Globalism – Ecumenism

(A repost from 2012 that still applies today)

It’s very easy to be labeled a ‘doom and gloomer’ these days for simply reporting the facts. “But facts are a stubborn thing”, John Adams once said.

Seemingly simple problems for nations to solve often come with extremely complex strings attached. The United States is addicted to spending money. What does one do if they are neck deep in debt? Well, for starters, you stop spending so much money. The muddy waters part is where to stop spending and which programs you’re going to cut to actually make a difference.

The United States’ purse strings are ultimately being pulled in two different directions between the far left and the far right. Each side has their sacred cows they refuse to touch, and will only do so at an excruciatingly high cost to the other side. I realize I’m staying pretty vague here, but my intent is to show you the forest and the trees, seeing the picture as a whole rather than just individual issues.

Our system has three legs of power that constitute the operational managers of a system of systems. The controlling authority being an architectural contract created by the founding fathers of this nation 236 [now 250] years ago. The basic premise is that man does not guarantee our rights; God does. The three branches of government act to serve as a check and balance against themselves, to prevent any one from becoming too powerful. So let us do a quick review over how that is going thus far.

The Trees

One branch has the responsibility to execute the duties of leadership and enact the laws and powers granted to it by a bicameral congressional legislative body. It has worked around the legislative body by creating a small army of un-elected techno/bureau-crats. It has ignored or bypassed the legislation to initiate warfare, emplace unconstitutional bureaucratic legislation (mandatory healthcare), and refused to enforce the laws that are already in place.

The other branch entrusted with creating the laws and controlling spending can’t because it remains too entrenched in the pockets of special interest groups. The handful of actual, honest, and trustworthy ones have a difficult time getting anything passed either by committee or through House votes due to the divisiveness of the interests represented there. Both houses recognize the dire dilemma we are in financially, but can’t even agree on meaningful steps toward achieving that goal.

The last branch acts as the legal authority that enforces the laws of the land as an ultimate last resort of legal interpretation of the architecture, otherwise known as the Constitution. The problem with this branch is that lifetime appointments that were meant as a safeguard against knee-jerk movements of the political climate of any given decade also mean that they become defenders of their interpretation, which we have to live with for most of our lives. Appointments, whether right or left, have long-term ramifications.

And to think we have the best system on Earth? The problem with our system is that man is running it. Man is flawed and sinful, therefore, unable by default to ever have a system that actually functions as it should for any longer than a brief period of time.

The Forest

Geo-political strategists often use terms like ‘red line’ or ‘point of no return’ to signal events that, once they happen, can’t be undone. Like the proverbial bell that cannot be ‘unrung’, so too are the ‘red-lines’ that once crossed forever change the geo-political landscape. We (U.S.) have crossed that economic ‘red line’ some time ago. We have put ourselves in such a financially distressing position that most politicians and talking head pundits would rather discuss things from a hole in the sand than deal with them honestly. Those who are honest are labeled ‘alarmists.’ Is it alarmist to yell ‘fire’ in a theater if it is actually on fire?

We have crossed that economic ‘red line’ and have no other recourse than to radically and fundamentally change the way we function as an economy. It has to change because there simply is no other way around the magnitude of unsustainable debt we’ve accumulated. There are not enough years left on the planet to pay off what we owe, and by the way, we are not alone.

Budget cuts and austere fiscal measures are about as popular here as they are in places like Greece, London, and Spain. The choice will become: do we as a society agree to reduce the quality of life here in the good ol’ US of A, or do we keep things as they are and go to a new system? I think, overwhelmingly, most people will willingly authorize the use of another currency or system to keep welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, and subsidies rather than lose all of them. Why? Because people still need to eat, see the doctor, and help pay the bills. People still need paychecks to own cars, put roofs over their heads, and put their kids through school.

So we are at loggerheads as a nation in that we have reached that point of both having unsustainable debt and an unwillingness to change our ways. Something will have to give, and I’m willing to bet that tweaking the Constitution is going to be sold as the least painful option. And once we go to a global currency (whatever that looks like), we will no longer control our nation.

