Dora A. Ewing
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No one wants to be treated unjustly. We appreciate knowing that if our rights are violated, there are laws to protect us. Hitler came up with the “whopping lie.” He believed that if you came up with the biggest lie and told it over and over again, people will believe it. Once a person’s reputation or credibility is destroyed, no one cares to know the truth. Propaganda was started by Lucifer to discredit God so that he could gain position and control over what belonged to God. Although the Scriptures never depicted Jezebel as being unfaithful to her god or her husband, through propaganda she has been reduced to a harlot. This is to deter from truth. It wasn’t even about Jezebel; it was about Satan wanting to take God’s place. Since Jezebel, strong, determined women with great leadership ability have been treated unjustly by being called a Jezebel, resulting in them being rejected by many who would otherwise benefit from what they have to offer. Propaganda distracts from the truth. Many of the kings continually led the people into idolatry, yet none of them went down in history as a harlot, which is what God actually called them. (Read Jeremiah 16 for an example.) In order to recognize what’s really going on, Satan‘s “hidden agenda” has to be exposed, confronted, and challenged. That’s what this book is all about.
Throughout history, women have been the victim of propaganda. It can destroy people's reputation and cause society to view them as less than equal. With propaganda, you keep reducing the intended victim to less and less, so that when others see or hear them, they believe what has been said about them. Propaganda has been used in racial, social, and gender distinctions. All these are barriers that preserve and foster, disunity, which is Satan's intention. His lies are really against God. To discredit those who are walking in truth is really discrediting God, for His purposes are fulfilled through individuals. We have to take a closer look and rethink what has been passed down to us througfh propaganda. It's the same age-old tactic that the serpent used in the Garden of Eden when he wanted to gain position and control. Greek philosophers like Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, and poets, playwrites, etc. continue to infuence us today, especially in the attitude toward women.
Steve Biko, a South African activist, once stated, "Change the way people think, and things will never be the same."
