Demonic possession and the occult: Gen Z’s battle with darkness



If you imagine the occult, you might imagine caricatures of dark brooding witches and culty campfire sacrifices — and in some cases you might be right.

But with the takeover of social media, more and more young people are being attracted to the occult under the guise of enlightenment and beauty, rather than the stereotypical images of darkness and despair.

“I grew up in the '90s and early 2000s, and even some of this was alive and well then at such an early age, reading the magazines that tell you your astrological sign, the little power beads that were supposed to signify some kind of superpower,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” tells author Rod Dreher.

“And of course with the rise of social media, all of the personality quizzes that told you who you really were and what you should be doing in your life, there’s a lot of God of self,” she continues, calling it “trendy narcissism that has manifested itself in a kind of spiritualism and witchcraft and satanism.”


Stuckey notes that those behind this movement usually use “pink and sparkly” themes to get their messages across.

“That’s just it, it’s not blatantly satanic,” Dreher says, noting that not just young people are embracing satanism but people at the top of the U.S. government, national security, and Silicon Valley who believe wholeheartedly in UFOs.

“I’ve laughed at this all my life,” Dreher says, “but they’re like, ‘No, no, no, you need to pay attention.’ They don’t believe that they are people or creatures from other planets, they believe these are extra dimensional beings who are trying to contact us.”

“Listening to all this in their language, their nonreligious language, I’m like, ‘They’re talking about demons,’” he continues. “I’ve confirmed this with several people who believe that ‘Oh yes, the aliens are really higher entities who are leading us to enlightenment,’ and they do seances to communicate with them.”

Stuckey has also recently interviewed an ex-occultist, who, like these men and women, believed she had been in contact with aliens her entire life.

“Eventually she was just so oppressed by these demonic forces, she was on a ton of drugs, she was doing sex sacrifice rituals, I mean this young woman, and then finally one day she called out ‘Jesus,’ and he saved her in a very dramatic way,” she tells Dreher.

“I’ve noticed that very often, the drastic testimonies involve either the person saying Jesus’ name and being delivered, or someone that they didn’t know, somehow knowing their name,” she continues, adding, “I see in so many of these testimonies of people who were completely lost, some random interaction, someone locked eyes with them and said, ‘This is your name, what are you doing?’”

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Light meets dark: Christian band collabs on GloRilla’s explicit album



Maverick City Music is a wildly popular Christian band, but that hasn’t stopped them from collaborating with rappers like GloRilla, who does claim to be a Christian herself.

GloRilla’s album “Glorious” dropped on October 11 and features excessively vulgar songs and additional collaborations with rappers like Megan Thee Stallion and Sexyy Red.

The rapper's real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, and she goes by "GloRilla pimp" on social media. She has also claimed that she still holds her faith close to her despite her music not relaying that message.

“That’s sad because God has obviously given her a talent, and she had this wonderful privilege of being raised in a Christian home and going to church. A lot of people don’t have parents that bring them to church and teach them about the word of God,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” says before reading some of the lyrics on her new album.


“Ho, you must not know what you just started, f***/ Me and my b*****s go gnarly/ Give a f*** about this party/ We gon’ step on s*** regardless/ Get my goons, swipe that b****, and now dispute the charges,” Stuckey reads from her song “Hollon.”

Another collaboration with Sexyy Red features lyrics so dirty that Stuckey can’t even try to repeat them and instead says “two private parts that I cannot say.”

“She just says that over and over again with Sexyy Red,” she says. “I think that it’s important for you to know what I’m talking about when I say how crazy it is that there are Christians on this album.”

“I know some of you out there are going to be like, ‘Don’t be judgmental; they’re just collaborating, trying to maybe bring her and her listeners closer to God,’ and I hope to the Lord that happens. Truly, I do. But I mean, what association does light have with darkness? I’m just not sure that an actual collaboration is the way to share the gospel with her and her listeners,” she adds.

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EXORCIST: Is America demonically possessed?



America is undeniably in a state of moral crisis — but does it have anything to do with demonic possession?

While Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, a Roman Catholic priest and exorcist in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., doesn’t believe we are possessed as a nation, he does believe Satan’s influence is “getting stronger.”

This is what Rossetti explains as “demonic oppression.”

