Christian Leaders, ‘Stuck in Denial’
Frontline Ministries, Inc., and the Exodus Mandate Project announced today that a “Mass Exodus” of children from the public school system is the only logical response to the transgender bathroom edict by the Obama Administration. Sadly, the response of many Christian leaders and pastors has been silence or simply whining or complaining that cannot change the situation to protect the children. These leaders offer weak solutions or advocate “conservative school reform” rather than call for an exodus of children into the sanctuary of K-12 Christian schools and homeschooling.
The longtime family leader, Dr. James Dobson, is typical of the response of national Christian leaders who fight “symptoms” while neglecting “root causes.” On March 28, 2002, during a Focus on the Family radio broadcast, Dobson stated the correct solution upon recognizing the seriousness of the homosexual agenda in California’s public schools: “In the state of California, if I had a child there, I wouldn’t put the youngster in a public school….I think it’s time to get our kids out.”
This begs the question: How was Dr. Dobson on the right track in 2002, but as this issue became exceedingly more pervasive in subsequent years, he and other leaders did not strengthen and reinforce this stance? Even though the acceptance of homosexuality is now firmly entrenched in the public schools in ALL 50 states, his May 2016 article for WND is unclear about HOW to protect the children. In the article, titled “Protect Your Kids from Tyrant Obama,” he states this advice, “I urge you to protect your boys and girls from those who are espousing these views. Shield them from gender feminism and from those who would confuse their sexuality. We must fight to protect our homes and families from politically correct politicians. There is no time to lose. Our children hang in the balance.”
One might think that Dr. Dobson is urging parents to get their children out of public schools because of such words as “protect,” “shield,” and “fight.” It would have been helpful to clarify WHAT the right thing to do is. He did better in 2002, even though he was only referencing the state of California. Now that we know the problem is nationwide, Christian leaders should boldly state that it’s time for all Christians to get their children out. In 2002, Dr. Dobson also admitted “I’m going to get hit for [saying] that.” What did he mean by getting “hit”? Dr. Dobson has a radio program with a listening audience of millions worldwide. The issue is that Christian leaders need to accept criticism for saying and doing what is right in God’s sight.
Dr. Dobson is not the only one who is weakly addressing the real solution to the public schools. On 6/7/16, in an article titled “NYC Doubles Down in Arrest Rooms,” Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, recognized the threat of government schools. Instead of calling for Christians to get their children out, however, he stated, “Contact your local schools and school boards and take a stand on this critical issue.” This is a similar approach to leading family advocate, Tim Wildmon, president of American Family Association. The organization urges parents nationwide to boycott Target stores due to their stance on the transgender bathroom issue, yet they issue no call to boycott (leave) the government schools, where much worse is happening to innocent children every single day (under LGBT-oriented curriculum).
Christian leaders must abandon any fear of repercussions, and speak the truth in love. The situation is dire and Christian leaders can no longer simply “kick the can down the road.”
Chaplain E. Ray Moore states,
“Christian and conservative leaders are complaining about the bathroom edict, but what about the other issues that have slowly crept into the public schools, such as evolution, Common Core State Standards, Howard Zinn’s Marxist interpretation of America, Planned Parenthood, Islamic studies and the LGBT agenda, all of which exist in most public school curricula. Public school children are being indoctrinated in secular humanism and a socialist worldview with impunity. The Obama transgender bathroom edict, while egregious, is mild in comparison to the indoctrination of the minds and capturing the souls of children, which have been going on for decades.”
While the bathroom edict is certainly appalling, God can use it for good if the national Christian leaders, pastors and families awaken from their slumber and leave government schools for the promised land of K-12 Christian schools and homeschooling. Genesis 50:20 says, “And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.” Some conservative writers disagree with these major Christian leaders and strongly urge parents to abandon the public schools. National newspaper and USA Today columnist Cal Thomas sees the bathroom edict as the ‘last straw” and an opportunity to “end the education monopoly in the U.S.” (USA Today 5/16/16). Also, author Daren Jonescu in a 5/13/16 American Thinker magazine article said, “The good news…is that the solution to this final degradation is both available and actually quite obvious. Get your children, your children’s children, and your friends’ children out of public school now, and keep them out.”
Exodus Mandate (www.exodusmandate.org) is a leader in advancing homeschooling and/or private Christian schooling. Its slogan is, “Christian children need Christian education.”
(Source: Christian Newswire)
