ISSUES 1. Who's in Charge -- signs of deterioration 2 Talk About Touching (sex-ed programs like Virtus program)
One Truth, One Voice, One Nation under -- ONE GOD
SIGNS OF DETERIORATION
Maintaining abortion on demand Legalizing euthanasia Banning prayer in school Banning the public display of the Ten Commandments Banning the Pledge of Allegiance or words "under God" Basing our laws on the laws of other nations Approving same-sex marriage Letting same-sex marriage enthusiasts manage and lead in churches, government, military, in courtrooms, classrooms and in organizations like the Boy Scouts Protecting sexual immorality / pornography Creating hate crimes laws to punish those who believe homosexuality is wrong Diminishing Christianity to a secondary status Making secularism a legitimate religion
God Bless America
"Have nothing to do with pointless philosophical discussions and antagonistic beliefs or knowledge which is not Knowledge at all; by adopting this, some have gone right away from the Faith" (1 Timothy 6: 20, 21)
"Make sure that no one traps you and deprives you of your freedom by some secondhand empty rational philosophy based on principles of the world instead of Christ" (Colossians 2:8)
LIES SEPARATE US BUT TRUTH UNITES just like nature cooperates with itself.
"But understand this: there will be terrifying times in the last days.
People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious, callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them.
For some of these slip into homes and make captives of women weighed down by sins, led by various desires, always trying to learn but never able to reach a knowledge of the truth" ( 2 Timothy: 1-7).
We don't know what lies beyond the path in view just ahead. We must trust the LORD God who is leading us. We must recognize HIS Voice, then follow Him -- alone -- trusting HIM alone.
If we follow TRENDS we chase our tails, going around and around ourselves for nothing.
1. Who’s in Charge?
The Wonders of the Hand of God
Who’s in Charge?
As Christians, as parents, as the Body of Christ, we must step up to the plate
and take our place to secure the family unit. It is time.
The institution of the family needs protection --- one man, one woman, many children.
More importantly, God’s Absolute Truth must be treasured and held accurately in our hearts and mind, having been given to us as a Gift, as our Salvation. If we compromise or neglect God’s Word, the common good is also compromised and neglected
God is in charge of parents who are in charge of maintaining morals and character, good manners, discipline and dedication to the LORD God in order to pass Christianity along to their children. God’s People must take charge. No one can love what-and-who they don’t know. Therefore, seek and find Church teachings. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) is an ideal resource. It is full of Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium's faithfulness (the teaching body of the Church). ISSUES in our day prove how we need a revolution in our expectations and standards, to return to Order – God’s Order. With HIS Order comes safety and progress. In disorder, we are lost and condemned. Whoever is in charge must answer to God for their leadership in the church, home, community and workplace. We are all responsible -- equally. We must be watchful of our self and one another because what is holy and good isn’t always passed along to the next generation.
Parents, be alert Watchmen on the Wall. Alert Christians discern the words and actions of leaders, including their own place of responsibility. Inquire where something sounds wrong, absent or misused. The inquiry combats disorder. If a question needs to be asked, ask.
Questioners evangelize with their questions because all answers ought to align with faithfulness. Ask, “Who's in charge of the liturgy? Why did you...that way? Tell me why this happened …” Someone will have to answer -- in words. (Obvious, yes, yet needs review!) The process of putting sentences together unveils reasons, reasons that may prove dissent and disobedience, something to expose and remove.)
The Baptized in Christ represent the Faith. We stand always in view. Therefore, we are always on the frontlines and cannot hide. Although, you might be standing alone sometimes. Jesus did. Resurrection of good follows the strain of pain.
Answers are found in God’s Absolute Truth – the Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium. Be educated. Stand tall. Speak up. Fear nothing. Know what you expect and are talking about AND who's in charge -- really!
We are either holy or not according to God, according to His Word. We are either with HIM, or against HIM, hot or cold (Revelation 3: 15, 16). Let us all be on FIRE for Truth. Lukewarm will not do! Being neutral is boring and dull.
