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Our New Initiative: Minnesota Church Ambassador Network
Minnesota Family Council is excited to anounce the expansion of the Minnesota Church Ambassador Network, which brings faithful pastors from around the state to visit the Capitol. Pastors meet with legislators (regardless of party or policy), and pray for them along the lines of 1 Timothy 2:1-4. We're working to have a real, constant presence of pastors meeting and praying every day of the legislative session. We know the Lord will soften the hearts of many legislators to the gospel as we care for their hearts and souls.
Do you know pastors and church leaders who might be interested in this crucial work to bless our legislators? Click here to learn more about the initiative and FORWARD this to pastors who might be interested!
A Teacher's Perspective: Why We Must Protect Student Privacy
A Minnesota middle school is being sued for not allowing a female student to change in the boys’ locker room. The student’s mother, Helene Woods, claims that this was an act of discrimination and has filed a lawsuit against Buffalo Community Middle School. Her daughter began to identify as a boy when she was eleven, changed her name to Matt, and asked to be referred to with masculine pronouns. In September of 2015 she made it clear to school officials that she wanted access to the boys’ bathroom and locker rooms. The school offered her access to a single-occupancy bathroom instead.
The school made special arrangements for Matt, but according to her mother, these were not the right special arrangements. Buffalo Community Middle School made accommodations that rightly acknowledge that Matt is female, and as such, did not arrange for her to disrobe in the boys’ locker room. In the lawsuit, this is being described as an act of isolation.
Preventing a student from disrobing in front of a member of the opposite sex is not an act of harmful isolation. Rather, it is a protection of everyone involved. Unfortunately, many adults have bought into a radical sexual agenda that not only permits but encourages policies that remove privacy protections and place children and teenagers in harm’s way, regardless of objections from the student body.
Policies that allow students to use facilities designated for the opposite sex ignore real concerns brought up by other students. Take the recent decision from Chicago School District 211 granting students access to locker rooms based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex. After the vote, a female student athlete tearfully told the camera, “My privacy is being invaded… I was hoping that they would go about this in a different way that would also accommodate students such as myself.”
Read the whole piece by MFC's Patience Griswold at The Family Beacon.
LEAD Registration Now Open!
Register your teen early and SAVE $50!
LEAD is a project of Minnesota Family Council designed to equip the next generation. During this one-week program, teens are challenged with interactive Biblical worldview sessions, and real-world simulations to learn critical thinking, clear communication, and gain teamwork skills.
July 26th–July 31st, 2020
University of Northwestern – St. Paul
Registration: $499
Financial Aid Available
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Educating and Equipping Parents on the Transgender Trend
Get Your Copy of the Minnesota Parent Resource Guide!
The Parent Resource Guide sheds light on the consequences transgender ideas have on kids' lives, while equipping parents to play a positive role in creating a truly welcoming school community.
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!
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