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Saving America from the radical left COVER The radical left nearly succeeded in toppling the United States republic. MAY-JUNE 2018 | VOL. 29, NO. 5 | CIRC.262,750 (gary dorning/trumpet, istock.com/eugenesergeev)

We are getting a hard look at just what the radical left is willing to do in order to

TARGET IN SIGHT seize power and President-elect Donald Trump meets with stay in power. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in November 2016.

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 1 FROM THE EDITOR 18 INFOGRAPHIC 28 WORLDWATCH COVER STORY A Coming Global Trade War Saving America From the Radical 31 SOCIETYWATCH Left—Temporarily 20 China’s Great Leap Toward Strongman Rule 33 PRINCIPLES OF LIVING 4 1984 and the Liberal Left Mindset The Best Marriage Advice in 22 What Will Putin Do With Six More the World 6 The Parkland Shooting: The Years of Power? Shocking Story You Have Not Heard 34 DISCUSSION BOARD 26 Italy: Game Over for Traditional 10 Why American Men Are Failing Politics 35 COMMENTARY America’s Children’s Crusade 13 Commercial Baby Food: A Formula for Health? 36 THE KEY OF DAVID TELEVISION LOG

14 Spiraling Into Trade War

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People do not realize just how close the nation is to collapse.

merica’s government has never been so awash in Justice Department and fbi. He was emphatic in an April scandal. Fresh stories of allegations, accusations and 2016 interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace: ‘I do not talk to the A investigations are coming so fast that many Americans attorney general about pending investigations. I do not talk to are tuning out most of it. fbi directors about pending investigations. We have a strict But the drama unfolding in Washington today is something line and always have maintained it.’” you cannot afford to ignore. That was an egregious lie! President Obama was deeply We are witnessing a government—and a nation—on the involved in investigations. He had lobbied on national televi- verge of collapse! In fact, all this shocking behavior from gov- sion for Hillary Clinton not to be indicted and possibly even ernment officials and the national press shows that the nation sent to jail before the 2016 election. That was a signal to his only narrowly averted the destruction law enforcement cronies to leave her alone. Later, Attorney of the fundamental nature of the con- General Loretta Lynch and Comey even changed the wording stitutional republic! And it will prove of a document to call the “investigation” into her criminal to be only a temporary deliverance. activity just a “matter,” surely at the president’s request. This article continued, “Obama officials claimed to adhere Treason to a book that forbade consultations between political leaders On Oct. 21, 2016, the Federal Bureau and investigators. But here they were consulting”—during of Investigation and the Department that January 5 meeting. And what were they consulting gerald flurry of Justice presented a vile, deceitful about? How to keep the investigation of Donald Trump going dossier to the Foreign Intelligence Sur- even after he became president! veillance Act (fisa) court. The 35-page report was compiled Mr. Trump was set to be briefed on the Steele dossier the by British former MI-6 intelligence agent Christopher Steele next day, January 6. As McCarthy wrote, it is almost certain and paid for by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. It that Comey only described a sliver of that report to the was to be used as opposition research, to smear and slander president-elect—the embarrassing sexual allegations—so her political opponent. The dossier accused Donald Trump Mr. Trump would allow the investigation to continue and to of escapades with Russian prostitutes, among other things. clear his name. Comey must have left out the part about collu- Not one bit of the dossier was verified, yet United States law sion between the Trump campaign and Russians because there enforcement agencies used it to obtain approval to spy on Trump campaign staff member Carter Page. That opened the door for spying on everyone surrounding Mr. Trump. The drama unfolding in On Jan. 5, 2017, outgoing President Barack Obama and his Washington is something you team held a crucial meeting with top federal law enforcement officials including then fbi director James Comey, National cannot afford to ignore. We are Security Agency director Michael Rogers, Central Intelligence witnessing a government—and a Agency director John Brennan, and Director of National Intel- ligence James Clapper. “The officials in the meeting would nation—on the verge of collapse. need to figure out how the investigation [of Carter Page and the Trump campaign] could continue despite the fact that its is no way Mr. Trump would have approved an investigation that central focus, Trump, was about to be sworn in as president,” considered him a criminal suspect! “The main purpose of coun- win wrote Andrew McCarthy for National Review on February 15. terintelligence operations is to keep the president informed; mcnamee Think about that! These officials, led by Obama, were trying but when it came to the incoming president, law enforcement to figure out how to continue an investigation on the next sitting leaders treated the Russia investigation like a criminal probe in / getty president, who would be their own boss! And it was based on a which Trump was a suspect,” McCarthy wrote (emphasis his). deceitful premise—what was essentially political propaganda! “Since Trump would have the power to shut down the inves- images McCarthy continued: “Obama had incredibly claimed tigation, the trick was to avoid making him feel threatened by that he never intervened in cases under investigation by the it. Therefore, the strategy was to withhold information that MAY-JUNE 2018 1 illustrated Trump’s centrality to the investigation, assure promises He made to the patriarch Abraham. I urge you to him that he was not a suspect, and gently admonish him about request our free book The United States and Britain in Proph- the need to respect law enforcement’s independence (on pain ecy for the marvelous proof behind that statement. America is of being accused of obstruction)” (ibid). a modern descendant of the biblical nation of Israel. Comey told Mr. Trump in private that he wasn’t under You need to understand the real reasons why America has investigation. Mr. Trump wanted Comey to relay that mes- been the greatest nation in history. No man can “make Amer- sage to the public, but he wouldn’t—because it was a lie! So ica great again”—certainly not if he is ignorant of the fact that it Mr. Trump fired him. was God who made it great, and ignorant about why He did so! It is the president’s right to receive a full briefing of all God has blessed America like no other nation. And the devil ongoing investigations! If corrupt agents can withhold wants to destroy America like no other nation! As I prove in vital intelligence from the president, and even spy on my free booklet America Under Attack, Satan is marshaling him, what can they do to you? every tool and weapon he can to wreck this nation, and he is Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines treason as “the having alarming success! offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the govern- This evil spiritual power is influencing the radical ment of the state ….” You don’t have to know a lot about left! Most Republicans don’t realize what they are dealing government to know that attempting to remove a law- with: people who are absolutely committed to destroying the fully elected president from office using unverified government of this land! propaganda is treason of the highest level! Corrupt law enforcement officials, led by Barack Obama and with the help of Hillary Clinton, conspired to overthrow the government of Liberals in academia, the media the United States! If that is not treason, then what is? and in government don’t believe Plain Lawbreaking governing officials should be The entire Trump-Russia investigation is based on a hoax. Robert Mueller’s team has been searching for evidence of restricted by the limitations collusion for nearly a year and has found nothing. But what has been revealed is a tremendous amount of law- imposed by the Constitution. breaking by bureaucrats in intelligence and law enforcement! The previous president filled America’s law enforcement America’s founders imposed agencies with treasonous agents. He led what is known as those restrictions to the “deep state.” Something diabolical was going on until Mr. Trump was elected—and it is still going on behind the prevent tyranny! scenes during his presidency. And the media aided and abetted the whole process! The mindset behind the radical Democrats is exposed The more stories that come out, the clearer this ugly when you look at their handling of another issue: gun control. reality becomes. Every time there is a school shooting, even before any facts This is corruption on a deep level—so deep that most people about the situation come out, they immediately begin pushing won’t even believe it! for gun bans. After the most recent shooting, they funded Before the election, just about everyone believed Hillary student groups and encouraged students to revolt against Clinton would be the next president. If she had won, none of authorities. They don’t just want to raise the buying age or to this corruption would have come to light! restrict the sale of a few types of guns; they want to elimi- We are getting a hard look at just what the radical left is nate all guns. They hate the Second Amendment and want willing to do in order to seize power and stay in power. They to destroy the Constitution. They want a revolution! have no respect for the rule of law! They believe they are above Their aggressive attack on the rule of law is chopping at the the law. It is no exaggeration to say that such contempt for the pillars of our nation! nation’s founding principles is a threat to the republic! Had Hillary Clinton been elected, the destructive trends Leftist radicals hate the Constitution. Barack Obama has that unfolded during the Obama presidency would have stated explicitly that it is an outdated document and criti- continued unchecked, and they surely would have intensified. cized it for being “a charter of negative liberties.” Liberals in Many people—including me—believe it would have meant an academia, the media and in government don’t believe govern- end to our constitutional republic! ing officials should be restricted by the limitations imposed This is all happening because America is forsaking God. by the Constitution. America’s founders imposed those Donald Trump is a man with serious problems. But the restrictions to prevent tyranny! radical left is relentlessly waging war against the president Our Constitution makes America different from any nation and leading this country to its destruction! And it was only in the world. The protections afforded by the Constitution Mr. Trump’s election that prevented even worse troubles have allowed God to bless this nation tremendously. They pre- from bringing this nation down even more quickly. vent a dictator from seizing control of the nation’s unmatched There is an event in the history of ancient Israel that closely resources—resources that God gave in order to fulfill parallels what is happening in America today. 2 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET King Jeroboam II Israel. And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name After the reigns of King David and King Solomon, 10 of the 12 of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand tribes of Israel broke away from Judah and formed a separate of Jeroboam the son of Joash” (verses 26-27). kingdom called Israel. Their rebellion against the throne of Israel was in bitter affliction—on the verge of collapse! If David, inspired by their first king, Jeroboam, proved to be a God had not intervened, then the devil’s plan to blot out the catastrophic mistake. Israel never had a righteous king again, name of Israel would have prevailed! and as a result, it suffered continual curses and, some 200 But God granted mercy when Israel really didn’t deserve years later, conquest and captivity. it. Rather than sending Israel into captivity at that time, God This history is recorded in the book of 2 Kings, which is used this king to save Israel and give them one more age of part of a section of Scripture called the former prophets: prosperity before Assyrian conquest. the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings. These books God saved Israel—“by the hand of” King Jeroboam ii. contain history—but they are called prophets because this Despite the curses Israel was under, and despite Jeroboam’s history is also prophecy—mostly for the end time. personal wickedness and the sins of the nation, Jeroboam Notice what 2 Kings 14 records about one of Israel’s last ended up reigning for 41 long years! He was the longest-reigning kings before its fall—a man by the same name as the first king in the history of the Northern Kingdom. While most other ruler of the northern kingdom: “In the fifteenth year of Ama- kings died by intrigue or betrayal, Jeroboam’s reign did not ziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash suffer from such violence and curses. The nation experienced a period of relative strength and stability, even prosperity. This resurgence was not because of any personal greatness or leadership skill by Jeroboam. It was because God took pity on Israel in its affliction. It was because God did not want the name of Israel blotted out. It was because God saved Israel! And that resurgence was temporary. Not long after, Israel was conquered and its people dispersed in captivity to the Assyrians. This prophetic history is especially relevant today.

A Modern Jeroboam In a February 1978 article, the Plain Truth explained, “During the long and peaceful reign of Jeroboam ii … the house of Israel THE FOUNDATION had been lulled into a false sense of security. National borders Depiction of the signing of had been extended to their maximum, and the country was the U.S. Constitution in 1787 basking in comparative opulence and prosperity. Religious activity and ceremony was at a peak, and the people had come king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and to believe that God was benignly smiling down upon them. one years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the “Into this scene of national self-satisfaction stepped the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Prophet Amos. His indicting message was something less Nebat, who made Israel to sin” (verses 23-24). than popular, and he was met with immediate opposition King Jeroboam ii was not a righteous man—he did evil, and from the religious and political elements of his nation. He was committed the same sins against God and the throne of David even accused of conspiracy and disloyalty to the royal house.” that the first Jeroboam had. Nevertheless, the Bible records This confrontation between prophet and king is described something remarkable: God actually used this unrighteous in Amos 7. This is an explicitly prophetic book, and those king to help the nation! ancient events are only a type of end-time events—as is so Notice this carefully: “He [Jeroboam ii] restored the coast of often the case with prophetic duality in the Bible. Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, In our April 2017 issue, I published an article titled “Who according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he Is the Modern-Day Jeroboam?” In it I showed how America is spake by the hand of his servant Jonah …” (verse 25). Jonah is now in the Amos 7 prophetic time frame—a time when God well known for his warning to Nineveh. But before that, Jonah will deliver one last warning through His messenger (verse 8). prophesied that Israel would expand its power, regain cities The U.S. is the most prominent and powerful of the nations that had been lost to Syria, and become quite prosperous. And descended from ancient Israel. And this prophecy shows that this prophecy was fulfilled under Jeroboam ii: Israel became it will be ruled by a modern-day “Jeroboam.” more powerful than at any time since the days of Solomon! “Who is Jeroboam?” I wrote. “Who is this specific man that Israel was still in a sinful state. Jeroboam ii followed in the Amos prophesies will be ruling the superpower of Israel when images

same rebellious traditions of the past. So it wasn’t because the final warning ends?” of the repentance or righteousness of the Israelites and their In 2016, I published a follow-up booklet to America Under getty / king that it experienced this resurgence. Why, then, did God Attack, called Great Again. (This was before Donald Trump artis bless the nation in ways not seen since Solomon? “For the released a book by the same title.) After coming to understand Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for the specific application of the Amos 7 prophecy to our time now,