IT IS TIME Christians, it is time to get excited. We are riding the high wave of need. Let us be aware, awake AND alarmed. Christians face condemnation in their silence, and may be terrified to confront the power-thugs in places of authority who lead through pride, manipulation and intimidation with personal agendas. Your reaction is required; your questions; your presence. Know why, when, how and what to do to combat evil in your midst. The Lord Jesus placed His teachings in your hands and on your heart, there where He wrote His Laws.
“I solemnly assure you, who has faith in me will do the works I do, and greater far than these. Why? Because I go to the Father, and whatever you ask in my name I will do, so as to glorify the Father in the Son." (John 14: 12, 13), says the Lord.
Over the years, have we maintained His teachings and His power through God-the-Holy-Spirit, so that we may come to the LORD God with every request? Or, have we left Absolute Truth behind, back at the house, or in the drawer?
We seek and find distant galaxies, but our God is very near. Modern technology allows us to instantly contact one another, yet the LORD God is a thought away in each moment, need, and prayer as we drive in our car or walk from here to there with, in and through each breath.
We save lives through medical and scientific advances in categories that keep expanding, but how capable are we in the ways of holiness, righteousness and evangelization?
While the secular world pounces upon our children and our vulnerabilities, how long will the Christian be silent? The Christians are more than conquerors as Ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5: 20). What are we waiting for?
We behold answers to our questions through the power and might of the Holy Spirit of God. All good comes from our Triune God. Just seek to find.
Has God’s Word become an issue of rights, diversity and tolerance instead of Absolutes?
Are leaders-in-charge lost in what is expected because innate morals are redefined and exchanged for trends?
Do leaders refuse to step forward to claim the responsibility because clarity, courage and accountability are not expected? Or, allowed?
Who’s in charge?
Who’s asking the question?
Who is setting the standard, the expectations?
Why is the question necessary? It is because something is wrong.
Who answers the question? Be not gullible.
What is the answer? Let it not be a counterfeit.
Does the leader's answer line up with what God says?
What are you going to do about leaders who mislead?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Seeds of disorder grow quickly. So can the smallest seed of Faith. THE LORD GOD IS ALMIGHTY. SATAN snares and implants disorder but he is defeated Don't let him into your heart, mind and spirit, into your standards and expectations, your views or your dreams.
"WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?" asks the LORD. There is ONLY ONE TRUE GOD.
HE is LORD OF ALL, the BREAD OF LIFE, The LAMB OF GOD, and the Rock of our Refuge, our Shield, the Horn of our Salvation, our Fortress, our Stronghold, and LION OF JUDAH. The MIGHTY ONE, PRINCE OF PEACE, The ALPHA AND OMEGA, DELIVERER, GOOD SHEPHERD, the MESSIAH, the WORD OF GOD, IMMANUEL
Who are we to the Lord God: 1. The Apple of God's Eye 2. A Delight of God 3. A Letter of Christ 4. A sweet fragrance 5. A lamb led to the slaughter 6. A New Wine Skin 7. A New Pots of Clay 8. A Vessel of the Holy Spirit 9. A Commissioner of the Holy Spirit 10. A Temple of the Holy Spirit 11. A Watchman on the Wall 12. A Resident of an Inherited Kingdom 13. A Child of God 14. A Blood Washed Captive Set Free 15. A Sinner Saved by Grace 16. A Priestly People 17. An Ambassador of Christ 18. More than a Conqueror 19. Salt and Light 20. Owner of a Castle 21. The Business of Angels 22. The Image and Likeness of God 23. Jesus' hands, feet, mouth, eyes, ears 24. The Body of Christ
This list continues as you add your own according to you knowledge. There is more because the LORD God is all mystery beyond our understanding, willing to give all that He is, to us!
The Christian Mission Statement: "Beloved, do not trust every spirit, but put the spirits to a test to see if they belong to God, because many false prophets have appeared in the world.
