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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 401
Civilization will shift and new values and new ways of life will be needed
to find real solutions to the problems of our environment, a way out of the
ecological crisis…Gradually we will have to achieve a change of emphasis in the
archetypal dilemma: to have or to be; to change the nature of consumption….
We have to change the nature of consumption. And I have much to say
about that here.…We have to, I believe, gear consumption more to people's
cultural and spiritual needs. Also, through culture and education and within the
framework of laws we shall have to address the problem of controlling the world's
population.
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(Emphasis added)
Gorbachev, the communist; the former leader of the evil empire; a nation that crushed
religious freedom; a nation that enslaved, imprisoned and murdered millions because of their
religious believes is here to tell America and the world about our spiritual needs. Many New Age
gurus were more than happy to help Gorbachev in the spiritual arena. These New Agers included
successful authors, teachers, philosophers and heads of New Age organizations. Some of the
New Age leaders present at the Forum included: Willis Harman, Barbara Marx Hubbard,
Richard Baker, Matthew Fox, Shirley MacLaine, Deepak Chopra, Fritjof Capra, Michael Lerner,
Michael Murphy, Jean Houston, Sam Keen, Ram Dass, Andrew Weil and Rupert Sheldrake.
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While the New Age movement was well represented at the State of the World Forum,
Christian evangelicals had only one representative Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy
Graham. Lee Peen writing in the New Oxford Review says: “Neither orthodox Christian nor
Orthodox Jewish leaders have spoken at any Forum sessions since it was founded in 1995.”
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At the 2003 Forum a member of the press noticed the absence of Christian leaders and
asked Gorbachev why this was so. Gorbachev answered: “Western religion is represented by
many of the leaders of the Forum.” Zbigniew Brzezinski tried to assist Gorbachev in answering
the question and added: “I happen to know that President Gorbachev is a very good friend of the
Pope—and I am too.”
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It is much scarier to think that these men are representing Christians
than that they have no representation at all.
While Christians have gone un-represented, many New Agers have been keynote
speakers. As participants in the Forum, Gorbachev considers these New Agers to be part of the
“global brain trust.”
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Barbara Marx Hubbard has been one of the New Age keynote speakers.
Hubbard is very well connected. She has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of
Defense and she was considered as a vice presidential candidate by the Democratic Party during
the 1984 presidential election.
Hubbard’s New Age philosophy is typical of the New Age movement. This New Age
philosophy can at times sound very Christian. Hubbard talks about love, forgiveness and Jesus. If
you listen to her long enough or read one of her books, you’ll eventually get to the truth. The
truth is that Hubbard and other New Age believers think that they are gods; that they are
immortal; that they have God’s power to create; and they don’t need a savior, they can save
themselves. Listed below are quotes from several of Hubbard’s books that illustrate her beliefs.
In the Book of Co-Creation Hubbard claims to be equal with God; the words in parenthesis are
added by me for clarification:
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