Don’t believe me that we are that close to doing it? Look at the chaos the world is currently enduring: a promising nuclear and genocidal Iran, a hermit nuclear nation run by a 29-year-old, a burgeoning Russia and China, suicidal and maniacal jihadists, and 35 other armed conflicts currently ongoing in the world today, and we want to SHRINK our military? We want to reduce the means by which we have to defend ourselves. Things must be a lot worse than anyone can imagine.

The big picture is that America is at that point where it is now willing to trade autonomy for security. Soon, we will be no different than Greece or Italy. We just have the best military right now, which is why no one is forcing our hand at the moment. But there is coming a day when all of our military might will not be able to stop the forces seeking to force us to become subservient in our role as the big stick in someone else’s hand. The wealth, power, and might of the US will come to naught pretty soon, and everything people have worked and slaved away for all their lives will seem rather irrelevant in the months and years to come.

Silver Lining

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21).

Where is your treasure laid up? Is it in the next Ronald Reagan? Gold and silver? A 401K with stock options? This age is coming rapidly to a close. Our current system is unraveling faster and faster, and if you’ve placed your faith and trust in your own ability to provide a long, comfortable life, you’re going to be disappointed.

Satan can see the storm clouds gathering, so he’s instituting his plans with greater swiftness and ferocity. The fact that we are becoming irrelevant is only relevant as it pertains to how close we are to the end of this dispensation. It is becoming more and more apparent that the US will not have some kind of massive revival and repent as a nation again.

There is a reason why the Bible makes no mention of a great nation in the West in the last days. Regardless of how it happens, something does. We are, as a nation, buckling under our own weight. At this point, super-committees and last-minute budget deals are as meaningful as rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

The silver lining is that salvation is yours for the asking. You need only place your faith in Jesus Christ to change your life and your eternal destiny forever. Oh, and some sound spiritual advice is that you shouldn’t wait too long either. Because His return is a lot sooner than you think.

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On Thursday, June 11, 2026, my wife and I attended an early showing of Disclosure Day at a theater a little over an hour away from our home in “Missippi” (IYKYK). This was the first movie we had seen in a theater in quite some time. We don’t typically watch movies, but given all the hoopla surrounding this film and the allegations that it would “shake a Christian’s faith,” we decided to check it out. So, we grabbed our overpriced popcorn and Dr. Pepper, sat in the back with a notebook, and settled in. Be warned: I am not a movie reviewer, and what you are about to read contains spoilers. Grab your fried okra and sweet tea, and let’s go!

At first glance, Disclosure Day appears to be another science-fiction thriller centered on government secrecy, extraterrestrial life, and a world-changing revelation. Beneath the surface, however, the film functions as something far more significant. It serves as a fascinating case study in how modern entertainment continues to familiarize audiences with concepts that were once considered fringe, occult, or even spiritually dangerous.

Through themes of alien disclosure, psychic abilities, remote viewing, astral projection, channeling, and possession, Disclosure Day presents a worldview that feels increasingly common in contemporary media. A worldview that conditions viewers to reinterpret the supernatural through an extraterrestrial lens as opposed to a biblical lens.

Perhaps nowhere is this agenda more apparent than in the emotional scenes involving Daniel’s girlfriend, Jane Blankenship. After viewing evidence that the aliens are allegedly being tortured, Jane becomes deeply emotional. Her response reflects the film’s broader effort to shift audience sympathies toward the extraterrestrials. Rather than presenting them as potential deceivers, the narrative casts them as victims deserving compassion and understanding.

It is Jane who voices one of the film’s most important concerns, warning that people may begin viewing these beings as deities and stop believing in God. Ironically, while the film acknowledges this possibility, much of its narrative structure appears to move viewers toward exactly that conclusion.

While the government conspiracy drives the plot, the film’s most revealing elements emerge through the character of Margaret Fairchild. Following an encounter with a cardinal—one of several animal forms allegedly used by the extraterrestrials—Margaret begins displaying extraordinary abilities. She can read people’s thoughts, speak languages she has never learned, perceive information that should be impossible for her to know, and even appear to people as their loved ones.