"This is how you can recognize God's Spirit: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, while every spirit that fails to acknowledge Him does not belong to God. Such is the spirit of the anti-christ, which as you have heard, is to come; in fact it is in the world already.
"You are of God, you little ones, and thus you have conquered the false prophets. For there is ONE greater in you than there is in the world.
"Those others belong to the world; that is why theirs is the language of the world and why the world listens to them.
"We belong to God and anyone who has knowledge of God gives us a hearing, while anyone who is not of God refuses to hear us. Thus do we distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of deception." (1 John 4: 1-6)
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"TALK ABOUT TOUCHING" PROGRAM DISCUSSED
(revised to become the Virtus program) UNDERMINING INNOCENCE WITH THE PROGRAMS of the radically liberal, poorly educated, foolish enthusiasts, weakens a safe and holy future, the discernment and the will of children while empowering evil to gain a foothold .
We are confident that through our LORD Jesus Christ, we are safe, but only because God keeps His Covenant with Mankind, protecting us day and night. We strive to be holy but fail 7 x 70 times a day (Matthew 22: 18). If we turn away from the LORD God, then we live outside of His Hand of Protection. Still, through God’s Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, HE continues to be loving, slow to anger and willing to forgive everyone, anytime (Joel 2: 13; Jonah 4: 2; Nahum 1: 3). Parents are on assignment as they pivot between the LORD God and their children, leading them, teaching, comforting and protecting; made easy when children obey. As the primary educators of their children, their bond is an obligation of love, never-ending, a duty and joy; made difficult when worldly influences take hold. ENTER: 2003 “Talk about Touching” (TAT), a “personal safety training and sex-education”program used in Catholic dioceses in Portland, Ore., Orlando, Fla., Norwood, Massachusetts and around the world. This program, however, has proven to be a thorn in parent’s side, indicated by the root and fruit of TAT. Dissent and deception is alive and well, and living in dark corners of hidden agendas of determined liberal-thinkers, the people we are assigned to trust: Grades pre-K through 8, are taught bike, gun and fire safety, but the focus is improper touching (See “TAT Curriculum” section below). Boston parents claim the entire program says nothing about “what is right, what is wrong, what is virtue, what is sin, what is Roman Catholic and what is not.”A priest in Boston saidhe would refuse to teach the TAT curriculum in his parish even if ordered to do so (Catholic World Report, Bettinelli, June, 2003).Critics consider the TAT approach frightens some students and makes others self-conscious about their own body.Some say TAT provides training for children to know how/why to testify against sex abusers brought to trial. Those studying the root of TAT find the twists of prostitutes seeking validation and homosexual disorders. WHY THIS? Because of the clergy-sex abuse in parishes, the U.S. Bishop’s Conference asked educators to create a safe environment for children, to implement a “personal safety training” sex-education program.Considering the Church has no uniform “sex-ed program,” but is rich with encyclicals on human sexuality, marriage and family life, why trust TAT to supplement Church teachings? Church teachings encourage parents are to educate their children at home about “sex.” Programs for parents would be better spent. Sex violators don’t appear as the focus in the movement. TAT places the sins of predators on the shoulders of young students. Parents say school leaders must be accountable, protecting children from preying adults, being ready and able to spot predators and turn them in. Educators ought to protect both the children AND academics in the classroom. Instead, children are led to believe that they are responsible, while school and Church authorities slap parents’ hands, refusing to acknowledge their request to “pull out” of the program. Parents are confused. Why ask the schools to fix the sexual-abuse problems when Bishops are responsible for addressing and correcting their own? Why “train” pre-K–8th graders to do the job! Considering also, that sexual abuse by men against boys (usually in puberty) is a homosexual issue, why are YOUNG school children brought forth to bear the focus of abuse? And confusion! And shame!And fear! Parents don’t want their schools weighed-down with this prevention task, but place the issue of clergy-abuse in the lap of the Hierarchy. With this mandate to protect