VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4 -- MAY 15, 2000

The "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God"

is a phrase from the Declaration of Independence that, when read today absolutely befuddles most individuals. An intelligent mature individual once said that he had searched high and low for a definition of the law of nature and had yet to find one. This can be remedied by referring to Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary, which defines the law of nature as: "a rule of conduct arising out of the natural relations of human beings established by the Creator, and existing prior to any positive precept. Thus, it is a law of nature, that one man should not injure another, and murder and fraud would be crimes, independent of any prohibition from a supreme power." Of course, the Creator referred to is only found in the Bible. Given that there has not been a new revelation from him since He authored the book through individuals he selected, it stands to reason that rights granted to man have not changed, and will not change until his return. This truth is ridiculed by some individuals and some organizations, including the United Nations.

During the Earth Summit (June 1992), while some 170 plus nations met to formally endorse the global plan of action, there was a series of meetings involving a group of NGOs (non-governmental organizations). The meetings resulted in 46 treaties/joint statements with the United Nations. All of the treaties/joint statements may be viewed at http://www.igc.org/habitat/treaties/

The Treaty on Urbanization:

Notwithstanding the Law of Nature, the United Nations has, in this treaty, determined that:

"17. Democratize cities, towns and villages by ensuring fulfillment of all existing national and international rights and by creating new rights, changing the priorities for allocations of common resources locally, nationally and internationally in support of the impoverished population."

The United Nations in joint partnership with NGOs such as the United Methodist, AARP, League of Women Voters, Presbyterian Church USA, The Salvation Army, The Nature Conservancy and many other well known groups will "create new rights." With these new rights, the UN and NGOs will allocate, earmark, designate, or appropriate resources which you once considered your own, such as water, land, and timber. The motive is, of course, to help the impoverished peoples of the world.

One should ask: What about my right to own private property? To which the UN and the NGO community answers:

"16 The social function of the city and property" is "understood as ensuring that common interests prevail over individual rights to property...." and "....the process of production and the creation of knowledge within parameters of social justice and the creation of environmentally sustainable conditions."

Production of all products and all new inventions must come under the rule of social justice, which is determined by the UN and their ilk.

In the "Citizens' Commitments on Biodiversity" a joint partnership between the UN and the NGO community states:

"6. ....In our view, sustainable use means use that does not interfere with the ecological integrity of any living things or their ecosystems, and which is socially equitable to people.

"This implies that:
a. All members of present and future generations receive a socially equitable share of and access to the benefits of natural resources"

You, therefore, cannot burn another gallon of gasoline because you are restricting future generations from using natural resources.

" b. The basic structure of genetic resources and their ecosystems is not depleted by the use of their components"

You may, (if the UN/NGO partnership decrees) burn a tree to stay warm in the winter.

" c. All life forms are treated in a way that respects their intrinsic, social, aesthetic, cultural, traditional, spiritual and other values, and that our activities do not cause suffering of any living thing."

You will respect the tree when it is sacrificed by acknowledging the "intrinsic, social, aesthetic, cultural, traditional, spiritual and other values,...." and ensure that your "activities do not cause suffering of any living thing." Yes, the "creating of new rights" will certainly bring joy and happiness to all of mankind.

By denying God's Law, an ethical void is created. The proud and pompous UN/NGO answers this trifle problem with the following treaty:

Treaty on Consumption and Lifestyle.

They preface the void by stating:

"We can no longer tolerate a situation which has brought us beyond the limits of the earth's carrying capacity and where twenty percent of the people consume eighty percent of the world's resources. We must act to balance ecological sustainability with equity between and within countries."

Of course:

"It will be necessary to develop new cultural and ethical values, transform economic structures and reorient our lifestyles."

That was summer of 1992. Their efforts are bearing fruit. This year the global society is being presented with:

"The Earth Charter is envisioned as a statement of fundamental ethical principles and practical guidelines of enduring significance....it will serve as a universal code of conduct to guide people and nations towards sustainable development." "The transition to sustainable development requires basic changes in the attitudes, values, and behavior of all people in order to achieve social, economic, and ecological security in the context of limited resources."

"Center for Respect of Life and Environment (CRLE) in Washington, DC. CRLE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote earth ethics and sustainable policies and practices within the United States and throughout the world."