graphica there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for I inserted “Who Is the Modern-Day Jeroboam?” as a new chapter MAY-JUNE 2018 3 and republished Great Again. I encourage you to request a free When you compare what this president is doing to what his copy of this booklet, or read it online (theTrumpet.com/go/ga). predecessor did, there has been a clear change in direction, one You need to see the proof of how events right now are setting up that will slow the speed at which America is being pulled apart. the specific fulfillment of this crucial prophecy in Amos! He is not trashing the Constitution as the previous president It is fascinating to view this prophecy—which I have been did. He has passed tax cuts that will help many American fam- proclaiming since right after the last presidential election—in ilies. He has rolled back the universal health-care mandate and the context of 2 Kings about King Jeroboam ii. As Great Again removed regulations that were hurting American businesses. makes clear, his name points right back to the sins of the orig- The stock market has broken new records. We are seeing what inal Jeroboam, and 2 Kings 14:24 explicitly states that he was I wrote in Great Again, that after President Trump took office, guilty of the same sins. But there is the additional context of “Conditions in America may improve for a short time.” God actually using this man to save the nation temporarily! The president also has a very strong relationship with religious leaders, and has strongly defended religious groups. American Resurgence He is speaking publicly about how good and strong and even For eight years under President Obama, the forces of the radi- righteous America is—although the truth is that America cal left were on the march, virtually unchecked. Even Republi- today is none of those things. He is inspiring confidence in a can leaders caved in, and that was after they had taken control lot of people about this nation’s future. of Congress and had a lot of power to stop the president! What we are seeing is actually a modern-day fulfillment of Donald Trump has proved himself willing to take a stand what happened in ancient Israel under Jeroboam ii. A bit of where others have not. It is quite something to behold him a resurgence, some renewed prosperity, a swell of religious resisting these anti-American forces! He has inspired a few activity—but not true religion—with the blessing of the other leaders to challenge the radical left and help expose it “king.” (The Amos 7 prophecy gives more detail about this for what it is. aspect of Jeroboam’s rule. I explain it in Great Again.) It is a 1984 and the Liberal Left Mindset by dennis leap politicians and the left-supporting using horrendous torture. The charac- ust after Donald Trump’s inau- media: manipulating facts, redefining ter Winston naively believed “the Party” guration, the New York Times terms, rewriting history, bullying and took control of the government because J printed a piece titled “Why 1984 Is intimidation. And their basic solution people can’t govern themselves. O’Brien a 2017 Must Read,” by Michiko Kakutani to every problem—more government sets him straight. After giving him a (Jan. 26, 2017). George Orwell’s classic control—is leading to authoritarianism painful shock to punish him for his dystopian novel, nearly 70 years old, in ways that America’s founders specif- wrong idea, he states, “The Party seeks had just hit Amazon’s bestseller list. ically worked to prevent. power entirely for its own sake. We are Kakutani argued that it was because of not interested in the good of others; the perceived dangers of totalitarian- Lust for Power we are interested solely in power. Not ism under a President Trump. Actually, The liberal left supports open immi- wealth or luxury or long life or happi- it was the left’s promotion of 1984 that gration. They applaud sanctuary cities ness; only power, pure power. … Power made it a bestseller. resisting the federal government’s is not a means; it is an end.” Kakutani compared questionable efforts to enforce immigration laws. This thinking is consistent with the administration accounts of the size of They value the rights of illegal immi- actions of the left in America today. inaugural crowds to “the Ministry of grants even when it puts major strain For example, they use “climate Truth’s efforts in 1984 at ‘reality con- on social welfare programs, bankrupts change” to justify incredible expansion trol.’” 1984’s Ministry of Truth is actu- communities and increases criminality. of government power, imposing econo- ally a department of lies, controlling Why would they prioritize illegals my-crushing regulation. Remember how citizens’ minds and perceptions of over American citizens? They say it President Obama made major decisions reality by publishing false facts as news. is about compassion—but it shows no by executive order, far beyond any of his “Not surprisingly, 1984 has found a ner- compassion for the American families predecessors, taking powers not allowed vous readership in today’s ‘post-truth’ it hurts, including victims of violent by the U.S. Constitution. In his 2013 State era,” Kakutani continued—as if the crimes committed by illegal immi- of the Union address, he said: “I urge this previous eight years were the truth era. grants. The real reason is power. More Congress to pursue a bipartisan, mar- I agree that 1984 is a must-read—not immigrants means more votes for them, ket-based solution to climate change .... for what it tells you about President and staying in power is all that matters. But if Congress won’t act soon to protect Trump—but what it reveals about One of the most chilling scenes in future generations, I will direct my Cabi- the mindset of the liberal left. The 1984 comes near the end when a high net to come up with executive actions we practices Kakutani accused “right- official from the Ministry of Truth, can take, now and in the future ….” wing demagogues” of are actually far named O’Brien, is reeducating the It wasn’t just on climate change that more common among left-leaning book’s protagonist, Winston Smith, President Obama used this tool. He 4 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET time of people being lulled into a false sense of security and a After his reign, there were six more evil, mostly short-lived sense that God is with them. And meanwhile, the character of kings—men who came to power through murder or other the leader is deeply flawed, and the sins of the people remain ignoble means. They allied with Syria to fight off a rising great and are growing worse. threat from Assyria, the next dominant regional power (just It is critical that we realize why this resurgence! God Him- as Amos had prophesied). In the end, they ended up paying self is pushing back against the Satan-inspired forces that tribute to Assyria, then ultimately being conquered and led would have destroyed this nation! He is exposing those forces away captive by the Assyrians. so we can see them clearly. And He is using a man to save the A similar nightmare fate awaits superpower of prophetic Israel, the United States—temporarily. America! Dozens of biblical prophecies Yet like anciently, this is only a temporary resurgence. Look at warn of this truth! what happened anciently, and you recognize that the short-term God will make America great again! But gain in the nation was followed by extremely strong correction! the Bible shows that He will do so only after hard correction. A Warning Rejected Read Great Again to understand just how Today there is a “Prophet Amos” type on the scene, warning urgent this warning is. Read The United about God’s impending judgment! But most Americans won’t States and Britain in Prophecy to see what even begin to listen to God. Even those who are religious feel is about to happen to America. God is that things are good because of the favor they have with the giving these warnings in an effort to save “king.” They refuse to be corrected and to heed the warning. people from that fate. He is saving this Amos 7:10-12 tell us that the modern-day Jeroboam is going nation temporarily—extending mercy to kick God’s people out of this country because “the land is for a short while before the punishment is not able to bear all his [the Prophet Amos’s] words”! carried out. Use this opportunity to prove Jeroboam ii was the last king of Israel to receive a direct this truth, heed the warning, and accept warning from God’s prophets. He rejected God’s correction. God’s offer of protection to you! n

sidestepped Congress to give orders ever seizes power with the intention of They say this is a matter of tolerance. regulating the energy industry, delay- relinquishing it.” But on this and so many other issues, ing deportations of illegal immigrants, they do not tolerate what they consider restricting gun sales, forcing lenders to Controlling Minds dissent. The left is not content with loosen standards for refinancing mort- The tactics use by the state in 1984 civilized disagreement. They will force gages, creating special protections for to control people’s thoughts have an their radical agenda until everyone homosexuals, and many other issues. ominous familiarity today. In that becomes a full supporter and a true In his booklet America Under Attack, same torture scene, O’Brien commands believer. Like Orwell’s Big Brother, they Gerald Flurry wrote, “People’s minds Winston, under duress of pain, to say want to control people’s thoughts. are getting conditioned to executive that two plus two equals five. Winston The left are calling for revolution. orders—which are primarily intended is baffled. “How can I help but see what Since losing the 2016 presidential elec- to circumvent Congress and the Consti- is in front of my eyes?” he asks desper- tion, their efforts to reclaim power are tution. That is the aim. This is quickly ately. “Two and two are four.” getting more and more radical. Their moving us toward rule by a dictatorship “Sometimes, Winston,” O’Brien lawlessness is ever more obvious. or a tyranny” (emphasis added). responds. “Sometimes they are five. It recalls O’Brien’s statement in 1984: “Rule by executive order” destroys Sometimes they are three. Sometimes “One does not establish a dictatorship the Constitution’s built-in protection they are all of them at once. You must in order to safeguard a revolution; one against tyranny. Many left-leaning try harder. It is not easy to become sane.” makes the revolution in order to estab- scholars and politicians believe the Think of the coercion the left is lish the dictatorship.” Constitution is outdated and must be using to force society to accept that if Orwell understood what can happen discarded. Essentially, the left is calling someone feels he or she is the opposite when the wrong people seize power. Any for revolution against a system of gov- sex, then that is reality. They want us country plagued by rebellion and revolu- ernment that paved the way for the U.S. to simultaneously believe that all men tion is easy pickings for a dictator. n to become a world superpower and the are potential rapists, that there are no bastion of freedom. Many today—like inherent differences between male and To understand the Winston Smith—are naive about what female, that we must eliminate social spiritual dimension is really taking place. For law-abiding stereotypes that stifle our girls, and to this revolutionary people, it makes no sense to get rid of that the differences between male and movement in the U.S. Constitution. But the radical female are actually so great that it is America, request left—with socialist and even Commu- cruel not to allow a boy to dress like the Gerald Flurry’s free nist ideals—sees things differently. As daintiest Disney princess. Two plus two booklet America O’Brien says, “We know that no one are five and four and three, all at once. Under Attack. MAY-JUNE 2018 5 fter a deadly mass mur- der took place at a Florida high school on February 14, students across America have spoken out about the need for greater gun con- trol. These young people have been convinced that if they apply Apressure, lawmakers will ban more fire- arms, require more background checks, and prevent future school shootings. These students have been sorely deceived. You may think you have heard everything there is to hear about the Parkland shooting, but here is some important information that could change your view of that tragedy. There is an extremely valuable lesson we can take from this. It is a principle we need to apply as a society, and that each of us must apply as individuals, in order to be protected from such tragedies. This is not just another opinion. This is what the Bible specifically and repeatedly says about the matter. This is God’s view on this subject. The senseless murders Nikolas Cruz committed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were pure evil. Anybody can recognize that. The fundamental yet controversial question is, how do we deal with evil? What is our attitude toward it, THE PARKLAND SHOOTING and what actions do we take against it? The tragedy in Parkland happened because we got the answer to that ques- The Shocking Story You Have Not Heard tion dangerously and fatally wrong. We make this mistake at our peril. Understand the shameful truth of what led up to this tragedy, and you will better see how you can protect yourself from being the next victim. by joel hilliker You may be making this mistake with- out even realizing it. percent for the last six months of 2011, This press release says that admin- which was the largest decline in any istrators and school police took a ‘Education Not Incarceration’ school district in the state.” “student-centered approach to law This story begins several years ago in The Miami-Dade Public School System enforcement by engaging and helping Miami-Dade County, Florida. has its own police force, including sher- students and their families.” We start with a press release from iff’s deputies called “school resource This sounds good and noble. But what Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Feb. officers.” Its police chief is appointed are the effects? Six years ago, when 15, 2012, with the headline, “Miami-Dade by and reports to the school board and Miami-Dade Public Schools faced the Schools Police Reduces Juvenile Delin- superintendent, not the municipal police. question, How do we deal with evil?, quency by 60 Percent.” “Miami-Dade Then chief of schools police, Charles their answer was to excuse criminal Schools Police (m-dspd) was recently Hurley, said in the press release: “Three behavior among students.

commended by the Florida Department years ago we set out to create and main- melissa of Juvenile Justice for dramatically tain a police department focused on Case Study: Trayvon Martin

decreasing school-related delinquency redefining our role and reaffirming our One Miami-Dade School District stu- barreiro in Miami-Dade County public schools. values through prevention, interven- dent was a teenager named Trayvon /

“m-dspd has the distinction of tion, enforcement and education. Our Martin. He was exactly the kind of kid trumpet decreasing school-related juvenile mantra is education not incarceration” this education-not-incarceration pro- delinquency by an impressive 60 (emphasis added throughout). gram was intended to keep out of jail. 6 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET MARK, WILSON/GETTY IMAGES, RHONA WISE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES, TOM WILLIAMS/CQ ROLL CALL (2), ROBERT NICKELSBERG/GETTY IMAGES, CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES, JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES, AMY BETH BENNETT-POOL/GETTY IMAGES, MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/SOPA IMAGES/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES, ISTOCK.COM/SAKDAWUT14 implemented a policy “forbidding the sharing of Miami-Dade School Police reports to outside agencies without redaction. Officers had to send any and all requests through the public infor- mation officer” (ibid). This policy could have no purpose other than covering up their manipulation of the numbers. They went to extraordinary lengths to improve their statistics. Well—the statistics improved. All you have to do to achieve “an impres- sive 60 percent” decline in delinquency is to stop considering burglary and marijuana possession as criminal acts. How did they deal with evil? Rather than stopping it, Miami-Dade adminis- trators accommodated it. How did this policy affect Trayvon’s behavior? In his junior and senior years, his text messages indicate he was smoking marijuana, getting into fistfights, and considering buying a pis- tol. And just 11 days after Miami-Dade schools issued that press release—and only three days after he was caught with marijuana again and was simply suspended from school instead of being referred to police—he was wandering the streets with enough thc in him to impair his body and mind, he got into an altercation with someone trying to protect his neighborhood, and he was THE PARKLAND SHOOTING shot and killed! That “student-centered approach to law enforcement” did keep Trayvon The Shocking Story You Have Not Heard out of jail—but it certainly did not help his character or put his life on a better Understand the shameful truth of what led up to this tragedy, and you will better see how you can protect yourself from being the next victim. by joel hilliker path. It may well have contributed to his appalling, premature death. A respected blog called Conserva- But Officer Dunn never filed a crim- tive Treehouse documents Martin’s inal report or opened a criminal inves- Redefining Criminality school career. This can all be verified tigation on the matter. Conservative The statistical decline in juvenile delin- by copies of the original documents, Treehouse reported, “Instead, and as quency in Miami-Dade was hailed as a press releases, police reports, court a result of pressure from m-dspd Chief terrific success. The Broward County transcripts and affidavits. Hurley to avoid criminal reports for School District decided to follow suit. In October 2011, Trayvon was black male students, Dunn wrote up the Broward, the seventh-largest school searched at his high school by school jewelry as ‘found items,’ and transferred district in the country, had the highest resource officer Darryl Dunn, who them, along with the burglary tool, to number of school-related arrests in the found a cache of ladies’ jewelry, a the Miami-Dade Police property room state during the 2011–2012 school year. man’s watch, and a flathead screw- where they sat on a shelf unassigned to District officials wanted to improve their driver he described in his report as “a anyone for investigation” (May 1, 2013). statistics like Miami-Dade had. (This burglary tool.” The school system simply chose not would make them eligible for additional An internal affairs investigation by to treat burglary as a crime. state and federal grant money.) So the the Miami-Dade Schools Police later School administrators and school school board and district superinten- revealed that these items had been police also covered up Trayvon’s posses- dent made a deal with Broward County stolen in a burglary a few blocks from sions of marijuana and falsified the inci- law enforcement officials and the naacp Trayvon’s high school. dent reports. The school district also to stop arresting students for crimes. MAY-JUNE 2018 7 JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES (4), ALLISON JOYCE/GETTY IMAGES, JIM YOUNG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES, CARLOS MILLER/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES, BROWARD’S SHERIFF’S OFFICE VIA GETTY IMAGES, SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES, SUSAN STOCKER - POOL/GETTY IMAGES, GEORGE FREY/GETTY IMAGES, MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Why was the naacp, the National school. AP reported that for “non-violent through lying and deceit, you are Association for the Advancement of Col- misdemeanors”—including possession deceiving yourself. ored People, involved in an agreement of marijuana and drug parapherna- Everything about this policy has with law enforcement and a school lia—“administrators are instructed to a foul stench. Think of these school district? Because the real intent of the try and resolve the situation without district officials, the sheriff, the police policy was to reduce arrests of young an arrest.” It describes the use of chiefs, the school resource officers— black men. A Nov. 5, 2013, Associated “graduated levels of school-based inter- they were not thinking about the Press report cited Department of Edu- ventions. After a fifth incident, students victims of these thefts, robberies and cation data showing that nationwide, are referred to law enforcement” (ibid). assaults, or even about the welfare of over 70 percent of students involved in AP went on to state that in less than one the students committing the crimes. school-related arrests or law enforce- academic year, Broward Superinten- They were thinking about the sta- ment referrals are black or Hispanic. dent Robert Runcie reported a decline tistics—and about the political and The following language was included in school-related arrests of 41 percent. financial benefits it would bring them to as the basis for the deal to stop arrest- Another success story, brought to you create the appearance of success in their ing students: “Whereas, across the by a simple change in policy: Just stop progressive approach to juvenile crime. country, students of color, students arresting criminals. They wanted to rig the system to “prove” with disabilities, and lgbtq students Is this going to make a school safer? Is that high incarceration rates among are disproportionately impacted by it going to help the other students? Is it young black men are caused by racist school-based arrests for the same even going to help these young criminals? policing, or that catching and releasing behavior as their peers ….” a budding criminal was a more enlight- That is a dramatic condemnation: Growing Deceit ened “student-centered approach.” School administrators deciding Conservative Treehouse reported, Crime at Broward schools did not van- whether or not to have students “Initially the police were excusing mis- ish—it flourished. “From 2012 through arrested for crimes based on race, sex- demeanor behaviors. However, it didn’t 2018 it only got worse. In Broward and ual orientation or physical handicap. Of take long until felonies, even violent Miami-Dade it is almost impossible for a course, there is no evidence of schools felonies (armed robberies, assaults and student to get arrested. The staff within disproportionately cracking down on worse) were being excused. The need the upper levels of [law enforcement misbehavior from handicapped stu- to continue lowering the arrests year- officers] keep track of arrests, and when dents. The use of such language exposes over-year meant that increasingly more a certain number is reached, all else the nakedly political nature of this severe unlawful behavior had to be is excused. Well it didn’t take long for agreement, based on an explicit accu- ignored. Over time even the most severe criminal gangs in Broward and Miami- sation of outright racism and bigotry. of unlawful conduct was being filtered Dade to realize the benefit of using There’s more. This agreement was by responding police. We found out students for their criminal activities. “one of the first comprehensive plans about it when six cops blew the whistle After all, the kids would be let go … so bringing together district officials, on severe criminal conduct they were organized crime became easier to get police and the state attorney’s office to being instructed to hide. [It was these away with if they enlisted high school create an alternative to the zero-toler- whistle-blowers who exposed the truth kids. As criminals became more adept ance policies prevalent in many schools. about Trayvon Martin.] The sheriff and at the timing within the offices of the The move is designed to cut down on police chiefs were telling street cops officials, they timed their biggest crimes what has become known as the ‘school- and school cops to ignore ever wors- to happen after the monthly maximum to-prison pipeline,’ where students ening criminal conduct. … The police arrest quota was made. The most serious accused of offenses like disrupting class would take the stolen merchandise and of armed robberies etc were timed for or loitering are suspended, arrested intentionally falsify police records to later in the month or quarter. The really and charged with crimes” (ibid). record stolen merchandise as if they serious crimes were timed in the latter Farcically, this article also refers to just found it on the side of the road. phases of the data collection periods. an Obama-era “Justice Department They put drugs and stolen merchandise This way the student criminals were lawsuit that claims there is a ‘school-to- in bags, and sent it to storage rooms in almost guaranteed to get away with it.” prison pipeline’ in part of the state that the police department. Never assigning This is the shocking, shameful locks up students for minor infractions the recovery to criminal conduct. Sto- environment under which Marjory like flatulence or vulgar language.” As len merchandise was just sitting in stor- Stoneman Douglas High School operated. if students who passed gas in class were age rooms gathering dust. They couldn’t The job of these administrators going to prison for it. As if the real get the stuff back to the victim because was to protect these kids. Instead, problem isn’t the offenses committed that would mean the police would have they sacrificed them to protect their by the young people, but rather bigoted to explain how they took custody of it. twisted ideology. and racist school officials overeager to So they just hid it” (February 22). criminalize students. That is a tremendous amount of Ignoring Warnings The plan, therefore, was to handle deceit. Here is a general rule: If you What happens when you don’t deal more student misbehavior within the think you are going to help people forcibly with evil? What happens when 8 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET you create a system more interested in Who was this resource officer? Scot and people until some stronger force statistics than in students? Peterson. And why did Officer Peterson intervenes to stop them. The Miami Herald reported this on do nothing? Because he was demon- Our society profoundly denies this February 20 about one Broward County strating his award-winning “tact and plain fact. You see it in parents who do Public School District student: “At judgment.” He was doing his part to keep not bridle their children. You see it in times, Nikolas Cruz’s behavior could this Hispanic student out of the “school- judges who protect criminals rather be a school administrator’s nightmare: to-prison pipeline” and to minimize than their victims. You see it in politi- Teachers and other students said arrests—especially of minority students. cians who insist that our enemies will he kicked doors, cursed at teachers, He was doing his job exactly the way change if we just negotiate with them. fought with and threatened classmates, the program directed him to do it. If we won’t identify evil as something to and brought a backpack with bullets And this was the sheriff’s deputy on be fought, we are helpless to resist it. to school. He collected a string of duty the day that Nikolas Cruz took a The failure to deal with Nikolas Cruz discipline for profanity, disobedience, semiautomatic rifle into Building 1200 is just one illustration of a whole culture insubordination and disruption.” and shot 34 people, leaving 17 lying dead. dangerously tolerant of evil. He told one therapist that he had a When shots sounded, the 2014 Parkland Evil is real in our world. And dream in which he murdered people and School Resource Officer of the Year whether we realize it or not, we are was drenched in human blood. A relative came onto the scene in his bulletproof in a war against it. Many people want called the Broward Sheriff’s Office (bso) vest, sidearm in hand, ran to the side to accommodate it, negotiate with it, urging officers to seize Cruz’s weapons. of the building, set up in a defensive understand it, explain it. Those people A tipster called the bso saying he “could position, then waited four minutes. will succumb to it. be a school shooter in the making.” Until the gunfire stopped. Because we are not fighting evil with Administrators transferred him enough force, it is forcefully overcom- to a special school, then to Marjory ing us! Other forms of what happened Stoneman Douglas High School, then in Florida will happen in our families, back out of Marjory, then between three our marriages and our minds if we do other institutions. This serial school not confront evil. hopping was the only option the school district left itself after having resolved not to actually discipline students. Many people knew how crazy this student was, but they were helpless to do anything. Besides being handicapped by policies that prevented them from decisively confronting the threat of a student like Cruz, these schools were being patrolled by school resource officers who were routinely covering up How Does God Deal With Evil? student criminality in order to shield The God of the Bible is a God of love. He them from the police. is “The Lord, The Lord God, merciful In 2014, guess who won the award We Are in a War and gracious, longsuffering, and abun- for School Resource Officer of the Year How do we deal with evil? The real dant in goodness and truth, Keeping given by the Broward County Crime lesson of the Parkland tragedy is this: If mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity Commission. Scot Peterson. They cred- you do not confront evil, it will end and transgression and sin …” (Exodus ited him with handling issues “with tact up destroying you. 34:6-7). But He also “will by no means and judgment,” and said he was “active The people behind this mass accom- clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity in mentoring and counseling students.” modation of evil have masterfully of the fathers upon the children, and He was a faithful adherent to the motto diverted blame away from themselves upon the children’s children, unto the of “education not incarceration”— and pinned it on guns. But the 17 people third and to the fourth generation.” accommodation, not confrontation. who died in Parkland didn’t die because He says in Exodus 23:7, “I will not images Miami Herald reported, “Two years of too few gun laws. They died because justify the wicked.”

