It\u2019s a flashing sign of the times that the days of Lot are upon us. \u201cGay Pride Month\u201d now seems like every month, and this scourge upon our nation is being celebrated and pushed to an extreme degree.<\/p>\n
Some saddening statistics have recently come out about what\u2019s happening in our country. The\u00a0statistics say<\/a>\u00a0a record 7.2% of US adults here in America are non-binary, transgender, or same-sex attracted, with some believing the number to be as high as 10%.<\/p>\n These are staggering and shocking numbers about the moral pollution in our society.<\/p>\n New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, in 2019, signed a law implanting LGBTQ inclusive curriculum in the state in grades five to twelve. They were the second state, after California, to do this. Since that time, the number of self-identifying non-binary students in New Jersey is up 4,000%.<\/p>\n In the 2019-2020 school year, there were\u00a016 students<\/em>\u00a0in New Jersey that identified as non-binary. In 2022-2023, it skyrocketed to 675 students, 41 of which are in elementary school.<\/p>\n It was reported that\u00a040% of students at Brown University<\/a>, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island, identify as LGBTQ, which is double from the year 2020 and almost triple from 2010 when the number sat at 14%.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s another\u00a0statistic<\/a>\u00a0that is stunning to me. 30% of Millennials, those born from 1984 to 2002 (the era of my two sons and daughters-in-law), self-identify as non-binary. It gets even worse. In Gen Z, which is those born around the year 2000 and beyond, 40% identify as non-binary.<\/p>\n Now listen to this. 30% of young\u00a0professing Christians<\/em>, according to the study, identify as LGBTQ. I say\u00a0\u201cprofessing Christians\u201d<\/em>\u00a0because, obviously, many of them are not genuine believers and don\u2019t understand what the Bible says.<\/p>\n Those studies reveal what we see happening in our culture today\u2014the floodgates have been thrown wide open.<\/p>\n A Social, Psychological, & Spiritual Battle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Why is this happening? Well, I think there are several reasons, including psychological and social explanations, but ultimately, there\u2019s a spiritual force behind this, and that is Satan himself. Satan is striking the heart of humanity.<\/p>\n Human beings are made in God\u2019s image. We\u2019re the crown of God\u2019s creation, and Satan wants to do all he can to mar the image of God and humanity. He did it dramatically in the fall (Genesis 2), and since that time, he\u2019s been trying to twist God\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n People are rebelling against God, which is where it ultimately started. It\u2019s self-worship. It\u2019s the cult of self, where an individual determines their morality, their gender, and their sexual preference, and not God.<\/p>\n There\u2019s an element here of what I would call \u201csocial contagion\u201d passed from one person to another. So many young people today don\u2019t have any hope, meaning, or purpose in their lives. They\u2019re seeking a community, and many are seeking attention. In this victim group, they can be welcomed in and get that attention, which is drawing many people to this movement.<\/p>\n The problem is, it\u2019s not really an issue of their body; rather, it is more an issue of their mind and soul. Once entering this movement, they ultimately find that it also doesn\u2019t bring hope, joy, purpose, and meaning. Some undergo radical surgeries that have changed them, and they\u2019re plunged into even deeper distress.<\/p>\n Ray Stedman, a well-known pastor from California, said years ago,\u00a0\u201cWhen people forsake God, they lose the sense of their own worth.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>As a culture today, we\u2019ve lost God, and as a result, people have lost themselves and are trying to find something to give meaning and purpose.<\/p>\n Read more at: harbingersdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a flashing sign of the times that the days of Lot are upon us. \u201cGay Pride Month\u201d now seems like every month, and this scourge upon our nation is being celebrated and pushed to an extreme degree. Some saddening statistics have recently come out about what\u2019s happening in our country. 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