False Christian teachings, trends….
The two brief videos in this post are about religious freedom: Huckabee interviewed cake baker Jack Phillips and his lawyer about the ongoing court battle because Jack refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple; Open Doors describes Christian persecution worldwide
The problem of life is to keep the heart warm and kindly amid all injustice and wrong; to keep the spirit brave and cheerful in the midst of the difficulties of life; to be true and strong in all moral purpose and deed however others may act towards us [I found this 3 minute devotional by J.R. Miller to be very encouraging, partly because it reminded me that brothers and sisters also have to find a way through these things, I am not alone]
New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) are facing intense criticism after inviting a drag queen book author to contribute to an education show aimed at young children. …“Today I’m going to read from my own book, which is ‘The Hips On the Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish,’” …According to NYCDOE’s website, “Let’s Learn” is geared toward an audience of 3-K to second grade, or children between ages 3 to 8. It is meant to feature “lessons taped by educators” and “offers age-appropriate content… …“I wrote this book because I wanted everyone to get to experience the magic of drag and to get a little practice shaking their hips or shimmying their shoulders to know how we can feel fabulous inside of our own bodies,” the performer said, before moving on to read the book to the tune of the nursery rhyme “The Wheels on the Bus.”
On May 12, 2021 the National Organization for Women (NOW) tweeted this: Trans women are women. They deserve equal opportunity, health care, a safe community & workplace, and they deserve to play sports. They have a right to have their identity respected without conforming to perceived sex and gender identity standards. We stand with you. …Let me unpack their tweet, line-by-line.
The following 18 minute video is about how the social justice movement is opposing Christian speech presently. We all see that it is changing rapidly; pastor Everhard offers an analysis of what is going on with speech limitations and direction regarding preparation and taking a stand for your faith. His video is 18 minutes long; bulleted sermon highlights are provided
Did you know that at the present time Satan is not in hell? In fact, did you know that he has never been to hell? And did you know that when he finally does get to hell, he’s not going to be in charge? In fact, when the devil gets to hell, he will be the lowest being there. He will be assigned the most horrible punishment of any creature ever made. He is not the king of hell, he is not in hell, and he’s never been there. In fact, he spends most of his time, according to this text, where? In heaven. …In fact, he’s going to be more devastatingly active on earth than at any other time because the theater of his operation is going to be confined to the earth. [During the great tribulation]
In the 11 minute video in this post, Shapiro uses much detail to explain the problem with transgender ideology. If you support or oppose transgender ideology, this video will help you get a sense for how appropriate or inappropriate are the views you hold. Check out Ben Shapiro’s new show, Debunked. The issue in this post is on transgenderism, which he debunks. [I updated this post 10-25-21 because YouTube had blocked the video from appearing, had to record and upload it. They do that with many religious videos also.]
More than 120 retired generals, admirals, and military officers signed a letter that warned that the United States is embroiled in an existential fight and called on “all citizens” to get involved in local and state politics. “We are in a fight for our survival as a Constitutional Republic like no other time since our founding in 1776. The conflict is between supporters of Socialism and Marxism vs. supporters of Constitutional freedom and liberty,” stated the letter (pdf), which was signed by 124 former generals and admirals, released by “Flag Officers 4 America.”
The Deplorable Choir sings some fine songs about conservative values, some would likely require a “trigger” warning however…but this video addresses several issues in a mostly appropriate manner. I particularly like how they addressed those who hate America, offering them a ticket out
The 4 minute song in this video is about abortion; it is sung from the perspective of the aborted child. The singers are The Deplorable Choir, they apparently chose that name because that is the name lefties call Trump supporters.