children, Catholic hired school personnel failed to open Church treasures for answers -- Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition -- but sought worldly programs. They plucked from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil what looked, felt andsounded good-- it’s the EVE syndrome. TAT is ajuicy apple of temptation ---and contention. HISTORY OF TAT ·1970 -- A group called WHO(Whores, Housewives and Others) with a high membership of lesbians, was founded by Margo St. James, a professed prostitute, intending to ease prejudice against those ”associated with sexual work.” (Mary Jo Anderson research. www.worldnetdaily.com) ·1973 -- WHO became COYOTE (Call Off Your Tired Old Ethics”);Margo St. James assigned herself as a victim-spokesman to ”educate the public about the realities of prostitution.”She spent 25 years defending “prostitutes’ rights” through COYOTE as a sex-workers’ group.Jennifer James, a close friend of Margo St. James, took COYOTE international, and coined the word ’decriminalization’ and was responsible for getting NOW (National Organization for Women) to make it a plank in their 1973 convention to eliminate the stigma against sexual “work” (prostitution). (Mary Jo Anderson’s research) ·1976 --To deceive parents about the COYOTE agenda, they hid behind a new name “Judicial Advocates for Women,” a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington. ·1979 -- The Judicial Advocates for Women developed the Committee for Children(CFC) as a “curriculum review committee” studying child abuse and prevention. (Note the twist of interests; this group is COYOTE defending prostitution.) ·1981 – A program is born out of CFC: “Talking about Touching(TAT), "a skills-based personal safety curriculum for kindergarten through Grade 6". (7th - 8th grades included today) ·1983 -- A group in Washington State called themselves, “The Seattle Institute for Child Advocacy” formed “to prevent child and adolescent victimization.” ·1984 -- To gain validation, the Judicial Advocates for Women (COYOTE) drafted their Bill of Rights and presented it to the U.N. Women’s Conferences. ·1997 -- ”As of 1997, Seattle’s COYOTE executive director was Catherine LaCriox, who billed herself as a ‘Dianic Wiccan priestess’ and a ‘Shameless Sacred Whore.’” (The Catholic World Report, June 2003, Domenico Bettinelli, Jr. managing editor of Catholic World Report, pg. 29. See also Shared Concerns of School Parents web site: www.germino.biz/scsparent/). ·Jennifer James claims COYOTE Chapters exist throughout the U.S. The New York chapter is called PONY -- Prostitutes of New York. (www.worldnetdaily.com). ·Jennifer James serves on the board of directors for the Committee for Children, promoting the TAT curriculum which some Catholic parents say is “soft porn” that desensitizes 5 to 8 year olds. (Mary JoAnderson’s research) Jennifer James (acultural anthropologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington) is a CONDUIT between WHO and CFC/TAT and Catholic education. Margo St. James and Jennifer James (friends) were hand holding between prostitution and child abuse in 1970’s. The CTC and TAT sprang from a 1970 research project of Jennifer James. “Jennifer James and the University of Washington social scientists collaborate with Seattle COYOTE to conduct a research project on youth entrance into prostitution.” (Mary Jo Anderson’s research) To hide the CFC/TAT connection with WHO/COYOTE, their history together was removed from printed materials, but parents found this information early in their fight against TAT.
To uphold their “sex work,” prostitutes are riding on the heels of worthy efforts to protect children. This connection between prostitution-rights-advocates and children is troublesome. FIRST, prostitutes consider themselves to be victims of public ridicule regarding their “sexual work;”SECOND, they compare their dilemma to children victimized by improper touching. How are these similar? Not far behind, watchful parents see the homosexual agenda gaining footholds in order to gain their ‘rights.”
SCHOOL ABUSE Parents are concerned when the issue of sexuality is presented in the classroom; it embarrasses some students. The process also implies that parents are not able to teach OR protect them at home. They ask where the Church teachings on chastity, modesty, abstinence and purity are shelved in these education halls—studies expected in Catholic schools. Character building blocks of respect, honor and obedience to God’s Order and one another (being created in the Image and Likeness of God), make students certain and confident in their perspective, enabling them to know what to do and say when approached by prey.And, enables them to respect themselves, reacting immediately to violations of any kind.
