{"id":2030900,"date":"2023-09-13T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-accused-of-offering-worship-to-pagan-nature-god-at-new-iphone-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T17:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:27:21","slug":"apple-accused-of-offering-worship-to-pagan-nature-god-at-new-iphone-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-accused-of-offering-worship-to-pagan-nature-god-at-new-iphone-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple accused of idolizing pagan &#8216;nature&#8217; deity at iPhone launch."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-accused-of-offering-worship-to-pagan-nature-god-at-new-iphone-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Apple Accused of Offering Worship to Pagan &#8216;Nature&#8217; God at New iPhone Launch<\/h2>\n<p>Corporate bigwigs in the\u200b hunt for\u200d high \u200dESG \u2014 Environment, \u200cSocial and Governance \u2014 investment scores are casting nature in their\u2062 own image.\u200b They \u200chave either \u200bforgotten\u2063 or are choosing to ignore\u200b that\u2062 men and women are created in \u200dthe image of God. In other words,\u200d they\u2019ve got it all backward.<\/p>\n<p>In yet \u200banother example, \u200bApple CEO Tim \u200bCook posted a new video\u200b production on Tuesday, just in time for a new \u200diPhone launch.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be fooled by what\u2064 could\u200c be taken as a harmless comedy skit. Cook and company are deadly serious. They have personified\u200b nature into a goddess which \u2014 in the end \u2014 they\u2064 can control in a perverse twist on paganism.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not harmless. It\u2019s audacious and\u2064 mocks all beliefs in the transcendent nature of Creation.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2064you can stomach the entire video, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pics-ukraine-claims-major-victories-against-russian-invaders-including-1000-dead\/\" title=\"Pics: Ukraine Claims Major Victories Against Russian Invaders, Including 1,000 Dead\">pay special attention<\/a> to\u200d the end, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-weighs-video-flubbing-apple-ceos-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook<\/a> \u2063appears \u200bto stare down \u201cMother \u200bNature.\u201d\u200d It\u2019s not just bad acting on Cook\u2019s part. The actress\u2063 playing Mother Nature \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/octavia-spencer-president-barack-obama-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar-winning Hollywood liberal<\/a> Octavia Spencer \u2014\u200b looks away from\u2063 the\u2062 stare-down with \u200dCook first and then walks away.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2063the\u200c video \u200cbelow:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At Apple, \u2062we believe that climate change is one of the world\u2019s most urgent priorities \u200band we are deeply committed to doing our part.\u200c Today we had a special guest\u2014a real force of nature\u2014stop by to \u200bcheck on \u200dour progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neLSEqPmGu\">pic.twitter.com\/neLSEqPmGu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim \u2062Cook (@tim_cook) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cook\/status\/1701732427897491578?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The video was quick to draw\u2063 criticism on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u2063 media platform<\/a> formerly called Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>For many users, it \u2064was a blatant example\u200d of paganism \u2014 worshiping \u2062\u201cnature\u201d as a God. On many levels, they were correct. The video does portray nature as a divine personage to be treated \u200bfearfully \u2014 a throwback to \u200cthe worship \u2063of pre-Christian societies.<\/p>\n<p>But in one \u200ccrucial aspect, the criticisms didn\u2019t go nearly far enough. The truth is actually much\u200c worse.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote: \u2064\u201cMake no mistake: people who called themselves atheists usually believe in \u2062something. For example, they worship nature. That\u2019s their god.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Make no mistake: people who called themselves atheists usually believe in something. For example, they worship nature. That\u2019s their\u2063 god. And their god \u2064(Mother Nature) is above \u2062human beings. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apple?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MotherNature?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MotherNature<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pagans?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pagans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizenj17  (@citizenj17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/citizenj17\/status\/1701961845198778481?\">September 13, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Cook\u200b and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-apple-tails-meta-into-the-metaverse-plans-to-launch-reality-pro-vr-headset-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a> crew aren\u2019t \u200bworshiping\u2064 nature so much as accommodating what they consider to be what\u2019s\u200d in nature\u2019s best interest (which the arrogantly believe they can determine).<\/p>\n<p>What they actually worship is themselves. For his part, Cook, who is \u2064openly gay,\u200b has said being gay is one of God\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/being-gay-one-of-god-s-greatest-gifts-says-apple-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greatest gifts.<\/a>\u201d Progressive Commandment Number One,\u2062 \u201cIf there is a God, that God must do as I say or feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others were closer to the mark, but still not at \u2062the true conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: \u200b\u201cWhen I \u200bsaw this was one of\u2063 Apple\u2019s \u200dbig highlights from their announcements \u200btoday, \u200band \u2064the amount of time\/$$$ put \u2063into it\u2026\u2063 I was like\u2026 yeah\u2026 they\u2019re completely pagan in \u2062their worship of the planet\u2026 Romans 1 baby\u2026 It\u2019s not so much back as\u200b it never really left\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When \u200bI saw this was one of Apple\u2019s big highlights from their announcements today, and the amount of time\/$$$ put into it\u2026 I\u2064 was like\u2026 \u2063yeah\u2026 \u2064they\u2019re completely pagan in \u2063their worship of the planet\u2026 \u2064Romans 1 baby\u2026 it\u2019s not so \u200cmuch back as it never really left\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabid Jackalope (@Rabid_jackalowp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rabid_jackalowp\/status\/1701950483143758237?