“Satan’s always been around. So he didn’t disappear,” Rossetti tells Liz Wheeler of “The Liz Wheeler Show.” “Satan seems to be more unmasked today. You know, that sort of hidden presence, he almost seems to be more out front.”

“You see this in many different ways,” he continues. “So I think that we’re really entering a time of spiritual warfare where Satan is burning churches, turning people from the faith, thousands, hundreds of thousands of people practicing witchcraft.”

While Rossetti believes practices like Kundalini yoga are demonic influences, he doesn’t think that people realize what they’re doing.

“You’re making a contract with Satan, whether you realize it or not, and you’re worshipping demons, whether you realize it or not,” he says, adding, “All these people who are practicing these occult things are putting themselves under the sway of Satan.”

On social media platforms like TikTok, there are billions of people watching “WitchTok” videos, which showcase people dabbling in the occult.

“The evil effects are coming to roost,” he says, explaining that one way demonic influences can manifest in human beings is through mental illnesses.

Rossetti, who’s been practicing as a licensed psychologist for 35 years, tells Wheeler that in order to discern whether or not a person is under the influence of demons, he first screens them for psychological problems.

“If it seems like there’s something spiritual going on, then we’ll start to discern, and part of discern is praying over the person. And if they’re really possessed, if the demons possess their bodies, then as we pray over them, eventually, the demons start reacting,” he explains.

“Typically, the person’s personality recedes into the background, the demons come forward, and the first thing they say is, ‘You stupid priest.’”

“It’s not the person's voice, it’s a different voice and obviously a different attitude. And the second thing they’ll say is ‘she’s mine’ or ‘he’s mine,’” Rossetti says. “And then we say, ‘Okay, well, game on. She belongs to Jesus, he belongs to Jesus.’”


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US Conference of Catholic Bishops tells the faithful to defend the unborn and vote for pro-life candidates



The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called on American Catholics Thursday to renew their commitment to the legal protection of human life.

With just over 40 days until the November election, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the USCCB's committee on pro-life activities, made clear this means both voting for candidates who defend preborn children and voting against "gravely evil ballot initiatives that would enshrine abortion in their state constitutions."

"While we live in a society that often rejects those who are weak, fragile, or vulnerable, they are the most in need of our care and protection," wrote Bishop Burbidge. "Pope Francis reminds us that 'every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of the Lord, who even before he was born, and then just after birth, experienced the world's rejection.'"

The bishop noted that while the Catholic Church has made it a priority to fight abortion, now marking October in the U.S. as Respect Life Month, "Abortion has become the preeminent priority for others as well."

"We see many politicians celebrating the destruction of preborn children, and protecting access to abortion, even up until the moment of birth," wrote the bishop.

'Transform our hearts to protect and cherish all whose lives are most vulnerable.'

Abortion is not only a ritual of the Satanic Temple but a celebrated practice for many Democrats — what Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput called a "perverse kind of 'sacrament most holy.'"

During the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood had a mobile clinic parked outside, offering free chemical abortions to mothers in the crowd.

Live Action president Lila Rose noted in an op-ed that "the DNC, backed by the abortion industry, has chosen a different path, one that celebrates the killing of innocent children as some twisted form of empowerment."

Rose added that "twenty-five helpless lives were sacrificed at the altar of so-called 'choice.' All under the guise of a grotesque carnival-like atmosphere."

In the USCCB call to action, Bishop Burbidge quoted another pope's warning, this time St. John Paul II, who said in the papal encyclical Evangelium Vitae that "we are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the 'culture of death' and the 'culture of life.' ... We are all involved and we all share in it, with the inescapable responsibility of choosing to be unconditionally pro-life."

Extra to imploring Catholics to vote for pro-life candidates and for fervent prayer on behalf of life, the USCCB called for policies that help women and children in need, and for the continued support of mothers through "pregnancy help centers and [the church's] nationwide, parish-based initiative, Walking with Moms in Need."

The bishop concluded with a prayer:

Jesus, you came that we might have life — and have it in abundance. Together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, you form us in our mothers' wombs and call us to love you for all eternity. As your most precious gift of human life is attacked, draw us ever closer to your Real Presence in the Eucharist. Dispel the darkness of the culture of death, for you are the light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. By the power of your Eucharistic Presence, help us to defend the life of every human person at every stage. Transform our hearts to protect and cherish all whose lives are most vulnerable. For you are God, forever and ever. Amen.

