Response to Pope Francis’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Civil Unions

https://youtu.be/nqLd-fmDyc0

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Prayer and politics

 

 

 https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=340850

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NFL Legend Brett Favre Endorses Trump for President

https://trib.al/RNU0gYY?fbclid=IwAR30Wm2rJ56XKp1oVKH8pX3bOFhLwtMHStrUC2jLoZUyv0kVqs9izUEYzbk

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Jay Cutler appears to support Trump’s reelection bid

Jay Cutler, a former Pro Bowl quarterback who played for the Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, and Miami Dolphins, appeared to endorse President Trump in his reelection campaign.
 Cutler, on his Instagram Stories, reposted golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ endorsement of the president and wrote: “Sign Me Up.”
 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jay-cutler-cast-support-trump-re-election-bid?fbclid=IwAR1S5wmIiu9YetE5jSmbsyMp25KiokpvlpNS3CDjLwDXD0ROQQ_HvpRGs_Y

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Dave Roberts leads World Series-winning Dodgers as he strives to keep God at his center

https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2020/10/29/dave-roberts-world-series-champion-dodgers-keep-god-center/?fbclid=IwAR3FoAc_9VbcbFibw8KOU_Z1SFf0bxRAcODzO8oWSrG-dqc2sq1KJljnr6o

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If you have not voted here is something you should do before you vote

DID YOU WATCH THE TONY BOBULINSKI INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER CARLSON ON FOX TUESDAY NIGHT? BOBULINSKI IS THE FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WITH HUNTER BIDEN. HE SHOWED EMAILS AND TEXTS FROM HUNTER AND OTHERS IN ON A DEAL WITH A COMPANY HEADED BY A HIGHER-UP IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT.

BOBULINSKI SAID HE MET WITH JOE BIDEN TWICE WHILE HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT, ONCE AT A HOTEL BAR IN LOS ANGELES WHERE THEY DISCUSSED A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE. BIDEN HAS SAID ALL OF IT IS A LIE. BOBULINSKI CLAIMS BIDEN IS LYING. THE MEDIA SAYS THE STORY HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. ISN’T THAT THE THEIR JOB TO VERIFY SUCH REPORTS? THAT WAS BEFORE JOURNALISTS BECAME A PROPAGANDA ARM ON THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.

 

         WATCH THE INTERVIEW AT FOXNEWS.COM. DECIDE FOR YOURSELF IF BOBULINSKI IS CREDIBLE. CONSIDER HIS AND HIS FAMILY’S SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE ANYONE CASTS A VOTE IN NEXT TUESDAY’S ELECTION IF THEY HAVEN’T VOTED ALREADY. I’M CAL THOMAS.
 https://calthomas.com/2020/10/verified-facts/

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Prominent pastor gets backlash for saying why he isn’t voting for Trump or Biden

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-christian-pastor-vote-op-ed-john-piper?fbclid=IwAR2EVaQZ-ouS26I5baEobKU3yOEny5aNlfQrWmSHXRHmLx_91gcliPigDhg

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BREAKPOINT There’s No Such Thing as “Safe Sex” For Kids

In 1984, only 14 percent of Americans wore seat belts. Anyone else remember bouncing unrestrained around the back of the family station wagon like I did? Three years later, after seat belt laws were enacted in 30 states, that percentage tripled to 42 percent. Last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 90 percent of Americans faithfully buckled up while on the roads.

We often say politics is downstream from culture. That’s mostly true. While laws tend to reflect ideas and trends already embedded in the larger culture, especially in the arts, education, and business, the state still has significant power to influence behavior and the larger culture as well. 

In the case of the seatbelt, the state wielded its power for good. However, the same power can be used to normalize beliefs or behavior that are notgood. That risk is greater in cultures already sliding down the slippery moral slope. 

For example, Vermont recently became the first state to mandate that every public middle and high school make free condoms available to students. The bill’s sponsor, a Republican state lawmaker, believes that this new law will reduce teenage pregnancies, and therefore abortions. Strangely enough, the sponsor does not seem to think the law will normalize and increase sexual behavior among teenagers.

Why the assumption that the law only incentivizes desirable outcomes but not undesirable ones?