getty ago, according to a newly released time of a dangerous, wrong-headed “The Lord trieth the righteous: but / line of interactions with Cruz’s family, approach to dealing with evil. the wicked and him that loveth violence office

s a deputy investigated a report that Evil spreads. Bad habits lead to his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he ’ Cruz ‘planned to shoot up the school’— addictions. Destructive cultural forces shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, sheriff intelligence that was forwarded to like vulgarity, violence and family and an horrible tempest …” (Psalm the school’s resource officer, with no breakdown multiply and worsen. Polit- 11:5-6). “[T]he Lord revengeth, and is broward apparent result” (February 22). ical tyrants keep conquering territory SCHOOL SHOOTING PAGE 32 u MAY-JUNE 2018 9 Why American Men Are Failing

The “father of all crises” has struck—and leaders pretend it doesn’t even exist. by stephen flurry

en are privileged; women are grades and face more oppressed. Boys have toxic disciplinary action. One M masculinity; girls suffer in five high school boys has because of it. Men are succeeding; been labeled with a hyperac- women are downtrodden. tivity disorder, compared to That’s the message being broadcast 1 in 11 girls. Fewer men enroll from the mainstream media. But is it in college, fewer graduate true? from college, and fewer go to graduate their parents than The facts paint a very different picture. school, earn doctorates, and enroll in with a wife or even In fact, men are in trouble! America law schools and medical schools. a “partner.” has failed its young men, and now its Between 1979 and 2010, wages earned Men are falling young men are failing in body, mind by high-school-educated, working-age behind physically and spirit. We are watching the fulfill- men dropped by about 20 percent, as well. Almost half ment of a end-time prophecy in Isaiah 3 whereas wages for high-school-edu- of male applicants to before our eyes. cated, working-age women rose. In the Army fail the basic the workplace, there are fewer male training entry-level An Honest Report managers than female managers, and physical fitness exam. An In March, Fox News commentator more than 7 million working-age men astonishing 70 percent of Tucker Carlson rattled off astonishing in America don’t have a job. Almost American males are over- statistics about the ominous trends in half of these unemployed men take weight or obese, compared to the lives of young American men. prescription or over-the-counter drugs 59 percent of women. Average Young women are surpassing men in every day, the highest rate in the world. male testosterone levels have virtually every area of life. Girls avoid Feminists, journalists and politicians fallen by 1 percent every year drugs more than boys, play less video decry the “wage gap” whereby women since 1987. This means that games, get better grades, perform bet- workers earn 30 percent less than male the average 40-year-old man ter on IQ tests, and attend prestigious workers. But, as Carlson said, this sta- in 1987 had a 30 percent higher colleges at a higher rate than boys. The tistic is intentionally misleading, since testosterone level than the average 40-year-old man today! Biologists say the American male sperm count has THE FATHER WHO RULES HIS FAMILY WELL also fallen dramatically since the early is really the first line of defense in any 1970s—by almost 60 percent. “American men are failing in body, in law-abiding community. But in far too many mind and in spirit. This is a crisis,” Carl- households, the father is absent. son said. “Yet our leaders pretend it’s not happening. And in fact, they tell average American woman is likely to live it compares all American men to all us the opposite is true. … Something five years longer than the average Amer- American women working any possible ominous is happening to men in Amer- ican man. Men are twice as likely to die job. Comparing men and women with ica. Everyone who pays attention knows of drug overdoses and more than twice similar experience, the gap barely exists, that. What’s odd is how rarely you hear as likely to be addicted to alcohol. More and sometimes it is the woman who it publicly acknowledged.” than 90 percent of people in jail are men. is earning more. Carlson said that the Men account for more than three average single woman in her 20s living Anarchy in the Home quarters of all suicides in the U.S., and in a metropolitan area now earns 8 per- Today, one in every five American chil- the frequency is increasing. Suicides cent more than her male counterpart. dren is raised by a single mother—dou- among middle-aged American men rose Today, fewer men than women have ble the rate in 1970. Millions of American 43 percent between 1997 and 2014. drivers’ licenses or buy their own homes. children are growing up without fathers. Compared to girls, fewer boys grad- Fewer young men are getting married, Chronic, widespread fatherlessness is uate from high school. Boys get worse and more men than women live with leading to huge societal problems. Out 10 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET Men Are Failing

of the 27 deadliest mass shooters in In “The Desperate Cry of America’s U.S. history, 26—including Parkland Boys,” Fox News wrote: “[T]here is a shooter, Nikolas Cruz—share one thing direct correlation between boys who % in common: They all grew up in house- grow up with absent fathers and boys 90 holds without their biological fathers! who drop out of school, who drink, who Inmates are What if those young men had been do drugs, who become delinquent and male raised by strong, upright fathers? The who wind up in prison. very first form of government and “And who kill their classmates” (Feb- authority a child comes into contact ruary 18 ; emphasis added throughout). with is in the home! If there is no With the situation this dire, do our upstanding government in the home, leaders finally face up to America’s how can children learn to respect the masculinity crisis? higher authorities in society? No. Instead they jam demented The father who rules his family well teenage minds and other masculinity is really the first line of defense in failures into a political agenda and to any law-abiding community. But in blame shootings on gun laws. But as the % far too many households, the father is American Spectator wrote, advocating 70 absent! In the Parkland, Florida, mass gun control as the solution to violence American males who murder, not only was the perpetrator’s amounts to “rearranging deck chairs are overweight or obese father absent from his life, but even law on the Titanic. If a country’s culture enforcement officials were negligent is sick, it doesn’t matter what legisla- in dealing with him. They wouldn’t tion passes” (March 2). % confront the violent teenager before or Our national culture is sick! And as 20 while he shot 31 of his former classmates God prophesied in Isaiah 1:5-6, that High school boys labeled with at random—and then walked off to sickness has metastasized from head a hyperactivity disorder order a soda while 17 people lay dead. to toe! It was a total breakdown of gov- Widespread, worsening, craven ernment from top to bottom—and problems come from widespread, wors- % it all started in the home. ening, craven sins! 1 “Unstable homes produce America thinks it can heal its symp- Rate testosterone levels have unstable individuals,” Peter toms by implementing more laws, more fallen by every year since 1987 Hasson wrote at theFed- firearms restrictions, more “equality” eralist.com (July 14, legislation, more drug policies. Yet the 2015). That is the real more laws we legislate, the more law- cause. Dysfunctional lessness abounds. 7,000,000 families produce America’s founders advocated less Number of working-age men in dysfunctional government and more morality. They America who don’t have a job children! We see said the republic would not even sur- this reality in the vive unless the American people would current generation live by biblical moral principles. of young American How far we have fallen from that stan- men. Instead of taking dard! Americans today largely hold no “toxic” masculinity down moral absolutes, no strict sense of right another few notches, we and wrong, no real authority figures. need more truly masculine authority in American homes! When Men Fail, Everyone Suffers Systemic lawlessness, crime, Radical leftists look at our society and 1/2 immorality, dangerous leaders see progress. They see more and more Male army applicants who and young men who grow up to be government as progress. They see the fail the basic training school shooters result from the lack legalization of homosexual “marriage” entry-level physical fitness exam of true biblical masculinity. and drugs as progress. They see the MAY-JUNE 2018 11 dissipation and disappearance of moral fruits! As Carlson said, “Ignoring the society that evil is real, but we want to roles and moral virtues as progress. decline of men does not help anyone. … argue about where it comes from, and America’s men are now broken, by When men fail, all of us suffer” (op cit). even about whether or not it is absolute. almost any objective measure, and yet This is a crisis! Pretending it is not a Evil is absolute. It comes from Satan, they see this as progressive. crisis won’t make it go away. Pretending and we have left our society wide open The breaking of American men is that it is progress won’t make it go away. to Satan’s attacks because we have breaking the American family. And Without strong male leadership, our destroyed strong male authority. Satan the breaking of the American family is society cannot survive. accuses men of being privileged and breaking American society. The God who prophesied this exact claims women are oppressed; he says And the “progressives” demand more. trend is the same God who created men should be more like women and Men are not just irrelevant, they say, human beings, the same God who reveals women should be more like men—not men are toxic. Down with patriarchy! the laws that cause human happiness. because the destruction of masculinity Down with traditional family! Down In His Word, this God says that and femininity will make women happier, with men! It’s time for women to rise! a successful leader should rule his but because the destruction of masculin- This is exactly the dangerous, upside- own house well, having his children— ity and femininity will destroy the nation! down condition that the Bible proph- including his boys—“in subjection with esied! Isaiah 3 clearly prophesies that all gravity.” Ruling his own home well is The God Family Vision God reveals in Revelation 12:9 that Satan has been cast down to Earth. He reveals Without strong male leadership, in Ephesians 2:2 that Satan is a master OUR SOCIETY CANNOT SURVIVE. broadcaster, and—if you are paying attention—you can see his deceptive the descendants of ancient Israel, which the basis for him learning to lead out- influence everywhere! After millennia of include the Americans, would have side the home (1 Timothy 3:4-5). That motivating men to misuse authority, he strong masculine leadership taken away, is the main goal of a Christian father: is now destroying that authority, turning and women and children would reign. to rule the family well, to subject his the family upside down, and erasing “For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of children to his authority, and to subject the father from the home, from society hosts, doth take away … The mighty himself to his Creator’s authority. and from the nation. He will never stop man, and the man of war, … the hon- Those words—“rule,” “subjection” attacking masculinity, because the phys- ourable man, and the counsellor …. And and “authority”—clang in modern ical father is a type of God the Father. That I will give children to be their princes, ears, not because they are as evil as is why Satan cares so passionately about and babes shall rule over them. … [T] our society has come to believe, but the roles of men and women: They point he child shall behave himself proudly because our society is evil! America has to the God Family, and he hates that! against the ancient, and the base against rejected the laws of human happiness What did Jesus Christ do when He the honourable. ... As for my people, chil- and success revealed by our Creator! walked this Earth? He was the only dren are their oppressors, and women And we have replaced those laws begotten Son of the Father, and He came rule over them” (Isaiah 3:1-5, 12). with what? Relativism, “tolerance” and to declare the Father! (John 1:18). He was Many ignore the fact that the Bible “freedom.” The idea that God’s laws are extremely close to His Father—“in the prophesied our current moral situation not absolute. The idea that there are no bosom” of His Father. In his book The God 2,700 years in advance. Many ignore absolutes. Family Vision, my father writes, “That is the idea that the God who inspired such American men are committing sui- where the Father wants you! He wants a prophecy should be listened to, much cide. So is American society. you in His bosom—to have the same rela- less obeyed. Children need a father. Astoundingly, tionship that He and Christ have. Jesus Many argue that women and chil- saying so has become controversial in Christ set an example, showing us how dren exceeding men in high school, 21st-century America, but it is truth. to have that relationship with our Father.” college, graduate school, the workplace, Boys must have a God-fearing father God the Father wants that same inti- the housing market, the gym, the who keeps them in check and compels mate, father-son relationship with you. bank and elsewhere them to fight vices and acquire virtues. He is not an absent Father! He does not is progress. The God of the Bible is real, and so is desert His children. He wants His sons Look at the Satan. It is obvious from looking at our to succeed, not fail. Moral relativity, absent leadership and declining family values can only lead our nation further into the abyss. God wants to be your Father. The only way to solve this problem is God wants children and wants His children to succeed. to get back to the basic principles of To learn more about this wonderful truth, order biblical morality—the Ten Command- Gerald Flurry’s free booklet The God Family Vision. ments—and rebuild the family the way God established it in the beginning. n he popularity of commercial Shockingly, many baby foods are baby food in recent decades has COMMERCIAL not tested for heavy metals. Ellipse T had a major impact on what we Analytics, an accredited laboratory in assume babies need. But not to take for BABY FOOD: Denver, Colorado, and the nonprofit granted what you feed your child in his Clean Label Project tested 700 baby or her earliest months and years. A FORMULA foods and early toddler foods for toxins, Manufacturers spend millions and 35 percent of the samples tested marketing infant formula, baby food FOR HEALTH? positive for lead (TMJ4.com). and beverages for toddlers, assuring The Environmental Defense Fund parents their products are nutritious Off-the-shelf options also found detectable levels of lead in and healthy. But many ingredients are convenient, but are they approximately 20 percent of baby food in commercial baby food are not only nourishing? by jorg mardian samples tested over a decade. Current ultraprocessed, but also contain standards for amounts of lead baby contaminants. food do not reflect the latest science we might think. Infant formulas are about potential health risks. Research Breastfeeding Is Healthier typically processed under high heat, has shown that even low levels of lead For babies, breast milk is healthier leading to the formation of advanced in blood can affect IQ, ability to pay than commercial formula or baby food. glycation end (age) products. These attention, and academic achievement. It contains more than 200 components sugar molecules attach to and damage The Clean Label Project also tested that play a role in general development proteins in the body. 530 baby food products, and 65 percent and growth, and it encourages the Studies prove that infant formulas of them tested positive for arsenic, 58 growth of helpful bacteria that can processed with high heat may have 100 percent for cadmium and 10 percent inhibit many parasites and unhealthy times more age products than breast for acrylamide, a chemical linked to bacteria. In fact, breastfed infants milk. Infants switched from breast cancer and brain damage. typically have a level of lactobacillus 10 milk to commercial formula within the In inorganic baby foods, traces of times greater than that of formula-fed first year of life have double the level pesticides are also present. A test con- infants. This leads to fewer illnesses of ages found in people with diabetes ducted by the Environmental Working and deaths during the first year than (ScienceDaily 2011). Group, found up to 16 pesticides in babies who are fed formula, according According to the Archives of Dis- eight leading baby food brands, includ- to tensteps.org. eases in Childhood, a study comparing ing three probable human carcinogens, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 479 commercially available baby foods eight neurotoxins, five pesticides “that spokeswoman Angela Lemond said found that 65 percent were sweet- disrupt the normal functioning of the that breast milk is the “gold standard” ened. Babies soon learn to crave that hormone system, and five categorized liquid nutrition in a baby’s first year of artificial sweet taste. When they grow as oral toxicity category one, the most life (cbs News). up, they continue to be heavy sugar toxic designation” (OneGreenPlanet). Breast milk is living biological consumers, which has led to epidemics nutrition that researchers continue of diabetes and obesity, even among Lacking Nutrition to associate with long-term health. As young children. A 2009 Guardian article stated that they analyze various factors associated Baby foods also include industrial some main baby food brands are less with different diseases, they vegetable oils, corn syrup, pre- nutritious than a cheeseburger. They often find that children servatives, emulsifiers and contain less than a fifth of a baby’s and adults who were refined flours. Even recommended daily supply of calcium, breastfed as infants natural flavors are magnesium, zinc, iron and other have experienced usually made from crucial minerals (University of Green- fewer health complex com- wich 2012). In essence, many babies problems as they pounds designed fed solely on store-bought formula have grown. to create flavor milk and baby food are being raised addiction (The on junk food. Commercializing Alpha Parent). It is less convenient to nourish your the Early Years baby the healthy way, but the result of Breast milk is nutri- this effort frees his or her little grow- tious, but formula and ing body from industrial vegetable oils, baby food are profitable. corn syrup, preservatives, emulsifiers, Many store-bought baby refined flours, sugars, gram-negative

