Pray Daily America Comment: There is a world
war against God going on. However, all efforts against God will fail and the kingdoms of this world will become Jesus'
and He shall reign forever and ever (Revelation 11:15). Look up church, Jesus' return is closer than before. Jesus is
wonderful. He loves you so much that He would lay down His life on the cross to pay your debt for all your sin, so you can
be with Him forever. (John 3:16, John 14:1-6)
1/25/09 UPDATE: *** Unforunately, Bolivia
voted against God. Pray for God's people in Bolivia. ***
Earlier story pre-vote:
Bolivia
will hold a nationwide referendum this Sunday to approve or reject a new constitution containing pro-abortion language, and
providing special rights for homosexuals and "transgender" people.
The new document will also nullify Bolivia's
existing recognition of Catholicism, declaring that the government adheres to no religion.
Article 66 of the new constitution
would "guarantee to women and men the exercise of their sexual and reproductive rights," a phrase that is customarily
used by international pro-abortion organizations to refer to the "right" to abortion and contraception.
Article
14, paragraph 2, states that "the government prohibits and sanctions all forms of discrimination based on ... sexual
orientation, gender identity..." The article may give homosexual activists access to religious institutions, schools,
and daycare centers, and well as open the door to homosexual “marriage" and adoption of children.
The article's
assertion of rights to "gender identity" refers to the "right" of individuals to decide what gender they
have, independent of their actual physical gender. If approved, it will be the first constitutional recognition of homosexualist
"gender identity" ideology in history, requiring men who claim they are women to be recognized and treated as such.
The
new charter document also abolishes all recognition of Christianity, which appears in the current Constitution, instead establishing
"the independence of the State from religion" in article 4.
Opponents of the constitution have launched an
ad campaign asking, "Did you know they want to send God out of Bolivia?" In addition, the Catholic bishops
of the country have made a public critique of the document, acknowledging some virtues but warning about the threats to human
life and family values.
The bishops are concerned that the proposed constitution "contains various contradictions
and an impreciseness that could make its application difficult."
In addition to pro-abortion and homosexualist
language in the document, the bishops point to an article that declares that people who attack the "unity" of the
country will be guilty of treason.
For his part, Bolivian President Evo Morales, a socialist, says that his opponents
are telling “lies,” and that the document is not pro-abortion.
Morales has recently clarified that, although
he is an "admirer" of Christ and regards himself as a "Catholic," he also associates himself with Earth-worship.
“I
believe strongly in the rites and in Mother Earth (Pachamama),” Morales said. The Catholic religion, however,
prohibits paganism and the adoration of any being other than God.