FAITHFUL LEADERS OR WOLVES IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING How do school administrations miss what parents see? Teachers and administrators know the fabric of our times; the disruptive home-life of some students; what the streets and marketplace offer children; how song lyrics include immoral and violent language; the gory, abusive, violent and immoral acts in entertainment and video games, cartoons and movies. Parents strive to keep these worldly sins and trends out of their children’s experience, but when they find examples offered in the classroom as a program, they call it appalling. (See examples below)
TAT presents scenarios of abuse. Parents have no qualms accusing liberal-education-wranglers of robbing, killing and destroying the innocence of their children with terminology and verbal promptings about their “private parts,” and sexually suggestive-role playing. This process teaches children to distrust anyone older than they are. How quickly will these children enact these same scenarios? TAT is likened to the DARE program that taught students about what and how drugs work. Are desks lined up for victimizing students? We remember that everyone belongs to the LORD God and is asked to act accordingly – God’s Order guarantees Heavenly provisions and protection.
TAT Curriculum--- The Goal of TAT can be misleading
Many parents are misled about the primary objective of TAT, being told it is just a "personal safety" program. The author of the program, Committee for Children, designates TAT as "child abuse prevention". Chart A shows by grade level how many lessons are in each unit, demonstrating that the primary emphasis of this curriculum is on preventing child sexual abuse (Touching Safety). While there is nothing wrong with this goal, parents should not be misled by some who say it's just a "safety program," inferring that it focuses on fire safety, bike safety, etc. Those are simply "warm-up" exercises to pave the way for the Touching Safety modules that follow.
Chart A: Number of Lessons in each Grade Level
Safety Lesson
Pre-K/K
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
TOTAL
Always Ask First Rule
2
1
1
1
5
Answering the Phone
--
--
1
--
1
Assertiveness
--
3
3
4
10
Bicycle Safety
--
1
--
--
1
Car Safety
1
--
--
--
1
Fire Safety
1
--
1
1
3
Getting Found
1
--
--
--
1
Gun Safety
1
1
1
1
4
Touching Safety
8
7
7
5
27
Traffic Safety
1
--
--
--
1
Walking Safety
--
--
--
1
1
TOTALS
15
13
14
13
55
Pre-K / Kindergarten Samples
Example. "After looking at picture of boy with hands on his hips – Let’s see how the boy in our story today used the Touching Rule and the Safety Steps. This is Carl. He is with his Uncle Dan. They were sitting together on the couch watching TV, and Uncle Dan began touching Carl’s private parts through his clothes." Video. “Joey Learns the Touching Rule” video. Motorcycle riding babysitter offers little Joey a ride if he plays the touching game. I’ll put my hand down the front of your pants and then you put your hand down the front of my pants.
1st Grade
Lesson 9. "Let’s see how the boy in our story used the Touching Rule and the Safety Steps. This is Alex. He was visiting his aunt and uncle. Alex and his uncle were watching television and eating popcorn. His uncle told Alex that he had a special game they could play. He called it the ‘touching game.’ He said, ‘Let’s take off our clothes and touch each other’s private body parts.’ Alex knew this game wasn’t safe. So, in a strong voice he said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that.’ Then he got off the couch and left the room. When he got home, he told his mom and dad what had happened. Alex’s parents were glad that he said ‘no’ to his uncle. They were also glad that Alex told them what his uncle asked him to do." Lesson 10. "Rosa’s foster mom has a friend who sometimes takes care of Rosa when her foster mom works at night. He used to read her a story and then tuck her into bed. Last week, when he stayed with Rosa, he reached under her nightgown and tried to touch her private body parts. Rosa said ‘no,’ but he did it anyway. He told her that the touching was their little secret and that she shouldn’t tell anyone."
