Religious Discrimination

My friends at the Center for Arizona Policy have informed me of a growing number of incidents of religious discrimination in schools all over Arizona. This is part of a growing trend to undermine Christian culture, views and practice in the mainstream, secular culture.

The church in America seems to have adopted the standard of success that the world uses; how well we are received by the world and culture around us. It seems that over time we have shifted our focus to the question “do they like us?” instead of “are we living like Christ?”

We have to decide whether we’re going to measure God’s church by the world’s standards or step outside of the box and live out our faith boldly as Jesus did.

Change has come to America and we have to decide where we stand. If we are going to take a committed stand for moral absolutes and the truth that Jesus is the only Savior of the world, we are going to be liked less and less by our culture. Our identity must not be found in the world’s approval. Hebrews 11 tells us that real faith-walkers don’t expect or rely on the world’s endorsement. We need to be the men and women who boldly live their faith.

I'm proud of Christian students who are taking a stand for their faith in the public educational systems. There isn't anything much more intimidating than knowing that your academic success is in the hands of a science professor or English teacher who has moved well beyond their role as an "educator" and moved on to take the role of an "indoctrinator" of secular humanism.

Some of our university students have had to pay their universities to sit through courses referred to as "Women's Studies" or “Diversity Training” that do nothing more than expose them to perversion and embarrassment. One student told me of how her professor and classmates took delight in her red-faced embarrassment as they talked about perverted lifestyles with the casual attitude that you would have if you were ordering a pizza. Yet, she stood firm, and is a true hero of the faith by Heaven’s standard!

I'm proud of our students who have had the courage to write term papers on topics that are not politically correct to mention, even when they face the inescapable prejudice of their teachers and professors. I'm so proud of them. They are modern Daniel’s and Esther’s and deserve our respect and support.