Kamala Harris, whose various campaigns have netted substantial contributions from Planned Parenthood, told Wisconsin Public Radio Monday that she supports eliminating the filibuster in order to nationally legalize abortion.

Harris not only zealously fights for abortion but against its critics.

When pro-life citizen journalist and Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden published undercover videos in 2015 showing Planned Parenthood officials callously talking about butchering, playing with, and trafficking baby parts, California's then-Attorney General Harris targeted the whistleblower contra those apparently butchering babies for profit.

Harris authorized a raid on his home, beginning a years-long effort to punish the pro-life activist and to hide Daleiden's damning evidence from the American people.

'Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion.'

Planned Parenthood Action Fund has endorsed Harris for president as well as numerous other Democrats who have made clear their commitment to the legal extermination of innocent life, such as:

  • New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, set to face off with Mike Sapraicone, a Republican who has referred to some abortions as "murder" and supports restrictions;
  • Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, set to face off with Republican Purple Heart recipient Sam Brown, who identifies as pro-life and hopes "women choose life";
  • Montana Sen. Jon Tester, set to face off with Republican Tim Sheehy, a "proudly" pro-life Purple Heart recipient;
  • Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, set to face off with Republican Eric Hovde, who said earlier this year, "I think there is a point where once a baby can be born healthy and alive, that it's unconscionable that that baby could be terminated"; and
  • Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, set to face off against Republican Bernie Moreno, a Catholic who supports federal "common-sense restrictions" on abortion after 15 weeks.

Whereas Harris seeks to nationally enshrine abortion as a right, Donald Trump — who nominated the Supreme Court justices who helped overthrow Roe v. Wade — has made clear he will preserve the new status quo, leaving it up to the states to legislate for or against abortion.

Leftists have made clear they are not content with diversity among the states on this issue. Democrats have pushed radical initiatives in red states to prevent lawmakers from passing pro-life legislation down the road.

Blaze News previously reported that in November, voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and Nevada will decide whether to amend their respective state constitutions to guarantee residents the legal right to kill the unborn at various stages of development.

While the Democratic Party has fielded numerous Catholic candidates, its support for abortion may qualify them for de facto excommunications.

"Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable," says the Catechism. "Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life."

The USCCB's committee on pro-life activities similarly did not mince words, noting:

Given the scientific fact that a human life begins at conception, the only moral norm needed to understand the Church's opposition to abortion is the principle that each and every human life has inherent dignity, and thus must be treated with the respect due to a human person. This is the foundation for the Church's social doctrine, including its teachings on war, the use of capital punishment, euthanasia, health care, poverty and immigration. Conversely, to claim that some live human beings do not deserve respect or should not be treated as 'persons' (based on changeable factors such as age, condition, location, or lack of mental or physical abilities) is to deny the very idea of inherent human rights.

Despite the clarity of church teaching, the Pew Research Center revealed earlier this year that 61% of Catholics in the U.S. believe that abortion should be legal.

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Blaze News original: Game industry veteran canceled for pro-life views helping Christian developer launch biblical blockbuster



Game developer Bible X, an Oslo-based game studio founded in 2020 as part of BCC media, is developing a semi-open world video game set in ancient Israel that is sure to generate major waves in an industry valued at over $240 billion.

While Gate Zero has multiple distinguishing features, what primarily sets it apart from other titles in the historical adventure genre is that it centers on the most important story worth telling: that of a certain Nazarene whose life, death, and resurrection forever changed the fate of mankind and serve as a reference point by which all nations still mark the years of lesser events.

'I truly believe this game can and likely will be one of the biggest things for spreading the gospel — maybe not just only this game, but the start of what this game is doing — since the printing press.'

Gate Zero is hardly the first faith-based game. However, its developers are set on making it the first proper Christian blockbuster — accomplishing for the medium what "The Chosen" and "The Passion of the Christ" managed for TV and film, respectively.

Blaze News discussed the project with Bible X's head of studio and game designer Arve Solli last year and previewed a compelling prototype of the game, which was then touted as an opportunity to "travel back in time to explore ancient Israel, interact with Gospel stories, and examine the deeper meaning of Jesus' words."

