Victory of Marcelo Crivella for Rio Mayor Astonishes Conservatives in Brazil
By Julio
Severo
Being
used to the shamefully
pro-abortion stances of Bishop Edir Macedo, the founder of the
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), it was a big surprise, for me
and other Brazilian pro-life leaders, to see the candidate for Rio de Janeiro mayor, Marcelo
Crivella, delivering a speech after his election Sunday honoring the constituents
who chose him. Crivella is a Macedo’s relative and a former UCKG bishop.
Marcelo Crivella |
In
fact, the rival candidate promised to promote the abortion, drug and gender
ideology. He was a radical socialist.
To bring
to a good end, Crivella prayed the Lord’s Prayer with Catholics, evangelicals
and people of other religions, not without firstly showing his gratitude to Pastor
Silas Malafaia, the Catholic Church, Apostle Valdomiro Santiago of God’s Power
World Church and International Grace Church, of R. R. Soares, for their support.
A
moderate socialist, who esteems Christian values and respects citizens’
pro-life and pro-family will is much more necessary and important than atheistic
socialists who run over the people’s will and despise God’s will.
The socialist
or Marxist ideology, when handled by non-Christians, produces death. When
handled by an evangelical as Martin Luther King (who was a Social Gospel adherent),
produces apparently good social results, with consequences hard to measure, but
never blatantly lethal as a total atheistic socialism.
This
does not make the socialist ideology good, but the Gospel always mitigates
socialism’s malignancy.
My
will was for Rio and the whole Brazil to have real Christian conservatives
ruling, but if God wanted a moderate socialist who respects Christian values,
we should praise Him. At least, he is more open for dialogue than a stubborn
atheistic socialist candidate.
A
conservative tsunami is sweeping Brazil. According to the British newspaper
Financial Times, “Brazil’s
Evangelicals Push Politics to the Right.”
Financial
Times said that the massive evangelical growth in Brazil is producing a swerve
to the Right. The victory of Marcelo Crivella for Rio mayor is its evidence.
The swerve to the Right is benefitting evangelical candidates as Crivella, who
were not much conservative, but the swerve is producing miracles.
The swerve
has everything to do with neo-Pentecostals. “Christian Century” magazine said, “Neo-Pentecostals
have led the evangelical boom and have uniquely contributed to the development
of an evangelical political ideology.”
In
his speech of victory, Crivella began very well and very humble. May God help
him to remain so. Brazil needs such courage. If he
remains so, he easily reaches Brazil’s presidency.
Portuguese
version of this article: Vitória de Marcelo
Crivella para prefeito do Rio surpreende conservadores
Source: Last Days Watchman
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Julio thanks for this wonderful article
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