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by Carl Teichrib
\nForcing Change<\/strong>
\n(courtesy Kjos Ministries)<\/p>\n

Points to Ponder About Christian Interfaith Involvement: 1) The interfaith approach is rationally directionless. If all religions are equally valid or hold some common level of spiritual authenticity, as the interfaith movement asserts, then all religions are ultimately baseless. Therefore, the nonbeliever can logically reject Christianity as a meaningless sect among many meaningless faiths. For by acknowledging another religion as a vehicle that proclaims the revelation of God, even tentatively, the exclusive nature of God as revealed in the Bible (Isaiah 45:18-22; John 14:6-7) can no longer be viewed as exclusively true. The door has now been opened to consider any other spiritual claim as legitimate; and to not accept these other claims would demonstrate an intolerant exclusivity.<\/p>\n

Either Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be, the great I AM \u2013 the only true God \u2013 or He\u2019s only one way among many and His claim is false. It\u2019s an all or nothing position (see Joshua 24:14-24).<\/p>\n

2) The interfaith position muddies the Christian mission of bringing the good news of Jesus Christ as God incarnate come to redeem sinful humanity. Inter-religious bridge building bolsters the idea (continued on page 17)<\/p>\n

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A sacred fire was lit. Mother Earth, we were told, needs to hear that we love her, so give a \u201cprayer of gratitude\u201d to the Earth; \u201cBecause out of Mother Earth comes all we need to live \u2026 she gives us the food, the water, the medicines, and the teachings.\u201d<\/p>\n

We were asked to privately perform a water ritual, for this will give strength to Mother Earth. Everything that\u2019s alive, \u201ceven the water\u201d it was explained to the delegates and observers, has the spirit. We were told that religiously speaking, \u201cthere is not only one way, there is many ways\u201d \u2013 and to go to the sacred fire and \u201cinvoke the spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drummers summoned the power of the eagle spirit, because it brings \u201cthe spirit of love, it brings vision. The Eagle carries our wishes and our prayers.\u201d And this eagle spirit will tell the Great Spirit of the wonderful things happening in this gathering.<\/p>\n

And what a gathering! As an observer to the 2010, G8 World Religions Summit (WRS), I listened as the opening ceremonies set the tone for this remarkable event. The Secretary General of the WRS, Dr. James Christie \u2013 the Dean of Theology at the University of Winnipeg \u2013 welcomed us as religious equals, stating that what was important was that we \u201coffer our service, and ourselves, and our lives\u201d to the \u201cGod we know by so many names.\u201d (1)<\/p>\n

This multi-faith perspective was evident in full color; Hindu swamis in flowing orange attire, members of the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs dressed in desert garb, Jewish yamakas, cross pendants and clerical collars, Shinto robes, Orthodox priests in black, Salvation Army uniforms, and Baha\u2019i leaders and evangelical Christians in business suits. Religions from every corner of the planet were represented. Even so, very few people have heard about the G8 World Religions Summit, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from June 21-23.<\/p>\n

Compared to the G8\/G20 political summits occurring days later in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario, the WRS \u2013 the official religious parallel \u2013 was an ultra-tame affair. The security budget for the Winnipeg event was zero; nobody burnt any cars, and no windows were smashed. The only \u201cprotestors\u201d were a group of Mennonites who, a few days before the Summit began, sang songs of support at a downtown park. (2) In fact, many of the international participants had \u201cnever heard of Winnipeg\u201d before. (3)<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, what occurred in Winnipeg will likely have a far more real impact at the local level than what transpired in Toronto. Why do I say this? Because of the direct lines of influence that radiate from the World Religions Summit right down to individual bodies. It\u2019s a top-down strategy ensuring that religious people will fall in line with an emerging global framework \u2013 a type of world theology along with an international system of socialism. And it\u2019s going to work, particularly in the Christian community.<\/p>\n

The history of the G8 World Religions Summit goes back to 2005. That year, Jim Wallis of Sojourners \u2013 a left wing Christian advocacy group \u2013 teamed up with the Archbishop of Canterbury to \u201craise the voices of the faith leaders of the world in unity and in a call for justice.\u201d (4) The 2005 event was a small, ecumenical affair made up of representatives from Catholic groups, the National Association of Evangelicals, World Vision, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Central Committee, the World Evangelical Alliance, and other church bodies.<\/p>\n

These leaders released an \u201cAction on Poverty\u201d document calling for governments to alleviate poverty, and for faith communities to generate the necessary moral will. The text itself was very short and ambiguous, with a underlying socialist slant.<\/p>\n

