by heyjt » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:11 pm
Someone on a radio show mentioned "Agenda 21" the other day, so I googled it. Who pops up? Our old "friend" Maurice Strong.<br> The author opens with this quote:<br>"...current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class - involving high meat intake use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work-place air-conditioning, and suburban housing - are not sustainable. A shift is necessary. which will require a vast strengthening of the multilateral system, including the United Nations..." [1] Maurice Strong , opening speech at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development<br> *********<br>The author is writing from a Christian viewpoint, as illustrated below:<br><br>The GBA concluded on page 763 that "the root causes of the loss of biodiversity are embedded in the way societies use resources." The main culprit? Judeo-Christian values. Chapter 12.2.3 states that-<br><br>This world view is characteristic of large scale societies, heavily dependent on resources brought from considerable distances. It is a world view that is characterized by the denial of sacred attributes in nature, a characteristic that became firmly established about 2000 years ago with the Judeo-Christian-Islamic religious traditions.<br><br>Eastern cultures with religious traditions such as Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism did not depart as drastically from the perspective of humans as members of a community of beings including other living and non-living elements.6<br> ***************<br> Well duh... Think about the "Rapture Right" who think we don't need to worry about the environment because all good Christians will be swept up to the Lord soon.<br> In fact, many believe man is ment to be dominate over nature and exploit it rather than live in balence with nature. The only thing this screed leaves out is that Maurice Strong is linked to Luciferian beliefs. The author missed that and no doubt would have had a field day with it. <br> I will have to qualify this by saying there is a re-emergence of Christians who believe they are good stewards of the earth, but they are outnumbered by the exploiters. Look at the entire MO of the Bush cadre.<br> Here is another sample of Agenda 21 :<br><br>"In light of the current world situation, including the obvious degradation of the global ecosystem, population crisis, outbreaks of violence... there is an obvious need for education that puts forth a clear vision of a whole system of ecological thinking. In recent years, there has been a great deal of emphasis on environmental education and nature studies, but little has been done to teach about eco-efficiency, sustainable lifestyle practices, and the worldwide movement concerning sustainable development. <br><br>"The overall understanding is that we must learn from nature how to create sustainable communities--- observing: interdependence and organization, form and substance, the pattern of life, cooperation and partnership, and diversity.... A broader perspective (beyond schools) must be encouraged, including proactive learning opportunities throughout the community.<br><br>"Educational and rewarding volunteer opportunities exist throughout SCC. Most Americans are ill equipped to make the lifestyle changes necessary to turn the degradation around. Our collective experience over time has shown that knowledge alone does not necessarily change behavior and incite people to action. Support structures and incentives are also needed."<br> *************<br><br> Now, some of this just makes sense to me. Education, incentive, bussiness models that emulate nature?<br> Here is how the author replies to the notion of paradigm shift:<br><br>"Desired State: A Paradigm Shift<br>We envision a community that stretches itself from its historical conditioning and ethnocentric comfort zones to increased cross-cultural empathy and understanding - a community that avoids oppressive hierarchies, but instead passionately advocates for inclusion, respect and cooperation with all members."<br><br>Politically correct tolerance sets a new standard for communication and inclusiveness. It immediately disqualifies biblical Christianity as exclusive, hateful, patriarchal, and intolerant. Their list of practical suggestions for change matches their vision:<br><br>Train facilitators for the "paradigm shift" to be wholistic supporters of the value of diversity <br>Develop an interagency approach to intolerance abatement <br>Encourage the business sector to hold managers accountable for promoting minorities and women into management. <br>Create a design for teaching the principle of universal security <br>Continue with forums, meetings, events, and expand our social justice library with books, tapes, video tapes for community TV, and literature available for interested people... <br>Involve college students and professors in social justice issues <br>Bring in speakers; support individual clubs. <br> <br> So I ask; Is Maurice Strong so wrong?? link below<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/la21_198.html">www.crossroad.to/text/art...1_198.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>