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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 410
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While the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered prayer, the Bible and the Ten Commandments out
of public schools. Gorbachev’s new commandments embodied in the Earth Charter are now
appearing in U.S. schools along with teachings about Gaia, the earth goddess.
Students in Vermont were among the first in the nation to be introduced to the earth
charter in 2001 when the Ark of Hope was carried through Vermont on its way to the U.N. The
Ark of Hope is a heretical imitation of the Ark of the Covenant, which housed the Ten
Commandments in ancient Israel. It was created to hold a papyrus copy of the Earth Charter
along with over 300 handmade Temenos books. Temenos is an old Greek word that refers to a
pagan ritual of creating sacred circles that create a protected space (i.e. a pentagram in a
circle).
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William Jasper of The New American say that the Temenos books or meditations were
“inspired by animist religions and the occultic ruminations of Carl G. Jung.”
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The Ark of Hope is made from a sycamore maple tree. It is elaborately pained with pagan
spiritual scenes and symbols on each side and on the top. The carrying poles are made of unicorn
horns which the makers believe have magical powers to render evil ineffective.
The Earth Charters website says: “Prior to the Ark's pilgrimage, over 4000 students and
citizens throughout Vermont were introduced to the Earth Charter and created images of
affirmation and prayer for the possibility of living into the wisdom that the Earth Charter's
holds.”
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The Earth Charter is being used by educators around the world according to the Earth
Charter website. They write:
The Earth Charter is being adopted and used by educators around the
world in a diversity of educational settings' schools, institutions of higher
education, community and professional development. High school and university
educators are finding the Earth Charter a useful resource to incorporate into
courses dealing with themes such as ethics, environment, social justice,
sustainable development, globalization, and international relations…. Education is
the key to advancing the transition to more sustainable ways of living.
Transformative education is needed: education that helps bring about the
fundamental changes demanded by the challenges of sustainability.
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This is just the beginning. Hans van Ginkel, chairman of the International Association of
Universities told those present at Earth Summit II that the next generation needs to be educated
on the Earth Charters principals and that sixteen millions teachers must be trained in order to
meet the task.
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The Earth Charter website has a suggested lesson plan for teachers to use with their
students. The suggested lesson plan includes: “The Ritual and hands on creation of Temenos
Images;” a Ritual that would include: silence, and what is called “The Cosmic Walk.” This
would be a lead in to prayer and Gaia meditation.
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Of course, the suggested prayer would be a
prayer to mother earth.
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