famveld foods now contain organic bacteria, pesticides, carcinogens, / ingredients, but closer neurotoxins, arsenic, cadmium, com . inspection proves they acrylamide and lead, and provides a istock are still not as healthy as better start to a healthy life. n MAY-JUNE 2018 13 Spiraling Into Trade War

Donald Trump is accused of starting a trade war. Actually, this war is entering its later, most dangerous stages. by richard palmer

merica is under attack. Its extreme form, trade wars can kill—by Kentucky bourbon and Levi’s jeans. factories and manufacturing cutting off foreign food supplies. The consensus is that America A capacity are being destroyed. An ongoing trade war has already is about to launch a war that could Millions of lives are being disrupted. changed the world—and changed your escalate dangerously. America puts up And this attack will worsen—to the point life. Yet too few understand this quiet some tariffs, Europe and China retal- that it will bring the nation to its knees. world war. iate, America retaliates against their But because this attack is invisible, retaliation—and soon, trade barriers few are paying attention. Politicians Free-Trade Saints? are up everywhere, stopping trade and ignore it. The media paints a distorted More people would understand if the sending prices soaring. This leads to picture of the war, so many believe story were reported better. The latest skyrocketing unemployment, economic America started it. news is that United States President depression and political upheaval. This invisible battle is a trade war. Donald Trump announced tariffs (taxes Such a future is plausible. But is it This is not dusty economics. Trade wars on imported goods) on steel and alumi- caused by America senselessly upset- can cause mass unemployment, con- num beginning March 23. So far, he has ting global trade? gary centrated in specific jobs or regions— exempted Canada, Mexico and Australia. No. In fact, America is the most pro- dorning which can escalate into a political crisis. Europe has lashed out in response, trade advanced economy. America /

They can destroy a nation’s capacity to threatening tariffs on any stereotypi- imposes only half the level of tariffs trumpet fight, crippling its ability to produce cally American product they can think that China does. The European Union arms and weapons. In their most of, like Harley Davidson motorbikes, slaps 10 percent tariffs on U.S.-made 14 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET cars and foodstuffs—while the U.S. the standard corporation tax if they sold that Boeing, Ford and General Motors imposes only tiny tariffs in exchange. at least 70 percent of their goods outside must work with Chinese firms, sharing The EU and China have been attack- of China. China also offers special eco- market information, research and devel- ing the United States economically for nomic zones that lower tax rates further. opment, and other resources—until the years. America is the victim of a trade Favored companies also receive cheap Chinese firm takes those resources for beatdown. Donald Trump is only “start- loans, cheap utilities and other benefits. itself and leaves the foreign firm out. ing a trade war” in the sense that he is CentrePiece wrote that “the subsidies In other industries, the government fighting back. have been instrumental in concentrat- won’t allow a foreign company in until The EU and China have been fighting ing a tremendous amount of manufac- it has scrutinized that company’s a trade war in the same way Russia turing activity in China” (Summer 2013). technology. The American Chamber of fought its war in Ukraine. It used sol- Chinese-owned firms are also Commerce in China wrote in April last diers with no insignia on their uniforms showered in subsidies. “Government year, “Chinese government authorities and invaded without “really” invading. subsidies to produce technologically jeopardize the value of trade secrets Europe and China have avoided actions advanced products and undercut by demanding unnecessary disclosure that seem like an outright declaration foreign manufacturers have buttressed of confidential information for prod- of war. This way, they have been able to China’s trade prowess,” Usha C. V. Haley uct approvals.” boost their economies at the expense and George T. Haley wrote in the Har- “China does not play by the rules, and of America’s. Just as in Crimea, every- vard Business Review in 2013. “Since it has gotten away with it for too long,” one knows who is to blame. But as in 2000, the value of Chinese exports wrote James Andrew Lewis, senior vice Crimea, America has done nothing. more than quadrupled” (April 25, 2013). president at the Center for Strategic and The costs of this inaction have been They studied a range of industries, International Studies last summer. “The catastrophic. including solar, steel, glass, paper and goals of Chinese policy are easily auto parts. China’s production of all summarized: They wish to extract Subsidies Strike of these exploded because Chinese technologies from Western companies, What are the weapons of a trade war? companies sold their products for less use subsidies and nontariff barriers to A major one is government subsidies. than foreign competitors did. “We competition to build national champi- Governments often want to help their found that Chinese companies could ons, and then create a protected domes- nations’ manufacturers sell more do this only because of subsidies they tic market for these champions to give abroad. So they hand the manufactur- received from China’s central and them an advantage as they venture out ers money. A government may give a provincial governments. The subsidies in the world” (Aug. 2, 2017). manufacturer $20 per gadget it sells took the form of free or low-cost loans; Former National Security Agency abroad. The manufacturer can sell that artificially cheap raw materials, com- director general Keith Alexander has gadget for $20 less and still make the ponents, energy and land; and support called it “the greatest transfer of wealth same profit. Foreign consumers will for [research and development] and in history.” buy more of these cheaper gadgets from technology acquisitions. Businesses now know that giving the manufacturer—and less from their “Since 2001, when China joined the up some intellectual properties is the foreign competitors. World Trade Organization, subsidies price of doing business in China. They The World Trade Organization (wto) have annually financed over 20 percent either pay it or forgo a market of over heavily limits subsidies, but China has of the expansion of the country’s man- a billion. But when they pay that price, skirted this for years. In China, the ufacturing capacity. … Huge Chinese China uses that expertise to build up government and big business are inter- subsidies have led to massive excess Chinese firms that, with government twined. The ruling Chinese Communist global capacity, increased exports, and help, outcompete the American com- Party helps many companies sell goods depressed worldwide prices, and have pany that gave them the knowledge. much more cheaply than they would oth- hollowed out other countries’ indus- erwise. This is a well-known fact, but not trial bases” (ibid). The Massive Way China Cheats quite overt enough to trigger much of an These are aggressive economic attacks, American response. Occasionally the U.S. Property Theft but they are not China’s worst. Some will take China to the wto over a specific Chinese firms can sell to the U.S. easily. economics background is crucial to subsidy. But the bulk pass unchallenged. They are subject to the same rules and understand the full depth of China’s Yet Chinese subsidies have devas- taxes as American firms, plus some triv- subtle war. You will be stunned at what tated American manufacturing. ial import duties. If an American firm China (and Europe) are doing to the The London School of Economics’ Cen- wants to sell in China, it is much harder. global economy. They know that if it is trePiece magazine estimated that in 2013 For some industries, including energy, even slightly complicated, most people China spent up to 1.5 percent of its eco- communications and car manufactur- won’t bother to understand it, let alone nomic output on subsidies for export-fo- ing, the Chinese government bans for- do anything about it. cused businesses. This is a huge figure eign firms. They can only sell to Chinese According to one estimate, this next of around $100 billion. Before 2008, for- consumers if they form a joint venture economic tactic costs the U.S. economy eign-owned firms in China paid only half with a Chinese company. This means half a trillion dollars a year. MAY-JUNE 2018 15 The current global system is designed government has manipulated the the dollar being the world’s dominant for natural exchange rates that change yuan’s value to keep it weak. reserve currency. The epi estimates that according to supply and demand. If the The weak yuan acts as an invisible if China stopped this practice, the size of demand for the dollar rises, the price subsidy on everything China exports the American economy would increase of the dollar goes up compared to other and an invisible tariff on everything it between 2 percent and 4.9 percent and currencies. If the demand falls, then imports. A Chinese smartphone that the number of jobs would increase by the value of the dollar drops. This is may ordinarily cost $250 now costs only 2.3 million to 5.8 million. Crucially, 40 called a “free floating” exchange rate. $200 because of this currency manipu- percent of these jobs would be in the The U.S. imports a lot more than it lation. So Americans buy more Chinese manufacturing industry, which has exports. It has to pay for its imports goods. In the short term, American con- been devastated in recent decades. using the currencies of the countries sumers get cheaper phones, but in the There is some debate on whether they come from. It sells dollars to buy long term, American manufacturers China is still a currency manipulator. foreign currency. Selling lots of any- lose out—and many relocate to China. Some argue that in recent years China thing, including dollars, drives its price The result is a massive trade imbal- has ended its manipulation as part of a down. So the price of the dollar falls. ance, with China exporting huge bid to replace the dollar as the world’s Imagine that one dollar is worth one amounts to the U.S. and little going the reserve currency. These economists may euro. A car costing €10,000 in Europe other way. be right. Others argue that the loss of would naturally cost $10,000 in the U.S. China has signed up to play by the manufacturing to China doesn’t matter; Now imagine that the U.S. has sold so standard rules. It is a member of the after all, cheaper smartphones mean the many dollars that the value of the dollar International Monetary Fund, of public can spend more on other things. has fallen 20 percent compared to the which “avoiding manipulating exchange But the fact that China has manipulated euro. That €10,000 car now costs $12,500. rates” is an entry condition. its economy for years is beyond dispute. Since European cars have become America has failed to confront more expensive for Americans to buy, China on this. The Omnibus Trade and Germany: An Even Subtler Foe they buy fewer of them. Meanwhile, an Competitiveness Act of 1988 requires China’s trade war is no secret. It has American car that costs $10,000 now that the U.S. Treasury identifies all contained its economic assault just only costs €8,000 in Europe, so Euro- currency manipulators “gaining unfair enough to avoid prompting a strong peans buy more of them. competitive advantage in international American response. Germany’s trade When currencies are free to adjust trade.” The Treasury labeled China as war is even subtler. to supply and demand, the system a manipulator from 1992 to 1994, but Europe has manipulated the cur- automatically balances itself. America it has not done so since, despite almost rency markets in Germany’s favor. Like imports more than it exports. This all major economists agreeing that China’s currency manipulation, the weakens the dollar. American exports the Chinese government manipulates nature of the euro stops the normal become cheaper for consumers who its currency. C. Fred Bergsten, senior self-correcting mechanism of floating use other currencies. So they buy fellow and director emeritus at the exchange rates from working. more U.S. goods. America then starts Peterson Institute for International Before the euro existed, each Euro- importing less and exporting more, Economics, wrote that “China was pean country had its own currency. Ger- returning it to a balance. the champion currency manipulator many had a strong exporting economy, In practice, however, it’s not quite of all time from 2003 through 2014.” so its currency got stronger. Countries so neat. The dollar is the world’s most Even Ben Bernanke, then chairman of in Southern Europe (including France, commonly held currency and is used the Federal Reserve, said in 2010 that for the sake of economics) imported a as a “reserve currency.” It is seen as a China was manipulating its currency. lot from Germany, making their cur- safe investment, so demand for dollars Still, the Treasury did nothing. rencies weaker. German goods became remains higher than it would normally The Economic Policy Institute (epi) more expensive, Southern Europe’s be, keeping its value higher than it estimates that currency manipula- exports became cheaper, and they were would be otherwise. tion—led by China—increases the U.S. able to remain fairly competitive. But China deliberately breaks trade deficit by $200 billion to $500 The euro ended that. When Germany, this system. For years billion a year. These are huge figures, Southern Europe and the rest of the the Chinese far exceeding the annual benefits of countries in the eurozone all adopted the euro in 1999, they became locked into one exchange rate, doing away with the floating rates of their old, obsolete Want America great again? currencies. The result is that Germany First you need to understand what made America great exports more and more to Southern to begin with. Request Herbert W. Armstrong’s free Europe, and there is no built-in mech- book The United States and Britain in Prophecy to learn anism to stop the flow. the remarkable story of America’s rise. But the euro did more than that. The euro is a less stable currency than the deutsche mark was and is thus much Why give these prophecies? Because In singling out Germany and China, weaker. According to last summer’s they are for the modern descendants of Donald Trump is confronting a major report from the imf, the euro is 10 Israel, including America and Britain. danger to the U.S. But there is also a percent to 20 percent cheaper than (Request your free copy of The United great danger in his approach. a German currency would be. This States and Britain in Prophecy to trace Peter Zeihan, a geopolitical analyst means that a German car that would this history.) formerly of Stratfor, wrote on March 5 cost $10,000 in a fair market actually Put these scriptures together, and it’s that “considering the global nature of costs $8,000 to $9,000. No wonder clear that this mart of nations uses trade most modern supply chains, any Ameri- Germany is an exporting powerhouse: to oppose Britain and America. These ca-First-themed trade war is a trade war It has a built-in advantage. nations cut America off completely, with the entire international system: The fact that the euro would be besieging it and bringing it down. rivals, but also allies, with every action weaker than the deutsche mark, giving Trumpet editor in chief Gerald rippling throughout the entire global Germany an enormous exporting advan- Flurry explains in Isaiah’s End-Time order. A global recession is absolutely tage, was clear from the start. In his 1995 Vision: “With a German-led Europe guaranteed and based on how fast and book The Rotten Heart of Europe, Ber- (the king of the north) possessing great heavy Trump lowers the boom, this nard Connolly writes that “a monetary maritime power, North America will could well be the singular action that union cannot survive without a political be surrounded on the east by Europe drops the world into the disorder that I union, as the Bundesbank has said time and the south by Latin America. The often speak and write about.” without number. But there will not be Bible contains many prophecies of the “[D]o not underestimate just how a political union cohesive enough for European power attacking America— fast this unraveling can happen,” he everyone to put ‘Union’ interests above and many other prophecies of America warned. In the past, Zeihan said, he national interests. ... It follows that the being besieged. “noted that the global system was so single European currency will certainly fragile and counterintuitive and out-of- be weaker than the deutsche mark ….” date that it was a waste of time to guess Economists still argue whether this what specific action might cause it all euro advantage was deliberate or an to crash apart. An American-initiated unforeseen side effect. But the effect trade war is perhaps one of the ways to is undeniable. Since the euro was destroy it most quickly and thoroughly.” introduced, Germany’s trade surplus A trade war against Europe and has exploded. China at the same time could unite the two together and lead to the “mart of A Trade Alliance nations”—and to its attack on America. The Bible prophesies of a trade alliance Even a “victory” poses great dangers. See the trade war infographic on page 18 that matches these two powers that are As we explained in our February issue already waging economic war on the of the Trumpet (theTrumpet.com/16706), United States. Isaiah 23 forecasts a “mart “That is where China and the giants of Germany’s political system is fragile of nations” (verse 3). The chapter is full of Asia enter the picture. … [C]onsidering and its economy depends on trade with references to ships, oceans and overseas China has come to possess most of the America. A trade war could lead to a trade. It is describing a trade alliance. world’s strategic sea gates (which, iron- dangerous political transformation. The alliance includes Tyre, an ancient ically, at one time were held by Britain America has a lot of economic economic power and a type of the eco- and America), we believe there may be strength, and it could hurt these nations. nomic power rising in Europe. It also a brief alliance between the German-led But it also has a lot of debt. China owns includes China, using its ancient name, Holy Roman Empire and certain Asian more than $1 trillion of that debt. If it Chittim. (Request our free booklet Isa- powers (Russia, China, Japan—the kings slows or stops its purchases of American iah’s End-Time Vision for biblical proof.) of the east). Should Europe, the resur- debt, the Americans could not finance Other scriptures forecast a trade rected Holy Roman Empire, find a way to their out-of-control government spend- war on the U.S. In Deuteronomy 28:52, take advantage—even for a moment—of ing, and the American economy, govern- God tells Israel that its enemies would key resources and strategic holdings of ment and society would be imperiled. “besiege thee in all thy gates”—cut its China, Russia and Japan, it would have For years Chinese leaders have economy off from the outside world— more than enough power to besiege the murmured about using this economic the most extreme form of a trade war. Anglo-Saxon nations and enslave them.” “nuclear option” if they don’t like the Ezekiel 4-5 describe a siege of Jerusa- The powers mentioned in Isaiah 23 way the U.S. is heading. lem along with the other tribes of Israel. are already besieging America—albeit This siege, as outlined in Ezekiel 4 did in a limited way compared to what is A Sure Solution not happen during his time. In fact, to come. All that is required for this Exactly how Mr. Trump’s trade retalia- most of ancient Israel had already been prophecy to be fulfilled is for Europe tion will play out is unclear. We don’t yet conquered, deported and enslaved by and Asia to band together and begin know exactly who will be included in the time Ezekiel wrote this. aggressive economic warfare. TRADE WAR PAGE 36 u MAY-JUNE 2018 17 A COMING GLOBAL TRADE WAR_ Economic analysts are warning about a trade war between the United Population States and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Bible GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)* prophecy shows that even close U.S. allies like the European Union and Gold Reserves Japan will soon join China and Russia in a temporary economic alliance annual Trade SURPLUS/Deficit that will dominate global economic activity. Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 27 trade competitors identify a great “mart of nations” that will literally besiege the United brics nations States and Britain—economically freezing them out of world trade! anglo-america

