False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, and the Quest for a One-World Religion

By Lee Penn

Book Overview

The interfaith movement, which began with the 1893 World s Parliament of Religions in Chicago, has grown worldwide. Although this movement has been largely unknown to the public, it now provides a spiritual face for globalization, the economic and political forces leading us all from nationalism to One World . The most ambitious organization in today s interfaith movement is the United Religions Initiative (URI), founded by William Swing, the Episcopal Bishop of California. Investigative reporter Lee Penn, a Catholic ex-Marxist, exhaustively documents the history and beliefs of the URI and its New Age and globalist allies, the vested interests that support these movements, and the direction they appear to be taking. The interfaith movement is no longer merely the province of a coterie of little-heeded religious idealists with grandiose visions. The URI s proponents have ranged from billionaire George Soros to President George W. Bush, from the far-right Rev. Sun Myung Moon to the liberal Catholic theologian Hans K ng, and from the Dalai Lama to the leaders of government-approved Protestant churches in the People s Republic of China. The interfaith movement, including the URI, is being promoted by globalist and New Age reformers who favor erosion of national sovereignty, marginalization of traditional religions, establishment of global governance , and creation of a new, Earth-based global spirituality in effect, a one-world religion. Therefore, the URI and the interfaith movement are poised to become the spiritual foundation of the New World Order: the new civilization now proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union. In The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times, French metaphysician Ren Gu non spoke of the anti-tradition (the forces of materialism and secular humanism) finally giving way to the counter-tradition (the satanic inversion of true spirituality), leading to the regime of Antichrist. The anti-tradition weakens and dissolves traditional spiritualities, after which the counter-tradition sets up a counterfeit in their place. Since Gu non s time, as is well known, anti-traditional forces have greatly advanced worldwide. It is less well-known that counter-traditional movements have also made great strides, and now stand closer to the centers of global political and religious power than ever before. The counter-tradition is making inroads on the political and cultural Right, as much as it is doing on the Left. False Dawn painstakingly documents these trends, and speculates on their future development. In so doing, the author takes investigative reporting to the threshold of prophecy, and gives us a stunningly plausible picture of the global religious landscape of the 21st century. This extraordinary project is the literary equivalent of turning over a flat rock. There is much to be seen and learned here all of it unsettling, disquieting, occasionally downright scary. William Murchison, Radford Distinguished Professor, Baylor University When a bishop of a Christian church happily worships alongside a Wiccan invoking other gods, something has gone horribly wrong. In False Dawn, Lee Penn has produced a comprehensive and critical history of the United Religions Initiative. This book sounds a clear warning: Anyone who makes theological truth subservient to utopianism denigrates all religions. Douglas LeBlanc, Editor, GetReligion.org

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159731000X
• ISBN13: 9781597310000
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Sophia Perennis et Universalis
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Dangers of the United Religions Initiative.

_False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, and the Quest for a One-World Religion_, published in 2004 by Sophia Perennis, by journalist Lee Penn is an exposee of the United Religions Initiative (URI) and the hidden dangers that lurk within it. Lee Penn is an Eastern Catholic writer who has focused on the dangers of the New Age movement and globalism. This book unveils the various schemes behind the URI and the goal of creating a one-world religion. Further, this book shows precisely how such schemes seek to undermine traditional religious belief. The author maintains that dangers lurk on all sides from both the left and right wings and that together these seek to create a false utopia. Behind much of the rhetoric that promotes globalism and religious tolerance such as that put forth by the URI is this utopian scheme. The book begins with the author's Introduction, answering questions from a skeptic, showing the urgency of the situation and the need to consider the dangers posed by the URI. The author explains the role of the URI in the quest to achieve a one-world religion, as well as noting various organizations, individuals (in particular mentioning the role of the Episcopal bishop William Swing), and New Age philosophies in motivating the emergence of the URI. The author maintains that behind the New Age movement lie such individuals as Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (founder of the Theosophical Society), Alice A. Bailey, and the Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin. Modern day individuals promoting the New Age worldview include Robert Muller, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and Neale Donald Walsh. Prominent leaders and billionaire elites involved in promoting the URI include Mikhail Gorbachev, Maurice Strong, George Soros, and Ted Turner. The author then traces out the history and development of the URI, emphasizing the role of the Episcopal bishop William Swing in fathering this movement. In particular, the author shows how individuals from various faith traditions have joined up with the URI, which includes representatives from a diverse array of the world's religious traditions. The author also examines the role of such obscure figures and movements as Theosophy, the Unification Church, Huston Smith (who promoted the use of entheogens - hallucinogenic substances), renegade Catholic theologian Hans Kung, former Catholic priest Matthew Fox, and various agendas that conflict with traditional Christian morality. The author also explains the role of various wealthy individuals and powerful movers and shakers on the world political scene in promoting such an organization. All of these forces come together in their desire to promote "religious tolerance"; however, their real goal appears to be to create a one-world global religion and to destroy the traditional religious traditions. The author also explains how the various New Age philosophies underlying the URI are fundamentally incompatible with Christian belief and that further of

Expose of the United Religions Initiative

Lee Penn has made a thorough study of the URI's etiology, development and philosophy. This expose is essential reading for those who teach Philosophy, Ethics or Religion, and for anyone concerned about the emergence of a world order based on synthetic religions and a redefinition of historic Christianity. I refer my college students to pertinent sections of the text and they find it helpful.

False Dawn -- An indispensable addition to your study library

Lee Penn has followed a significant networking "religious" member of the New Age community. He has painstakingly with great and verifiable detail followed up on what I like to call "the hidden dangers" of the New Age religious rainbow. That alleged rainbow is a 'dawn" of false and soon to be dashed utopian politico/spiritual "spiritual/messianic" hopes. United Religions is not the only religious front in the syncretistic battle to marginalize and ultimately eliminate followers of orthodox religious tenets. However, as Lee Penn so ably shows, it is politically powerful, very well funded and well-focused on its disturbing agenda. In addition to being highly readable, FALSE DAWN is indispensable as a reference. If you have limited library dollars to spend to ascertain the New Age religious landscape, this book will give the most bang for the buck. I heartily both Lee Penn for his painstaking research and his book as its fruit. It belongs on the shelf of every library and definitely of every truthseeker in this disturbing religious arena.

A Must Read

Thought provoking and deeply researched, False Dawn is a chilling look at our future if the Gadarine rush toward globalism is not averted. Opening with a lengthy explanation of the United Religions Initiative, Lee Penn then discusses and documents the horrifying implications of the New Age movement and the totalitarian intentions of its political allies and adherents. The Forward states, "Everyone, whether you consider yourself liberal or conservative, secular or devout, should heed its warning." This reader wholeheartedly agrees.