In the months since, Bible X has made several bold moves to maximize quality and impact, including the onboarding of John Gibson, an industry veteran who stepped down as CEO of Tripwire Interactive after radicals targeted him for ruin and exile in 2021 over his support for the unborn.

Solli and Gibson spoke to Blaze News this week about mainstreaming the Bible in the video game industry, the current state of the game, Bible X's fundraising efforts stateside, and remaining obstacles.

From exile to Bible X

Bible X announced in January that Gibson had joined the team as executive game consultant.

Gibson indicated that while the opportunity was providential, his path to accept it was anything but smooth or direct.

"It was kind of funny. Every time I opened social media, I was seeing ads for the game Gate Zero. It was like God was tapping me on the shoulder saying, 'You should check this out.' And I kept ignoring it and ignoring it," said Gibson.

Finally, he relented and messaged the company, noting, "I'm John Gibson. I've been developing games for a while. If any of my experience is valuable, I'd be happy to contribute."

Gibson boasts decades of experience, having worn many hats while leading Tripwire, a Georgia-based video game company he co-founded in 2005, which has sold tens of millions of games. He brought multiple well-received titles to market, including Maneater, Chivalry 2, and Rising Storm, as well as the Red Orchestra and Killing Floor franchises.

Gibson recalled that "Arve responded and said, 'I hope you don't mind me saying this: we've been praying for someone like you to come along.'"

Tragedy and misfortune had evidently primed Gibson to lean into the moment.

"I took a break from games for a while," he told Blaze News. "Just to be candid, it was a very difficult thing that I went through. … One of the things I haven't said on Tucker Carlson or some of those interviews, I don't believe, is that almost five family members — right after that whole crisis happened — including my mother at 66 years old, and my little sister at 44, just back to back to back every couple of weeks, somebody died, and it was traumatic."

Blaze News previously reported that after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, Gibson tweeted, "Proud of #USSupremeCourt affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat. As an entertainer I don't get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer."

Gibson told Blaze News that he had seen many of his peers in the industry condemning the law but no one daring to laud it.

"I wasn't trying to go on a big crusade," said Gibson. "But apparently I properly combined uranium to create a nuclear explosion on Twitter."

Not only was he viciously attacked online, but at least one company that conducted business with Tripwire — Shipwright — announced it was canceling all existing contracts with his company.

Various other outfits piled on, making sure to let everyone else know they disagreed with the gaming veteran's opinion and that they supported abortion.

In a statement indicating that Gibson had stepped down as CEO just over two days later, the company he co-founded even apologized on his behalf.

When asked whether he felt a little bit like Job — whether this bout of misfortune was a test of his faith — Gibson told Blaze News, "It was a crisis for me because I’m a fighter and a person of action. And when this all went down, and I get a lot of pushback from other conservatives and believers on this, but my initial reaction was to fight."

Gibson indicated that after his unceremonious exit from Tripwire, he hired one of President Donald Trump's former attorneys, intending to go on the legal warpath.

"I'm like, 'Let’s go. You want to fight? You're going to have one,'" said Gibson. "And I had absolutely no peace at all. I felt in those first few days that God was telling me to take the path of peace. I could fight and I could probably win, but the end result would be better if I just followed what He wanted to do."

Gibson indicated that it was a "battle every single day." Then came the decision to sell Tripwire to Saber Interactive.

"This was 20 years of blood, sweat, and tears," said Gibson, noting that to first get the company going, he borrowed against everything he owned, missed time with his family, and sank months of 100-hour work weeks.

After some soul-searching and counsel from a mentor, Gibson signed the contract, parting ways with his company.

Months later, he heeded the apparent tap of the divine on his shoulder, got in touch with Solli, and met the team in Norway. Shortly thereafter, he joined Bible X on a project he now figures could very well be "one of the biggest things for spreading the gospel" — something Solli noted is critical at a time of dismal Bible illiteracy.

Pulling out all the stops

Solli previously told Blaze News, "We want to create something great because we believe it's the greatest message ever told," adding that "the Christian message deserves to have the same amount of effort, if not more" than other works of entertainment.

This was a factor not only in seeking greater investment but also in adding Gibson to a team that includes individuals who previously worked at Rockstar Games on the Grand Theft Auto franchise and on Red Dead Redemption 2, as well as on the Thief and Assassin's Creed series.