* A nation’s GDP at PPP exchange rates is the sum value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year valued at prices in the United States.

RUSSIA 143,989,754 $4 trillion 1,829 Tonnes +$103,233,838,100 FORECASTS_ “This United Nations organization started the idea—planted it in men’s minds—of uniting JAPAN nations together. It paved the way for the 127,484,450 prophesied resurrection of the Roman $5.4 billion Empire—by a United States of Europe. Today 765 Tonnes there is talk of a South American ‘common +$38,008,392,690 market,’ and even a Southeast Asian ‘common market.’ Uniting nations together CHINA is in the air.” Herbert W. Armstrong, 1957 1,409,517,397 $23 trillion “A top German banker … predicts that 1,843 Tonnes the Moscow-Beijing economic axis will INDIA +$509,716,483,740 prevail against the United States. He 1,342,512,706 also warns that economic damage for $9.4 trillion Germany and the European Union will be 558 Tonnes significant if they continue to follow U.S. -$96,377,879,770 policy in opposition to the BRICS alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Germany has already joined the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Financial analysts … are warning that Germany may already be planning to ditch the dollar and join the BRICS nations!” Gerald Flurry, 2016

TRADE ALLIANCE MILESTONES_ 1957 1967 1991 1993 2006 2008 2010 2015 2016 2017 European Association Mercosur European BRIC Economic Union of South BRIC Economic Asian Trans-Pacific EU-Japan Economic of Southeast Founded Union Association American Association Infrastructure Partnership Economic Community Asian Nations Founded Founded Nations Adds Investment Founded Partnership 18Founded THE PHILADELPHIAFounded TRUMPET Founded South Africa Bank Founded Agreement BIBLICAL MODERN ANALYSIS_ ORIGINS_ Tyre European Union “So, the primordial interest of the United States over which for centuries Herbert W. Armstrong’s Assyria Germany we have fought wars—the First, Second and Cold War—has been the Ambassador College con- Chaldea Italy relationship between Germany and Russia—because united they are the only ducted extensive research Javan Greece force that could threaten us—and to make sure that that doesn’t happen.” into the modern identity Chittim China George Friedman, 2015 of biblical nations. The Tarshish Japan ongoing formation of the Tubal, Meshech Russia anti-American trade bloc Egypt Egypt prophesied in Isaiah 23 and Damascus Syria Ezekiel 27 helps prove that Arabia saudi Arabia what Ambassador College CANADA taught about these nations’ 36,860,800 identities is correct. $1.8 trillion none -$402,577,062,557

UNITED KINGDOM 66,181,585 $2.9 trillion 310 Tonnes -$224,904,580,560

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 325,700,000 $19.7 trillion 8,133 Tonnes EUROPEAN NATIONS -$797,751,651,810 445,618,415 $18 trillion 11,244 Tonnes +$424,904,580,560

SOUTH AFRICA 56,717,156 BRAZIL $757 billion 209,288,278 125 Tonnes $3.2 trillion -$67,332,928,593 67 Tonnes +$47,683,396,630 BOTTOM LINE_ The U.S. is ranked the world’s second-largest economy based on purchasing power parity, but the combined economic output of the “mart of nations” is over twice that of the Anglo-American power bloc.

ANGLO-AMERICA 428,742,400 $24.4 trillion 8,444 tonnes -$1,425,233,294,927 MART OF NATIONS 3,735,128,156 $58.6 trillion 16,431 tonnes +$959,835,883,357 ANTI-AMERICAN ADVANTAGE +$3,306,385,741 +$34.2 trillion +7,987 Tonnes +$2,385,069,178,284MAY-JUNE 2018 19 Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. He demonstrated an utter disregard for human life. His disastrous and cold- blooded leadership killed tens of millions of Chinese. The only force that brought an end to his rule was his death in 1976 at age 82. There were no term limits for Chair- man Mao, and few meaningful limits China’s Great on his power. He was accountable to Leap Toward no one and scornful of all advice. The Strongman Rule combination of his ruthlessness, incom- Xi Jinping’s power grab places the might of petence and disdain the world’s most populous nation in the hands for counsel made his of one (ambitious) man. by jeremiah jacques rule incomparably tragic. Mao’s name is etched in history as he announcement from Beijing two other posts. But retaining the pres- the man responsible for the deaths of on February 25 was a bombshell. idency, perhaps for life, consolidates more people than any other individual. T China’s ruling Communist Party his power completely and makes him His rule “ranks alongside the gulags said it would abolish a constitutional what many Chinese refer to as “the and the Holocaust as one of the three clause that limits presidential service paramount leader.” greatest events of the 20th century,” said to two terms. The move enables Pres- With Xi holding the trinity of top historian Frank Dikötter. “It was like ident Xi Jinping, already China’s most posts, his authority is unquestioned, [Cambodian Communist dictator] Pol powerful leader in decades, to rule the unchecked and undivided. Pot’s genocide multiplied 20 times over.” country indefinitely. This has alarming implications for In light of this history, the people Two weeks later, China’s largely the future of China and the world. of China should be alarmed to see the ceremonial parliament approved the removal of checks on the president’s proposal with a vote of 2,959 to 2, with In the Absence of Power Limits power. But it may be too late for the three abstentions, deleting the clause The presidential two-term limit was people of China to stop their nation’s stating that the president and vice established in 1982 by Chinese leader great leap into authoritarianism. president “shall serve no more than two Deng Xiaoping. It was put in place, consecutive terms.” along with other checks on presidential Squashing Internal Dissent President Xi came to power in 2013. power, in an effort to prevent China Some Chinese are voicing alarm about Before the constitutional change, he from ever returning to the era of chaos Xi’s abolishment of term limits and his would have had to leave office in 2023, it had suffered under Deng’s predeces- moves toward authoritarianism. Li after his second five-year term ends. sor, Mao Zedong. Datong, a former editor for the state- But now he can continue ruling the Mao founded the People’s Republic of run China Youth Daily, lived through second-largest economy and the largest China in 1949. He ruled the nation with the Maoist era. In a February 26 letter national population in the world for as almost godlike status for nearly three posted in a private group on China’s long as he lives. decades. He brought an end to genera- WeChat phone messaging app, he wrote: Regardless of the constitutional tions of civil clashes and disorder that “It was the highest and most effective

revision, Xi, 64, can retain his positions prevailed when foreign powers ruled, legal restriction meant to prevent autoc- julia

as leader of both the Communist Party and he prepared China for its return to racy or putting individuals above the goddard and the military indefinitely. The international relevance. party and the state. Lifting the term lim- /

constitutional term limits pertained But Mao accomplished much of his its of national leaders will be ridiculed by trumpet strictly to the office of president, which agenda with endless purges and such civilized nations all over the world and is inherently less powerful than the catastrophic campaigns as the Great also sow the seeds of chaos for China.” 20 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET But China’s propaganda machine The Chinese elite and many ordinary country’s population support him, the shifted into overdrive to counter such citizens see that the global order world should expect China to become criticism. WeChat users who attempted is unraveling. They see the rise of even more aggressive on the interna- to share Li’s letter had their posts extremist parties in Europe. They see tional stage. blocked. The government has com- the so-called stable democracies desta- pletely blocked dozens of words and bilizing. They see American power Xi, China and Bible Prophecy phrases on social media, including “dis- declining and leadership vacuums The Trumpet watches Xi’s tightening agree,” “personality cult,” “emigrate,” opening up. They see that the interna- grip on power because Bible prophecy “immortality,” “my emperor,” “lifelong” tional stage is primed for conflict, and reveals that as America’s influence on and “Xi Zedong,” a fusion of Xi Jinping they see a chance for China to take the global stage diminishes, two power and Mao Zedong. advantage of the volatility and emerge blocs will emerge. One will be a Euro- Within China, the critics of Xi’s as a superpower. pean bloc functioning in the tradition power grab do not appear to be numer- Chinese top leaders recognize that of the Holy Roman Empire. The other ous. And this heavy-handed Internet for their nation to become a super- will be an Asian entity called in Scrip- censorship may be enough to keep the power it needs a ruler whose hands ture “the kings of the east,” headed by criticism from spreading. are not bound by red tape and who is Russia, with China in a secondary lead- Even before the latest power grab, Xi not limited by checks and balances. ership position. The Bible makes plain— had little patience for disagreement, They need a strongman who is free of in such chapters as Jeremiah 50, Daniel and he often countered it with force. political encumbrances and capable of 11 and 12, Revelation 16 and Matthew During his first five years, instead of decisive actions. They need a new Mao. 24—that a clash between this European maintaining the “first among equals” These sentiments led Communist power and this Russo-Chinese-led bloc style of leadership used by his recent Party elite to allow Xi to rise so rapidly will play a major role in the most violent predecessors, he adopted a strongman and so high. Now these same senti- conflict in human history. approach. He bypassed State Council ments compel the Chinese people to The fact that Xi can now rule for as authorities by forming policymaking support Xi as emperor for life. long as he lives is deeply significant. party groups, many of which he chairs His ongoing rise and increasing control himself. He took personal control of The World Should Be Alarmed over China’s military and foreign policy writing policy on everything from Xi’s abolition of term limits and leap is vital to watch. It indicates how the China’s economy and international toward autocracy also has major impli- Chinese president could join forces relations to its environmental strat- cations outside of China and for the with his fellow strongman in Russia and egies and Internet regulations. He global order. how China will be brought on its proph- implemented painful military reforms Under Mao, China was a military esied collision course with Europe. that positioned him as unchallenged lightweight. This meant that although The February 25 announcement about commander in chief of China’s enor- his ambitions wrought havoc on hun- scrapping term limits also indicates mous People’s Liberation Army. dreds of millions, they rarely spilled how near this future clash could be. Xi also waged an anticorruption over China’s borders in a significant way. Although this points to a dark time campaign resulting in the punishment But in recent years, China’s military in the near term, that time will be or imprisonment of a breathtaking 1.5 has become a formidable force. closely followed by the brightest imag- million Communist Party members, Under the streamlined leadership of a inable future! including numerous former political man who vowed last year to make China As Trumpet editor in chief Gerald rivals and senior military officials. “stand taller and firmer in the world,” Flurry writes in his booklet The Proph- These moves placed Xi at the center such a military should be taken seriously. esied ‘Prince of Russia’: “This immense of what Time’s Hannah Beech called “a Even before the constitutional war between European and Asian forces personality cult not seen in the People’s revision, President Xi led China on will end in the return of Jesus Christ! … Republic since the days when frenzied a path of international belligerence, The conclusion of that battle will mark Red Guards cheered Chairman Mao’s grabbing territory from its neighbors the beginning of a peaceful and prosper- launch of the Cultural Revolution” and exerting illegal control over vital ous new age for the entire Earth!” (March 31, 2016). international waters. At that time, for the peoples of China Now that Xi is positioned essentially and the whole world, an era of true Most of China Supports Xi’s Rise as China’s emperor for life, and since stability and abundant, joyous living Li Datong and other Chinese openly the Communist Party and most of the will begin. n decry Xi’s lurch toward indefinite one- man rule. But the Communist Party and most Chinese support the move. In fact, Xi’s rapid ascent and his move China’s future prophesied to scrap term limits could not have hap- To learn what Bible prophecy says is in store for China, pened without the full consent and assis- request a free copy of Russia and China in Prophecy. tance of Communist Party leadership. What Will Putin Do With Six More Years of Power?

