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The North American Union?

Are we really moving toward an economic and yes, political union of the US, Canada and Mexico? As ridiculous and amazing as it may be, it sure looks that way. NAFTA got us started, and there are plans to build a superhighway of roads and train tracks through the middle of America. Here is a paragraph about it from the second article below:

There is also the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC), or NAFTA Superhighway, construction on which is scheduled to begin in 2007 by public-private partnerships (a foreign corporation, Spain’s Cintra, has already signed a contract). This system, which will parallel I-35 running north from Mexico all the way to Canada, with a branch extending I-69 also going to Canada through Port Huron, Mich. TTC-35 will consist of six lanes for passenger cars, four for trucks, a rails system, lines for telecommunications, oil and natural gas pipelines, etc. Its size across has been estimated at four football fields; construction will result in the taking of over 500,000 acres of land from farmers and ranchers in Texas alone through eminent domain. This puts last year’s roundly (and rightly) condemned Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, Conn. in a new light!

I would have thought this was all conspiracy-theory type stuff, up there with UFOs and Bigfoot (and you can see from my profile how seriously I take that stuff), but this seems real.

Here is one article about it.

There's another here.

You can also Google "North American Union."

What does this mean for Christians? It points further to a one-world leader or at least leaders of larger portions of the world. The Bible speaks of ten rulers handing over their authority to the Beast (Revelation 17:12-13).

Also, it reminds us that our kingdom is not of this world. Our permanent citizenship is in heaven. America is our temporary citizenship and is only a tool to be used for God, much like the apostle Paul used his Roman citizenship to advance the spread of the gospel (see Acts 22:25-30; Acts 25:11).

posted by Rob @ 9:07 AM