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Podcast: How Christlike Leadership Can Help Gen Z |
We hear all the time that Gen Z is struggling, more than previous American generations. There's truth to that, but it can also be demoralizing. Today your hosts talk about their experience at LEAD, Minnesota Family Council's summer camp dedicated to training up leaders who can shape culture, and how that experience gives us hope for the rising generation. There are many smart, driven kids who show Christlike leadership - we saw that this summer! - and we're working to cultivate more. Remember to subscribe to the Family Beacon wherever you get your podcasts.
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Blog: What I Saw At LEAD 2022 |
By Patience Griswold, LEAD Program Director “Whatever you do, do it well.”
“That's how you glorify God in all things.”
These are the words of encouragement that Carl and Angel Larsen, two of our chapel speakers at LEAD 2022 shared with our students last month. The Larsens talked about tangible ways to become well-rounded adults who develop a variety of skills and explained how they pursue excellence as Christian film makers. They also talked about their stand for religious freedom here in Minnesota when they challenged a law that would have compelled Christian creative professionals to create messages that violate their beliefs.
I love seeing students immediately put what they learn into action, and that’s what I saw them do for the rest of the week as they pursued excellence while working on their bills. So much so that at the end of the week, the Chief Clerk of the House dropped by during our final debates and commented on how much he appreciates the LEAD program because the simulation is accurate enough that it’s a valuable training experience for his staff.
Excellence in their work with their bills was not the only thing I saw in our students at LEAD this year. At LEAD, I saw young men and women engaging with tough questions, immersing themselves in the legislative process, taking on new challenges, and growing in community with like-minded teens. I saw them exhibit leadership in the ways that they interacted with each other, our crew, and our speakers. At our mid-week reception where students had the opportunity to meet their Senators and Representatives, I saw them making a point getting to know the people who represent them. And I saw them pour out their hearts in worship before God every evening. God was glorified in the words, actions, and attitudes of our students at LEAD this summer, and that, above all else, is the greatest success we can hope for.
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Blog: Allina Physician Encourages Kids to Seek Transgender Hormones without Parental Knowledge |
By Luke Mueller
The last few years have shown that just because someone has the letters “MD” after their name doesn’t mean they are automatically trustworthy. From disinformation about COVID-19 to gender theory, doctors with radical agendas have proven themselves to be not only wrong, but dangerous as well. Dr. Rose Marie Leslie, a family practitioner at Allina Health in Faribault and a TikTok influencer, serves as a disturbing example.
Using her substantial TikTok following, Dr. Leslie spreads dangerous lies about transgender surgeries and hormones. In one video, she stated that “giving gender-affirming care to transgender children is medically necessary and supports their health and well-being.” Dr. Leslie’s rhetoric and “advice” are dangerous for both children and adults. Her actions suggest that she is not a competent care provider for patients at Allina Health – and we urge that her employment there be reconsidered.
“Gender-affirming care” is a fictitious term that refers to giving puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and transition surgeries to impressionable children and uninformed young adults. It affirms no one and helps nobody. In fact, it should be called “reality-denying care.” In reality, God created people in two distinct sexes, male and female. Each has a different role, but the same value before God. Sadly, the world is a sinful place, where mankind is given over to our depraved desires (Romans 1:24). Transgender activists want to defy God’s wonderful created order by blurring the lines between men and women, and to some extent, they have succeeded, as Dr. Leslie’s popularity testifies.
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Event: Equipped for Life - Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
Via Minnesota Catholic Conference: We want to invite you to a great pro-life training opportunity. In this Post-Roe world, you won't want to miss "Equipped for Life". This training features Emily Albrecht of The Equal Rights Institute and is being co-hosted by our friends at the the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office of Marriage, Family, and Life.
This opportunity will teach you how to have effective conversations about abortion that can actually change hearts and minds. Together we can help make abortion unthinkable!
Register today to get in on this training being held on October 1 in St. Paul. Tickets are available for purchase online.
Check out all the details below and get your tickets today! Then forward this email to friends, family, and fellow parishioners encouraging them to join us for this great day! You can also download a flyer to hand out or post at your church or other organizations. |
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Support Minnesota Family Institute Through Online Shopping |
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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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