Over the past couple of weeks, several news items made me recall past conversations with two Europeans.  Both people come from socially well-placed families and are well-educated.  

One conversation concerned a controversial UK government policy seemingly designed to undermine the social fabric of the country.  The person with whom I was discussing it paused, then said, ‘These matters don’t concern you.  You shouldn’t be questioning government policy.’  Oh.  So, my opinion doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of things.  I am too ordinary.  Never mind that I vote and still believe our ‘masters’ are elected to serve us, we the people. 

The next conversation took place a couple of years later, with the second person.  Whilst discussing the changes in Europe over the past 40 years, this person said, ‘I’m not worried for my future.  My family are part of the elite.  We can open doors others can’t.’ 

These are both actual quotes.  If you are reading this as a card-carrying member of the elite, my congratulations. Godspeed.  For the rest of us, here’s what lies ahead. 

This post isn’t meant to be preachy but is designed to get us — the non-elite — thinking critically about our votes and the policies we are forced to accept.  Current progressive policies in the West inextricably and inevitably put Christianity in the crosshairs. Look at history over the past 110 years, social as well as political. 

Whilst not all of the items below relate to Christianity directly, they will be life-changing to greater or lesser degrees:

• New world currency: InsightAnalytical reports that on July 10, G8 leaders saw a sample of the new world currency.  According to Bloomberg, Russian President Medvedev said that the test coin (pictured in his hand) ’means they’re getting ready’ and a ‘good sign that we understand how interdependent we are’.  If you think this is pie-in-the-sky, visit the United Future World Currency website.  Luc Luycx of the Belgian Mint, designed the obverse (‘Unity in Diversity’), and Laura Cretara, former artistic chief of the Italian State Mint, designed the reverse (‘Tree of Life’). Schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 18 have submitted suggestions for a name and a symbol for the new currency. Recall that one of the cardinal rules of the Progressives is to work through children. Actress Sophia Loren and ET creator Carlo Rambaldi will be among the judges, along with a few currency-oriented people.  Didn’t you know about this?  Don’t worry — you weren’t meant to.  Never mind that anyone who’s brought up the words ‘global currency’ over the past few years has been ridiculed and told to make himself a tinfoil hat.  
• Climate change: Meanwhile, just so we all get used to the one world idea, the High Priest of Climate Change and Father of the Information Superhighway, Al Gore, says that the proposed US Cap and Trade Bill will usher in ‘global governance’.  Foundingfather1776 has more here.  Al Gore doesn’t have to worry about the elite; he’s a member of it.  Americans will be paying more in tax for their lives of luxury (read: just trying to live).  Meanwhile, Al — an environmentally-sensitive Democrat —  has a fab houseboat he bought last year.  He claims it is environmentally-friendly, yet, as the Pajamas Media link notes, the results remain to be seen.  After all, his house renovations actually increased his electrical consumption by 10%.  Oh, by the way, you might also want to read about Mr Gore’s interests in Occidental Petroleum detailed here.  Yet, we’re all supposed to be preaching the Gospel of the Church of Gaia as handed to us by Mr Gore and his many expert acolytes.  But it’s much more than that.  The Wall Street Journal reports that left-wing Evangelicals and Catholics in the US are buying up ad spots on Christian radio stations to make Americans more aware of the need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.  They are using Scriptural passages and homiletics to get their point across: ‘God’s creation cries out for relief!’  They are also distributing pamphlets to pastors around the nation to preach the gospel of the Church of Gaia.  Resist the urge to be taken in.  Focus on avoiding sin and the promise of salvation.   
• Sex education in schools: Did you know that your school-age child has a ‘right’ to ‘an orgasm a day’?  If you lived in the UK they would be facing the spectre of reading a pamphlet entitled Pleasure which the NHS (National Health Service) is distributing to state school pupils.  The NHS has not asked the British taxpayers if they approve of such a pamphlet, even though they are paying for it involuntarily.  Pleasure offers positive advice, such as: ‘An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away’ and ‘Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes of physical activity three times a week.  What about sex or masturbation twice a week?’  The Daily Mail observes that 40,000 teens in the UK become pregnant every year.  Of these pregnancies, more than half end in abortion.  Don’t forget that atheists Margaret Sanger and Madalyn Murray O’Hair were strong advocates of compulsory sex education in state schools. 
• Artificial sperm: On July 7, the BBC and other major news outlets reported that scientists in Newcastle have succeeded in creating artificial sperm from embryonic stem cells, a project they have been working on for a number of years.  Ostensibly to help infertile men, who knows how this could be used in future?  We already have designer babies in certain countries.  I’ve worked in this industry, and I understand how the messages to the public can be manipulated.  Just as abortion helps a ‘nice girl get out of a mistake’, well-meaning medical staff and researchers will always talk about the ‘heartbreak of infertility’ or say ’no, we would never use this technique for cloning’.  Yes, it presents ethical issues.  Whilst today, artificial sperm might be used in a helpful life-giving way, what does it say about the future of men? What happens when techniques advance from this point?  What happens when they are used by doctors with weak or non-existent morals? 
• Eugenics: And, finally, we come to our theme of this week, which has focused on the Progressive elite’s, the experts’, plans for our reproduction.  Several blogs have reported that President Obama’s Science Czar, John Holdren, advocates forced abortions, mass sterilisations via food or water, the seizure of children from single mothers and a ‘transnational Planetary Regime’ to control not just the economy but the way you live — including reproduction — enforced by international police.  Don’t you understand?  If you did, you’d be an expert — part of the elite deciding the fate of the lower orders.  Don’t be scared, though, just obey.  Remember, if you have nothing to hide, you’ve nothing to fear, right?   You can view Holdren’s professional credentials here and read what he has written here (or, if that’s down, here and here).  He got his ideas in the early 1970s from Anne and Paul Ehrlich.  If you’re 50+, you’ll remember their book, The Population Bomb.  Find out more here.  It is related, oddly enough, to today’s Church of Gaia. 

These are issues we and our children will need to deal with in future.  We also need to do a bit more research before we vote next time.  Really read about what each party is saying — not just their pamphlets and TV or radio spots — but pore through online resources available to us. 

(If you don’t have the time to do this, then please nominate a family member or friend.  You’re being kept busy at work  just to keep your head above water.  When you’re busy at work, you don’t have time to read about what’s happening in the world.  Work can be misused in a culture to pull the wool over your eyes. Think about the popularity and necessity of being in the office at all hours of the day in the US. That culture is spreading to Europe. If you’re not a part of it, you’re labelled as being ’lazy’ and ’shiftless’. Remember ‘Arbeit macht frei’?  ‘Work sets you free’.  Think about how that ended.)  

Most importantly, let’s remember to read the Bible, pray for guidance and — above all — trust in the Lord.