"That's been the goal all the time: to bring on the best people with the best experience and the burning heart for this type of project," said Solli.

Blaze News previously asked Dr. Kevin Schut, a professor of media and communication at Trinity Western University and the author of "Of Games & God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games," about Christian video games and their apparent inability to break into the mainstream.

While the industry's aggressive and transgressive culture has long been a factor, Schut noted that "few developers of explicitly Christian games have either the experience or resources to make really high-quality games."

Bible X appears to be breaking the pattern.

Gate Zero - Screenshot from early demo

Solli noted that Gibson has brought 20-plus years of experience as a founder CEO, game developer, designer, and programmer, as well as his industry network.

"As a startup and as an indie developer — there's a lot of small challenges every day," said Solli. "The more we can shorten the decision time and shorten the time it takes to go from the wrong direction in the right direction, the more effective[ly] we can spend all the money we're using to create this game."

Gibson indicated that there were two preconditions for his involvement in the project.

First, he had to know that the team he would be working with had "the skills and the desire to make an undeniably great game, because not everybody has the skills and not everybody has the drive to do something that successful."

Second, he said Bible X would have to double its budget on Gate Zero to maximize quality and ensure that the game was a knockout.

Bible X had already satisfied the first condition and agreed to satisfy the second. However, the increased budget meant finding new ways to raise funds.

Previously, Bible X successfully crowdfunded several hundred thousand dollars in campaigns for the game on Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

"Since we talked last time, we have started an organization in the U.S. called NextGen Bible Media. The goal there is to first and foremost fund-raise for [Gate Zero], but later on, possibly for other games," Solli told Blaze News.

Bible X appears to be crafting a game that satisfies the expectations of conventional gamers while also delivering biblical content they will never have seen before.

NextGen Bible Media is a nonprofit registered through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services set up to help fund the Gate Zero project in BCC Media. According to the NextGen Bible Media page, which has an option for tax-deductible donations, the project is already 49% funded.

"This is marking great progress, but we need additional support to reach the full target and bring this vision to life," said Solli.

Gibson noted that he is among the donors.

"I am a significant backer of Gate Zero. I'm putting my money where my mouth is," said Gibson. "I'm not just asking people to donate. I'm saying, 'Come alongside me and also donate because — and Arve talks about this a lot — Bible literacy is going down."

According to the American Bible Society's State of the Bible 2024 report, the percentage of American adult Bible users (defined as those who interact with scripture at least three or four times a year outside church or faith services) bounced around 50% for several years but then plunged to 40% in 2022. That downward trend has continued, falling to 39% last year and 38% this year.

Of Millennials, 12% are scripture-engaged, whereas 65% are Bible disengaged. While slightly less Bible-disengaged than the older cohort (61%), Gen Z adults are the least scripture engaged at 11%.

"We have an entire generation that's not engaging with the Bible," said Gibson, noting that such a game would constitute a massive evangelizing opportunity.

"I truly believe this game can and likely will be one of the biggest things for spreading the gospel — maybe not just only this game, but the start of what this game is doing — since the printing press," continued the gaming veteran. "This is how the next generation interfaces with media. Video games are bigger than all of professional sports combined. Video games make more revenue than all of movies and television. So it’s a shame that no one has gotten there yet, but it's time."

When asked whether Bible X has partnered with religious organizations and churches stateside, Solli said, "We haven’t done that yet, but it's definitely an opportunity."

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, previously told Blaze News that "any medium that offers an accurate account of the biblical story and encourages young people to grow in the Christian faith should be welcomed by Christians. With proper parental guidance, it can serve as a platform for more serious study. Gate Zero promises to do just that."

Although Donohue admitted to a limited exposure to Gate Zero, he indicated that it "would be an important cultural marker" should it break into the mainstream. "Young people, especially boys, are being inundated with morally debased videos, so wholesome alternatives are badly needed."

"Some parents may carp that this is not a blue-chip medium, but if a video game presents a realistic opportunity to evangelize the young, its unconventional approach should not be a factor," added Donohue.

