Moral Clarity

 

Surviving in an immoral society.

“Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you do not love the Father. Everything that belongs to the world—what the sinful self desires, what people see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud of—none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world. The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever. 1 John 2:15-17.

The shift in societal norms, predominantly driven by leftist ideology, is at odds with God’s will. An angry and selfish society, encouraged by the rantings of the leftist media, Marxist academia, and the democrat party, is the perfect breeding ground for leftist ideology to thrive. An epidemic of selfishness has spread that requires a rejection of traditional morality and Christian values, to be replaced with worldly “wokeness.” Misguided individuals have confused virtue signaling with altruism, leading many young people to embrace socialism, that excludes rather than benefits its supporters. 62% of today’s 18–29-year-olds have a favorable view of socialism. Scary stuff! Socialism breeds Marxism, that leads to communism. All three have embedded in their tenets, animosity toward God, capitalism, and meritocracy.

Christians enduring in this world in which we live without falling prey to the evils of the world is not as difficult as it may seem. While it is often far too easy to “go along to get along,” we are called to be that beacon of truth and light in this world. Traditional, or normal values, fall in line with God’s will. For too long, we have acquiesced to the manipulation that the left has imposed with guilt shaming. Our inaction has led to the subversion of the very fabric of civil society. Too afraid to be called homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, or any of the other phobias leftists use to accuse and shame, we stand down, denying our Lord and Savior. The rededication of this nation to its founding principles as one nation under God, is a step in the right direction.

Not only does our nation need to return to God, His people are in dire need of returning to Him. There is nothing more important than our relationship with Jesus Christ and we need to start acting as if it really is not most important thing in our life. We need to normalize our conversations and no longer be timid about our Christianity. There is no other way to the Father but through faith in the living Christ. If we hide our faith, we ignore Christ’s command in the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.

“Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?  Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?  If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Mark 8:34-38.

Making disciples is not about confrontation. Making disciples is not proving that you are right. Making disciples is not about excluding those who do not believe. Making disciples is all about reaching the lost, engaging in real conversation, listening, and asking those questions that can help turn them toward Christ.

 

Really?

 

California democrats show their true colors.

Independent investigative reporter Nick Shirley did the job that mainstream media “journalists” refused to do. He dug deep and discovered vast amounts of fraudulent activity in the Minneapolis Somali community that bilked taxpayers of $Billions. Shirley has continued to follow other leads as he investigates and reports on similar cases of fraud in Ohio and California. The democrat led California Legislature just passed a bill criminalizing the exact type of investigative reporting that Shirley has conducted. Apparently, defrauding the federal government is right, good, and salutary for California democrats. Your tax dollars are to be exploited however democrats see fit.

Ballot counting continues from Tuesday’s primary election. It appears that the “jungle primary” will not finish with two Republicans moving on to the regular election for governor in November. Had that happened, California legislators, in a fit of raw partisan hypocrisy, were poised to change the rules, mid-stream, to maintain “fairness,” even though the jungle primary was enacted specifically to benefit democrats. As for the Los Angeles mayor’s primary race, mail in ballots continue to be dropped and the interloper candidate, Spencer Pratt, fails to garner any votes from those drops. All too convenient you say? Democrats will stop at nothing to maintain power.

In New York, the democrat legislature is attempting to eliminate the nuclear family. New legislation identifying mothers as “gestating parent” and fathers as “non-gestating parent.” This out-of-control wokeness legislation would also redefine paternity as “parentage” and deadbeat fathers or putative father to “alleged parent.” A similar attempt by democrat Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to redefine mothers as “inseminated persons” in his budget proposal went up in flames. The democrat party’s infatuation with gender identity is mind-boggling, especially since 70-80% of the populace opposes this insanity.  

From Reform California is a list of some of the 2025 California legislatures most egregious bills;

1. AB 1333 – would make self-defense illegal by allowing an individual to be charged with a crime for defending themselves from a criminal.
2. AB 1421 – would impose a costly mileage tax on all CA drivers – costing $900 to $1200 a year on top of the nation’s highest gas and car taxes.
3. AB 49 – would prohibit ICE from going onto school property to conduct enforcement, protecting criminals instead of kids.
4. AB 916 – would ban hand soap and body wash containing disinfectant or antiseptic ingredients - after encouraging their use during the pandemic.
5. AB 766 – would force state agencies to shove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals into their strategic plans.
6. AB 681 – would give undocumented students up to $140,000 in taxpayer funded loans—while actual citizens get nothing comparable to that.
7. AB 309 – would provide free needles to drug users across the state, encouraging substance abuse instead of addressing it.
8. AB 554 – would force insurers to cover HIV prevention drugs like PrEP, which works like a condom, treating personal choices as an insurance obligation.
9. AB 715 – would allow attorneys who break the law in other states to continue practicing in California, no matter what crimes they’ve committed.
10. AB 471 – would increase pay for local politicians, putting taxpayer money into the pockets of already overpaid elected officials.
11. ACA 2 – would guarantee gold-plated pensions for politicians, ensuring politicians have a cushy retirement while taxpayers’ foot the bill.
12. AB 56 – would force social media platforms to warn you about dangers every day— more nanny state nonsense.
13. AB 446 – would ban businesses from using personal data to adjust their prices, even though the government does the same by charging different rates based on income.
14. AB 475 – would ban requiring prisoners in state prisons to do basic work like cleaning, laundry, and cafeteria work.
15. AB 1187 – would require anyone wanting to buy a gun to attend an eight-hour training course every time they purchase one.
16. SB 281 – would vacate criminal convictions for non-citizens if they weren’t warned about deportation risks—an automatic get-out-of-jail-free card.
17. AB 397 – would provide child tax credits for undocumented individuals up to age 18, rewarding illegal behavior and draining taxpayer resources.
18. AB 435 – would increase the age requirement for securing children in a baby seat from 8 to 13 years old.
19. AB 891 – would convert already cramped highway lanes into bicycle lanes.
20. AB 954 – would divert gas tax revenue, which was initially promised to be used for road maintenance, to fund bicycle lane construction.

California is a microcosm of all that is wrong with the democrat party. If democrats are allowed to gain majorities in Congress in the mid-terms this November, these are the types of policies that will be enacted into law for all of us. Heaven help us if a democrat wins the presidency in 2028 and has a democrat-controlled Congress. Republicans are far from perfect, but the alternative is a disaster waiting to happen.