El martes 20 de junio Donald Trump y Ben Carson, se reunieron con nada menos que 900 líderes conservadores cristianos en un evento restringido para los medios. Johnny Moore, portavoz de Mi Fe Vota (uno de los organizadores del evento) dijo antes de la reunión: “Será “la reunión más grande y representativa de líderes cristianos de la nación que yo haya visto en mi vida”. Entre los invitados se encuentran James Dobson, Ralph Reed, Penny Nance de Mujeres Preocupadas por América; Tim Wildmon de la Asociación de Familias Americanas; Tony Perkins del Concejo de Investigación de la Familia, el presidente de Valores Americanos, Gary Bauer y muchos pastores de mega iglesias. Además del bloqueo a los medios, se ha desplegado fuertes medidas de seguridad alrededor del Marriott Marquis en Nueva York.
El programa de un día de duración, titulado «Una conversación sobre el Futuro de América con Donald Trump y Ben Carson», le ha parecido a algunos como el primer vistazo de una posible fórmula presidencial del partido Republicano para el 2016.
«Muchos evangélicos no apoyaron a [Trump],» dijo Tony Perkins. «Pero hay muchos por ahí que creo que les gustaría, aunque hay cierta incertidumbre… Como evangélicos, y cristianos conservadores, en este proceso no sólo queremos tener influencia sino también dar testimonio de la verdad. Y parte de eso es pensar: ‘Muy bien, vamos a tener una conversación sobre estos temas. Tal vez usted no ha pensado como nosotros’. «Le doy el beneficio de la duda a un hombre de negocios que ha estado haciendo otras cosas, que quizás no ha concebido estas ideas y que de vez en cuando, podríamos verlo cambiar de opinión una vez éstas le hayan sido explicadas».
Para la preparación del evento, los organizadores solicitaron a los activistas de planta unas 50.000 preguntas. «Esta reunión va a representar no sólo a las 900 personas que asistirán sino a los cristianos de los Estados Unidos», explicó Moore. No se trata de una «inquisición» ni de una «coronación», sino de una «conversación», dijo Moore. «La campaña de Trump ha estado muy dispuesta en reunirse con estos líderes».
«Este es un grupo muy diverso y se compone principalmente de los pastores y otros líderes de iglesias», agregó. «No es una reunión de activistas políticos. Una parte importante de los cristianos más influyentes de Estados Unidos estará presente».
Carson convocará la reunión y pronunciará un discurso a los asistentes.
¿A dónde llegaremos cuando los líderes cristianos reciban más poder e influencia y se unan en temas importantes que a todos les interesen? Esto va a conducir a las demandas de una ley dominical y a la pérdida de la libertad religiosa para el pueblo de Dios. Difícilmente se puede uno imaginar a un adventista del séptimo día dando el discurso principal en una reunión como ésta.
«Cuando las iglesias principales de los Estados Unidos, uniéndose en puntos comunes de doctrina, influyan sobre el estado para que imponga los decretos y las instituciones de ellas, entonces la América protestante habrá formado una imagen de la jerarquía romana, y la inflicción de penas civiles contra los disidentes vendrá de por sí sola». El Conflicto de los Siglos, pág. 498.
Comments
Dennis Hollingsead
22 de junio de 2016 at 09:50 09Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:50:03 +000003.Quoted – » One could hardly imagine a Seventh-day Adventist giving the key note address in a meeting like this.»
I would be careful to wait and see what Dr. Carson says. Wouldn’t we want a «Joseph» or a «Daniel» to be present and speak a warning in love? On the other hand, if he doesn’t give a clear message about the history of religious freedom and the devil’s kingdom of force, coercion, and subterfuge; then we can speak to that issue at that time.
admin
23 de junio de 2016 at 05:34 05Thu, 23 Jun 2016 05:34:25 +000025.Daniel and Joseph were entirely different situations. They were appointed to government. Carson is campaigning. Very different and quite forbidden in the SOP.
Marcos
23 de junio de 2016 at 16:56 04Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:56:36 +000036.Yet God is using him nonetheless, in spite of himself.
admin
23 de junio de 2016 at 19:53 07Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:53:09 +000009.God uses many things that are quite unideal. He even used apostate Israel in Babylon to bring light to the Babylonians. But what of the outcome.
Scott
22 de junio de 2016 at 12:30 12Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:30:07 +000007.Ben needs to inform Gods people what went on in that meeting and if he stayed true to God in warning those people about what happens when you mix church and state and cozzy up with the antichrist !!
Lori Gulley
23 de junio de 2016 at 22:38 10Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:38:28 +000028.«God uses many things that are quite unideal. He even used apostate Israel in Babylon to bring light to the Babylonians.» Hold on just a minute….It was NOT «apostate Israel» bringing light to the Babylonians. It was the very FEW, FAITHFUL ones among apostate Israel that accomplished that.
Geoffrey Mbayiwa
22 de junio de 2016 at 15:36 03Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:36:36 +000036.Comment no one can stop the prophet to happen or take place in its time.once its written it as to take place in its time.