The game — and how it has evolved

The version of the game previewed by Blaze News late last year kicks off in a cyberpunk dystopia in the year 2072. Current trends were clearly left unchecked because the soulless society of the 2070s appears to be bereft of Christianity.

Max, the playable teen protagonist, uses his time machine, Gate Zero, to travel back to the first century as part of a resistance group, keen on challenging a corrupted version of history. There, Max explores ancient Israel and follows Christ's ministry in ancient Judea and Galilee.

The sci-fi framing not only coheres the game but permits Bible X to avoid dragging two millennia of social and political baggage into the game.

"The intent behind the time machine is to bring the player back to Year Zero, back to Jesus, and to talk to the Author, basically," said Solli. "The game takes players back to the source, back to Jesus, because we believe that connecting with Jesus is what people really need today. This journey allows players to explore their own questions and find help for their current challenges."

Gate Zero - Screenshot from early demo

"We tried to weave together the story of our player character with the stories from Jesus," Solli previously told Blaze News. "They have certain meeting points where they connect, and then you can explore."

The player is free to explore an intricately detailed world that clerics, archeologists, historians, and other scholars have worked with the Bible X team to ensure is both historically and biblically accurate.

Gate Zero is not, however, a mere virtual museum. The player has agency, is met with both purpose and danger, and is rewarded for curiosity.

'We just have to do our job and be humble every day. Be humble and work hard. That's our secret ingredient.'

Since Blaze News last spoke to him in November, Solli indicated that he and his team at Bible X have been working on the core of the game and strengthening the game loop to ensure that "it's an undeniably great experience."

When pressed on specifics, Solli noted they have been working on action, stealth, and traversal mechanics, as well as on conducting further research to incorporate additional stories into the game.

Gibson said early iterations may have come across as high-quality walking simulators, but the game has radically evolved.

"We want the action parts of the game to be amazing, making it on par or better than other games in these genres," said Gibson, citing Assassin's Creed and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as two examples. "We want the action parts to be on par with that, so that when players play it, they might come into the game going, 'I don't care about the stories, but I hear the game plays really good.'"

"One of the big improvements from what people have seen in the Kickstarter demo is the abilities that Max has to traverse the world," said Gibson. "He's climbing, jumping, and balancing on beams and has some really cool special abilities that we're not quite ready to reveal yet."

Bible X appears to be crafting a game that satisfies the expectations of conventional gamers while also delivering biblical content they will never have seen before — certainly not in a game.

Solli indicated that the primary market the company aims to target is the U.S. and English-speaking countries. However, owing to the committed and ever-growing community, he suspects that the game will be localized and translated into roughly 12 languages on day one.

As for immediate next steps, Solli said, "We just have to do our job and be humble every day. Be humble and work hard. That's our secret ingredient."

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Should Christians send their children to public school? Christianity Today says ‘yes’



As public schools have rapidly become infested with left-wing propaganda, more families are choosing to homeschool or go the private route.

Christianity Today argues that this is the wrong decision, as a recently published article argues for putting kids in public schools in order to provide spiritual “strength training” for kids.

“We’ve got someone telling you that public school is totally fine who doesn’t even have their kids in public school,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” comments. “You don’t have a firm grasp on what’s going on in the public school system.”

Even in red states and fairly conservative suburbs, parents are finding themselves faced with gender ideology and social justice in their schools.

However, the author of the article in Christianity Today claims that more important than your children’s day-to-day education is taking your child to church regularly.

“Even if it is true that church is more important than the school you go to, I don’t think there’s anyone denying that. So right off the bat we’ve got a straw man there. I don’t think anyone is saying that your child’s school is determinant of their salvation or is the driving factor of their sanctification,” Stuckey argues.

“Church might be more important, what happens at home might be more important, but that doesn’t make your education not important,” she continues.

The article references a study that also appears to refute its own claims.

“Homeschoolers are 51% more likely than public school children to frequently attend religious services into their young adulthood. Students at religious schools had a higher likelihood of frequent religious service attendance, becoming a registered voter, and fewer lifetime sexual partners than public school students,” Stuckey says.

“So she really brushes over the conclusions of the very study that she bases her argument on for sending your kids to public school,” she continues.

The author also argues that she would rather her child have the worldly experiences that public school can offer while the child is under her own roof.

