Here’s how one mother displayed courage when her daughter was swept up in the social contagion of the transgender movement. She stood her ground graciously but firmly while others were calling her names and still others were urging the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex-puberty blockers, and gender surgery.
Social media’s role in creating and amplifying divisiveness is hard to exaggerate. But not all of it’s an inside job. Take a look at how shadowy agents split the Women’s March, preventing it from becoming a unified movement. At the least, it’s a cautionary tale that should make us think twice before liking or forwarding whatever story catches our fancy. It also echoes Paul’s warning in Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Of course these Russian agents belong on the flesh side of the equation, but they remind us that hidden powers are at work behind the scenes.
An interesting podcast, well worth your time. David French, senior editor of The Dispatch and a columnist for The Atlantic, converses with theologian Curtis Chang about the question: “Is evil weaker and more brittle than we think?” It’s a question inspired by the war in Ukraine but one worth asking in any age. If you’ve ever wondered why evil can seem more powerful than good, listen and find out.
https://pca.st/episode/bbeed107-4b06-4d7e-b9e4-c095aad14b30
You’ve probably heard about critical race theory, but what about postcolonial theory, queer theory, intersectionality and the way critical theory has impacted feminism and gender studies? Not the easiest read, Cynical Theories, How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity is nonetheless a real eye-opener. The authors believe that “we have reached a point in history where the liberalization and modernity at the heart of Western civilization are at great risk on the level of the ideas that sustain them. The precise nature of this threat is complicated, as it arises from at least two overwhelming pressures, one revolutionary and the other reactionary, that are waging war with each other over which illiberal direction our societies should be dragged.”
I’m not sure how anyone—even kale lovers--could advocate for abortion after reading an article like this.
Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AeVsO5kS8TJiwzAYclHJzOA
Read this and weep. I mean it! But then do something about it. I still believe the vast majority of teachers are women and men of integrity, who work hard, despite great obstacles, to teach our children well. But if even 5% take parental rights into their own hands, it’s no wonder culture wars are raging in our schools.
https://www.commentary.org/articles/robert-pondiscio/schools-vs-parents/