The attack on Christianity intensifies.
The Supreme Court of Maine upheld a ruling from a lower
court that prohibited a divorced mother of a 13-year-old girl from attending a
Christian church, describing it as a cult. Emily Westbrook was denied the right
to choose a school that instills a Christian education to her child. If that
doesn’t send shivers down the back of the community of believers, nothing will.
Calvary Chapel in Portland, Maine is your garden variety parochial school that
provides the standard education fare while instilling Christian values to their
students. This is not some far right, hell and brimstone sect that protests at
the funerals of fallen soldiers.
From Global Christian Relief;
- 4,849
Christians were killed for their faith during the 2026 reporting period
- 388
million believers face high levels of persecution globally
- 224,129
Christians were internally displaced or became refugees
- 67,843
Christians were physically or mentally abused for faith-related reasons
- 15
countries now rank at "extreme" persecution levels, up from 13
It is time to wake up and understand that leftists are in
league with Satan and are in the process of coming for the followers of Jesus
Christ. It has been a slow and gradual shift, but the left has become very
effective in villainizing their “enemies”. Christianity poses a grave threat to
the left’s goal of fundamentally transforming this nation. Grace, forgiveness, truth,
and love are antithetical to the invective spewed by the purveyors of
democratic socialism, Marxism, and communism. Persecution is an expected result
for those who practice what our Savior preached. But the extent of the assault on
the religious freedom of Christians in the United States is stunning, and how
it is advancing here is troubling.
In can only be described as “strange bedfellows,” democratic
socialists align with the followers of Islam. Although Islam rejects a majority
of the DSA platform, they are quite useful as they too denigrate Christianity
and hate Jews. To the left, Christians equate to systemic racism, hate, white privilege,
and exclusivity. That the two greatest commandments are to love God and your
neighbor and forgiveness and mercy are paramount, are simply ignored by the
left. To them, Christians are no more than knuckle dragging Bible thumpers that
use Scripture as a bludgeon. While there certainly are Christians that fall
into this category, Christ calls us to embrace a much different tact.
Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for
eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil
person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him
have your cloak as well; and if someone forces you to go one
mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you,
and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and
‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and
pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends
rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love
those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the
same? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you
doing more than others?” Matthew 5:38-47.
According to Jesus, hate has no part in the life of His
followers. Christianity, as Christ taught, is tolerant, loving, forgiving, and
inclusive. God loves everyone of His children equally. In His eyes, no one is
better than any other. Everyone is welcome to accept a place in heaven, just as
everyone is free to reject salvation. Christianity is absolutely not a cult. All
are free to accept the Father’s love, mercy, and grace along with His Son’s lifesaving
sacrifice or reject it. Free will. The penalty for sin is death, but faith in
the living Christ forfeits that penalty. Compared to other religions,
Christianity is far from cult-like.
Marxism is a system that replaces God with the state and the
ruling class that dictates how the people are to live. It eliminates freedom. It
eliminates choice. It eliminates your chosen path to the pursuit of happiness. What
we see happening in the streets of our nation is an exercise to pursue the cult
of totalitarianism, falsely blanketed in the benign words, democratic
socialism. We are experiencing the results of misguided voters electing
leftists that are harming this nation. In turn, radicalized judges that disregard
the rule of law are appointed to the bench and issue rulings that they have no
authority to render. Conservatives rule according to the law; leftists rule
according to ideology.
This November’s mid-term elections will determine the trajectory
of this nation. We are at a tipping point in society. Socialism leads to Marxism
that leads to communism. We cannot allow the left to triumph. We have the
ability to shut this madness down, but that means we need to get to the polls
and make our voices heard. We must reject the cult that is “democratic socialism.”
Part of loving your enemy entails showing them the error of their way. Your vote
is important. Don’t sit back and allow evil to win.
“But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you
know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord
must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and
forbearing. He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in
the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the
truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the
devil, who has taken them captive to his will.” 2 Timothy 2:23-26.
