As the current societal struggle between those who hold a traditional, Judeo-Christian based view of America and those who hold one running counter to those beliefs intensifies, it becomes increasingly obvious that, here in Minnesota, the primary locus of this showdown is our schools, and, by extension, our kids.
Read MoreOne would be hard pressed to find anyone, regardless of political persuasion, who wouldn’t acknowledge that our state and nation have been, and remain, in a state of turmoil. From the COVID crisis … to the climate crisis … to the transgender crisis … to the education crisis … to the crisis of loneliness … and on and on. No sooner has one issue grabbed our attention than an even more disturbing one is being forced onto the societal stage – it, too, demanding our immediate attention. The net effect is nothing less than an unrelenting state of social chaos, leaving an increasingly large number of people, especially young people, bewildered and, sometimes, despairing. Indeed, it’s been an unsettling phenomenon we’ve been experiencing for years now.
Read MoreGeographically, we Minnesotans still occupy the same physical space - the same part of God’s good creation - we always have. Culturally and politically, however, one could make the case we no longer live in the same state, or even the same world, we did even a few years ago.
Read MoreAs people who are citizens of this state and also followers of Jesus, one of our primary duties is to recognize the divinely instituted nature of government. As such, we regularly ask God to guide and bless those in elected office, that they might act in God-pleasing ways for the common good. We do this regardless of our personal evaluation of their degree of success in achieving that goal and we will continue to do so.
Read MoreParental Empowerment/School Choice has been one of few bright spots on the political/cultural horizon thus far in 2023. In contrast to the host of radical, often blatantly anti-Christian proposals that have been introduced, and some advanced, in our Minnesota State Legislature and the Congress, the ground-swell of resistance to the widespread dishonoring of parents is welcome indeed.
Read MoreAs has become all too typical this legislative session, the DFL majority is launching a barrage of radical bills with very little notice given. The latest of these assaults was announced late on Tuesday, informing the public that three major and controversial bills will all be brought to a floor vote on one day, tomorrow FRIDAY, APRIL 21.
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