The next year, the G8 religious summit took place in Moscow and a host of other religions contributed; leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, and Shinto communities \u2013 along with Christians, hashed out another declaration, this time calling for a \u201cmore systemic partnership of religious leaders with the United Nations.\u201d In 2007 at Cologne, the emphasis was on the UN Millennium Development goals and the support for a worldwide climate change \u201cprotection agreement.\u201d 2008 and 2009 saw the religious leaders meeting in Sapporo\/Kyoto\/Osaka, Japan and Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n

Sapporo\u2019s declaration called for religions to unite in a \u201ccommitment to peace.\u201d It also recognized that \u201creligious communities are the world\u2019s largest social networks which reach into the furthest corners of the earth.\u201d In other words, religions are powerful actors in the global field.<\/p>\n

Hence, the Sapporo text demanded a system of \u201cShared Security\u201d based on interdependence, the \u201cmysterious giftedness of all existence,\u201d the establishment of an \u201cEarth Fund dedicated to environmental protection,\u201d and a binding global climate treaty. Another document was released in Japan, recognizing that the \u201cdharmic, pantheistic and ancestor traditions of Eastern societies remain a practical tool\u2026 in defence of the environment.\u201d And religious diversity was expounded as part of the divine, cosmic order \u2013 therefore, \u201cwe seek to be considered equal partners.\u201d (5)<\/p>\n

Finally in Rome, faith leaders focused on the worsening global economy and broadly called for a \u201cnew financial pact,\u201d without really explaining what it would entail. To be fair to the Rome event, the entire summit was overshadowed by the almost simultaneous release of Pope Benedict\u2019s encyclical Charity in Truth, which shook the international community in its brazen call for a world political authority \u201cwith teeth.\u201d (See the Forcing Change report, \u201cSowing the Seeds of Global Government,\u201d Volume 3, Issue 8)….<\/p>\n

What all of this represents, from the first event in 2005 until Winnipeg, is the intentional move within Christendom to politically unite with other faiths \u201cin one community.\u201d The motivator: Social Justice \u2013 world peace, care for the Earth, and alleviating poverty. And who doesn\u2019t want peace, a healthy environment, and the poor raised above their poverty?<\/p>\n

These are admirable goals. But something else is going on, raising the question: What does the Christian community have to sacrifice in the name of interfaith partnering for \u201csocial justice\u201d?<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, the only time the name \u201cJesus Christ\u201d came up at the 2010 WRS was when He was compared with Buddha and Mohammad as a religious figure. Nobody dared present Him as \u201cthe way, the truth and the life\u2026 the only way to the Father.\u201d (John 14:6). Love, compassion, and \u201cspiritual law\u201d were tossed about freely in the speeches. But nobody was willing to rock the boat by venturing into what Francis Schaffer called \u201ctrue truth.\u201d…<\/p>\n

The interfaith approach, by default, recognizes Jesus as one spiritual leader in a long line of religious reformers. That\u2019s all. Nothing more. Hence, at global interfaith events, like the one that took place in Winnipeg, Christian representatives remain silent on the subject of Jesus Christ as truth, \u201c\u2026the only way to the Father.\u201d For to do otherwise would be divisive and contrary to the ideal of \u201cone community.\u201d<\/p>\n

By default, the Christian community has to sacrifice Truth. Therefore, it was no surprise that on different occasions I heard participants criticize Christian missions and Christian \u201cfundamentalists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The representative of the Pacific Council of Churches told us that everything is inter-connected, and that we need to revisit the ancient [pagan] religions and myths \u2013 those ancient ways that were \u201cdeliberately pushed aside\u201d by Christian missionaries \u2013 in order to understand and appreciate this interdependence.<\/p>\n

Another speaker explained that it was time to put aside the past dogmas of traditional faiths, and that the litmus test for religions in this global era was interdependence and transcendent spirituality. Religions, we were repeatedly told, needed to unify if the planet is to survive….<\/p>\n

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Note: I suggest you subscribe to this online magazine and read the rest. This vital information will help prepare us for the spiritual challenges and hostility we will be facing in the years ahead. Berit<\/p>\n

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Notes:<\/p>\n

1. The quotes and speech materials used in this report have been taken from my audio copies of the WRS.<\/p>\n

If otherwise, the source is included in footnotes where appropriate.<\/p>\n

2. Brenda Suderman, \u201cA meeting of religious minds,\u201d Winnipeg Free Press, June 18, 2010. The \u201cprotestors\u201d<\/p>\n

were members of the Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship Choir.<\/p>\n

3. Ibid.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cHistory of the Interfaith Leaders\u2019 Summits,\u201d 2010 G8 World Religions Summit Resource Kit, p.13.<\/p>\n

5. All of the previous G8 religious documents were given to Winnipeg delegates and observers in a single<\/p>\n

package.<\/p>\n

6. Doug Koop, \u201cWorld religions summit in Winnipeg will deliver message to G8,\u201d Christian Week, March<\/p>\n

26, 2010, online edition….<\/p>\n

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