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Old 08-16-2023, 06:39 PM
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Paul Harvey’s “If I Were the Devil” Transcript from 1965
by Paul Harvey

Copied from ‘Fresh Manna Today’

In 1965, Paul Harvey broadcasted “If I Were the Devil.” It is really amazing to realize over 47 years ago how accurately he “prophesied” the future spiritual condition of the United States. Many of his statements were considered ridiculously outlandish at that time in history. Yet, we find ourselves today…

PAUL HARVEY’S ‘IF I WERE THE DEVIL’ TRANSCRIPT

If I were the devil … If I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first — I’d begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: ‘Do as you please.’

“To the young, I would whisper that ‘The Bible is a myth.’ I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is ‘square.’ And the old, I would teach to pray, after me, ‘Our Father, which art in Washington…’

“And then I’d get organized. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I’d threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa. I’d pedal narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills.

“If I were the devil I’d soon have families that war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions — just let those run wild, until before you knew it, you’d have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.

“Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing, I’d have judges promoting pornography — soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls, and church money. If I were the devil I’d make the symbols of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle.

“If I were the devil I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.

And what do you bet I could get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich?

I would caution against extremes and hard work in Patriotism, in moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on the TV is the way to be. And thus, I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I’d just keep right on doing what he’s doing.

Paul Harvey, good day.”

Fresh Manna Today Comments:

It is my hope that you will join with me praying daily for a revival in our lives, our churches, our communities and our nations. We must decide to be different, Christ-focused. What offends Him, should offend us. What breaks His heart, should break ours. What He loves, we should love. The world desperately needs Jesus and we know He is the answer to the challenges in our families, our nation and our world. May God send His Holy Spirit to revive each of us first so that we will be effective instruments for Him in this world, our temporary home. Jesus commands each of us to “Go.” Go in His name and the power of the Holy Spirit and change our world. So we must go, and go quickly. The clock of eternity is ticking and the midnight hour is rapidly approaching. Jesus, our King and Lord, is preparing to return and we must make ourselves ready and “go” make disciples in this world where we are living.

God is good, All the time.
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Old 08-17-2023, 04:31 AM
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Thumbs up In the 50's things were slower and less active as they are today.

Personal note: We don't gather or interact with other's like we did many years ago.
It seems the separations are more and more and this alone breaks the bonding of
people of late. Racial issues - shootings - robberies - and drive-by's are about
each and every. The daily news has nothing of interest - rather then posting
stories of crime and politics to pass along to us all.
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Morning TV used to have an anthem both in the morning and evening when
they would sign on or off. Do you remember that?
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We've morphed into something other than what we used to see and be.
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This is what I remember in my early years. Today the news has nothing
of any positivity - that we want to see - or hear anymore.
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This is what we see & hear each and every day.
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[Something from my past: How many of you remember Dick Biondi from
WLS in Chicago - radio station?]
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We'd hear this - each every and every day - when he would quote this
poem:
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It starts as: On Top of a Pizza all covered with cheese:
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I saw my first meatball - until someone sneezed -
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It rolled off the table onto the floor - and it rolled and it rolled -
right out of the door.
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I'd picked up that meatball - all covered with cheese -
and put it in a container - marked for the trash.
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Any now Mayor Daily is Happy with Me - for keeping Chicago
- a Cleaner City.]
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I'm amazed I still remember it - but we'd hear it everyday
when he was on the radio. Along with Larry Lujack on WLS.
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"Boy that was a long time ago - it was the most popular radio
station back then in the 50's & 60's."
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