I believe many of you already heard about the profane, sacrilegious act in Portland. https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/protestors-burn-bible-american-flag-as-tensions-rise-in-portland/
Protesters burned The Holy Bible, the Word of God. Apparently the Christian's God is a white supremacist, maybe even fascist, not taking care of others. How dare he call himself LOVE.
This is no longer about anyone's life. It is a pure act against the Jewish and Christian faith. It is an act of Satan and there is no excuse for it.
A few days ago I was asked what could bring us together. The only thing that brings us together is the truth that there is only one God.
This God is love and anyone, who doesn't accept this God, cannot be in unity with us because they are serving evil. "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters" (Mt 12:30). We were told for the last few decades that we have to accept others' wrongdoings in the name of tolerance. This is a big lie.
'If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour, the evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain the charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a gentile or a tax collector." (Mt 18: 15-18)
Christ never talks about tolerance. He asks us to love the other person, but first to love God. Love of the other person cannot be against love of God. Here is the reason why tolerance is against our faith. Sin is against God so it cannot be tolerated.
Those burned Bibles are witness to what happens when love is replaced with tolerance. "You have to tolerate me but I will not tolerate you."
This is nothing new. We have seen it in Germany in 1937 and 1938. We have seen this in Russia in 1917 and 1918. We see it now here, in the USA. Satan comes again to us with his hate and fake tolerance, but this time we are going to pay a much higher price then communism in Russia and fascism in Germany. It is now 8 years ago when I said to my parishioners in Elizabeth, CO that if we will not change, if we will not take a different direction, horrible things will happen in the next ten years.
Today I am asking all of you to pray to St. Michael the Archangel. Only the powers of heaven can help us to survive this battle. Prayers and fasting are the strongest weapons against Satan. Don't be afraid to uncover his lies; do not be afraid to speak up. People made this mistake in the beginning of communism and fascism. We should learn from their mistake. It is the truth that makes us free. Do not be silent because you are afraid. Satan never compromises, he never shares, he takes everything in order to destroy the most beautiful part of creation that was created in the image of God.