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The New World Order

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Pat Robertson's New World Order offers up a peculiar stew of nostalia for the little theocracies of colonial America, conspiracy theory, and out right religious bigotry that should be read by every thinking American. It is important to get inside the worldview of someone as influential as Robertson and understand that behind the avuncular TV persona is something truly dark, brooding and dangerous.

Robertson writes about the coming 'antichrist'-figure: he will "recruit tens of thousands of willing servants," appear "not as an evil or sinister force, but as an enticing, loving, and powerful force," he would "pursuade men and women that his motives were just," and attract his followers with the promise that they could share his kingdom" (175).

Isn't this what fundamentalist Christianity is about? Evangelizing the entire world into a theocracy? Or was this book written out of blatent fear and weakness?

My read of this book is that the so-called "social gospel" that evangelized America in the last 100 years or so has finally petered out, forced with the need to *change* to maintain its relevance or die. This book is a good example of a dying cry.

Speaking as a Christian, do any of these "Christians" realize that when they point their finger at other religions for having the 'characteristics' of an antichrist, too often those that know better chuckle, knowing that the fundamentalists are making a parody of themselves?

But then again, I don't have claim to have a connection to 'absolute truth.' Robertson does claim this throughout his 'book'...and too often his version of Christianity harks back to his definitions of "cult."

Read it for a good laugh or to cry about the state that the beautiful tradition and religion we call "Christianity" has degenerated to.

Even Amazon's review is no more than two sentences long. Talk about damning with faint praise. Here's why I would not recommend this book.

First, it's Robertson's constant repetition of analogies about the use of the words, new world order. (I get it already. Move on!) You get the feeling that he is regarding his readers as simpletons.

Second, he explains things in such nauseating detail, which educated Americans over the age of ten would not need explained. (I get it already. Move on!) You get the feeling that he is regarding his readers as simpletons.

Third, he talks about this mysterious group, the Illuminati. This is a supposedly secret organization that every superstitious Christian knows about, but which no one has found a single, live Illuminum to bring out of the overthrow closet. I get the feeling that I am regarding him as a simpleton.

At the risk of sounding effete or pedantic, this book is suited more toward a fourth or fifth grade reading level. It's repetition, simplemindedness, and whackadoodle philosophy will give you the thousand yard stare.

I sure am sorry I bought this. (I feel like such a simpleton.) The only thing this book might be good for is sleep apnia. Use with a strong toss of rye. Otherwise don't go near this book unless you have a cross and a charm of garlic. (Oh, the irony!)

You'll find more excitement in a bottle of Geritol and a lost episode of The Lawrence Welk Show.

This is the new world bore.

This might be the best book any elitist, intolerant, bigot has ever written. It has it all. It tells you how to live, what to believe, and even what is wrong and right. It is my hope that this book will be in classrooms everywhere someday. Students should just burn all history and biology books and read this book over and over again until it has completely brainwashed them.

Frankly I did not expect anything from Pat robertson that would radically change my views about the New World Order Conspirancy. He seems to be avoiding the real issues and the conspirators behind the new world order by confining us to the Bible. this comfirms my worst fears that the Church is infiltrated. Pat Robertson is one of them!

I considered this a fascinating read, especially since it was published in 1991, and to see how the world and especially the U.S. has been "deceived" by the "self appointed" powers that be. Christians will clearly see the writing on the wall, whereas those who follow their own "humanism" theology will throw all the daggers and name calling, as seen in several reviews. The truth is rarely seen by "those" who set themselves on such high pedestals, but those who know the "Truth" will recognize it, and open their eyes to the deception which surrounds us. Robertson names names, connects dots, follows the money, and has an extensive bibliography and index for further reading, and to back up his words. Read the book, and don't be "put off" by those who "doth protest too much".

Pat Robertson is not a Christian. A Christian is one who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, who spoke of a loving, peaceful and forgiving God who loves everyone as his children. Robertson speaks of a God who destroys cities with hurricanes for the actions of a few immoral people, who will abandon an entire town to destruction because they didn't want ID crap in their schools, who almost kills world leaders for trying to make peace, who doesn't care if people contract a deadly virus if they had sex before marriage, and who will basically consign to enternal torture everyone not of Robertson's belifs. This particular book "exposes" the "attack" on Christianity in an 80% Christian country by the untold millions of radical left-wing atheist secularists. The problem with this theory is that the radical left-wing atheist secularists don't exist, except for about maybe three people. Atheists are generally tolerant of other's belifs, and though I'm a Christian I would sooner believe in no God than in Robertson's vengeful, destructive god. If Robertson--God forbid--ever becomes president, I will seriously consider leaving the country before it becomes a theocracy. Don't buy any of his books, or anything related to him, because you'll only make him more grossly rich than he already is. (Actually, I'd rather assume he's a greedy fake than what he appears to be and says he is, but still.) If Christ were on earth today, He would condemn Robertson as He did the Pharisees and hypocrites.

Anyone who wants to understand what drives Pat Robertson (and by extension, the Christian right)definitely needs to read this book.

Probably assuming that only his sheep will read this book, Robertson freely exposes his feelings on homosexuals, Muslims, and foreigners. He expresses what can only be called paranoia of Freemasons, Illuminati, and world bankers. There is no reserve of disdain for the 96% of people who don't happen to live in the US.

Conspiracy theorists will love this book, as will snickering skeptics. I gave it only 4 stars, because the style is somewhat rambling, and the logic is difficult to follow.

Pat Robertson is arguably the most evil public figure in America today. You might want to read his books just to form a better understanding of the enemy (in the same sense that you might want to read Mein Kampf), but that people take this man seriously is very, very frightening to me.

Pat Robertson's book, The New World Order, clarifies what has confounded too many people in America today. It details the influence of the Bildeberger Group, the Trilateral Commission, and the Council on Foreign Relations. It also tells about the private corporation that we call the Federal Reserve System.

Basically, Pat tells how the world is progressing toward the One World government that is foretold in the Book of Revelations. In order for the world to come together into one government, we cannot have a constitutional republic in America guaranteeing our freedoms and combine that with the communism, fascism and socialism prevalent in the rest of the world. If the One World government is to operate, we would have to give up our freedoms. And we have, if you haven't noticed.