What Holly Thinks: Picking Up Speed
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexy II, discuss forming a council of world religions. Photo credit: United Nations
Bible prophecy foretold a global religious system that will stifle Christianity, but most Christians don’t know how quickly it’s progressing. Consider these stories from this month.
- The United Nations — which has already formed the Alliance of Civilizations to counter all forms of religious fundamentalism, including evangelical Christianity — is now considering forming a council of world religions. Read about it here.
- This week, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), urged the European Union and the OIC to work with the United Nations to set “global guidelines” against insulting the religious beliefs of others. Read about it here.
- In an interview on Pakistani television, Wednesday, EU high representative Javier Solana condemned the publication of cartoons and films that depict the Koran sacrilegiously, and he called for interfaith harmony. Read about it here. Apparently, he thinks that harmony must come at the expense of freedom of expression. In February 2006, he agreed with Ihsanoglu that the EU and OIC should work together to create a UN resolution against the defamation of religions. Read about it here.
Clearly, the Revelation 13 prophecies are picking up speed.
— Holly Pivec