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| Podcast: What Did the Minnesota Legislature Do This Year |
|  | In this episode, your hosts give an update on the bills that were defeated and passed this session in Minnesota relating to life, family, and religious freedom. Tune in to hear a special message from our keynote speaker at our Annual Dinner, former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany as well as a new project our videographer, Jack Bittner, has taken on to combat a virtual threat to many young men. Finally, Grace and Moses bring light to a story about MN students who are being indoctrinated to believe that there is a “sexy sliding scale” when it comes to gender identity. Get the facts so you can stand for truth! |
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| Buffalo High School Pushes Gender “Kaleidoscope” |
|  | By Luke Mueller In Bill Nye’s view, sexuality is no longer a “clear cut” subject, but can now be seen as a “kaleidoscope.” A kaleidoscope that should be explored by parents and children alike. Sadly, this once-beloved science educator has joined the ranks of those who, much like in the old story of the emperor’s new clothes, have embraced a fantasy. Through Bill Nye, this fantasy has even found its way into my hometown’s High School sex ed program. This week, parents in the Buffalo school district sounded the alarm, claiming that the school had begun “force feeding a flawed ideology over reality.” Just last year, a transgender student in the Buffalo school district claimed they were banned from using a bathroom designated for the other gender. The student’s mother filed a suit, and the Buffalo-Montrose school district agreed to a settlement of over $200,000. Unfortunately, this settlement emboldened radical educators to bring fantastical ideas about gender into the classroom. One such idea can be seen in Bill Nye’s video, which according to the school administration was meant to share the “correct” gender terminology with the class. The Buffalo high school administration also informed the public that after significant backlash they will “no longer be using the video that was initially shared,” and that parents will have greater freedom to opt their students out of sex-ed assignments. The video in question was published in 2017 and touts the idea that gender and sexuality are no longer binary. Bill Nye says “But people, we have to listen to the science. And the science says we are all on a spectrum.” In other words, the science of X and Y chromosomes determining a person’s biological sex no longer matters. Your gender is determined simply by how you feel. It should go without saying that this is not a particularly, well, scientific approach. |
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| What It Takes: Our Annual Dinner with Kayleigh McEnany (June 17th) |
|  | Watch this video message from Kayleigh! Our lowest price expires June 5th, so buy your tickets now. Join us on June 17th in Bloomington for our 2022 Annual Dinner. We’re looking forward to an exciting and inspiring evening focused on WHAT IT TAKES to transform our state by leveraging our biblical citizenship. We’re thrilled to welcome KAYLEIGH MCENANY as our keynote speaker, to share with us about faithfully fighting for life, family, and religious freedom at the highest levels of politics and beyond! Registration is open and time is limited, so get your tickets now! Contact Cheryl at 612.789.8811 x 202 or [email protected] with any questions about tickets, sponsorship, or our ministry partners program. |
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| Sign Your Teen Up for Our Leadership Camp (July 24-29) |
|  | | False worldviews don’t change reality, but they do shape people’s actions. Those actions have real consequences, and can cause real harm. This is something that LEAD 2022 keynote speaker Ryan Bomberger recently pointed out in an article for the Radiance Foundation. Ryan writes, Too many want to look at the world euphemistically but not accept the consequences of what happens realistically when we accept the 'your truth, my truth' worldview. In a culture full of euphemisms, young people need to be equipped to stand boldly for the truth. We invited Ryan Bomberger as our keynote speaker for LEAD this year because he shares our passion for equipping the next generation with the truth. There’s still time to register for LEAD 2022 at www.leadminnesota.org And don’t miss our Recruiter Rewards program! You can get $35 off your LEAD registration every time you recruit a new student for LEAD 2022!
Who: Highschool students ages 13–19
What: A hands-on leadership and worldview camp which equips the next generation of Christian leaders to engage the culture.
When: July 24-29, 2022
To learn more about LEAD, head to leadminnesota.org and don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and Instagram! |
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| Dobbs Decision Day Rally! (Date TBA) |
|  | From Pro-Life Action Ministries. Minnesota Family Council is also joining the Decision Day rally. This is an urgent “heads up” message about a very important pro-life event coming soon. As you’ve probably heard, on May 2 the news website Politico published a leaked draft copy of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion on the historic Dobbs v. Jackson case, in which the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is overturned! We’re still waiting for the official ruling to be released, which may not be until July 1. But we need to come out in great numbers that on that day, at a Decision Day Rally, to mark this pro-life victory and dedicate ourselves to building a new pro-life future in Minnesota. I can think of no better place in Minnesota to hold this rally than at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and Courthouse, named for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who brought us Roe v. Wade in 1973. It is so important for us to get out there on the day the ruling comes down! We need to show the media right here in Minnesota that America is ready to see the end of Roe and a new hopeful future for mothers and their unborn children. Here are all the details about our Dobbs Decision Day Rally: Celebrate the end of Roe v. Wade! WHERE: Warren E. Burger Federal Building and Courthouse Plaza, 316 Robert Street N St. Paul, MN 55101 WHEN: At 5:00 pm on the day the Supreme Court releases their Dobbs ruling DETAILS: Parking in ramps in the downtown St. Paul area. Good to carpool for this event. Meanwhile, please keep a close eye on your email inbox — especially once we get into the month of June, when the ruling is likely to come. Just think: if the Supreme Court does go through with overturning Roe v. Wade, the date that happens will become a new pro-life anniversary — the opposite of January 22, the day Roe was handed down in 1973. We’ll mark that day every year, as we continue our pro-life work. So come out at 5:00 pm on Decision Day — whenever it comes — and be a part of history! |
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| | Get the Parent Resource Guide Responding to the transgender trend with truth and compassion starts with the Parent Resource Guide. Get your copy HERE today and invite a friend to do the same! Click to order your copy today: |
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