Tax laws implemented by Trump have great ramification to bring will bring church & state closer
‘If the tax bill passed by the House of Representatives becomes law, partisan politics would overtake the nonprofit world, casting institutions designed to promote the public good into the depraved den of identity politics and selfish motives. Charities (churches) would use tax-subsidized contributions to favor or oppose political candidates at the behest of wealthy, anonymous donors with devastating results for charities and democracy.’ Thus making the way for church and state to be enacted resulting in an image to the beast
“The dignitaries of church and state will unite to bribe, persuade, or compel all classes to honor the Sunday. The lack of divine authority will be supplied by oppressive enactments. Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance. Liberty of conscience, which has cost so great a sacrifice, will no longer be respected.” The Great Controversy, page 592.
Religious Liberty Case Hits Supreme Court: Why This Man’s Fight Has Huge Implications for Christians and Jews
A case with huge repercussions for Christian business owners is hitting the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
The ACLU and LGBTQ activists say Phillips’ decision to refuse to make the cake is all about discrimination. However, others say existing laws already set precedence for the baker’s right to refuse to do things that violate his conscience.
Religious liberty issues have grown from 3 directions
- Liberation theology from the Jesuits promotes rights for minorities. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, appointed by Pope Francis to head the Vatican’s life and family dicastery, called Martin’s book “a welcome and much-needed book that will help bishops, priests, pastoral associates, and all church leaders more compassionately minister to the LGBT community.”
We shouldn’t be surprised at Frank Brennan’s announcement (made at the 2017 Lionel Bowen Lecture) that he would vote “yes” in the same-sex marriage postal survey. After all, Brennan has long been given to Left causes – former Prime Minister Paul Keating, a prominent Catholic, once referred to Brennan as a “meddling priest” for his activism on behalf of native title claims in the 1990s.
- Protestantism in its true founding of religious liberty in America was separation of church and state.
- The Vatican II model of religious liberty is the one being pushed toward in the US today by evangelical under the Vatican II ecumenical spell and with Jesuit Priest Reece heading religious liberty in the USA and an all Roman Catholic/ Jewish Supreme Court judges.
Supreme Court OKs full enforcement of Trump travel ban
The Supreme Court has ruled to allow the full enforcement of President Donald Trump’s travel ban affecting six Muslim-majority countries, according to the Associated Press.
Through terrorism & legislative amendments for national security, infiltration of Protestant values and teachings such as ecumenism (Vatican II ideology), through tax reforms, the USA is setting up an image to the beast which will hand power to the beast, that is Rome.
Prophetic words that describe the end result
All Kinds of Persecution
The persecutions of Protestants by Romanism, by which the religion of Jesus Christ was almost annihilated, will be more than rivaled when Protestantism and popery are combined.–3SM 387 (1889). {LDE 147.2}
Satan has a thousand masked batteries which will be opened upon the loyal, commandment-keeping people of God to compel them to violate conscience.–Letter 30a, 1892. {LDE 147.3}
We need not be surprised at anything that may take place now. We need not marvel at any developments of horror. Those who trample under their unholy feet the law of God have the same spirit as had the men who insulted and betrayed Jesus. Without any compunctions of conscience they will do the deeds of their father the devil.–3SM 416 (1897). {LDE 147.4}
Let those who desire to be refreshed in mind and instructed in the truth study the history of the early church during and immediately following the Day of Pentecost. Study carefully in the book of Acts the experiences of Paul and the other apostles, for God’s people in our day must pass through similar experiences.–PC 118 (1907). {LDE 148.1}
Every Earthly Support Will Be Cut Off
Hoarded wealth will soon be worthless. When the decree shall go forth that none shall buy or sell except they have the mark of the beast, very much means will be of no avail. God calls for us now to do all in our power to send forth the warning to the world.–RH March 21, 1878. {LDE 148.2}
The time is coming when we cannot sell at any price. The decree will soon go forth prohibiting men to buy or sell of any man save him that hath the mark of the beast. We came near having this realized in California a short time since, but this was only the threatening of the blowing of the four winds. As yet they are held by the four angels. We are not just ready. There is a work yet to be done, and then the angels will be bidden to let go, that the four winds may blow upon the earth.–5T 152 (1882). {LDE 148.3}