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Babylonian values rejected in Asia

Babylon’s new culture of (biblical) immorality has been spawned in the West. The West has attached this culture to Democracy itself and has taken upon itself the task of spreading such Democratic principles and culture to the rest of the world. With the help of mainstream media—the false prophets of the modern era—we in America have been led to believe that the rest of the world is in automatic agreement with this new culture of immorality. But that is not true.

As America’s power wanes, more and more countries are rejecting the Babylonian “values” masquerading as Democracy. The West hates Russia for rejecting same-sex marriage, as evidenced in the controversies in the months leading up to the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russias-new-anti-gay-laws-bring-mounting-scrutiny-ahead-of-sochi-olympics/

But Russia is not alone. Now Japan is taking a stand as well.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/21/asia/japan-same-sex-marriage-ban-gay-rights-court-intl-hnk/index.html

(CNN)—Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional, a court has ruled, dealing a blow to gay couples and activists seeking greater rights for the LGBTQ community.

The Osaka district court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which three same-sex couples were seeking compensation from the government of 1 million yen (about $7,400) per person, arguing the lack of recognition of same-sex marriages violated their constitutional right to equality.

But the court sided with the government, ruling that under the constitution the definition of marriage did not extend to partnerships between people of the same gender, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The ruling of the Osaka court dashed the hopes of gay rights activists who are pressuring the government to rethink its opposition to same-sex marriage.

Japan accepts same-sex relationships and even gives certificates to gay couples who wish to pursue that lifestyle. However, it refuses to include them in the definition of marriage. China too has been quietly working to bring forth “real men” and “real women” in order to strengthen its social order and also its military order. They are not alone.

For example, gay sex remains illegal in Singapore despite growing calls to change the colonial-era law.

India's Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that gay sex was no longer a criminal offense. However, the country does not recognize same-sex marriages.

Between Russia, China, Japan, and India, the heavyweights of Asia are refusing to include same-sex relationships within the definition of marriage. African culture too remains opposed to the new Democratic ideals of Babylon. And what can we say about the Islamic people?

https://variety.com/2015/voices/opinion/islam-gay-marriage-beliefs-muslim-religion-1201531047/

When looking at the issue of gay marriage, two main features of the Shariah are most pertinent. First, the Shariah is law. It is concerned primarily with actions as opposed to emotions or wishes. Second, marriage in the Shariah is not a sacrament. Stripped of all the cultural accretions Muslims have added on, and minus the obviously crucial elements of love and companionship, marriage is nothing more than—literally—a contract between a man and a woman in which the man provides the woman with financial support in return for exclusive sexual access. It’s a contract that makes sex and reproduction legal in the eyes of God and legitimate in the eyes of society. Since marriage is a contract premises on vaginal intercourse and financial obligation between a man and a woman, same-sex couples could not engage in one. They could construct an arrangement for inheritance and shared property that mimicked marriage, but it would not be marriage.

In other words, same-sex marriage is no more lawful in Islam than it is in Christianity and Judaism, assuming, of course, that Christians and Jews actually believe the Bible.

Babylonian politics has been pressuring Christians and Jews to accept same-sex marriage. To criticize it, in fact, is to be a pariah these days, as freedom of religion is eroded along with the entire Bill of Rights. The West has adopted the Soviet Union’s practice of allowing one’s personal opinion, so long as that opinion is not expressed openly or conveyed to someone else.

In other words, Communists claimed the exclusive right to evangelism. We see this today in China as well, where Communism is the only religious ideology allowed to evangelize others. In Islamic countries it is also illegal for Christians to evangelize or for Muslims to convert to Christianity. Hence, Christianity is not allowed to compete on a level field, where the public may decide for itself which truths are valid.

So if anyone today promotes a “traditional” definition of marriage, they are vilified in the press and nearly excluded from engaging in politics. If the trend continues, it will not be long before Christianity will be outlawed.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is already embarking on a program to rewrite the Bible to make Christians more “patriotic.”

https://www.frc.org/op-eds/china-to-christians-were-rewriting-the-bible-and-youll-use-it-or-else

One way China seeks to Sinicize Christianity is by re-writing the Bible. A complete communist translation has yet to be revealed. The news of one chapter’s government-approved revision left Christians outraged last month.

A textbook for a class on professional ethics and law at the government-run University of Electronic Science and Technology Press quotes the Bible’s book of John, chapter eight. In this passage, an adulterous woman is brought to Jesus, and her accusers ask if she should be killed by stoning for her sins.

In every authentically translated version of scripture, Jesus responds, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” These words disperse the angry crowd, and Jesus tells the woman, “Go, and from now on sin no more” (ESV).

The Chinese Communist Party’s version takes a different turn. In this telling, the crowd leaves, but Jesus tells the woman, “I too am a sinner. But if the law could only be executed by men without blemish, the law would be dead.” Then Jesus proceeds to stone the woman.

How long will it take for the US government to rewrite the Bible to suit its own Babylonian principles? More to the point, what will Christians do about it? Will Christians be “patriotic” and loyal to Babylon? Or will they be patriotic to the Kingdom of God and loyal to Jesus Christ and His laws? Christians need to ponder these questions before they are threatened.