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the\u2062 Apple video is different from any kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drollinger-woe-nations-not-follow-gods-timeless-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pagan worship<\/a> that I\u2019ve read about or seen on TV. Though it seems to bow down to the idea of Mother \u200cNature, in the end, it dominates her.<\/p>\n<p>Another user \u200dmade a strong point, but didn\u2019t go all\u2064 the \u2063way to the logical end, writing: \u201cWorship Gaia all you want, but in the end, the Lord has endowed this earth with everything we need &#038; to spare.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was SUPER CRINGEY! Apple\u2062 thinks it\u2019s all good &#038; virtuous, but they\u2019re still using slave labor to make their products. Worship Gaia all you want, but in the\u200d end, the \u200bLord has endowed this\u200d earth with everything we need &#038; to spare. Let\u2019s be good stewards. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZH5ugzh9Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/sZH5ugzh9Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Atomic Mom  (@theatomicmom) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theatomicmom\/status\/1701965884669968709?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As true as that is, there was \u2062more to this.<\/p>\n<p>As the staredown at the end shows,\u2064 what the ad actually demonstrates is that\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-political-elites-trying-win-information-war-lies-solution-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">progressive elites<\/a> don\u2019t\u200d worship anything\u2062 but themselves. They don\u2019t want you \u200bto know this \u2062because any God-fearing person\u2062 would immediately reject \u200bthem and stop buying their products. So they play believe and act like they do, but they\u2019re not very good at\u2062 hiding their true intentions once you know what\u2064 to look for.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative\u200b author and commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/court-enforces-orwellian-order-outspoken-jordan-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Peterson<\/a> \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psych.utoronto.ca\/people\/directories\/all-faculty\/jordan-peterson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinical psychologist<\/a> \u2014 pointed out the naivete of worshiping nature \u2014 \u2062which can be both generously accommodating or savagely\u2062 red in tooth\u200c and claw.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Comments <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PageauJonathan?\">@PageauJonathan<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PageauMatthieu?\">@PageauMatthieu<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re\u200c now literally concretizing the nature goddess<\/p>\n<p>Without \u2062knowing anything about<br \/>\nHer dark side<\/p>\n<p>Watch\u200b out for that<br \/>\nDark side\u2064 folks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qblvYS1MMC\">https:\/\/t.co\/qblvYS1MMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1701926056414867501?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the progressive \u2064elites can\u2019t \u2062have that. <em>They<\/em> need to be the ones who give and take away, so they invent clever little\u2064 videos in the hopes you will see them as they wish to be \u2062seen \u2014 \u2062worthy of your obedience.<\/p>\n<p>A user with\u200d the handle \u201cDoubting Thomas\u201d\u200c might\u2063 have come \u200bclosest, posting:\u2064 \u201cWe all cringed together, but we also know that Apple is most likely really doing this because they are making sure \u200dthey have an exceptional ESG score. The \u200cclimate\u2062 cult\u200c is just Greek Mythology deity worship with a secular twist.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u200d all \u200bcringed together, but we also know\u2063 that Apple is most likely really doing this because they are making sure they \u200bhave\u2064 an exceptional ESG score.<\/p>\n<p>The climate cult is just Greek Mythology deity worship with a secular \u2062twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doubting Thomas\u2063 (@OutrageDenied) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OutrageDenied\/status\/1701861646376096157?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apple\u2019s\u200c climate compliance video is clearly aimed at likely about \u200ca high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-oil-sells-wells-exchange-esg-points-texan-buys-makes-billions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESG score<\/a>, but the climate cult has nothing to\u2064 do with mythology. It is purely secular and attempting to deify\u200c itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+1%3A+24-25&#038;version=NRSVCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romans 1:\u2064 21-25<\/a> reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor although they knew God, they did\u200d not honor him as God or give thanks\u200c to him, \u2064but they became futile in their thinking,\u200b and their foolish hearts\u200c were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of \u200cthe immortal God for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-accused-of-offering-worship-to-pagan-nature-god-at-new-iphone-launch\/\" title=\"Apple accused of idolizing pagan 'nature' deity at iPhone launch.\">images resembling\u200b mortal man<\/a> \u2063and birds and animals and creeping things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore \u200dGod gave them up in the lusts of \u200dtheir \u200bhearts to impurity, to the\u200d dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the \u200dtruth\u200b about God for a lie \u2063and\u200b worshiped and served the creature \u2062rather than\u2064 the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romans 1 has harsher things to say about \u2064those who would worship the creature \u2014 themselves \u200b\u2014 rather than\u2064 God.\u200b I doubt Tim\u200c Cook has read it. If he has. he pays it no heed.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why you\u200c should read\u200c it \u2014 often.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apple-accused-offering-worship-pagan-nature-god-new-iphone-launch\/\">Apple Accused of Offering Worship to Pagan &#8216;Nature&#8217; God at New iPhone \u200cLaunch<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of misplaced priorities, these corporate leaders prioritize ESG scores over recognizing the inherent value of humanity. By neglecting the fact that humans are made in the image of God, they distort the true essence of responsible investing. 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