The international stage is set for the strongman to lead Russia in an even more aggressive direction. by jeremiah jacques

ladimir Putin surprised no one To understand what Putin’s next new independence and began to rebuild by securing another term as presidential term will bring for Russia freer societies. V Russia’s president. The final and the world, his first 18 years of lead- But Putin does not view this as a tally shows that he crushed all his rivals ership must be examined. positive event, because it decimated with 77 percent of the March 18 vote. Moscow’s power in the world. He said in Yes, there is evidence that Putin rigged Reversing the ‘Greatest Catastrophe’ 2005, “[T]he demise of the Soviet Union the election to a degree. After all, this is Putin came into power eight years after was the greatest geopolitical catastro- Russia, where even if a dictator’s victory the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. phe of the century.” is sure, he still pulls a few levers behind The collapse reversed a development Vladimir Putin wishes the Soviet the scenes, if only for the sake of polit- that had been in the works since the Union never fell. He wishes it were still ical tradition. But experts agree that, 17th century when the Russian Empire here today. And he has been working to even without the rigging, Putin would first emerged: the systemic integration restore Russian power to its Soviet levels. still have comfortably won 60 percent and centralization of Eastern Europe, of the vote—placing him leagues above Central Asia, Siberia and the Caucasus. Winning Hearts and Minds the second-place contender’s 12 percent. Its core was Moscow. Its goal was to When Putin became president, Russia The bottom line is that 65-year-old challenge European powers. was in chaos. It was threatened inter- Putin has six more years at the helm Though economically brittle, Russia nally and externally. But Putin aggres- of the world’s largest country and sec- was militarily powerful enough to sively consolidated the country socially, ond-most powerful military. And the 144 contribute heavily to the defeats of politically, militarily and economically. million people of the nation largely sup- Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. During Putin’s first eight years in the port his ongoing dominance of Russia. Russia, the dominant member of the Kremlin, Russia’s industry increased natalia Putin’s influence has become so foun- Soviet Union, even held its ground for by 76 percent and investments grew

dational that a Kremlin without him as four decades against the mighty United by 125 percent, according to Atlas for kolesnikova the ultimate authority is difficult for States during the Cold War. Business and Political Decision Makers. many Russians to imagine. Vyacheslav When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Real incomes of Russian citizens grew /

Volodin, the speaker of the Russian West rejoiced, proclaiming it a victory by over 100 percent. The average salary afp / parliament, summarized this common for liberty, a triumph for democracy, increased eightfold, from $80 per month getty sentiment in 2014 by saying, “If there and evidence of the supremacy of to $640. The middle class swelled from 8

images is Putin, there is Russia. If there is no capitalism over socialism. Most former million to more than 55 million, and the Putin, there is no Russia.” Soviet nations were grateful for their percentage of Russians living below the 22 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET poverty line fell from 30 percent to 14 Editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote in military base in Central Asia. percent. Under Putin, for the first time the October 2008 Trumpet issue, “Rus- Meanwhile, beyond the Soviet in their lives, many Russians owned sia’s attack on Georgia in August marks regions, Russia has helped the murder- cars and were able to vacation abroad. the beginning of a dangerous new era ous regimes of Syrian President Bashar Russian oil exports steadily climbed in history. This was the first military Assad and North Korean tyrant Kim throughout those years; and in 2009, strike of a rising Asian superpower— Jong-un to retain power. And Putin has Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to become and there will be more!” been instrumental in letting Iran con- the world’s number one energy exporter. Mr. Flurry went on to specifically tinue its treacherous pursuit of nuclear Gaps remained in Russia’s energy name which other former Soviet nation weapons. grid, health care, infrastructure and might be targeted next: “Will a crisis None of these moves would have been industrial base. But the economic occur over Ukraine? That area is the possible without formidable military advancements were stark and Russians breadbasket of Russia, and surely it is might—and Vladimir Putin’s will to rallied around Putin as the country’s willing to wage war over that as well.” use it. “savior,” its “white rider.” Time proved that forecast accurate. More recently, falling oil prices and In 2012, Putin returned to the presi- Building a More Lethal Military Western sanctions have pounded the dency with a newly extended six-year The outdated military that Putin had value of the ruble, and living standards presidential term. His rule over Russia inherited from Boris Yeltsin was barely have declined to a degree. Yet because was official once again. And in March fit for its purpose. One of Putin’s high- of Putin’s record of lifting millions of 2014, Russian forces stealthily est priorities has been transforming from poverty and restoring Moscow’s invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula it into a modern and more lethal force. international relevance, the Russian people remain fiercely loyal to him. Instead of seeing him as the cause of During Putin’s first eight years, Russia’s the current troubles, they continue to industry increased by 76 percent and invest- view him as the solution. ments grew by 125 percent. Real incomes of Bypassing Law Russian citizens grew by over 100 percent. At the end of Putin’s second presidential term in 2008, he faced a problem: The and annexed it to Mother Russia. He Moscow now spends a higher percent- Russian Constitution says, “One person had literally redrawn the borders age of its gross domestic product on its may not hold the position of Russian of Europe—twice. Mr. Flurry wrote, military than does America. president for more than two terms in a “The fact that one man—one man—is The efforts have paid massive row.” So Putin left the presidency—but responsible for this huge geopolitical dividends. only in the letter of the law, not the spirit. shift is deeply significant.” “The Russian military is now better He stepped aside to become prime Crimea is viewed within Russia as equipped and more capable of conduct- minister, handing the presidency to his the nation’s greatest victory in decades, ing modern combat operations than loyal protégé, Dmitry Medvedev. But and as a righting of historical wrongs. at any point since the fall of the Soviet throughout Medvedev’s term, Putin To reinforce this message, this year’s Union, which has caught analysts in remained in charge. He remained presidential election was held on the the West by surprise,” wrote the Strate- Russia’s ruler in all but official title, fourth anniversary of the takeover. gist’s Mitchell Yates in 2016. with Medvedev serving essentially as “After [Putin] brought Crimea back, And don’t forget: Russia has a vast his puppet. he became a hero to me,” said Olga nuclear arsenal, larger by number even Just three months after that charade Matyunina, a 65-year-old retired econ- than that of the U.S. It has publicly stated of power transition, Putin powerfully omist, who cast her vote for Putin. that nuclear weapons remain vital to its demonstrated to his people and to the Since seizing Crimea, Putin has defense strategy and that in certain cir- world that he is willing to use force to continued to destabilize eastern cumstances it might launch preemptive re-create the geography of the Soviet Ukraine, sending Russian forces to nuclear strikes to defend its interests. Union. help pro-Russian rebels in a protracted During his state-of-the-nation address conflict that has claimed 10,000 lives in early March, Putin dazzled his people Expanding the Empire so far, with more deaths almost every by unveiling an array of new advanced In August 2008, Russian forces invaded day. He has forcefully prevented Geor- nuclear-capable weapons. In what was the former Soviet republic of Georgia, gia, Ukraine and other former Soviet also an unofficial campaign speech, easily defeating all resistance. Moscow countries from strengthening their Putin sent a clear message to the people assumed control of 20 percent of Geor- relationships with Europe. of Russia: Vote Putin, and you will help gia’s territory, and it remains in control Putin pushed the U.S. out of his back- make the Russian military great again. to this day. yard in 2013 by pressuring Kyrgyzstan The March 18 election result shows This was a major geopolitical event, to evict American forces from Manas that the message resonated with a great sending reverberations around the globe. Air Base, the U.S.’s last remaining number of voters. MAY-JUNE 2018 23 But for Russians who have not bought would be obligated to step down in Where is Russia in this cycle now? into Putin’s dictatorial vision, he has 2024. But with such a tight grip on the In the 1990s, Russia suffered great had a different message. levers of power, he could easily amend national calamity after the collapse of the Constitution, orchestrate another the Soviet Union. Then, Putin emerged Eliminating Internal Enemies rendition of the “Medvedev shuffle,” as the heroic white rider to resuscitate Throughout all his years of working to or devise some other method to retain the dying bear. But Russia’s changing restore Russia’s power on the global power at the end of the current term. landscape indicates that the white rider stage, Putin has worked ruthlessly Many analysts are certain he will find phase is now over. to quash all opposition from fellow a way. “I am absolutely convinced that “Russia’s current white horse period Russians. Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] will not is coming to an end,” Stratfor wrote in He has crippled Russia’s democracy, cede power in 2024 either,” Alexei Vene- 2007 as Putin prepared to install Med- enfeebled its parliament, and seized diktov, editor of Ekho Moskvy, said in vedev as his puppet. “Putin’s efforts to control of some of Russia’s most prof- November. “That means … it’s necessary stabilize Russia have succeeded, but itable firms. Putin’s internal wars have to change the configuration of power his dreams of Westernizing Russia are slaughtered more than 150,000 Rus- and transfer the main power to an insti- dead. The darkness is about to set in.” sians in the Islamic region of Chechnya. tution other than the presidential post.” Stratfor then speculated that Putin With kgb-style methods, he has himself could become the dark rider: “In crushed or silenced all forms of inde- The Russian Cycle: Where Now? particularly gloomy periods in Russia’s pendent journalism and turned the Russian history shows that the country past (which is saying something) the Russian media into a personal propa- operates on a four-phase cycle. First white rider himself actually has shed ganda machine. comes a national calamity, usually his idealism and become the dark rider.” These were sobering words back in 2007, and much more so now that Putin has confirmed all suspicions that he is a dictator bent on maintaining his power at all costs. It is now clear that Putin has exchanged his white robes for black, and that Russia is once again in a dark rider phase. History proves that once a dark rider becomes Russia’s ruler, he pulls out all stops to achieve national security: crushing domestic challengers; subju- gating economic life to Moscow; pour- ing resources into the military, which pushes against other nations’ borders.

LIKE-MINDED The history of Putin’s rule so far Chinese President Xi Jinping indicates that his new term will lead escorts Russian counterpart Russia in an even more dangerous and Putin through a welcoming ceremony in Beijing. aggressive direction. And when the his- tory is placed alongside Bible prophecy, Evidence suggests that he has the result of foreign invasion or poor the indication becomes a certainty. murdered more than 130 journalists planning by the government. Second,

inside Russia and numerous dissenting from out of the ruins emerges an ide- An Army of 200 Million carsten Russians exiled in foreign nations, such alistic “white rider” ushering in an era The Bible warns people in the end time as the United Kingdom. of what Russians deeply crave: national to expect a great power to rise from the koall A list from human-rights group stability. Third, after the white rider East. Scripture calls this power “the / Memorial shows that 142 people are cur- succumbs to political frustration, he kings of the east” (Revelation 16:12). getty rently in Russian prisons for their politi- hands the reins of rulership over to a In Revelation 9:16, the Apostle John images cal or religious beliefs. Quartz wrote, “In dark rider bent on internal control and recorded a stunning prophecy about , this, Putin’s Russia is continuing Tsarist external aggression, such as Ivan the this Eastern power bloc: “And the num- istock

and Soviet traditions: Political dissent- Terrible and Josef Stalin. Finally, the ber of the army of the horsemen were . com

ers are still being sent to Siberia or to dark rider ruthlessly quashes domestic two hundred thousand thousand.” / avalon work camps as in Stalinist days.” opposition and expands Russia’s unse- This Asian military bloc will have an

Russia’s constitution still states that curable borders until the overextended army of 200 million men! _ the president may serve no more than empire collapses into stagnation and The Bible provides many vital studio two consecutive terms, meaning Putin decline, and the cycle begins again. details about this largest army ever 24 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET assembled. Daniel 11:44, 12:1 and and laying the groundwork for close is directly related to the Crimean crisis! Matthew 24:21-22 make clear that this relationships with many of these other The fear you see in Europe because of force will be one of the main players in nations. (Order your free copy of our events in Crimea is going to cause 10 a nuclear World War iii. booklet Russia and China in Prophecy.) leaders in Europe to unite in a sudden A passage in Ezekiel tells which spe- When these Bible passages are exam- and dramatic way—and in precise accor- cific countries will contribute soldiers ined alongside current events in Moscow, dance with the Bible’s description of that to this mega-army, and shows that it the identity of this “prince of Russia” European empire! … Europe’s new fear will be led by one nation—and one man. becomes clear. In the September 2014 of Russia is going to play a major role in issue of the Trumpet, Mr. Flurry wrote: “I hastening the fulfillment of that proph- The ‘Prince of Russia’ strongly believe Vladimir Putin is going ecy!” (Trumpet, May-June 2014). “Son of man, set thy face against Gog, to lead the 200 million-man army. Just The Europeans have not forgotten the land of Magog, the chief prince look at the power he already has. Can what Putin has done to Georgia and of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy you think of any other Russian politician Ukraine. They see Russia’s increasingly against him” (Ezekiel 38:2). who could become so powerful and have provocative involvement in the Middle Bible scholars generally agree that the will to lead Russia into the crisis of East and its bellicose nuclear threats. “Gog” refers to Russia and “the land of crises? I see nobody else on the horizon Many Europeans are fearful enough to Magog” includes the vast area where who could do that. … I believe there is not more urgently seek European unifica- modern-day China is located. enough time for a competitor to arise tion. Within a politically, economically Meshech is a group of people whose and challenge him. Over 80 percent of and militarily unified European bloc, name appears throughout history his people support his leadership. the Europeans can better stand up to in several variations: Musku, Muski, “This much is absolutely certain: The the rising Russian threat. Mushki. These are related to the mod- restoring of Russia’s power by Vladimir ern Russian spelling of Moscow: MocĸBa. Putin—the prince of Russia—was A Sign of Great Hope Tubal refers to another region of prophesied!” In his booklet The Prophesied ‘Prince Russia. To the east of Russia’s Ural of Russia,’ Mr. Flurry thoroughly Mountains lies the city of Tobolsk, a examines the role that Putin plays in name derived from the ancient name Putin has confirmed end-time Bible prophecy. He writes that Tubal. Tobolsk formerly functioned all suspicions that the fact that this “prince of Russia” is essentially as the capital of Russia’s on the scene proves that the most hope- central and eastern Asian region. he is a dictator bent filled event in mankind’s history is now Yet another name for all of Russia on maintaining his near. “Vladimir Putin is a sign, literally lies somewhat hidden in this passage. a sign, that Jesus Christ is about to There is disagreement over how the power at all costs. return!” he writes. “This is one of the Hebrew word rosh in this verse should most inspiring messages in the Bible. be translated into English. The King Europe’s Response “What we are seeing in Russia ulti- James Version quoted above renders it As Putin begins his fourth term, he mately leads to the transition from man as the adjective “chief.” But the correct does so with astonishing political, ruling man to God ruling man! And it is translation renders it not as an adjec- economic and military power—and almost here! It is just a few short years tive, but a proper noun: Rosh. proven determination to use it. Many away. … Russia’s resurgence—which we Properly translated, the verse reads: Europeans—particularly in the eastern see reported in headlines often—shows “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.” part of the Continent—are alarmed by that end-time Bible prophecies are rap- Rosh was an ancient name for the Putin’s increasing aggression. idly being fulfilled!” people who became known as Rus— In 2014, shortly after Russia annexed In the near term, the fact that Putin Russia. So the identity of this “prince” Crimea, Mr. Flurry explained the sig- has secured six more years at the helm of of Russia, Moscow and Tobolsk begins nificance of this move in terms of Bible a resurgent Russia is a harbinger of terri- to take clear shape: The list of all three prophecy: “We have been prophesying ble global tumult. But this development names confirms that this is one individ- for around 70 years that Eastern Europe is intimately tied to the best imaginable ual ruling over all the various peoples would become a vital part of a new Euro- news: Jesus Christ will return to Earth across Russia—from west to east. pean superpower—a resurrection of and usher in an age of peace for the The mention of Magog shows that the Holy Roman Empire. This prophecy peoples of Russia and all the world! n this man’s leadership extends beyond the borders of Russia and into China. Verses 5-6 mention ancient names for the peoples of such nations as India, Vladimir Putin—a sign! Japan and the Koreas, saying these will The Bible has much to say about Vladimir Putin’s role. also lend their military might to this To learn and prove the prophecies, request Gerald Flurry’s bloc, led by Russia. Russia is already free booklet The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia.’ building a powerful alliance with China taly is Europe’s latest country been in a situation like this. to experience a political earth- The Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans- ITALY: I quake. Almost half of the vote in Pritchard called it a “revolutionary turn the general election on March 4 went to in Europe’s postwar history.” He wrote, Game Over fringe parties. Germany struggled for “Populist parties of left and right com- nearly six months to form a coalition mand the political landscape of a major for Traditional because fringe parties gained 22 per- eurozone state for the first time, vowing cent of the vote in September’s general openly to defy EU fiscal rules, banking Politics election. In Italy, it is far worse. The codes and migrant policies” (March 5). fringe just became mainstream. The immediate future is anybody’s The party that received the most guess. The most common forecast is that Where Italy’s election votes is the Five Star Movement. It was Italy’s government will suffer weeks, earthquake will lead Europe founded in 2009 by comedian Beppe or even months, of paralysis, followed by richard palmer Grillo. This party wants to kick out by fresh elections. Alternatively, the the elites and bring in a new political mainstream parties may compromise system. It has championed using and join one of these two fringe parties online polls to make major decisions to form a government. But even here based on the will of its membership. It there are no easy compromises available. has leftist populist views and calls for a If the Five Star Movement and “citizenship income” that guarantees all Lega join together to form Italy’s next citizens nearly $1,000 a month as long government, Germany will be facing a as they are working or looking for work. nightmare scenario. Although the two The other big winner is Lega (the Italian fringe parties disagree on many League). Originally called Lega Nord issues, they have a similar approach to (the Northern League), it was a fringe Europe. Both have talked about quitting right-wing party campaigning for the euro (although both dropped this autonomy and even independence for aggressive position ahead of the election). northern Italy. But it has dropped the Both campaigned on the idea of keeping “Northern” and campaigned for anti-EU, the currency, but ignoring all the rules anti-migrant policies—calling for mass imposed by the eurozone. Both said they deportations, etc. Lega is now Italy’s would increase Italy’s already high debt largest right-wing party. levels, perhaps even introduce a parallel Combined, these parties received a currency. In such a case, they would be sliver less than 50 percent of the vote. In openly breaking the eurozone’s rules, most countries, both parties would have daring Germany to do something about it. been considered too extreme to have a “It is ‘No’ to Berlin, ‘No’ to Paris, and major role in government. Italy’s politi- ‘No’ to Brussels: Italians are going to cal system gives a lot of power to smaller decide for Italy from now on,” said Lega parties. Lega Nord was a minor member leader Matteo Salvini. He has called the of previous national governments. But euro a “crime against humanity.” now Lega and the Five Star Movement If Lega (and the Five Star Movement) are so popular with voters that it will be get what it wants, it risks piling almost impossible to form a stable government all of Europe’s separate crises into one without at least one of them. In fact, it towering inferno. The new German coa- will be difficult to form a stable govern- lition government, so many months in FIVE STAR ment that isn’t led by one of them. the making, is split over the euro crisis. This is the end game for traditional This kind of crisis in Italy could break the MOVEMENT politics. Democracies have died this German coalition and further increase LEADER Luigi Di Maio way before. Italy has one of the most support for the right-wing Alternative dysfunctional political systems in für Deutschland. It could trigger another 2008 % Europe. It has had 65 governments in outbreak of the euro crisis and deepen ELECTION

