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While Christians might be familiar with the term “biblical worldview,” a lot of Americans aren’t, Myers points out. “They don’t realize that if you’re not operating from a Christian worldview, you are operating from some other worldview that either ignores the existence of God or discounts the existence of God.” A lot of educators today are working from the assumption that parents don’t have the best interests of their children in mind. In fact, he warned, a lot of schools believe that “parents aren’t the stewards of the children.” Instead, they think “the state is the steward — and therefore, the school can do whatever they want to the kids.”
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By the time people reach their mid-twenties, 70% of young adults who grew up in church no longer believe biblical truth. “They were quite literally taken captive by hollow and deceptive philosophies,” Myers shakes his head. As parents, he implores, we have to know the schemes of the enemy and what his lies are so that our children aren’t taken captive.
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The reality is, Myers told Hice, “[Our] kids are going to face this ideology. And that’s why my co-author, Dr. Kathy Koch, who’s an educational psychologist, and I wrote ‘Raising Gender-Confident Kids,’” which they offer for free on their website. “We will show you how to — in a very natural way that builds a relationship with your children — bring up these difficult issues and help them come to a knowledge of the truth. … We do need to be equipped.” But frankly, Myers wanted parents to know, sometimes it’s as simple as having the courage to start a conversation with your kids.