Happy February!
I was at a church business meeting recently and one of the elders warned the congregation that we needed to prepare ourselves for persecution. He didn’t say so with any drama or flair; just a candid observation of where things are headed in our culture and the inevitable destination our trajectory is leading towards.
I’ve been warning for some time that Christians will be in the crosshairs, eventually, and we’re even beginning to see some of it appear here and there. While it isn’t Nero lighting his garden parties with the bodies of burning Christians (yet), one doesn’t have to be a prophet to understand where these things lead.
A Democratic lawmaker in Nebraska is being accused of “anti-religious bigotry” by Republicans after she proposed to ban children from attending church youth groups or vacation Bible schools.
State Sen. Megan Hunt says her amendment, which would ban children under 19 years of age from attending a “religious indoctrination camp,” is intended to kill the underlying bill, LB 371, a measure put forward by Republicans to ban minors from attending drag performances. The text of the amendment asserts there is a “well-documented history of indoctrination and sexual abuse perpetrated by religious leaders and clergy people upon children.”
Equating a drag show with vacation bible school? This is classic mid-brain progressivism comparing apples to oranges because of superficial similarities, e.g. they both grow on a tree. What it really underscores is the two different worldviews at work. One, that we are to honor and obey the transcendent God, versus the other, that we are to live out our most depraved lunacies—and teach our kids to do the same.
Here’s what her amendment is trying to whitewash:
But, thank goodness, the illustrious senator tells us not to worry.
“This is an amendment that I will use to make a point,” Hunt told Fox News Digital. “This amendment obviously won’t pass, and I would withdraw it if it had the votes to pass. It’s a device to make a point, so there is no need to worry.”
Thankfully I already have the assurance that I don’t have to worry.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Philippians 4:6
However, senator, you obviously aren’t thinking long-term and wouldn’t care if you were. You’ve just planted seeds that others will see and copy. You’ve just denigrated without cause the foundation of Western law and society. You’ve added to the subtle but growing web of oppression directed at Christians.
Now do Muslims, senator.