The Future Is...

[Ed Hurst]

I've often warned that God did not grant me a vision of what comes after Western Civilization goes away. I have some vague ideas, but they are mere extrapolations, not any kind of divine insight. But recently my limited ability to extrapolate seems to indicate that whatever comes next will be dominated by China. That's in part because I've spent some time setting aside the Western propaganda about China, and have read more analysis by people who have been there, or are there now, immersed in the situation. It's not what you might expect. It most certainly won't be as bad as everyone claims, and likely quite an improvement in many ways over what we have here right now.

Even better, our brand of gossamer organization and highly individualized Christian Mysticism would likely survive quite well under Chinese domination.

[jaybreak]

I had a friend who did missionary work in China for a few weeks, maybe over a decade ago. He said it's not as bad as the evangelical dweebs make it out to be. There were strict rules about what you could and couldn't do, and you needed to have the right permits and permissions, etc., but if you have all of that in line, you were okay to do anything you really wanted. Most everyone was courteous and interested in the idea (in his experience, at least), and I'm sure it's not like that everywhere. Just some interesting anecdotes.

[Ed Hurst]

Well, a major scare tactic sponsored by the US federal government is how churches are being persecuted and shut down. That's true, but it appears to be churches that have connections to things like NED, CIA, etc. Most churches are able to meet the minimal patriotic requirements and are left alone.

[jaybreak]

Well, a major scare tactic sponsored by the US federal government is how churches are being persecuted and shut down. That's true, but it appears to be churches that have connections to things like NED, CIA, etc. Most churches are able to meet the minimal patriotic requirements and are left alone.

I didn't think of that, with churches connected to foreign interests. I'm not surprised, though.