This theme becomes even more apparent through the mysterious metallic devices featured throughout the movie. These artifacts grant users abilities including remote viewing, astral projection, cloaking, memory recovery, and even possession. The film presents these powers as advanced technology rather than occult practices. By presenting such experiences as scientifically explainable or technologically enabled, the film makes these abilities desirable, especially to a young person (in my opinion).

One of the most striking examples occurs during one of the remote viewing sequences. Users are able to project their consciousness beyond their physical location to observe another person and even question them about their whereabouts. However, the film establishes an unusual rule: remote viewers cannot “dive” on an “experiencer”—an individual who has been abducted and had direct contact with the alien entity. This distinction elevates the experiencers into a unique category of humanity, almost suggesting that contact with the alien transforms a person into something different. The implication is that these encounters create a spiritual or metaphysical barrier that ordinary consciousness cannot penetrate.

The movie ventures even deeper into spiritual territory during a disturbing sequence involving Noah Scanlon and Jane. During a remote viewing session, Noah appears to take control of Jane’s body and consciousness. Although the film never explicitly labels this event as demonic possession, the scene bears remarkable similarities. Jane ceases to operate under her own agency as Noah appears to inhabit and direct her. In one of the car chase scenes, Jane (possessed by Noah) attempts to kill Daniel with a knife. Jane was able to overcome the possession by pushing the knife into the open wound in her palm, which broke the connection as it caused immense pain to Noah.

Religious themes are woven throughout the story, particularly through Jane’s Catholic background. A former nun-in-training, she frequently wears a cross and seeks guidance from a trusted nun. During the remote viewing session involving Noah, Jane removes her cross and punctures her palm while reciting Luke 22:42. Drops of blood fall to the ground, evoking Luke 22:44. The symbolism is unmistakable. The film appears to place Jane in the place of Jesus as she asks her “Father” to “remove this cup” from her.

The nun’s perspective further reinforces this theme. Near the film’s conclusion, Jane asks whether humanity is alone. The nun replies that humans are God’s supreme creation on Earth, but that the universe is too vast for God not to have placed other beings within it. While many viewers may find this statement reasonable, it serves an important narrative purpose. It provides theological permission for belief in extraterrestrial intelligence while preserving a religious framework. The result is a spiritual bridge between traditional faith and alien disclosure.

Another revealing moment occurs when Margaret enters a warehouse and begins demonstrating her extraordinary abilities. As onlookers respond with awe, one woman kneels and forms a cross with her hands. Margaret immediately replies, “I will not be anyone’s religion.” The statement is intended to reassure viewers that she rejects worship. Yet it also acknowledges an underlying reality: people naturally seek something transcendent. Throughout history, humanity has worshiped gods, spirits, angels, and supernatural beings. The film recognizes that disclosure could trigger similar responses and attempts to redirect those impulses toward a more secular form of spiritual enlightenment.

The climax arrives when evidence of extraterrestrial life is broadcast on live television by Margaret. Additionally, Daniel and Margaret communicate directly with the alien entity known as In Vivo 17. The name itself is noteworthy. In vivo means “within the living,” a scientific term referring to processes occurring inside a living organism. Considering the film’s repeated emphasis on consciousness, possession, psychic abilities, and human transformation, the title seems intentionally suggestive. Rather than presenting the alien as an external visitor, the name hints at something operating within humanity itself.

After all the anticipation, all the conspiracies, and all the revelations, the alien’s final message consists of a single word: “Listen.”

This film normalizes practices such as remote viewing, astral projection, psychic communication, and spiritual possession while presenting extraterrestrials as benevolent beings worthy of trust and sympathy. Whether intentional or not, the movie functions as a form of cultural conditioning, encouraging viewers to reinterpret supernatural experiences through the lens of alien contact.

For believers, this raises an important question. If or when a future disclosure event were to occur, would you possess the discernment to distinguish between advanced beings from another world and spiritual entities presenting themselves under a different name?

I’d like to reiterate the last line of the movie. Listen… to the Holy Spirit. He is your guide.

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