2nd Grade
Lesson 9. "Let's see how the girl in our story today used the Touching Rule and Safety Steps. This is Robin and her older cousin Laura. Laura wanted to play a game with Robin where Robin touched her private parts and then she touched Robin's private parts. Robin knew the touching rule and didn't want to play Laura's game. So she said, 'No, I don't want to play that game.' After she said this, she went home and told her mom what happened." Lesson 10. "This is Ian. He is worried because he has a problem and he’s trying to decide whether to tell someone about it. Last week, his mom’s boyfriend came to Ian’s room when Ian was getting ready for bed. He started to give Ian a hug and then he put his hand inside the back of Ian’s pajama bottoms. He warned Ian not to tell his mom about what happened. He said they should keep it a secret."
3rd Grade
Lesson. "This is Kerry. She is worried about something that happened to her last week when she spent the night with one of her friends. Her friend's older brother came into the bedroom, put his hand under the covers of the bed Kerry was sleeping in, and touched her vagina (private parts). She said, "Stop that!" in an assertive voice. He stopped, but then he told her to keep it a secret. Kerry is wondering what she should do. Question: How do think Kerry felt when her friend's brother touched her vagina..."
Puppet Examples
Some stories are followed up with several questions, and/or role-playing using a puppet. For example, while holding a puppet, the teacher reads...
Example 1. "Let's pretend this puppet is someone you don't know. You are in the restroom at a restaurant and this person starts to help you zip up your pants and touches your private parts." Puppet says, "Let me help you zip up your pants." [Child responds by practicing Safety Steps]. Then there's a discussion about how the child responded.
Example 2. "Let's pretend the puppet is a friend of your family. When he gives you a hug, he starts to rub your bottom through your clothes...."
Example 3. Using the puppet, "let’s pretend you are at the store. A friendly looking man offers to buy you some candy. He starts to stroke you on the back and bottom." Example 4. "Let’s pretend that this puppet is a friend of your family, and when you are in the bath he comes in and tries to touch your private parts." Example 5. "Let’s pretend that the puppet is a friend of your family. When he gives you a hug, he starts to rub your bottom through your clothes." __________________________________________________________________________________ Considering the long hours that our children sit in classrooms, learning side by side with their peers, surely teachers easily participate in creating social ailments within the next generation – through TAT. TAT is called a “sexual abuse prevention” program, a “broad base ‘personal safety’ curriculum” but when the role-playing begins, students are forced to respond to probable experiences, which (hopefully) never occurs. TAT engrains students with a faulty perception of themselves and others, authority and adults, peers and parents. TAT interrupts classroom study with a defensive-self-centering, protection program that stifles creativity and diminishes student’s courage in exploring their future with high hopes and dreams. Domenico Bettinelli, Jr., of “The Catholic World Report” (June 2003) reports that a single parish pays $2,500 for the pre-kindergarten–fifth grade program. Reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service in 2001 stated sales of CFC materials netted $8 million (pg. 29). Joan Duffell, the director of the (Seattle-based) Committee for Children (CFC), says TAT is taught in 5,000 public schools in America and 20,000 schools globally. The initial cost to a diocese ranges from $20,000 to $50,000.” Shelia Horan, a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops office staff member, told Mary Jo Anderson of www.WorldNetDaily.com that TAT was one of the top, three programs used nationwide.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota is open for TAT because the Education Center insists that each pastor or school principal select and offer curriculum of their choice. Keep watch, Parents, and keep in mind the likes of TAT founders. Expect no Scripture, Church teachings, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes or lives of the Saints. Expect no parental input, rights or voice—as trends go.
Birds of a feather flock together:this program is recommended by The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS, a national, nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.www.siecus.org).