“Your child can still have worldly experiences, can still encounter worldly secular arguments under your roof without being inundated by these arguments for eight hours a day, five days a week, for thirteen years of her life,” Stuckey says, adding, “That is a lot of propaganda.”


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This year’s ‘Burning Man’ was full-on pagan worship



Burning Man is a week-long event that describes itself as being focused on “community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance” that’s held annually out West in the desert.

The event centers around the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy that is referred to as the “Man," and Allie Beth Stuckey is calling it what it is: pagan worship.

“It’s about self-expression, self-reliance, self-discovery, self-fulfillment, self-liberation, and even self-worship,” Stuckey says. “Ultimately, that’s what all paganism is.”

“It’s no surprise that this event has grown in popularity over the years. It really is just a celebration of the carnal celebration of sex, drugs, perversion,” she continues, noting that attendees adopt “new names,” lay their burdens on the wooden effigy, and eliminate monetary transactions on the philosophy of shared resources when they enter the event.

“This is like an upside-down world of Christianity, that when we come into Christianity, we also become new creations, and we take on an easy yoke and a light burden when we follow the way of Christ, and we cast all of our cares upon the Lord because he cares for us,” Stuckey explains.

“This is a cheap and pagan imitation of that because it is pretending to offer its attendees freedom, while really attaching them and bounding them to the heavy burden and slavery of sin,” she adds.

Burning Man holds sessions that you can participate in like a rope-bondage suspension, orgies, marriages, crafting, and getting branded.

“You can get branded, you know, like a cow,” Stuckey says, shocked. “These people so badly want to be a part of something bigger than themselves, they want to be marked for something more, they want something indelible on them and even in their hearts and souls.”

“And they are looking for all of that in the wrong place, of course, which is exactly what Satan does,” she adds.


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The redefinition of pro-life — and the ‘religious’ cowards promoting it



Many Christians see the definition of pro-life as defending the lives of the unborn. However, over time, the meaning of the term has shifted — and it’s made its way into the church.

“They’ve been very propagandized into believing that any restriction on abortion, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, all that stuff, they will not say that restrictions are good,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” tells the founder of the 1916 Project, Seth Gruber.

“They’ll say, ‘Well, I’m holistically pro-life,' or 'I’m womb to tomb pro-life,’ which really just means that they’re for like liberal immigration law, they’re against the death penalty, but they’re for abortion,” Stuckey adds.

“The redefinition of pro-life has been a war that’s been waging for probably over a decade now,” Gruber agrees. “It’s been progressives who call themselves Christians and act full-blown, anti-God, atheist, materialist progressives who have seeked to influence people like David Platt, Matt Chandler, Russell Moore, Lecrae, Jackie Hill Perry, T.D. Jakes — shall I continue?”

These progressives have been able to influence people through the twisting the word of God, which has manifested in ways other than abortion.

“You got to take the jab, because you know, you don’t want people to die, love your neighbor,” Gruber mocks, adding that “what they’ve done is they’ve defined pro-life from the protection of life in the womb to the allegedly quality of life outside the womb.”

This, Gruber says, has been pushed by Russell Moore, who used to be at the ERLC. The ERLC is the political arm of the largest Protestant denomination in the country. He’s now the editor in chief of Christianity Today.

“A lot of these people,” Gruber explains, “have done a lot to influence believers to accept this new redefinition of pro-life. And so, he who fights everywhere fights nowhere. So if now to be pro-life means that I’ve got to do all this other stuff that allegedly improves quality of life outside the womb, then how the heck am I supposed to ever end the killing of babies in the womb?”

“It’s very important for us to be clear and push back on what pro-life actually means, and so I have lost a lot of friends and I’ve watched a lot of people capitulate over the last few years because they’ve accepted this new redefinition,” he adds.


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Bread for the belly, flesh for the soul: How the gift God gave Elijah points to an even greater gift



After Elijah slaughtered the prophets of Baal, Jezebel threatened to do likewise to him, prompting the prophet of the one true God to flee. Elijah left his servant in Beersheba, then departed by his lonesome into the wilderness, where he asked for death beneath a juniper tree: "It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers."

It appears that even one of the greatest prophets fell victim to the desperation many might feel today when struck by a feeling of isolation, confronted more broadly with signs of demoralization and desacralization, or even when met with the basic hardships life inevitably throws our way.

