It is summertime in the Midwest, and it is hot! So what if anything could possibly give one a chill on a 90 degree-in-the-sun kind of day? I’m not referring to the temperature outside, but the disturbing and frightening observances in culture. This kind of chill is felt in the heart and soul as I see the vast efforts of the anti-Christian ideologies making inroads into the hearts and minds of innocent children in America and around the globe.
Sarah Holliday in the Washington Stand writes, “It’s simple. When someone is exposed to a lie, they need to be more clearly exposed to truth, not more lies. But unfortunately, leftist ideologues seem to prefer the paradoxical approach, namely, to capitalize on the vulnerable people caught up in a stew of falsehoods by spoon-feeding them more delusions. In a recent example of this, concerned Americans are sounding the alarm on Scholastic, the world’s largest children’s book publishing company, for releasing the 2024 guide to their “Read With Pride” initiative. The guide considers itself to be a “resource” for K-12 students, as well as teachers and other figures of authority, “for supporting LGBTQIA+ youth and books.”
In that great article my friend and colleague in ministry David Closson added, “gender ideology has already proven to be a social contagion,” which makes it “absolutely crucial for Christians and all people of goodwill and common sense to oppose the indoctrination of our children and the full court effort to sow confusion about basic categories of sexuality.”
Closson concluded, “I would especially argue that Christian parents have a discipleship responsibility to protect their children from these dangerous ideologies. If left unopposed, these ideologies will reap irreparable harm on younger generations and confuse them about some of the most basic concepts of human existence.” This advice is not only timeless, but important to act on now. As mentioned before, children exposed to lies need to be wrangled in with the truth, not allowed to drift further into a vast ocean of deception.
My good friend George Barna has often said, “It’s important to understand what people believe, because you do what you believe!” In fact, a nation is best understood by examining the content of its beliefs because those beliefs determine the nation’s behavior. The sum of those beliefs is known as a worldview. A worldview is the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual filter through which you see and respond to the world. A biblical worldview is a means of experiencing, interpreting, and responding to reality consistent with biblical perspectives, to be a disciple of Jesus, imitate Him; a biblical worldview is your best effort to think like Jesus so you can act like Jesus!
Consider that a child’s worldview is formed between the ages of 2 and 13. According to Barna, “Everyone has a worldview. Your worldview is the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual filter through which you see and respond to the world. Because your worldview enables you to make sense of the world, you need a worldview to survive. Every decision you make is shaped by your worldview.”
To further expose the threat to shaping the worldview of innocent lives, Rebecca Friedrichs is the founder of For Kids and Country, the author of “Standing Up to Goliath” and Roger Ruvolo, a longtime news- paper editor and a contributor to For Kids & Country wrote in a recent Washington Times article revealing yet another threat to parental rights and influence through a bill in California called AB 1955. If passed, AB 1955 would prohibit anyone involved with the public schools from giving any truthful information to parents asking about a child’s transgender status, thus fully undermining local policies.”
In addition, they point out, “In 1963, the 45 Goals of the Communist Party were read into the Congressional Record. Two of those goals are key to understanding the true intentions of those who keep secrets from parents. Goal 40: “Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity.” And Goal 41: “Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents.” … the zeal to usurp families and silence American values was just taking root in 1963, so most Americans ignored the warnings. And like today, those who blew the whistle on the communists were marked with vicious, deceitful labels, just like those labeled “bigots” and “homophobes” today.” You may think, oh that’s in California. Trust me, if successful, it will not stay there!
We have before us a critical and chilling moment. A moment that will possibly decide the future of those we love and cherish. What we do with this moment will set the course for the future of millions yet unborn. The good news as I see it, is that God has always used a remnant of believers to change the course of history. May the warmth, reason and truth of God’s truth confound, overwhelm and defeat the schemes of the enemy. Greater is HE that in in us, then he that is in the world!
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