The Roman Pope claims that the church’s view of slavery, homosexuality, and capital punishment are rightfully evolving depending on the social context (and whatever the world thinks is right at the time). We take a hard look at the 1978 PCUSA 60-page paper on homosexuality. Sadly, the apostate church has led the nations down to hell. The church was at the front of the pack and must take responsibility for the decline of the nations.
A guy on his last leg mentally represents the blue collar, grass roots of a nation pretty well—appealing more to Republicans and Christians than Democrats. This trailer-dwelling musician, Oliver Anthony bats about .600 on the problem, and .000 on the solution. So what’s the problem—the system or us? Where is the fear of God with a guy who manages to stuff eight expletives in one short piece?
Yvonne Strachan, author of “ Inspirational Homeschooling ,” provides practical tips and encouragement to the homeschool mom on combining academics and discipleship, schooling and life’s other responsibilities without losing your mind. How does one manage responsibilities and maintain the right priorities along the way? The secret is in the integration of the one with the other....
Is this another good reason to attend college? World Magazine reports 240 universities, including Christian colleges, now sponsor e-sports programs—fake sports for gamers. Sports were supposed to be metaphor for warfare. Now, here is metaphor on metaphor, and people watch gamers play games! Avatar 1 and 2 are the first and third biggest blockbusters of all time. Video gaming, a $40 billion industry at the turn of the century, ballooned into a $260 billion industry by 2020, surpassing the music a...
The progress of the green religion is pretty impressive. They tend not to lose their political and cultural battles. Now cities in America have signed up for a program called C-40 intended to ban meat, dairy, and private vehicles by the year 2030. That includes: Austin, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. This is the doctrine of demons, and the basis is preposterous—greenhouse emi...
Incredibly, for the first time in modern history, more Americans favor homeschooling than those who favor public schooling. Sixty to seventy percent of Americans maintain a favorable perspective on homeschooling, but only 29% of Americans have confidence in public schools. More Republicans (74%) than Democrats (56%) or unaffliateds (62%) approve of homeschooling for children. Why such enthusiastic support? But what about the 18% of homeschooled kids who oppose homeschooling? We provide four reas...
Children’s church, youth ministry, and highly age-segregated church programming fit well into the new social structures of the 20th century, but could not find basis in Scripture. Getting away from God’s order for family and church has been catastrophic for both. What if the church did what the church is supposed to do, and Christian families did what the family is supposed to do? What if both family and church experienced spiritual revival in the 21st century? What would happen in twenty years?...
The Gen Z’ers are “the best educated generation yet.” And they are 70% socialist as compared to 53% of Gen X’ers, 49% of Baby Boomers, and 39% of the Silent Generation. The correlation between the percentage of kids attending college and the percentage bending socialist is almost perfect. Phenomenal! Do you really want to pay $250,000 just to be sure your daughter will vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2028 elections while she gets a liberal, liberal arts education at Dartmouth or Yale or Christia...
Christians are exhorted to be very discerning here, especially when buying birthday cards. Yes, Hallmark conveys a humanist worldview more often than not. This self-definition-obsessed existentialist worldview now runs on steroids and has affected everything from birthday cards to movies.
Over the years, the government has made efforts to eliminate all danger in the forms of making various things illegal. Is it the government's responsibility to get rid of any and all safety concerns, or is risk ultimately a part of life? Bill Jack and Kevin Swanson discuss the nanny state on this edition of Generations.
So many years ago, pastors and presidents would call for days of repentance, fasting, and prayer when disaster struck. But those days are long gone. When the Tower of Siloam fell or when fires struck Maui, Jesus would say, “Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Does that sound compassionate to you, or does the present age define compassion wrongly? Our response first is the fear of God, and then repentance, and faith, and an increased awareness of His judgements and mercies.
Some Christian sects forbid all alcohol, alcoholic mouthwash, and painkillers altogether. Others rush into alcohol and tobacco with great zealousness and a distinct lack of sobriety. Men of the world look at alcohol, marijuana, peyote, and the like as essentials for a decent “good time.” But what about us? Shall we be filled with the spirits, or filled with the Holy Spirit, as the basic constituent of glad fellowship? More importantly, how do we prepare our young men to be sober, grave, thoughtf...
As those of Hindu persuasion and background increasingly take up the reins of governments in the post-Christian West, will they bring Sati back? Persecutions are stepping up in Hindu and Muslim countries, and Hindus and Muslims are increasingly involved in US and UK politics. The worldview switch will have consequences in the world. What is the big lesson for the remnant of Christians remaining in the West?
On this edition of Generations, Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughan discuss a recent Wall Street Journal article stating middle-aged Americans are leaving the church in droves. Disillusionment with recent scandals is a big problem, but many say it's because they got too busy to go back. Is Christianity just a brief oasis or a halfway house that we go to to make ourselves feel better, or are we on a battleground where our faith is tested and grown through trials?
What happens to a world that has abandoned a Christian worldview and has reverted to a science that does not fear God? Scorched earth warfare came back with a vengeance in the civil war under the military leadership of Sherman and Sheridan, and continued through the 20th century. The modern humanist-scientist developed a technology that could destroy a fairly large percentage of the world's population rather quickly. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi are responsible—more aligned with a secu...