According to most contemporary studies, sexual activity among teens is way down. Though these studies typically fail to include porn addiction as sexual activity, we can all agree that fewer teens experimenting sexually is a good thing. At the same time, these studies show that adults often misunderstand the culture and incentives affecting teenage sexual behavior. 

For example, a 2017 Harvard study found that the scale of the so-called “hook-up” culture among teens was “overestimated.” In other words, all the movies, TV programming and news coverage portraying American high school kids as highly sexually active are wrong. In fact, these Harvard researchers found that the way “hook-up” culture is so often portrayed actually propagates it, putting more pressure on teenagers to have sex. 

Similarly flawed thinking is behind Vermont’s new legislation. Lawmakers and educators, by assuming teens are sexually active and suggesting in public policy that we should all resign ourselves to helping them do it “safely,” only add pressure and incentives to the already-fragile equation of media, hormones, and opportunity.

I find it a bit strange–and ironic–that lawmakers and other cultural elites who are so quick to claim power simply throw up their hands and claim to be powerless when it comes to sexual activity among young people. “Well, the kids are going to do it anyway,” they say. “We might as well enable it.” 

What if lawmakers back in 1984 said, “Well, looks like no one’s wearing their seat belts. We might as well accept that risky behavior and increase the speed limit while we’re at it”? That would have been absurd. So, why is that the approach so many adults take when it comes to sex?

That’s not a rhetorical question. A culture that already views sex as the core feature of our identity finds the suggestion that we teach kids not to have it unthinkable. A culture that views sex as the pinnacle of human existence will consider any parameters on sexual behaviors to be emotionally, spiritually and physically dangerous. In other words, what has changed is not merely our moral standards, but our entire view of the universe and the human person.

Every available metric of social and mental health suggest that today’s kids are more depressed, more anxious, and feel more lonely and isolated than any generation before them. The last thing young people need is adults telling them that “no-strings-attached” sex is a good idea. Or even possible. We have the data.

Teens who engage in sexual activity are more likely to be depressed than other teens. They’re more likely to attempt suicide. Two-thirds of kids who reported having sex in high school told researchers in a 2000 study that they regretted it. Kids who abstain from sex are also more likely to go to college. Free condoms for kids will only lead to more loneliness, more isolation, and more pain.

At each and every stage of the sexual revolution, the promise has been that “the kids will be fine.” They aren’t. “Safe sex” for children is a misnomer. Neither schools nor governments should incentivize behavior we know will harm students, but that’s exactly what Vermont is doing. We should do all we can to ensure other states don’t follow suit.
(  https://www.breakpoint.org/theres-no-such-thing-as-safe-sex-for-kids/ )

Resources:

Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide

Kirk Johnson, Lauren Noyes & Robert Rector | The Heritage Foundation | June 3, 2003

The Effect of Sexual Abstinence on Females’ Educational Attainment

Joseph Sabia & Daniel Rees | PMC | November 2009

How to Say No to the Sexualization of Children

John Stonestreet | Breakpoint | October 2, 2020

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We Are Not Allowed to Despair no matter who wins the election

Why does election season always bring out the “doomsday” predictions? If you’re tired of hearing that America will be destroyed if the other guy wins, you’re not alone. Yes, elections are important, and Christians should vote. It’s a way to love our neighbor. But maybe the last week before the 2020 election is a good time to revisit Hebrews 10.

“Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution,” we are told. “You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.” 

I don’t know what will happen November 3rd. But no matter who wins the presidency or the Senate, no matter how difficult things get, Jesus Christ will still be King. Our future with him is secure. Here’s the next line in Hebrews:

“So do not throw away your confidence. It will be richly rewarded.”

(  https://www.breakpoint.org/we-are-not-allowed-to-despair/ )

 

 

Resources:

 

Christians and Elections . . . What Do We Do?

John Stonestreet | Breakpoint | September 2, 2020

More Important than Politics

John Stonestreet | Breakpoint | October 1, 2020

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Mohler: Defying the Accommodationist Temptation

The 2020 election is now before us.

I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016, but I’ve already voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
( Read more at  http://townhallreview.com/2020/10/mohler-defying-the-accommodationist-temptation/ )

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