If you don’t stand for freedom
you will kneel in slavery.
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FULL TEXT
In April, 1989 the Chinese Communist Party crushed the student uprising in Tiananmen Square. One of the most iconic pictures to come out of that revolt was the figure of a solitary man, briefcase in hand, standing in front of a military tank. If you would like to see that picture look up my friend Dr. Pingnan Shi on Facebook: it is his profile picture.
Dr. Ping, as he likes to be called, grew up in Communist China during the rule of Mao Zedong. Find his full story linked at the end of this Truth in Two. Dr. Ping recounts Chinese indoctrination during his formative years. It was not until he had access to outside information that his faith in Communism faltered. In his words, “I found out that most everything I had been taught was not true.” Graduating from college, Dr. Ping won a scholarship to study in Canada. He began to learn English, but the focus of his studies was science. Dr. Ping’s explanation of what happened next is eye opening.
In science, we use logic to prove a statement true or false. But to do so, we must assume that the natural world is orderly and logical. If it is, then why is it so? Who gave it such an order? As an engineer, I see designs everywhere. But who is the designer? To my surprise, I learned that many great scientists from the past were Christians who believed God created the world. Science needs theology as its foundation.
Dr. Ping declares the Hebraic-Christian view of the world is the basis for his vocation of engineering. And Dr. Ping’s testimony about the errors and horrors of communism is essential reading for our day. Dr. Ping’s social media profile picture is of that solitary student standing in front of a Chinese tank, just as Dr. Pingnan Shi stands against communism today. For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, president of The Comenius Institute, personally thankful for those who against tyranny.
https://salvomag.com/article/salvo58/free-at-last
Picture Credits: Josh Collingwood, Dr. Pingnan Shi, By Published by The Associated Press, originally photographed by Jeff Widener, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70259861