Women on average are making 32% more than they did in 1979 (on weekly earnings). Men are making 4% less. In 2021, almost twice as many women than men joined the workforce. The trend continues. Of all the net jobs the economy added in the past year, 3.3 million went to women and 3.1 million went to men. This socio-economic formula is unsustainable. Inflation has eaten away the standard of living by a huge percentage since 1979, but the dry rot is more a character problem than anything else....
The “Gay” worldview is pushed pretty hard in schools today, but contrast that with a God-centered worldview. There is a significant contrast between a gay-full and a joyful school. We move into some practical tips on how to retain a God-centered view and a joyful homeschool as we enter the new school year.
America has revealed its heart in every referendum since the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Every state has voted for abortion . . . Kansas . . . Kentucky . . . Montana. . . . Now, Ohio is facing the vote of the century this year. All eyes are on Ohio. What will the heart of this nation do when it comes to voting for or against abortion in the ballot box? Where is the conscience of Ohio? Where is the conscience of the nation? Ohio's Constitutional vote in the 2023 election will be the moment of truth ...
Almost half of Christians say the Bible is ambiguous on its teaching on abortion. Why didn't Jesus speak on abortion or homosexuality? Was He pro-LGBT and pro-abortion? The Old Testament law is important to establish a biblical standard of ethics on abortion. But, some use Old Testament law unlawfully. They do not handle the law in the right way. How would we handle the law as Jesus did, or as the Apostles did in Acts 15 and Matthew 15?
Whether the character of the nation, the character of the political candidates, or the character of the political system is the problem (or all three), America is descending into banana-republic type revolution and wrangling. As author/editor of a 1,000-page American history textbook, Kevin Swanson comments. But what about election fraud? Seventy-five percent of Republicans sure thought so after the 2020 elections. Do they have a reason to doubt the integrity of the election? Of course they do. ...
Support for American colleges is imploding among Republican voters especially. National confidence in universities has imploded . . . 57% from 36% in just seven years. Among Republican-leaning Americans, the drop-off was even more severe from 56% to 19%. Could red-state parents be done sending their kids off to blue-state colleges for indoctrination into the wrong worldviews? But what’s plan B for our kids?
Homeschooling has over doubled in seven years in the UK. Growth in Africa and South America is following similar increases. Here, we drop in on the Christian Homeschooling conference in Nairobi, Kenya with Liz Gitonga and Brian Ray. What are the factors contributing to the growth? Could the heart of the parent be the major factor?
All Christians should have their children out of the California public schools by now. But, kudos to the mama bears that are coming out against the state policies. Why is homosexualism and transgenderism the very hill to die on for the left? The modern religion is characterized by autonomy, as expressed in the #1 favorite song chosen in American funerals. Modern man wants to do sexuality, gender, everything . . . “My Way.”
What could possibly save America? Not thinking the socialist schools will do the job. . . . But then again, do we really want to save America? Obviously, only God can save . . . but what means might He choose to bring about the saving a country from the dry rot of humanism? Where might we find the most salt and light these days? Lots of questions surround a World Magazine article on this edition.
Prohibition. Just say no. Me too. The world’s moralistic fads come and go. They are rooted in inconsistencies, hypocrisies, and superficialities. An occasional arrest results in a conviction, but real substantial justice is a far-fetched notion. As far as the world rejects God’s law as the basis for ethics, they surrender themselves to relativism and the moral slippery slope. We compare the worldly notion of “consent” with God’s law here, and we are assured that God doesn’t let anything slip. He...
The Barbie Movie is the biggest box office blockbuster of the year so far. But, Barbie was a worldview. She started out a call girl for German men in 1959. She was made both a sex symbol and a feminist at the same time (self-defined, you can be whatever you want to be). She was out to seek role equality for women. Meanwhile, men were reduced to lap dogs, "accessories," partners in sexual sin, irresponsible louts, immature little boys playing computer games, and worst case, "sexual predators." He...
Have you checked yourself into the technology gulag? America sports 85,000,000 surveillance cameras following every move you make. Google maps tracks everywhere you go. Facebook entries, search data, internet clicks, phone calls, texting . . . everything is tracked these days. But the bigger question is whether this technology is hampering your productivity, killing your relationships, and curtailing your freedoms? Is it time to break free from the technology gulag? Here is an engaging interview...
The tremendously popular film addressing child trafficking has generated a great amount of discussion online and elsewhere. There are conspiracy theories swirling around the release of the movie, but there are significant worldview issues to consider about this. Would anybody be surprised that the highest echelons of government were supportive of this particular sexual sin when they seem to support every other sexual sin in the book? Watch out for distraction and diversions, the fear of conspira...
We find two basic heresies that are often promoted in country music. Country Music Television cancelled Jason Aldean for suggesting that law and order might work better in small towns. But then, CMT promotes perverted forms of sexuality in their annual awards ceremony in April. Dolly Parton has led the cultural revolution against God's law order since the 1990s, and we conclude that nobody is more responsible for destroying the morals of the heartland and the nation itself than Dolly Parton and ...
All the flags are on the field now. A recent survey found that pornography viewing among underaged kids under age 17 now stands at 75%, up from 42% in 2014. While about 300-400 children are kidnapped in this nation each year, 25,000,000 children are introduced to pornography at ages 10-17, with the average age of first exposure at 12 years old. The universities are leading the way on this. Fully 23% of university students have identified as sexually perverted (LGBTQ), and liberal arts colleges c...
