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Restoration The Coming "Utopia" by Darris McNeely Regular readers of this column will think its headline points to the biblical utopia of the Kingdom of God. Not so. Others speak of a different, man-made utopia. This attempt at utopia is slowly forming in Europe with its fledgling steps toward the status of superpower.
The "broader community" to which he speaks is the
European Community that, he went on to say, should take an even larger role in solving
the immediate problems in the Middle East and Central Asia. In answer to those who
say that Britain can't tilt toward Europe and maintain its historic "special
relationship" with America, he added, "I hope we have buried the myth that
Britain has to choose between being strong in Europe or strong with the United States.
Afghanistan has shown vividly how the relations reinforce each other; and that both
the U.S. and our European partners value our role with the other. So let us play
our full part in Europe, not retreat to its margins; and let us proclaim our closeness
to the United States and use it to bring Europe closer to America. The solidarity
of our European partners in this present crisis has been total. It will remain so;
and that is a real cause for hope" (ibid). The prime minister has made no secret of his strong desire
to see Britain adopt the new euro currency taking full effect on Jan. 1, 2002. Former
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, among others, has maintained Britain must keep
itself independent and autonomous in its relationship with the EU if it is to maintain
its historic role as a buffer between the ideas of Europe and those shared by America
and Britain. She is quoted as once saying, "Öpart of England's purpose, part
of its historic mission, had been to stop the bad ideas of Europe from jumping quickly
and completely across the AtlanticÖlike a great sneeze and (making) America and the
rest of the West sick" ("There Will Always Be an England?", Wall
Street Journal, June 8, 2001). This growing continental alliance is destined to become part
of a stronger economic and political power than people currently imagine. The Bible
foretells a system in the end time that promises peace and freedom (call it "utopia"),
yet it will turn into a monstrous system that will crush any who oppose its plans
(Revelation 18). In this issue we offer several articles that help focus our
attention on the changing world order. January will see the conversion to the euro
currency in the European Community, an unprecedented step in modern times. Efforts
to clone human life present new questions and issues never before imagined. Many
have said that we live in a different world since Sept. 11. Much seems to remain
the same, but there is no doubt we need to remain alert to the large trends that
will shape the future. A Christian's hope is not in a humanly devised utopia, but in the real hope of the age to come, when all things are restored in the Kingdom of God. wnp
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