World Views

The premiere opening of the 22nd season of "Arthur," a PBS cartoon creation, features the same sex marriage between Patrick and Mr. Ratburn. The mainstreaming of the LGBTQ lifestyle is nothing new to television, but it seems to have reached a new low by including cartoons aimed at the pre-school audience. My advice to parents would be to severely limit TV time for your children. (READ MORE) Use your DVR to record and preview the material you let them see and if you have a DVD player, you can use that to play material that you approve of. I'm sure there is still some programming out there that is worthy of viewing, one that comes to mind is, "Daniel Tiger" a cartoon spin-off of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood." The characters are the children of the original ones. My 2 and 1/2 year old granddaughter loves "Daniel Tiger." 

Parenting in the 21st Century is a real battle for the hearts and minds of our children. (spiritual warfare) We need to pray for our children and grandchildren as a priority and as a Church, take serious the vows we agreed to, when children are Baptized, with a renewed vigor. "Be sober-minded; watch. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8) Let's not let that be our children.

Attachment: ‘Arthur’ Opens Season With a Same-Sex Wedding and a Cake - The New York Times.pdf

A 440 page document of regulations just released last Thursday, by the Trump administration, is aimed at protecting the religious liberties of healthcare workers. The regulations overseen by HHS, will have the ability to withhold federal funding if a healthcare institution does not comply. Maybe now we can halt the take down of the Little Sisters of the Poor, for being Public Enemy #1. Joking aside, regulations only last until the next administration that comes along, who disagrees with them and strikes them down. We do have a constitution that protects religious liberties, but for some reason that doesn't give me much comfort these days, as we witness the disregard for it by the politicians we put in office.

Attachment: White House Unveils Rule to Protect Health Workers’ Religious, Moral Beliefs - WSJ.pdf