Courtney Edwards
22 de junio de 2016 at 22:21 10Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:21:44 +000044.The irony isn’t Ben Carson’s support of these false Christian Churches. The irony is that official Adventism supports, like Ben Carson, the Republican party. And the greater irony is that the support of the party that will likely be the catalyst to enforce religious laws, is being aggressively pursued to the non support of the Democratic party; the party against religious hegemony.
This is brought on by the belief that the founding of the Democratic party was on the support of Roman Catholicism; while the founding of the Republican party was on the support of Protestantism.
It is this belief that with the strong Roman Catholic underpinning of the Democratic party that the Adventist pioneers and today’s official Adventism believe that Sunday worship will have its strongest support towards becoming law. This could n’t be any further from the truth. And as fallacies go, Adventism will support Republicanism as long as the spectre of a Sunday law is believed to be in the works by the Roman Catholic Church.
The Adventist pioneers got it wrong; and because of the religious hegemony that caused the pilgrims to flee religious Catholic persecution. But they ignored the as egregious Protestant persecution of Roman Catholics; and the extreme persecution of other protestant pioneers by the very pilgrims who fled European religious persecution.and religious hegemony(and today’s evangelicalism)
In short it won’t be the Democratic party or the Republican party that will seek to enforce religious laws as was done by Roman Catholicism in past centutues. These religious laws will be triggered by events that are beyond the ability of any one political party to control.
admin
23 de junio de 2016 at 15:48 03Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:48:48 +000048.Can you show documentation where official Adventism supports the Republican party? That is quite contrary to the official statements of the church concerning modern politics, including those of Ben Carson. While you are right that most adventists blindly support Republicanism, that is a different thing from official Adventism. Incidentally, persecution will come, in the end from both or all parties.
Fernando Narcisso
23 de junio de 2016 at 00:10 12Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:10:34 +000034.Dr. Ben Carson is a joke….He as sold his soul out.
Ernie Ralph Bennett
23 de junio de 2016 at 00:35 12Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:35:27 +000027.Fundamentals of Christian Education Page 482 PDF version The Lord desires all who bear the message for these last days to understand that there is a great difference between professors of religion who are not doers of the word, and the children of God, who are sanctified through the truth, who have that faith that works by love and purifies the soul. The Lord speaks of those who claim to believe the truth for this time, yet see nothing inconsistent in their taking part in politics, mingling with the contending elements of these last days, as the circumcised who
mingle with the uncircumcised, and He declares that He will destroy both classes together without distinction. They are doing a work that God has not set them to do. They dishonor God by their party spirit and contention, and He will condemn both alike.
admin
23 de junio de 2016 at 15:49 03Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:49:46 +000046.That’s about as clear as it gets.
Dorothy J Ackles
23 de junio de 2016 at 11:03 11Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:03:04 +000004.The Lord sets them up and take them down. Dan 2:21 The national Sunday law could come from either party. Whether it be from the conservative right legislating morality, for the liberal-left breaking into a state of Sodom and Gomorrah. On the right you have an apostate religious system represented by the King of the North in Daniel chapter 11. On the left you have an atheistic, humanistic system that denies God in his laws represented by the King of the South in the same chapter. Both serve evil in their intentions while disguising their fellowship with lies.
We can be sure of this, with signs of the end in all sectors of human life, we can know whoever God sets up in this office next Nov, He is working out his plan to wrap things up. I believe as His servants we are too stay close to Him so we can hear His clear voice as to know whether to go to the right or the left, vote with our conscience, is fasten your seatbelts in His Word. The last great events will be rapid ones. «Even so come Lord Jesus».
John Wallace
24 de junio de 2016 at 02:35 02Fri, 24 Jun 2016 02:35:57 +000057.The final movements will come via any and every party in power. We are being simplistic if we simply rule out politics as a career. The patriarchs quoted were high in the political machinery so they must have had huge influence on kings and community leaders. Perhaps our allergy of politics, based on a few quotes from the prophet, has weakened the Church’s influence to a point where the average person never heard of us!
Donna
27 de junio de 2016 at 11:31 11Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:31:33 +000033.A question that seems to be overlooked or absent in this discussion is: Do we already have a Sunday law? If the Papal Climate Change Encyclical was adopted by our leaders last September which includes a day of rest (Sunday) for preservation of the climate by lowering carbon emissions by 1/7th, then all it would require is enforcement which is what the second beast of Rev.13 (USA) is prophesied to do. Any thoughts, just asking.
Patti Werner
27 de junio de 2016 at 19:56 07Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:56:01 +000001.The foundation for the end time events have been carefully laid by the enemy. The Climate Change Encyclical is definitely one of the final acts of rebellion against God, but it has be skillfully covered in the cloak of «need» to preserve the earth. BUT God is stilling holding the four winds of strife until His people are ready to take their POSITION. Read Rev. 7:1-4 and Rev. 14:1-5. Blessings!