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SOUTH AFRICA UPDATE
Dispatches from a Darkening Corner of the Dark
Continent
President Zuma Prays for South
Africans to be “Good” During the World Cup
by Shaun Willcock
The purpose of these article sis to provide
insightful comment on the contemporary South African and southern African scene
from a Christian, “politically-incorrect” perspective, in order to counter the
propaganda of the Reds, almost-Reds (liberals and others), religious Reds
(“liberation theologians”), and all their fellow-travellers; and to encourage
Christians to pray for the people of this beautiful but desperately needy part
of the world, and especially for their Christian brethren living here; and to
do what they can to assist them.
A
Prayer of Desperation by South Africa’s President
President Jacob Zuma calls
himself a Christian. His actions prove
that he is not a true Christian at all; but like the vast majority of people in
this country, of all races, he calls himself one. Professing to be Christians did not prevent
him and thousands of other blacks becoming terrorists and carrying out a
violent revolution against the State in order to come to power, but this is not
surprising, given that SA’s mainline “churches” had been hijacked by the
Marxists and radicalised to the point of justifying revolution in the name of
Christ.
Well, in May Zuma attended a women’s prayer
meeting held in a stadium in Sasolburg, and he prayed. And this is what he prayed: “In this time [i.e. the duration of the
football World Cup], we need good South
Africans. Let them just for four weeks
be good. Just for four weeks.”
What an admission of the
utter failure of his government to establish and maintain law and order in the
land! As president, Zuma’s duty is to
exercise the power of the “sword” against evildoers in the land (Romans
13:1-7), punishing the wicked and protecting the innocent. He and his cabinet are failing in this duty
(see our previous articles on SA’s massive crime epidemic). And yet he pleads in prayer for his god (not
the God of the Bible in truth, for he is a stranger to Him) to make South
Africans “good” just for the duration of this football idol! It sounds like it is acceptable to stop being
good afterwards! Or perhaps his god only
has power to rein in the wickedness of the people for four weeks!
We can almost hear the fear
in Zuma’s heart that despite all their assurances, the security forces may not,
after all, be able to protect the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the
country during the World Cup. Time will
tell. And anyway, what nonsense to pray
for South Africans to be “good” so
that foreigners will be safe, when every single day, and year after year, the
country’s own law-abiding citizens live in fear of their lives! – and all
because the government is both unwilling and unable to clamp down on murderers,
rapists, etc. But President Zuma isn’t concerned about that. “Only
for four weeks!” It’s all about the
country’s international image, not about the safety and welfare of the citizens
he should be protecting on a daily basis.
And then, too, there’s the utter heresy of
“churches” getting together for a prayer service to pray for divine blessing on
a football extravaganza! Praying
for the national team, “blessing” the stadia.
It’s all such idolatry and it’s sickening to the heart of every true
believer in Christ.
And
Speaking of the World Cup...
On the eve of the football
World Cup, South Africa, it would seem, has gone mad. So has much of the rest of the world. The game of football should be nothing more
than a game, and in its proper place it is harmless and can be a pleasant
recreation for those who like it.
Unfortunately, for millions it is an idol. In addition, sadly, the World Cup has been
politicised: South Africa is once again being “rewarded” for its transition
from a conservative, anti-Communist country to a pro-Communist, ultra-liberal
one in step with the United Nations and the New World Order. This sporting event is sending the message to
the world that South Africa is a wonderful “Rainbow Nation”, stable and secure
under its Marxist leaders, a harmonious paradise deserving of the world’s
congratulations.
Of course, the facts tell a
different story, and the ANC government has been unable to keep the truth about
the country’s violent crime rate out of the world media. But it is not for want of trying. Of course, for all we know the World Cup will
go off without any incident. For all we
know, not a single foreign tourist will be harmed. And if all goes well the world will be even
more convinced that South Africa is a safe, secure country for all. But it will be an illusion. If the World Cup goes off without a hitch, it
will be because of the massive security presence, not only of South Africa’s
police force and private security companies but also of the security forces of
other countries being present as well. But when the foreigners all return home,
South Africa will be worse off than before. Here’s why:
* The massive security
presence for the event may just be enough to keep the foreign visitors
safe. But South African citizens have to
live with the threat of violent crime every single day of their lives. And when the World Cup is over, this
country’s crime rate will continue as before.
If there is no violent incident during the event and tourists are safe,
remember that SA citizens have not been safe for many years before it, and they
will not be safe afterwards.
* Hundreds of thousands of
criminals, home-grown as well as those presently flooding into the country, are
preparing for the rich rewards they hope to reap from the World Cup. Child kidnapping is on the increase, drug
trafficking, prostitution, violent crime.
Criminals regard this sporting event as a bonanza. And after it’s all over? Many, perhaps most, of these criminals from
other countries will not return home.
They will simply stay illegally in SA, joining the ranks of SA’s already
vast criminal underworld to prey on the population like vultures for years to
come.
* This may be the very last
world event to focus the world’s attention on SA. The ANC government has to be on its best
behaviour. But when SA falls off the
world’s radar afterwards; when the tourists have all gone and no one cares
about SA anymore; then what? This is
what: this country’s wicked leaders will then be free to impose their Marxist
will even more firmly on all aspects of life, and the world will not care. SA could so easily become just another failed
African state, a dictatorship, collapsing into chaos, and the world will not
care. When the eyes of the world are
diverted elsewhere, the Marxists can do as they please.
No, the World Cup is not
a blessing for South Africa. It is, in
the long term, a huge tragedy. But the
vast majority of people do not think long-term.
They live for the short-term thrill, they cannot see beyond the hype and
excitement and the supposed financial windfall (and even in this they will be
disappointed, for it is not going to be the financial windfall so many think it
will be).
Post-World Cup – that is what
is of concern to thinking South Africans.
The build-up, over the past few years, has meant that the ANC/Communist
Party leadership of the country has had to behave itself – and even so the
country has earned the reputation of being the most violent in the world
outside of a war zone. How much worse,
then, is it going to be once they no longer have to even try to behave for the
world’s media and when a fickle world has already moved on to other matters?
June 2010
Shaun Willcock is a minister of the Gospel, and
lives in South Africa. He runs Bible
Based Ministries. For other news
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