This weekend there was a short clip of children, with parents present, being exposed to a “family friendly” drag queen show in Dallas, Texas. On one of the walls, a sign stated, “It’s not gonna lick itself.” There was outrage from the public, and rightfully so. However, there was an interview done at that same place with all the drag queens and their supporters, expressing how they believe this should become more mainstream—that they wanted more children to become drag queens, and that if this exposure was a way to accomplish this feat, then it was “progress” for the LGBTQ community. Many of the dissenters cannot comprehend how society has gotten to the point where we can’t agree that this is grooming, in the same manner that we wouldn’t take minors to strip clubs. It’s time to retrace our steps.
There is a growing number of people who are concluding that the slippery slope fallacy concerning the legalization of gay marriage was right. Gay conservatives included, many are starting to see that when same-sex marriage was federalized, it was the beginning of a downward spiral—the very one religious conservatives warned about at the time, while everyone else dismissed it. That said, we must go back even further, and pivot to the talking point from last week: removing God from the home. Removing the religious influence that created a strong moral fabric to our society. It was never perfect, as humans have the tendency to corrupt religious teachings such as the Christian Bible; however, there was a sentiment of reliance on this influence, not hostility towards it. America today has become a nation that condones wickedness. But we will take a step further this week: the secularization of the West didn’t start in the home, but in the church.
There was a nationwide survey which found that only 37% of American pastors have a biblical worldview—41% of these being senior pastors and 28% being associate pastors. When you break this down to child and youth pastors, it lands at 13%. The lowest percentage of all pastoral positions with a biblical worldview were executive pastors, being at 4%. Granted, I am not aware of some of these pastoral positions and the nuances of how each of them vary, but one thing cannot be overlooked: these numbers are shockingly low for people who are supposed to shepherd their sheep and point them back to God. It is no wonder that only 17% of Christians in America have a biblical worldview. You may be curious as to what a biblical worldview is in the eyes of those who created the survey? For context, according the study by Barna, the standards for such a paradigm are believing that absolute moral truth exists; that the Bible is 100% accurate in all the principles it teaches; that Satan is considered to be a real force, not merely symbolic; that a person cannot earn their way to heaven through works; that Jesus lived a perfect and sinless life; and that God is the all-knowing and powerful Creator of the world, who still rules the universe today.
That is a low bar to set. To the naked eye, you might think this would be a feasible, basic standard to meet. Unfortunately, the majority of Christians, pastors included, have blended biblical principals with other forms of spirituality, which is known as syncretism. If any of that went over your head: the Church has placed humanity on a pedestal over God when it comes to morality, breaking the first Commandment of the Ten.
It is very clear throughout Scripture that the Church is to be the salt and light of the world. Christians are called to be set apart from the world through the renewing of our minds. However, when we look around what is happening to our society today, how many of us can genuinely say that there’s a distinction between Christians and non-Christians? There are even Christians who are hostile to any sense of biblical accountability, because it challenges their earthly paradigm—which, to be frank, nobody enjoys being told their way of living is wrong. It’s human nature to turn from that voice. Yet Christianity challenges humanity to confront those shortcomings instead of running away. If leaders in the church aren’t willing to shepherd their sheep back to Christ, then the church will become useless, “except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot” (Matt. 5:13).
If you read this and claim to be a follower of Christ, I ask you to join me in reflecting on what have each of us individually have done to create this culture of wickedness. There’s no denying at this point that we have become far removed from the days when the world called America a Christian nation. Anything that is apart from God is, by definition, Satanic and wicked. There are more missionaries being sent to America than any other nation for a reason. It starts with the men in the church, as it is our calling to be leaders in the home, manifesting into our communities. The wickedness has reached children. It is time for the Church to repent (have a change of mind) and answer the calling to be faithful again. The Church is called to remain faithful to Christ, regardless of whether the world repents or not. Do not let “inclusive” talking points be a deterrent from taking action against demonic acts, such as children being exposed to drag queen shows. The deterioration of the moral fabric in America is our responsibility to resolve.
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