bloc. Prominent conservatives today point to the book as essentially laying out the entire progressive plan to fundamentally change America.
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Noting the importance of Skousen's work and its potential impact on American society, U.S. Rep. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., had the “45 Declared Goals For The Communist Takeover Of America” from the book read into the Congressional Record on Jan. 10, 1963.
This article highlights a few goals of particular significance to 21st-century Christians. What Skousen wrote is pretty heady stuff and worthy of serious consideration considering what we are currently facing in our country.
Control the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers’ associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, and policy-making positions.
Control key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
Present homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”
Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a “religious crutch.”
Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on grounds that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”
Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the “common man.”
Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history because it was only a minor part of the “big picture.” Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture – education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders that no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks, and retarding of children to the suppressive influence of parents.
Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; and that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use [“united force”] to solve economic, political, or social problems.
The Corruption of Anti-God Ideology
From reading this it appears our country has seen many of these goals accomplished over the past 60 or so years. For those reading this article, think about the corruption our society has witnessed by leftist radicals and other well-meaning but misguided politicians who support them.
The corruption has impacted:
Race relations
Justice system
Medical research and practice
Election system
Education
Standard of living
Media and Big Tech
Security and the border
Entertainment (movies, TV)
The workplace (diversity and inclusion)
Information and social media (censorship)
Gender and sexuality
Faith and religion
There is no doubt that our country is under assault by a hidden enemy that is invading the minds of those who wish to fundamentally change America and remove and abolish any vestige of its Judeo-Christian heritage. Behind it all is the total depravity of man, driven by the desires of the Evil One, who seeks to bring bondage to the free, and destruction of souls.
May God help us in these days, and bless us with His Spirit in bringing a sweeping renewal and revival to our divided and fractured land.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV).
As in the days of Elijah, we are encouraged to know that 1) God provides, 2) God blesses his people and others through His actions, and finally and most importantly, 3) God will show up and He will win.
Elijah's greatest feat was winning the showdown with the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18. The prophet challenged 450 false prophets to prove which gods were real. Elijah won the challenge and proved that the God we serve today is alive and will ultimately win the battle.
Will God give Americans another reprieve if we humble ourselves, call on His name, and cry out for mercy?