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ELECTION images 33 harder stance against undocumented migrants. In less than a decade, it has grown from POLICY uu nonexistence to the single-largest political party in Italy. 26 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET A eurozone on the brink of civil war. and military union, through religious way of pulling people together! … A Germany that has barely managed to union! This new trend may not start “Crises are developing that could patch together a government after its this year—or next. But in very few years lead to this ‘emergency’ that will cause longest coalition negotiations in history. at most, it must start. And when it does, Europe to look to a newly strengthened Spain struggling to stay together as a events will flash by with a lightning Germany and end up bringing church country, its government possibly on the speed that will astound the world.” and state together—from the weak- point of collapse. This is Europe today—a Mr. Armstrong wrote that more than ening of the U.S. economy to danger continent on the brink of a massive 50 years ago, and the Europeans have brewing in the Middle East.” transformation. Business as usual simply still not turned to religion to unite The journey ahead for Italy and cannot remain an option much longer. themselves. Until they do, they simply Europe is chaotic and uncertain. But The Bible forecasts this transfor- cannot unite. And if Europe cannot the Bible makes it clear that this is mation. In Revelation 17, it describes unite, its crises will keep getting worse. the final destination for Europeans: a a tightly knit union of 10 kings, united Jean Monnet, one of the EU’s founding union of church and state that forms under one strong leader. Currently, fathers, famously said that “Europe will one of the strongest powers in history. Europe is a loose collection of 28 be forged in crises, and will be the sum For more on what the sum of Europe’s democracies under 28 heads of govern- of the solutions adopted for those cri- solutions to its crises will look like, read ment and three European presidents. ses.” The designers of the euro currency our free book The Holy Roman Empire Although they have tried to tighten knew that it would never work—that a in Prophecy. n that collection into a stronger union common currency without a common and have taken significant steps, a solid government would provoke continual federal Europe has remained elusive. crises. For more on this, read our article Why? Because uniting into a super- “Why the Euro Is Heading for an Earth- state is a enormous task. And Europe- shaking Crisis” (theTrumpet.com/12875). ans will only give up large chunks of Yet even these crises have been unable sovereignty in a dire crisis. to force Europe to fully unite. The crises In the November 1965 Plain Truth, will continue until Europe is desperate Herbert W. Armstrong wrote about enough for a solution that it will turn to one “hard, stern fact” that the nations a religious power. Revelation 17 makes of Europe must face. “That crucial clear that the 10-nation European fact is this: The nations of Europe are superstate will be led by a church. utterly unable to unite themselves Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry by their own political maneuvering,” explained in April 2006 how this would he wrote. “For more than 31 years, happen: “Throughout Europe’s history, the Plain Truth has said Europe will what has helped it to overcome its divi- unite! And also for more than 31 years sion has been a unity of purpose between we have said these countries cannot church and state. Charlemagne showed agree among themselves.” how strong Europe could be when he How can they unite? Here’s how formed a partnership between Germany Mr. Armstrong answered that question: and the Roman Catholic Church to cre- “For years the Plain Truth has said these ate the Holy Roman Empire. That empire nations are going to have to realize their has risen up repeatedly since that time. inability to unite themselves polit- “But this church-state union hasn’t ically—to choose a common politi- always been a happy marriage. Usually cal-military leader that all can trust. the two have been drawn together They are going to finally face the fact because of a crisis—an emergency. … they must look to a supreme authority “Herbert W. Armstrong believed the they can all trust! That supreme same pattern would occur again in our authority cannot be a politician, or a time—that European nations would Lega general (De Gaulle is both). The only unite suddenly because of a crisis, and Matteo Salvini LEADER possible answer is a religious leader! … that the Roman Catholic Church would “Watch for developments suddenly play a huge role in solving that emer- % 2008 ELECTION to speed toward European political gency. In times of crisis, religion has a 8 images

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The conference reportedly Cardinal Gerhard Müller in Germany: Together they will ultimately unify, but there _ agreed that the Protestant told Die Tagespost that unity represent almost two thirds will be no protestantization of studio spouse of a Roman Catholic between Catholics and of the population. When united, the Catholic Church. n 28 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET New NATO HQ to fall under German command VAN DER LEYEN

efense ministers of the Many East European outside of the NATO framework. North Atlantic Treaty countries doubt that NATO can “In Washington, serious warn- D Organization (NATO) ensure their safety in the event ings are being raised against an approved the creation of two of another armed conflict with independent German-European new command centers during Russia. The new command military policy aimed at weak- their meeting on February 14 center is one of several steps ening NATO,” it reported. “The and 15. One, focused on maritime NATO and the European Union militarization of the EU is security, will be located in the are taking so the Continent can being supported as long as ‘it United States. The other will more quickly deploy troops to is complementary to NATO,’ a focus on rapid troop movement its eastern border. senior Pentagon official was in Europe and will be in Germany. The NATO headquarters in quoted. However, Washington The decision comes in Germany fits perfectly into would intervene, if Berlin and could quickly change. response to increased tension the pattern, apart from one the EU were to pull military The Bible warns of a rising between Europe and Russia. irregularity: As Deutsche Welle resources away from NATO and European military that will German Defense Minister noted, the new headquarters use them for their own wars.” oppose America. Based on Ursula von der Leyen said on the “will not be integrated into Many believe Germany and prophecies such as those sidelines of the NATO meeting in the current NATO command Europe will use the Continent’s in Revelation 17, Herbert W. Brussels, “Germany has offered structure.” Instead, it will be strengthening military to pursue Armstrong wrote in 1983: to be a framework nation, and established under German the same goals as NATO, but “[T]he Bible [prophesies] of others are very grateful for sovereignty. this assumption is dangerous. this coming ‘United States of that.” Germany’s location “in German-Foreign-Policy.com Europe has submitted to the Europe’—a new united super- the heart of Europe” and its noted that this would allow American-led bloc for 70 years power perhaps more powerful “experience in logistics and Germany to use European because it lacked its own than either the Soviet Union or support” both factored into the troops and funds as it deemed independent military power. the United States!” (subscriber decision, she said. necessary, even for missions Once it can rival the U.S., this letter, July 24,1983). n

‘Apocalypse’ in Syria in large-scale loss of civilian life. … It is urgent to reverse he civil war in Syria has this catastrophic course and to “entered a new phase of refer Syria to the International T horror,” according to an Criminal Court.” annual report by United Nations Nearly half a million people High Commissioner for Human have been killed in Syria since Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the civil war began in 2011. who called the situation an “[T]here is something much “apocalypse.” more significant happening “This month, it is Eastern in Syria than just another civil Ghouta which is … hell on Earth,” NO SAFE PLACE war,” Trumpet editor in chief Zeid said on March 7, referring to Civilians flee from an air Gerald Flurry wrote in his strike in a rebel-held town on the last rebel-held enclave near the outskirts of Damascus. September 2012 article “How the Syrian capital of Damascus. the Syrian Crisis Will End” images “[N]ext month or the month after, Ghouta. A week later, the UN Zeid’s report also said, “In (theTrumpet.com/9737). “What

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afp people face an apocalypse—an lution for a 30-day ceasefire bloodshed in Eastern Ghouta, is a major biblical prophecy in / apocalypse intended, planned across Syria. However, during … escalating violence in the the process of being fulfilled! eassa and executed by individuals that 30-day period, more than province of Idlib is placing some What happens in Syria will lead within the [Syrian] government, 1,000 people were killed, more 2 million people in danger. In to mighty nations changing apparently with the full backing than 4,800 were injured and Afrin, the offensive by Turkey is course and the foundations abdulmonam , of some of their foreign nearly 400,000 residents were also threatening large numbers of this world being shaken! supporters.” trapped with little access to food of civilians. People in govern- … This nation is an important images

The Ghouta crisis began on or medicine. One town council ment-controlled Damascus part of the balance of power in getty / February 18 when the regime of said residents were burying are suffering a new escalation the Middle East, and Psalm 83 afp / Syrian President Bashar Assad, corpses in public parks because of ground-based strikes. prophesies that there is about thys with Russian aerial support, cemeteries were located in And the offensive against to be a dramatic, violent shift in

john launched a new offensive in more dangerous war zones. extremist groups has resulted Syria’s alliances.” n MAY-JUNE 2018 29 IN CRISIS that Venezuela’s government A Venezuelan woman feeds was distributing weapons to her grandchild civilian militias and said that the soup provided by a nonprofit turmoil there is an “incredibly organization. real” risk and a “serious and ultimate threat to South America RAMAPHOSA and Central America in addition to just in Venezuela.” South African Foreign Policy wrote, president pledges Venezuela’s “Venezuela has become a to take land from rabidly anti-American failed white farmers migrant crisis state that appears to be incubating the convergence of outh African government could exceed Syria’s narco-trafficking and jihadism announced publicly in America’s own backyard” Sat the 54th National (March 23, 2017). Conference of the African he economic and protesters and police over food In Deuteronomy 28:43, National Congress in December humanitarian scarcity have led to more than God warned the ancestors that they will begin confiscating “T crisis in Venezuela 150 Venezuelans killed, 2,000 of the Anglo-Americans that land owned by white people, is perhaps the worst that the injured and 5,400 incarcerated. disobedience to His laws would and now South Africa’s new hemisphere has seen in modern The Brookings Institution lead to curses, including the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is history,” wrote the Brookings says that since the start of the “sojourner who is among you” promising to follow through. Institution’s Dany Bahar on crisis, 4 million Venezuelans laying siege to “your towns “We will accelerate our land February 9. The world’s next have fled (more than 10 percent throughout all your land, which redistribution program not only major refugee crisis is “not of the population), the Lord your God has given to redress a grave historical being driven by a violent war but An estimated 5 million you” (Deuteronomy 28:43 and injustice, but also to bring more by a socioeconomic disaster of Syrians who have fled their 52; Revised Standard Version). producers into the agricultural magnitudes hardly seen before.” country’s ongoing civil war, and Trumpet editor in chief Gerald sector and to make more Failed socialist economic the lack of food in Venezuela Flurry says the fall of America’s land available for cultivation,” roman

policies have left almost 90 is worsening so quickly that it “high and fenced walls” refers Ramaphosa said during his samacho percent of the population in may soon approach or exceed to illegal immigrants streaming February 16 State of the Nation

poverty, and food shortages 5 million. into the United States, which will address before parliament. “We / sopa have caused the average Mike Pompeo, then director of contribute to a national collapse will pursue a comprehensive

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Thousands join a spontaneous violent nationwide Transvaal Agricultural Union, images A protest against the Ethiopian protests, Ethiopian Prime government in October. 1,848 people were murdered , Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in farm attacks between 1998 minasse resigned on February 15, The prospects for development replace them with Ethiopia in and 2016.

next day, the government hang in the balance. … Ethiopia order to augment its control The Bible prophesies of a time wondimu declared a state of emergency, has now reached a point of no over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. of Great Tribulation that will

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and jail anti-government Some analysts expect a program “Ethiopia in Prophecy,” ancient Israel, including British andadolu protesters—which has sparked new opposition to emerge and Trumpet editor in chief Gerald and Dutch South Africans. even more protests. possibly replace the current Flurry said, “What Iran really Ezekiel 7:23-24 describe this

agency “Never have the stakes in Ethi- government in Ethiopia. Geopo- wants is control over the Red time in grisly detail, saying that /

opia been so high,” wrote IOL litical Futures wrote on February Sea and the Mediterranean so many bloody crimes will getty News. “Political tensions are 21 that Iran, which recently lost Sea ….” View that program and occur in the end time that they

images at a knife-edge, and the future its influence over Sudan and request your free copy of Libya will be like links in a chain, one stability of the country and its Somalia to Saudi Arabia, may and Ethiopia in Prophecy. n following right after another. n 30 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET Should government force you to bake a cake?

ive years after Chris- an exemption for religious SOCIETYWATCH tian bakers Aaron and organizations and schools, but F Melissa Klein declined the exemption does not extend to make a wedding cake for to private business owners. two homosexuals, the Oregon Jesus Christ prophesied Court of Appeals upheld a that in the time just before His $135,000 fine against them on return to Earth, those who Dec. 28, 2017. followed God’s law would be On Jan. 17, 2013, after Aaron persecuted for their beliefs. Klein refused their request for “Take heed that no man deceive One of the world’s a wedding cake, Rachel Cryer you. For many shall come in and Laurel Bowman complained my name, saying, I am Christ; richest cities now that Sweetcakes by Melissa had and shall deceive many. … Then discriminated against them. The shall they deliver you up to be filthier than a women alleged they had suffered afflicted, and shall kill you: and from depression, hysteria and ye shall be hated of all nations Third World slum embarrassment and claimed for my name’s sake” (Matthew they felt “mentally raped.” 24:4-5, 9). The First Amendment The Oregon Bureau of protection Americans have an Francisco, California, parts of San Francisco might Labor and Industries found enjoyed for over two centuries is one of the world’s now be worse than certain the Kleins in violation of the will erode to the point where S richest cities, yet its slums in Brazil, Kenya and India. Oregon Equality Act of 2007, true believers—and even those streets are filthy. NBC Bay Area San Francisco is now which outlaws discrimination who simply prefer not to bake a spent three days in February spending $30 million of its $60 in housing, employment and cake—can once again be heavily surveying downtown San Fran- million annual Public Works public places. The act includes persecuted. n cisco, walking 20 miles across budget on cleaning the streets, 153 city blocks. Reporters including disposing of 12,000 found trash on every block, 100 needles per month. Public Works Billionaires prepping for end of world discarded drug needles, and 303 director Mohammed Nuru said, piles of human waste. Dr. Lee “It’s not just about sweeping and any wealthy These individuals are underes- Riley, who coauthored a 2016 washing down and cleaning. We Americans are timating the scope of the times book on health in slums, said the have a social problem that we M taking serious steps of trouble about to sweep the contamination levels in some need to solve.” n to prepare for “doomsday.” Earth. The Bible prophesies, “For On February 15, the Guardian then shall be great tribulation, reported that rich entrepre- such as was not since the images Number of stay-at- neurs like Paypal cofounder getty

