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Propaganda
I received an intriguing note from a podcast listener. He was concerned about the recent NY Times suggestion that the US President establish a “reality czar” to police thoughts and opinions. [See https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/biden-reality-crisis-misinformation.html] Our ATD friend had this comment:
Throughout history, that kind of control seems designed for one purpose – to keep anyone from noticing when they are “naked.” The accepted propaganda line will be pushed as Pravda [Truth] but will almost certainly deny the only timeless and trustworthy source of truth, the word of God.
About the same time, Martin MacDonald, a member of my pulpit team, sent an observation that delved more deeply into the concern raised by the podcast listener. Martin shared a comparison between human propaganda and the first three chapters of the Bible:
Propagated as Truth Truth
No God God
Macro evolution Creator God
Define your own gender Created sexual and gendered
No difference in genders Made them male and female
No Satan Satan exists
No hierarchies Man has dominion
Man is an animal Man is created in God’s image
Man defines marriage Marriage between a man and a woman
Multi-sexuality fine Heterosexual monogamy
Children are a burden Be fruitful and multiply
Man is good Man is depraved
Work is a burden Work is good, even through thistles
No self-denial Do not eat of that one tree
Whether we ever suffer under a false “Ministry of Truth” or not, Genesis 1-3 (and the rest of the Bible) will stand true. Be sure to spend more time in it and less time immersed in or worrying about propaganda.
God bless,
Wayne