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| Nipawin - Friday, July 6, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis |
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David Korten, a prominent social activist, portraits our global economic direction
as a plane flying on auto-pilot against a mountain. This economic direction is based
on making money using money for people who have money. In this money driven economic
environment we have a good number of people making money in the name of God. Korten
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"inclined to believe that God gave the earth to humans to
exploit for their own ends, and that commercial success is a sign of the individual's
righteousness in God's eyes."
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As an example of this social dysfunction, we have Christian Knight Daniel Kingsley
Lear of Winnipeg, accused of evading at least $2.4-million in taxes, who has stated
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"I am born of the Creator, I am born of God. The state has
no influence on my creation. If I do not breach God's law, then I don't have to worry
about these pecuniary matters."
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a more compassionate fashion, fired Police Chief Dave Scott of Saskatoon feels sorry
that the city will now spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to terminate his contract
and has stated
"Colleen and I are very proud and thankful for what the
City of Saskatoon has provided for our family and us... God Bless."
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So we have religious and racist people thanking God for making their fortunes at
the expense of others and this is not certainly the message of God, this is just
the tip of the iceberg of our social dysfunctions. |
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| -----------References/Endnotes: |
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When Corporations Rule the World, by David C. Korten, 2nd
Edition 2001, Section "It's the culture" http://iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/corprule/corporat.htm |
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'Christian Knight' says he answers to God, not state. Tax evasion trial.
Les Perreaux, National Post, July 5, 2001 http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010705/609920.html |
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Scott speaks out on firing, CBC Saskatchewan, July 4, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/07/04/davescott010704 |
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Text of Dave Scott's Statement, CBC Saskatchewan June 22, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/22/scottxt010722 |
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In a bold gesture by Mayor Maddin and the Board of Commissioners, Chief Dave
Scott has been fired, http://www.injusticebusters.com/index.htm/MayorMaddin2.htm |