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Vyvyan Stott, Federal

Many are worried about extinction. But how do we stop 7 billion humans beings ruining the planet?

Ironically, as we near the edge of the apocalyptic precipice the western world is speedily abandoning the remains of its ancestral spirituality. Who can be bothered to spend even one hour a week giving thanks to the creator?

Byron Shire, a last stronghold of health, freedom, dense forests and independent thinking, is beseiged by GoldCoastification, microwave towers, mobile phone zombies, Middle Eastern multimillionaires, vaccine bullies etc.

The book of Revelation reads that the Almighty ‘shall destroy those who destroy the earth’.

We can play our part by stopping disobeying the divine Scriptural law, from which our common-law heritage is derived.



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