Ethnic violence on the rise in Europe.

“The net result of human rights developments in Europe causes great concern… Without concerted government action, the next generation of Europeans may see human rights as an optional extra rather than a core value,” wrote a reporter for the EU Observer.

A recent study by Human Rights Watch pins the blame for a recent wave of extreme human rights violations throughout Europe, on “bad leadership by EU governments.” “The report named and shamed nine EU member states—France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK—as displaying a swing toward right-wing politics… It accused the EU institutions of not doing enough to stop the trend.”  Human rights violations have also occurred in recent months against Muslims and Roma/gypsies (EU Observer, January 23, 2012).

Christ warned that at the end of the age, ethnic group would rise against ethnic group—“nation will rise against nation” (Matthew 24:6-7).  He also predicted through Paul that “perilous times will come” when people will be: “unloving… without self-control, brutal… lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God” (2 Timothy 3:1-4).

Very few realize that all of mankind is made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26), with the potential to become members of the family of God one day (John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 3:2).  Until Christ returns and all minds are opened to understand this fact, ethnic violence will sadly remain—it is the way of Satan’s world!

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