We have battled Communism, Marxism, and socialism before. Listen to what Billy Graham had to say in 1954.
In the following extract from the August 1954 edition of The American Mercury, Graham describes communism as “Satan’s religion” and a “doctrine of death and destruction”:
“The Communist revolution that was born in the hearts of Marx and Engels in the middle of the 19th century is not going to give up or retreat. No amount of words at the United Nations, or peace conferences in the Far East, is going to change the mind of Communism. It is here to stay. It is a battle to the death: either Communism must die, or Christianity must die…
Has it ever occurred to you that the Devil is a religious leader and millions are worshipping at his shrine today? … The name of this present-day religion is Communism… The Devil is their god, Marx their prophet, Lenin their saint and Malenkov their high priest. Denying their faith in all ideologies, except their religion of revolution, these diabolically-inspired men seek in devious and various ways to convert a peaceful world to their doctrine of death and destruction.
So fanatical and ruthless are these disciples of Lucifer that in thirty years they have slaughtered millions of innocent persons and stand prepared with poised weapons to kill millions more in an all-out effort to spread their doctrines to the ends of the earth…
What is the subtle creed of Communism? What sort of ideology is it that has captured the loyalty of countless millions of the world’s people? [Christian writer] Dr Roy Laurin has suggested the following appraisal:
Politically, a Communist is one who believes the state is supreme and the individual exists only for the welfare of the state, thus destroying the God-given status of the dignity of the individual.
Economically, a Communist believes in the replacement of private property in land and capital by common ownership and the replacement of private management by collective management.
Socially, a Communist does not believe in marriage as an institution of God but only as a biological arrangement suited to the reproduction of heirs to the Communist state.
Internationally, a Communist is a revolutionist who is behind much of the unrest in the world today, whether in Korea, East Germany or Morocco.
Ethically, a Communist is a believer of and a devotee to the ‘big lie.’
Theologically, a Communist is an atheist, a despoiler of churches, a murderer of Christians…
A war of ideologies is being waged throughout the world, a war of the secular against the spiritual. The actual battles in the areas of combat are only material manifestations of the larger battle that rages in the hearts of men throughout the earth. Will it be truth or a lie? Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or spiritual power? Will we be led by Jehovah God – or duped by Satan? The battle lines are clearly drawn…”
Evangelist Billy Sunday once joked "If you turn Hell upside down, you will find 'Made in Germany' stamped on the bottom."
Sunday said, "Christianity and Patriotism are synonymous terms, and hell and traitors are synonymous."
When Billy Graham and Billy Sunday spoke on such matters, America was still a majority Christian nation under attack by the materialist worldviews of communism and socialism.
Today we must still defend this country as Christians and patriots because evil has not yet won. Yes we are to obey God rather than men. And part of obeying God is the sacred duty of mankind to protect all things right, just, and innocent. This is the time to stand, speak boldly, without fear, and to bring the Bible into all situations as it speaks into all matters.
In the following extract from the August 1954 edition of The American Mercury, Graham describes communism as “Satan’s religion” and a “doctrine of death and destruction”:
“The Communist revolution that was born in the hearts of Marx and Engels in the middle of the 19th century is not going to give up or retreat. No amount of words at the United Nations, or peace conferences in the Far East, is going to change the mind of Communism. It is here to stay. It is a battle to the death: either Communism must die, or Christianity must die…
Has it ever occurred to you that the Devil is a religious leader and millions are worshipping at his shrine today? … The name of this present-day religion is Communism… The Devil is their god, Marx their prophet, Lenin their saint and Malenkov their high priest. Denying their faith in all ideologies, except their religion of revolution, these diabolically-inspired men seek in devious and various ways to convert a peaceful world to their doctrine of death and destruction.
So fanatical and ruthless are these disciples of Lucifer that in thirty years they have slaughtered millions of innocent persons and stand prepared with poised weapons to kill millions more in an all-out effort to spread their doctrines to the ends of the earth…
What is the subtle creed of Communism? What sort of ideology is it that has captured the loyalty of countless millions of the world’s people? [Christian writer] Dr Roy Laurin has suggested the following appraisal:
Politically, a Communist is one who believes the state is supreme and the individual exists only for the welfare of the state, thus destroying the God-given status of the dignity of the individual.
Economically, a Communist believes in the replacement of private property in land and capital by common ownership and the replacement of private management by collective management.
Socially, a Communist does not believe in marriage as an institution of God but only as a biological arrangement suited to the reproduction of heirs to the Communist state.
Internationally, a Communist is a revolutionist who is behind much of the unrest in the world today, whether in Korea, East Germany or Morocco.
Ethically, a Communist is a believer of and a devotee to the ‘big lie.’
Theologically, a Communist is an atheist, a despoiler of churches, a murderer of Christians…
A war of ideologies is being waged throughout the world, a war of the secular against the spiritual. The actual battles in the areas of combat are only material manifestations of the larger battle that rages in the hearts of men throughout the earth. Will it be truth or a lie? Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or spiritual power? Will we be led by Jehovah God – or duped by Satan? The battle lines are clearly drawn…”
Evangelist Billy Sunday once joked "If you turn Hell upside down, you will find 'Made in Germany' stamped on the bottom."
Sunday said, "Christianity and Patriotism are synonymous terms, and hell and traitors are synonymous."
When Billy Graham and Billy Sunday spoke on such matters, America was still a majority Christian nation under attack by the materialist worldviews of communism and socialism.
Today we must still defend this country as Christians and patriots because evil has not yet won. Yes we are to obey God rather than men. And part of obeying God is the sacred duty of mankind to protect all things right, just, and innocent. This is the time to stand, speak boldly, without fear, and to bring the Bible into all situations as it speaks into all matters.
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