Parents claim these liberal, abusive ”soft porn” programs that strive to break down taboos against adult-child sex and desensitize unprepared children, harm them. How do school administrations miss what parents see? Then, when parents arrive with concerns, leaders shun them. Concerned Norwood parents were railroaded out of their own arranged meeting, a meeting that the parish priest suggested they establish. Instead, school administrators and Archdiocesan personnel officiated. (CWR, Bettinelli, p.26). The claws of TAT are embedded in school so deep that parents have no voice:“…the unhappy parents should trust the teachers and the archdiocese…The Boston archdiocese has decided that parents will not be able to have their children exempted from the lesson plans. Nor will parents be allowed to monitor the classrooms… Furthermore, if parents withdraw their children from parish schools and programs, they may not be considered qualified to receive the sacraments if they do not take instruction in the “Talking about Touching” program (CWR, Bettinelli, pg. 27). WHAT TO DO: 1.Pray (include a warriors prayerful outcry, Psalm 91). 2.Volunteer in your school. 3.Network with other parents. 4.Study Sacred Scripture, Church Doctrine, Dogma, Code of Canon Law, Encyclicals, The Catechism of the Catholic Church.Use these books as references. 5.Faithful Roman Catholic writers ought to step up to the plate to publish credible textbooks for our Catholic schools to counteract the agendas of the radically liberal, poorly educated enthusiasts. 6.Be watchful of hired-personnel in the diocese, parish and school who organize liturgies and select curriculums, who intentionally or out of ignorance, avoid Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. 7.Read all materials sent home or published in school papers. Research the root of new programs introduced into school curriculum and activities. 8.When necessary, confront whoever is in charge, starting with the teacher, all the way up the ladder through the school board -- using Church documents to back you up! Let no one intimidate you. Uphold your parental rights. If you are disregarded, someone is violating your child, you and Church teaching. AND HIDING SOMETHING. 9.Talk to your children at the end of each school day so they know you care and will be asking -- YOU are in charge. Discuss seualityx with your children – so peers and teachers aren’t prime. 10.Question any program that is solely a classroom project. Those in school who insist on secrecy teach your children that parents cannot be trusted, don’t care or are not able to properly protect them. (Children slowly and subconsciously begin to challenge the authority and intentions of their parents, sure to surface with rebellion and arrogance in adolescence.) 11.Check out school library shelves, speakers, events, celebrations and clubs on campus. 12.Look for an emphasis on words like diversity, tolerance, rights and multiculturalism in print, in social justice issues and campus ministry.Be watchful of explicit language about “sex” and “private parts.” The term “sexual orientation” introduces and encourages students to consider being gay, to accept the lifestyle, to demand “rights,” and to “come out” to the full student body during arranged events. 13.Review the minutes of school board’s meeting, their policies and strategic plans. 14.Teach children to respect themselves, that they are your precious blessings. 15.Hold the school personnel accountable.Parents are the customers. SO IT IS If parents continued to be shunned, the next generation will struggle with twisted moral codes – difficult to unwind. Children are Blessings from God deserving to be honored.Parents hold tight to the wholesomeness of their children, knowing some children are too young and innocent to understand the “touching” topic, or are not equipped to defend themselves against abusers OR identify them. Furthermore, TAT teaches children to doubt safety in normal human relationships. Children become suspicious and fearful, and eventually obsessed with needing to be “safe.” They will mistrust adults and human experiences, believing they are alone in the plight to be “safe.” Teaching children about reality is honorable, but parents expect Catholic leaders to include safety made whole in being righteous through faithfulness and obedience to God’s Will – in His Protection. He is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14: 33). He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow (Hebrew 13: 8), yet over the years, Mankind prefers to bypass God’s Way, so that protecting children has become a mandate. And why not?The LORD God says to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1: 22; 9:1; 35: 11; Jeremiah 23: 3), and train up children in the way they must go, and when they are old, they will return to it (Proverbs 22: 6), but Christians use contraception to prevent Blessings AND our nation enforces a law that allows the medical profession to rip innocent babies out of mothers’ wombs – by choice. No one is safe.
Shall we coast on this issue, or step up to the plate to demand what is “true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise” (Philippians 4: 8), all that delights the LORD God? He knows our deeds, ”I know you are neither hot nor cold. How I wish you were one or the other…But because you are lukewarm…I will spew you out of my mouth.” (Revelation 3: 16). It is time to make all things right.