/ home dads increasing Peter Thiel are buying property in New Zealand. The billionaire media merican fathers are says he is prepared to flee spending more time to his survivalist bunker at a barcroft , A with their children than moment’s notice. 50 years ago, according to a Steve Huffman, cofounder Pew Research report published and CEO of Reddit, told the January 8. But one of the Research indicates that 80 New Yorker that he has been primary reasons is that a small percent of these men would hoarding food, gathering

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, having the father stay at home. Those hundreds of thousands A Facebook product manager, time, no, nor ever shall be. And U.S. Census data from 2014 of men who have willingly Antonio Garcia Martinez, told except those days should be images reported that 1.9 million fathers traded roles with their wives the New Yorker that he had shortened, there should no flesh getty

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/ dren while their wives work and tion that women be “keepers ca’s remote Pacific Northwest those days shall be shortened” provide income. Only six men at home,” while men provide and was toying with the idea of (Matthew 24:21-22). For more edelson registered as “stay-at-home for their families (1 Timothy 5:8; forming a militia to protect his information, request Nuclear

josh dads” in 1970. Titus 2:5). n post-apocalyptic hideaway. Armageddon Is ‘At the Door.’ n MAY-JUNE 2018 31 u SCHOOL SHOOTING FROM PAGE 9 that God puts the authorities of this demons, out of heaven and casting them furious; the Lord will take vengeance world into positions of power in order down to Earth. Read Revelation 12:7-12. on his adversaries, and he reserveth to terrorize criminals! It says that the These schools want to avoid “exclu- wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow law enforcer “is the minister of God to sionary practices” like expulsion. God to anger, and great in power, and will thee for good. But if thou do that which practices expulsion! He kicks evil out! not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the (Romans 16:17; 2 John 10; 1 Corinthi- hath his way in the whirlwind and in sword in vain: for he is the minister of ans 5:11). the storm …. Who can stand before God, a revenger to execute wrath The passage in Revelation 12 con- his indignation? and who can abide in upon him that doeth evil” (verse 4). cludes with a chilling warning: “Woe the fierceness of his anger? his fury is Look what happens when law to the inhabiters of the earth … for the poured out like fire, and the rocks are enforcement doesn’t do that job—when devil is come down unto you, having thrown down by him” (Nahum 1:2-3, 6). it tries to accommodate crime rather great wrath, because he knoweth that The New Testament says that God than executing wrath upon it! he hath but a short time” (verse 12). Yes, “will render to every man according the devil is right here among us—even, to his deeds: To them who by patient Do You Hate Evil Enough? in some respects, within us. Do you continuance in well doing seek for What happened in Parkland was a result recognize him? glory and honour and immortality, of trying to handle evil our own “more Why would God curse us with Satan’s eternal life: But unto them that are enlightened,” “more tolerant” way— presence? Because He wants us to learn contentious, and do not obey the truth, rather than God’s way. People think to confront evil. And He wants us to but obey unrighteousness, indignation they know the way to fairness, equality witness firsthand the devastating con- and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, and righteousness. But if you are not sequences of failing to do so. Anywhere upon every soul of man that doeth evil looking to God’s definition of righteous- we fail to confront evil—among nations, …” (Romans 2:6-9). And Hebrews 12:29 ness, it is self-righteousness! That is within communities and schools, in our says that “our God is a consuming fire.” very dangerous. Look at the results! families, within ourselves—it will spread. In His laws for ancient Israel, God “There is a way which seemeth right commanded punishments for crimes unto a man, but the end thereof are God’s Rule that protected not the perpetrators of the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12). When God establishes His rule, He is evil but the past and potential future Are you willing to accept God’s view going to put down evil! Rule with a rod victims of it. His forceful, speedy pun- on this subject? “Be not wise in thine of iron! That is the only way to deal ishments deterred future criminals! own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart with entrenched rebellion. You cannot His instruction to parents in raising from evil” (Proverbs 3:7). “Ye that love reason—negotiate!—accommodate! It their children applies the same prin- the Lord, hate evil” (Psalm 97:10). “Hate must be forcibly put down! ciple: Whenever and wherever you see the evil, and love the good …” (Amos And because He is going to do that, He evil in a child, confront it and drive it 5:15). “Abhor that which is evil; cleave to will turn Earth into a peaceful paradise! out! That is what Trayvon Martin and that which is good” (Romans 12:9). The Bible is full of prophecies of the Nikolas Cruz desperately needed. As a society, we simply do not hate peace and prosperity this world will Proverbs 13:24 says if you spare the evil enough! enjoy—very soon! But that is only pos- rod, you hate your son, but if you love A lot of people hate a lot of things, sible because God will eliminate evil! him, you will chasten him promptly. The but we do not hate evil as God defines And that is what He expects us to be parent who loves his child springs into evil! We do not confront sin as God doing in our lives today. action when he sees evil. “The rod and defines sin! Learn this lesson. Understand this reproof give wisdom: but a child left to God confronts evil. He saw how it all principle. Witness the problems in our himself bringeth his mother to shame” started: when the archangel Lucifer, society for failing to apply it—and be (Proverbs 29:15). The Parkland whom God created, started harboring sure you are applying it in your own tragedy is bitter proof. vain thoughts that ultimately drove him life! If you do, then you can enjoy the In Romans to try to usurp God’s throne (read Ezekiel peace that comes as a result—just as 13, the Apostle 28:14-18). God responded with violent surely as it will be experienced all over P a u l s a y s force, kicking His adversary, and all his the Earth very soon! n

Confronting evil and overcoming sin requires a warrior mindset. It demands wholehearted dedication to the three-pronged battle against Satan the devil, our evil society and our own sinful human nature. Gerald Flurry’s booklet How to Be an Overcomer—Win Your War Against Sin serves as a type of soldier’s field manual for the Christian fight. It shows you, from your own Bible, how to search out the sin in your life and destroy it. Request a free copy today of How to Be an Overcomer, and reap these blessings that come from confronting and conquering sin—and winning this war! WHEN BOTH THE MAN’S NEEDS AND PRINCIPLES OF LIVING THE WOMAN’S NEEDS ARE MET, A VIRTUOUS The Best Marriage CYCLE BEGINS. Advice in the World From the Maker of husbands and wives

hy did God create human beings male and female? A man who applies this instruction will be fulfilling a wom- He made us in His own image and likeness, but unlike an’s greatest need from him: love. A woman needs attention. W Himself, he split us into two sexes (Genesis 1:26-27). She needs appreciation, approval and sincere compliments. He carefully, intricately and brilliantly created us to comple- She needs people and personal relationships. She needs to ment each other physically, mentally and emotionally. Together be loved, respected and treated with tenderness. She needs a in marriage, we two become “one flesh” (Genesis 2:23-24). shoulder to cry on without fear of rejection. Her opinions and These differences are complementary—but they are dif- wisdom count, and she needs to know that the man recognizes ferences. If you don’t understand them or you work against that. She needs to know a man appreciates her differences and them or you try to ignore or erase them, tries to understand her emotional makeup. She needs him to they will cause unending perplexity, be sensitive, protective and caring of her total welfare. frustration and friction. Don’t view this need as a weakness. Realize that it is God’s The Creator of male and female sent design. Accept it, embrace it, and make yourself expert in along instructions for how to make meeting her need! His creation function marvelously. Ephesians 5 boils this all down to one marvelous verse: Ephesians 5:22-33 encapsulate these “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife principles better than bookshelves full even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence [respect, joel hilliker of self-help books with marriage advice. venerate, treat with deference] her husband” (verse 33). This But it takes a lot of depth to truly under- is a command, but it’s also an insight into the deepest needs stand it, and it takes faith to apply it. of men and women: Women need love—men need respect. To women who want to understand men, the Apostle Paul When both the man’s needs and the woman’s needs are says, “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as met, a virtuous cycle begins. A woman who is loved finds it unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as far easier to show respect. A man who is respected finds it far Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the easier to show love. body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the When those needs are not met, the cycle turns vicious: If a wives be to their own husbands in every thing” (verses 22-24). woman doesn’t receive love, she tends to withhold respect. A woman who applies this instruction will be fulfilling If a man doesn’t receive respect, he tends to withhold a man’s greatest need from her: respect. God made the love. This is the natural tendency, and when we give in to it, man to excel when admired and encouraged by the woman. marriages become train wrecks. God made him to be respected as the leader and to be bol- Ephesians 5 does not say, Husbands, love her as long as she stered and encouraged by her recognition of his achievements. respects you, or, Wives, reverence him as long as he shows love. He needs the loyalty and support of the woman. He needs to For this to work, husbands must love unconditionally; be understood for his masculine interests, drives and ambi- wives must respect unconditionally. A man must love his tions. He needs honest feedback and responsive support for his wife, even when she isn’t lovable. He must govern his thoughts ideas, suggestions and requests. Her appreciation for the things and actions toward love. A wife must respect her husband he does gives him a kind of confidence that only she can provide. even when he isn’t respectable. She must govern her thoughts Women, don’t view this need in men as a weakness—treat so as not just to show reverence, but to be reverent. it as God’s design. Accept it, embrace it, and make yourself God’s ground rules for marriage are all about the way of expert in meeting that need! give. A man must give love to a woman. A woman must give To men who want to understand women, Paul says, “Hus- reverence and submission to a man. A man must give godly bands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, leadership to a woman—leadership that earns her respect and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it and that is a joy to submit to. And a woman must be a lovable with the washing of water by the word, That he might present woman, to recognize, encourage and receive a man’s love.

xesai it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or This one verse is the world’s best marriage advice! If a / any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. husband and wife apply it, they are guaranteed to solve and com . So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that avoid countless misunderstandings and problems, and build istock loveth his wife loveth himself” (verses 25-28). a harmonious marriage filled with respect and love! n MAY-JUNE 2018 33 DISCUSSION BOARD

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34 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET these students. Planned Parenthood, MoveOn.org and other leftist groups are pouring money, resources and training into teenage activists calling for a federal ban on certain weapons. COMMENTARY Bolstered by this support, González’s rally in Fort Lauderdale has grown into a nationwide movement. Thousands of teens have joined the March for Our Lives movement, walking out of America’s class to attend rallies for stricter gun control. This “children’s crusade” seems to believe that the root Children’s Crusade cause of murder is the National Rifle Association. Therefore, they can “remake the world as it should be” if they defund the Teenagers are loudly demanding policy changes, and nra and ban semiautomatic weapons. Anyone who disagrees adults are cheering them on. This isn’t the heroic or even points out historical examples of tyrannical govern- development many want. by andrew miiller ments disarming citizens is labeled an accomplice to murder. “The adult politicians have been playing around while my t was a 19-year-old who used a semiautomatic rifle generation has been losing our lives,” one Marjory Stoneman inside a high school in Parkland, Florida, to murder 17 Douglas student told Face the Nation on February 18. “This can I people and wound 17 others who served as the catalyst. be changed and it will be changed. And anybody who tells you And after the fourth-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, that it can’t is buying into the facade of this being created by among the chorus calling for stricter gun-control laws, some the people who have our blood on their hands.” The media have of the loudest voices are coming from the teenage students of been eager to publicize this kind of condemnatory, hyperbolic Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. language while it fits their agenda, but it certainly will not lead “We certainly do not understand why it should be harder to reasoned, workable solutions to these difficult issues. to make plans with friends on weekends than to buy an Other students have resorted to looting stores and yelling automatic or semiautomatic weapon,” said high school senior profanities. While some of the problems these teens protest Emma González outside a Fort Lauderdale federal courthouse are legitimate, the same spirit of lawlessness that has over- three days after the shooting. “To every politician who is tak- taken the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements has also ing donations from the nra [National Rifle Association], shame engulfed this movement. This spirit of rebellion threatens on you,” she said, demanding a ban on semiautomatic rifles. Four days later, cnn put González and other grieving stu- dents in front of the cameras, under the lights and atop a literal stage, pitting them against an nra representative and a Florida senator. The nra representative was bombarded with shouts of “murderer” as she tried to defend her point of view to a crowd of irate teens. One high school senior said it was hard not to see the school shooter when he looked at Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. We all sympathize with the survivors of the Parkland mass murder. Their grief is real. Their lives are precious. We should MAKE JESUS PROUD? work to prevent more school shootings. But should children Students stage a walk- be the ones to forge policy? Should a grieving child who falsely out in D.C. to demand stricter gun control. proclaims it is easier to buy a gun than make weekend plans be able to attack the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution? Is it morally right for high school students to to unleash more chaos than it solves. Yet adults across the scream “murderer” at a woman who had nothing to do with the nation are getting in line behind their children. Parkland massacre just because she works for an organization The Prophet Isaiah foretold this situation over 2,700 years that defends the right of law-abiding citizens to own a firearm? ago: “And I will give children to be their princes, and babes Apparently, many American leaders think the answer to shall rule over them. And the people shall be oppressed, every these questions is yes. These children are leading the way, and one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child we should follow. shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the cnn news commentator Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones, who had base against the honourable. … As for my people, children are ties to the Marxist group storm, wrote that these teens are their oppressors …” (Isaiah 3:4-5, 12). leading a “children’s crusade Jesus would be proud of.” Former Many people fail to recognize that elevating the reasoning President Barack Obama gave his support. “Young people have of children above the fundamental principles that created images helped lead all our great movements,” he posted on Twitter on the greatest, freest single nation in history is perilous. This February 22. “How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, will lead to a condition where our paths are destroyed and getty / fearless students standing up for their right to be safe; march- our land is desolate. The only way to prevent catastrophes, afp / ing and organizing to remake the world as it should be.” whether school shootings or the disintegration of nations, is

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jim York Times have covered, amplified and in some cases coached while He is near (Isaiah 55:6). n MAY-JUNE 2018 35 u TRADE WAR FROM PAGE 17 the tariffs. Perhaps by confronting Germany and China, Mr. Trump will buy some temporary relief for the U.S. But in the long run, he cannot save the American economy. To understand why, we need to understand why Amer- ica became a manufacturing and resource superpower in the first place. In 1950, the U.S. and Britain produced three quarters of the world’s steel. Today that figure has fallen to just over 5 percent—with most of that coming from the U.S. Some of that drop is due to trade wars. But there is a more fundamental cause. America’s massive industrial wealth was prophesied in the Bible. God said that Britain and America would receive “the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, … And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof …” (Deuteronomy 33:13, 15-16). God also promised to “bless all the work of thine Philadelphia Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry appears hand”—America’s cities and storehouses—its manufac- each week on The Key of David explaining the meaning behind turing efforts would be blessed (Deuteronomy 28:3, 8, 12). world events and teaching the inspiring truths of the Bible. Charles M. Schwab, a steel magnate and one of America’s The program is also available at keyofdavid.com. top industrialists, said in 1921, “Our United States has been endowed by God with everything to make it and keep it the ALL TIMES ARE A.M. LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED foremost industrial and commercial nation of the world.” Such knowledge and such statements used to be com- UNITED STATES Nationwide Satellite Connecticut, Hartford WHPX 6:00, Fri mon. But now America no longer acknowledges where Galaxy 3 Trans. 17 11:30 ET, Tue/Thu Florida, Gainesville WCJB-DT 9:30, Sun this wealth came from. Direct TV Jacksonville WPXC/WPXJ-LP 6:00, Fri CW Plus, Chan. 34, 9:30 ET/PT, Sun Miami WPXM 6:00, Fri God also warned against this forgetfulness, saying, ION, Chan. 305, 6:00 ET, Fri Orlando WOPX 6:00, Fri “Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built Dish Network Panama City WJHG-DT 8:30, Sun ION, Chan. 216, 6:00 ET, Fri Tallahassee WTXL 7:30, Sun; WTLF/ goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and Nationwide Cable WTLH-DT 9:30, Sun thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multi- CW Plus, 9:30 ET/PT, Sun Tampa WXPX 6:00, Fri ION, 6:00 ET/PT, Fri West Palm Beach WPXP 6:00, Fri plied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart Alabama, Birmingham WPXH 5:00, Fri; Georgia, Albany WSWG-DT 9:30, Sun be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God … And thou WVUA 8:30, Sun Atlanta WPXA 6:00, Fri Dothan WDFX 8:30, Sun Augusta-Aiken WAGT-DT 9:30, Sun say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand WTVY-DT 8:30, Sun Brunswick WPXC 6:00, Fri hath gotten me this wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:12-14, 17). 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