False Christian teachings, trends….
Tucker Carlson interviewed the leader of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves, about the Satanic after-school club newly started in Illinois. Greaves noted that via involvement in that club, students could learn benevolence, empathy and personal sovereignty. He also noted that the club was within the limits of the law and the constitution while also permitted via free speech and religious liberties. Tucker Carlson raised valid concerns with which many parents will likely agree.
In the video of this post, R C Sproul explains the origins of contemporary Christianity’s unbelief in a personal devil, even though Christ spoke of this creature frequently and solemnly. He also sheds light on the term anti-Christ, its lesser known meaning. Christians ought to believe the Bible and Christ’s words about the nature of the Evil One
Curtis Bowers identified 10 lessons we learned in 2021, these included the following: blue states are in destruct mode, many are fleeing to red states…; the DOJ, FBI, CIA… have been captured by our enemies for the purpose of oppressing those who love America…; The ‘experts’ cannot be trusted…; that the education system has been infiltrated and it is a chief weapon of the Marxists to brainwash our children…; the medical industry withheld real solutions to the pandemic and profited from death, that they intend to reduce world population and make billions in the process via selling their ineffective solutions…. Bowers closed with a discussion of new statutes at the UN in NYC and at the EU building in Brussels; those images are from the Bible and indicate that the global machine is aligned against God and His children as in Psalm 2, he tied in the Covid-19 passports to these other things
The Global Imams Council (GIC) of Muslim faith leaders on Dec. 30 banned followers of Islam from participating in and attending the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the oppression of Uyghurs in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The GIC is the world’s first and largest transnational non-governmental body of Muslim religious leaders from all Islamic denominations and schools of thought, with over 1,300 members worldwide, according to its website. …“We stand in support of, and united with, the oppressed Uyghur Muslims. …Uyghurs—the majority of whom are Sunni Muslim—alongside other ethnic minorities such as Tibetans—the majority of whom are Buddhist—as well as believers of other faiths, such as house Christians and Falun Gong adherents, have long been targeted by the CCP and its atheistic social policies for transformation through “thought reeducation,” also known as brainwashing.
Dr. John MacArthur used many examples to show how Satan operates through governments: from Exodus, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Proverbs, Acts and others. From all of his examples, one could ascertain that Satan works through governments. He tied Bible examples to current events. He also emphasized that it is a believer’s responsibility to stand against ungodliness when it seeks to oppress the church. He cited some current ways the church is being persecuted: Covid-19 lockdowns, rules; LGBTQ; transgenderism; abortion — via these things, government is the purveyor of wickedness and is punishing those who do not agree with such things, Christians
A growing number of young people now favor socialism over capitalism. According to author Mary Eberstadt, that’s because these young people have been deliberately miseducated, and they should learn more about the history and truth. …“What young people need to understand is that there are deep reasons why they’re being fed that narrative. They are being deprived of the grandeur of their country’s history and its lessons. And the reasons for this are that they are the backbone of a political movement that exploits them, called progressivism,” Eberstadt said. She added that Marxism actually has a lot to do with progressivism… …Eberstadt said there’s a great need for young people to understand the history of communism and socialism and other truths that their teachers have deprived them of for political reasons.
The following 13 minute video by Academy of Ideas describes the totalitarian movement that is currently sweeping the globe. They characterize it as a religion requiring absolute loyalty of its followers; a religion wherein the ‘state’ is god. Past failures of such systems are stated while they point out that similar current abuses by those in power are quite easy to identify for those who are willing to see them. As I listened to the video, I realized that I wanted to comment on some things they did not emphasize, chiefly, what keeps people believing in the utopian lies of this totalitarian system.
Curtis Bowers’ Agenda Weekly looks at weekly events in terms of how the agenda of the left reveals itself in them. Glance over the long list, some will likely interest you.
“Glenn Youngkin’s victory in Virginia was led by frustrated parents who were fed up with an education system that neglected the needs of their children,” McCarthy told The Epoch Times. “It is just one snapshot of the same frustration that has been, and continues to be, felt by millions of families nationwide.”
According to McCarthy, parents are facing school board officials who are “more interested in appeasing liberal activists and teachers’ unions than they are in bettering the educational experience of students. “In my home state of California, there has been a recent push to ‘de-emphasize calculus’ and include more ‘social justice’ in math. Parents across the country have voiced concerns about inappropriate literature on school bookshelves. Unexpected threats of school closures continue to loom, and this is all happening in the midst of a push to decrease parental involvement in education. This is wrong—that is why House Republicans will ensure protecting parents’ involvement in education will be a critical component of our ’22 platform.”
A mixed crowd of more than 150 people packed a school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., on Dec. 15 as frustrated parents clashed with supporters of two teachers accused of subverting parents and recruiting middle school students into a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club. Jessica Konen, one of about 30 people who spoke during an extended public comment period, told the board that school staff indoctrinated her child and usurped her parental authority. Konen blasted the board and accused teachers and staff of coaching her gender dysphoric daughter through the Equality Club, an LGBTQ+ support group now called the You Be You (UBU) Club at Buena Vista Middle School. “I stand here today in front of all of you because I am outraged. Is this really barely coming to light? Are you guys serious?” she said. “How could you even allow this? How could you even have this meeting to question it? How dare you let these teachers come in and act as if they have done nothing wrong? A mistake? How long of a mistake?”