February 10, 2023

This digest of articles, essays and posts on the internet will help keep you informed about developments in the ongoing culture war. Look and read the offerings that you find most interesting. It will be well worth the time you invest.

The Whole Transgender Industry Is Founded on 2 Faulty Studies

A central focus of the culture wars is the push for wholesale acceptance of transgenderism. Most of us instinctively understand transgender medical intervention is ethically wrong. Now, recent research shows that these hormone therapies and surgical alterations of young bodies rest on the weakest of foundations.

Two Dutch studies touting the great success of “gender-affirming” medical intervention on youth have been deemed bad research by experts at the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine.

In the report “The Myth of ‘Reliable Research’ in Pediatric Gender Medicine” published earlier this month, researchers describe how the 2011 and 2014 studies that formed the foundation of the transgender industry in the U.S. should never have been accepted by the professional community, falling “unacceptably” short of modern research standards. The studies led to a global movement of wrongly named “gender-affirming care,” resulting in hormone experimentation on youth and, in some cases, irreversible mutilation.

Satan Shows Up at the Grammys

I haven’t watched the Grammys, or any so-called award show for years given the many left-leaning speeches, obscene “artistic expressions,” and more. If ever inclined to watch these shows, check out this post.

The satanism of Sunday night may have been more style than substance too, but it was mainstream and not hidden in the back corner of a record store. More importantly, rather than merely shock with a new display of creepiness, the “Unholy” performance marked the place where we’ve already been for some time.

Simply put, Satan’s real work is not jumping out to yell “boo!” In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis presented the intent and activity of Satan as far more subtle and far more dangerous. Twisting the truth and perverting the motivations of something otherwise good is a far more effective way, portrayed Lewis, of leading the Patient away from faith.

Biden Demands Congress Codify Roe, Pass LGBT ‘Equality’ Act in State of the Union Speech

If you wonder how much Joe Biden has imbibed the radical left Woke ideology and the Culture of Death, you only need to watch or read his State of the Union speech. I believe Joe thinks he is a Christian, but his actions say otherwise. We need to pray for him and all of our leaders, as Paul instructs us in 1 Timothy 2:1-4. 

Minnesota’s Twisted ‘Gender Dysphoria’ Policy

Once again, the Soviet Socialist State of Minnesota proposes Woke, LGBTQ standards for teachers. I have many friends in that beautiful state. I pray they will make the right decisions for the well-being of their children.

Teachers are now to provide professional gender-affirming care for students without a required medical license, without parental approval or consent, without securing informed consent, and without conforming to professional standards of care.

Minnesota proposes to require teachers to “ensure” that student gender-identities are “affirmed.”

R.I.P. Religious Freedom

“So, are you praying?” asked the British policeman to the woman who had been standing quietly across the street from an abortion business in Birmingham.

“Well, I’m not saying anything. But, yes, I’m praying in my mind.”

“So, you are praying?” the policeman repeated.

“Well, yes.”

“Then you’ll have to come to the station with us, ma’am.” And he put Isabel Vaughn-Spruce, a local leader of 40 Days for Life, under arrest.

The above is the actual dialogue between a British policeman and a woman who was silently praying outside of an abortion clinic.

The article continues:

Tragically, denials of what have historically been the sacred freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and conscience are happening more and more as leftist tyrants and their all-too-willing toadies in the press, schools, business, and government bureaucracies ramp up their intolerance of the ideals of Western civilization, Christianity, and Christians.

Be warned! Religious freedom is under attack in most Western nations, including the United States.

More Suggested Culture War Reading

DeSantis, Scourge of Wokeness

The Manic Methods of Mad Democrats

Satan Is Beginning to Show His Hand more clearly

Study Shows 60% of Women Who Had Abortions Report High Level of External Pressure to Abort

Congressional GOP Demands Answers Over Smithsonian Kicking Out Pro-Life Students

 

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. ¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. ¹² For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; ¹⁷ and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸ praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, ¹⁹ and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. (Ephesians 6:10–20 ESV)

 

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