In Elijah's case, the children of Israel had forsaken God's covenant, thrown down his altars, and slain his prophets.

"I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away," Elijah gloomily told the Lord at the foot of tree.

Fortunately, God did not oblige his prophet.

Instead, an angel of the Lord furnished Elijah with cake and water, twice instructing him to "arise and eat," indicating that otherwise, the "journey is too much for you."

Whereas Elijah's nourishment would last him 40 days, Christ will sustain us forever.

As it says in Psalm 34, "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them."

The psalm says further, "The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all."

Elijah was given food to sustain him for 40 days and 40 nights — the apparent length of his journey to Horeb, where at the mount of the Lord, he learned why he couldn’t previously throw in the towel and give up the ghost.

God sent an angel to provide his despairing prophet with cake and water. God has sent us his only son, Jesus Christ — to provide us sinners with his flesh and blood.

Whereas Elijah's nourishment would last him 40 days, Christ will sustain us forever.

In John 6, Christ tells us, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

"Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life," Christ said. "I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

Different denominations may interpret the bread of life discourse differently. Catholics, for instance, understand Christ is speaking not only of faith in him but of him in the Eucharist.

It should be clear across the board, however, that our shared faith in Christ and relationship with him will fuel us for our respective journeys.

In Horeb, Elijah received his marching orders. In the twofold commandment, we have ours. In Ephesians 4-5, St. Paul provides some additional instruction on how we, so nourished by Christ, should comport ourselves along the way.

Ultimately, Paul indicates we must "follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

Our nourishment was made possible through Christ’s sacrifice for us. It appears only fitting that we remain full on our journeys by sacrificing for one another.

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Americans in Idaho cross out parade policy banning religious symbols



The organization running the Independence Day parade in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, recently introduced a policy prohibiting the display of "symbols associated with specific political movements, religions, or ideologies."

That ban was understood to extend to the kind of Christian crosses that Americans carried through the city's streets on the Fourth of July.

The board of directors of the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber of Commerce noted in an op-ed, "Our intention with this policy was simple: to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected."

The chamber's new signage policy noted, "We admire that you are passionate about what you believe in, but this parade is NOT the platform for promoting individual beliefs," reported the Coeur d'Alene Press.

'Christians should be free to respectfully proclaim the Gospel, the cross of Christ, and the Christian flag.'

Religious symbols were lumped in with other "individual beliefs" deemed unacceptable for a Fourth of July parade, such as political displays that might incite division or unrest. Those found in violation were to be targeted for immediate removal.

The backlash was fierce and swift.

The Idaho Family Policy Center, a Christian organization linked to the Family Policy Alliance, campaigned against the policy, suggesting that "it's impossible to celebrate America without fully embracing our nation's — and our state's — Christian heritage."

"Christians should be free to respectfully proclaim the Gospel, the cross of Christ, and the Christian flag. This is especially true at celebrations of the United States of America," said the organization. "It's time to push back against this censorship of our founding values — and stand with conviction for religious expression at local Independence Day celebrations."

"Any and all religious symbols should be allowed," Paul Van Noy, president of the Kootenai County Ministerial Association and pastor of Candlelight Christian Fellowship church, told the local paper. "Everybody should have their right to be represented faithfully and properly."

On July 2, the board of directors for the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber of Commerce acknowledged that its new guidelines "unfortunately led to misunderstandings and accusations."

"The backlash we have received is distressing and disappointing, especially for our president/CEO, Linda Coppess, a person of deep faith," added the board.

Coppess said in a separate statement, "This year, we introduced guidelines to ensure we honor America's military and not open the door to offensive displays. While we understand the significance of various symbols, we intend to keep the parade welcoming for everyone. After consideration and consultation, the executive board of directors has made an exception for the religious symbols."

Coppess further stressed that the policy implicating religious imagery as offensive was "not meant to isolate individuals or be considered an anti-religious policy."

It appears that local residents leaned into their Christian expression following the controversy.

Footage from the event shows multiple parade-goers carrying crosses of various sizes or wearing clothing with Christian symbols.

The Idaho Family Policy Center also shared photos of crosses both big and small appearing in the city's downtown, emphasizing on X, "Christians should be free to express their faith at celebrations of this country."

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