November 2001 Vol.4, No. 9 Contents Political Correctness Hides the Truth by Melvin Rhodes Restoration...A President Who Prays by Darris McNeely War on Terrorism Is Spiritual Warfare by Don Ward Beware of Prophecies! by Cecil E. Maranville What Do We Do Now? by John Ross Schroeder In Brief...World News Review by Cecil E. Maranville, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way... Running Toward the Flame by Robin Webber Political Correctness Hides the Truth How the West's obsession with political correctness hides some sobering realities. by Melvin Rhodes Many readers will be familiar with the old Hans Christian Andersen fable about the emperor's new clothes, which was turned into a popular song in the 1940s. The story was told about a not very bright emperor in medieval times who was visited by a tailor. The tailor told the emperor about a new miracle cloth that was the most expensive and best quality cloth ever produced. The miracle was that only the wise could see it. The emperor asked to see the cloth. When the tailor pulled it out of his bag there was, of course, nothing there. But the emperor, not wanting to appear ignorant, professed his admiration for the cloth and ordered a new suit for himself. Some time later the emperor "wore" his new suit as he went out in a procession. Everybody in the empire had been told about the new miracle cloth and all the crowds lining the route shouted out their approval. Except for one little boy. When the emperor and his entourage passed by, he exclaimed: "The king doesn't have any clothes on!" Once the obvious was stated, the crowds saw the truth of the boy's remarks and the emperor was ridiculed. Political correctness is like the emperor's new clothes. Not wanting to seem "un-wise," the vast majority of people go along with it, few ever actually thinking for themselves and questioning the prevailing "wisdom" of the age. As the apostle Paul wrote of a previous age, "Professing to be wise, they became fools..." (Romans 1:22). This was certainly the fate of the fabled emperor. For the rest of us, political correctness could prove fatal. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0111/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Political Correctness Hides the Truth" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes Religious leaders: _Coming - A Religious Revival With Deadly Consequences Political correctness: _The Media's Alternative Gospel _Letters From Our Readers - Sep/Oct 2002 _How Correct is Political Correctness? Islam, radical: _Asking the Tough Question: Has Religion Failed? _A Dangerous World _Making Sense in a Senseless Neighborhood _Islamic Extremists Attack the West in Many Countries _The Palace of Versailles -- Again at the Center of World Events _Words No One Wants to Hear From God _Can We Win the War on Terror? _Radical Islam -- a Threat to Freedom of Speech? _"Without Blood on My Hands" _Has the Third World War Already Begun? _Nov. 2 -- A Sobering Lesson for Us All _Europe in Crisis -- Is This the End of the European Union? _Terrorism in the 21st Century _Could Ahmadinejad Be Daniel's "King of the South"? _Indonesia's Bashir a Lightning Rod _A Page on the World: The West's Last Chance _Mumbai Terror Attacks Highlight Global Nature of Threat From Radical Islam _How Britain Is Creating a Terror State Within _Will Iraq Be America's Suez? _Is American Isolationism on the Rise? _Islamic Fundamentalism Resurges _Seeing the World Scene Realistically _A War of Two Worlds _Coming Calamities: Does God Offer Protection? _After Iraq, What Next? _Prophecy Being Fulfilled? _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _Could We Lose the War on Terror? _Appeasement in the Face of Danger: Deadly Parallels _Has World War III Already Begun? (1/2006) _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _What Motivates Ahmadinejad? _Five Years After 9/11 _Radical Islam: An Arc of Extremism That Threatens the Globe _Has World War III Already Begun? _What Will It Mean for the West if Radical Islam Triumphs? _When Will the West Wake Up? _Afghanistan: What's Behind a Seemingly Unwinnable War? War: _Global War Will Strike Again _The Lord of the Refugees _"Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore" _"'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace _The Little Country That Could _To Tell the Truth _World News Review Jul 2001 _A 20th Century Retrospective:The Shot Still Reverberating Around the World _When 'The Great Game' Is Over _The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned _Two Men and a Valley _A Brief History of America at War _What Have We Learned? _The Working Energy of Faith _60 Years After the War in Europe _Seeing It With Your Own Eyes _Food Insecurity in a Hungry World _War's Long Memory _War and Peace _"I Will Fight No More Forever" _Wars of Religion: An Ancient Scourge Reborn _The Coming New Religion _Jesus Christ's Olivet Prophecy: Where Are We Now? _Military Service and War _Introduction (GK) _War and Peace in the Middle East _A World Plagued With Human Suffering _Story Flow of the Book of Revelation _Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore _Does It Really Matter What You Believe? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Mar/Apr 1997 _Deadly Diseases: Again a Threat to Humanity? _Instant Epidemics: The New Breed of Weapons _When Will Mankind Find Peace? _Staying Alert in a Dangerous World: India and Pakistan _Will History Repeat Itself? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _'I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson ...' _The Horsemen of Revelation: The Red Horse of War _What's at the Root of War? _Wars: The Chief Man-made Disaster _60 Years After World War II: What Have We Learned? _War & Peace _Wars of Religion: A Scourge Reborn _Know Jesus, Know Peace _The End of War, Terror and Other Bad Stuff _Man is a Wolf to Man _A Personal View of the Kosovo Conflict _Peace on Earth? _When Will the Middle East Find Peace? _Children of War _Bomb Squad: Removing War's Deadly Aftermath _War to End All Wars _World War II: A View From Underground _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! 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