Establishing organizations to aid in the implementation of the United Nations agenda is normal procedure. The CRLE is working in two areas:

Higher Education;

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Alliance for Sustainability Through Higher Education
Campus Ecology - National Wildlife Federation
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
Consortium for Environmental Education in Medicine
Management Institute for Environment and Business
World Resources Institute
Second Nature

and Religion;

"in collaboration with a panel of advisors, and with major funding from The MacArthur Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and The Humane Society of the United States, involves several hundred scholars and religious leaders in a North American network."

To view the complete listing of members: http://www.crle.org/temec/temec.html

The implementation of partnerships between NGOs and the United Nations is illustrated in current happenings in Minnesota.

A previous newsletter discussed their use of "The Natural Step" an ethical criteria for business. Due to space limitations we will concentrate on the current events.

April 9, 2000 (Sun.), Waconia, MN, the Faith Lutheran Church sponsored a talk on "The Natural Step to Sustainability". A "Natural Step" facilitator presented the program. He presented literature which stated:

"Based on the ecological footprint model, we are 30% beyond the carrying capacity of the planet, and if everyone in the world consumed the way we do, we'd need three more planets."

The circle is now complete: church, state, and business.

The evidence is overwhelming, documents in 1992 laid down the intent, ongoing programs reverberate with the progress being made towards those goals, .... and the apathetic, ignorant public chases after the "stupid economy" and awaits their new master.

Millennium Assembly/Summit

The United Nations general assembly has called for two meetings to be held at the UN headquarters in September, 2000.

The Millennium Assembly will convene on 5 September 2000-- the purpose is to:

"create" innovative ideas regarding specific objectives of the United Nations. Five core areas have been identified:

peace and security
economic and social affairs,
development cooperation
humanitarian affairs
and human rights

"Human rights will be considered as a cross cutting issue."

The Millennium Summit will begin on 6 September, 2000 -- the purpose is to determine:

What kind of United Nations do Member States desire?
What substantive objectives are they prepared to support?
How should the United Nations relate to the growing number of "international institutions," an "increasingly robust global civil society," and "ever more integrated global markets and systems of production?"

The overall theme of the assembly/summit is "The United Nations in the twenty-first century"

http://www.ngo.org/millennium/millennium.htm

Five regional meetings have been held in preparation for the Sept. 2000 meetings. The Latin America and the Caribbean meeting in Santiago, Chile on 2 September, 1999, is one example. This regional meeting listed the following aspects which the UN should oversee in the next millennium

protection and promotion of human rights
"....the Hearing welcomed the recent trend giving primacy to human rights over national sovereignty." Most Americans seem to be unaware that we are in the process of relinquishing our national sovereignty to United Nations treaties and edicts.
conflict resolution and the internal peace processes
"....that any decision to intervene militarily taken outside the framework of the United Nations would be totally unacceptable." A standing army for the UN? The inability to defend against encroachments unless the U.N. approved?
protection of the environment
"....prevailing production and consumption patterns, considered to be irrational and wasteful." According to the UN the American lifestyle causes the most harm too the environment - we produce too much and consume to much. A UN solution will be forthcoming.
"....promotion of sustainable development in the next century; and globalization and development with social equity." To felicitate this the UN was asked to:
"....play a key role in bringing together Governments, business organizations, trade unions and civil society organizations at large, to define jointly a conceptual platform to face the future tasks and make it possible for the twenty-first century to be the 'century of people.' That was the only way to ensure sufficient employment creation and to eradicate poverty, recognized to be the two main social challenges of the end of the twentieth century and the most difficult task to deal with in the twenty-first."
"In that regard, the Hearing requested the Organization to involve social actors, not only at the implementation phase of programmes, but also at the level of policy-making organs, in order to produce a genuinely inclusive agenda. It also called on the United Nations to support and take advantage of the unprecedented wealth of experience accumulated by civil society networks during the last few years, which had contributed to the generation of a truly global citizenry."

We should recognize that "social actors" are organizations such as the Lutheran Church mentioned in the preceding article. It is hoped that the parishioners at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church are aware that their facility is being used to further the goal of globalism.

Will they have the understanding and courage to refute this globalists agenda?

We cannot answer that question. We can and must recognize that we are rapidly approaching the end of National Sovereignty as we have known it and that "Global Citizenry" is the next step. For many years now our education system has been teaching that we must embrace global citizenship if we are to avoid world shattering conflicts. Many will take that next step without thinking of the real consequences - After all freedom and slavery are mere concepts. The contented slave must believe he is free in order to accept the chains of "global citizenry." Truly, when we see the local churches pushing the global agenda that next step must be very close.

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