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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Father Refuses to Allow 6-Year-Old Son to Dress Like a Girl – Now He's Been Charged with 'Child Abuse' - CBN News Emily Jones
11-27-2018
CBN News Emily Jones
A Texas father is in the middle of a high stakes legal battle that could end in him losing his son.
Jeffrey Younger has been charged with child abuse for not affirming his ex-wife's decision to raise their son James as a girl.
According to court documents, James' gender identity depends on which parent he is staying with. He dresses as a little girl only when he is with his mother, who calls him "Luna." However, Jeffrey told The Federalist his son insists on wearing boy's clothes and "violently refuses to wear girl's clothes at my home."
The mother accuses Jeffrey of "emotionally abusive behavior" towards James by refusing to affirm his identity as a girl. Court documents list at least one example of "abuse," which includes cutting James' hair and "other non-affirming actions."
"Although unclear if this behavior rises to the level of family violence at this time, the Father's aggression is becoming more common and more intense," the documents say.
The Federalist reports the mother wants to strip Jeffrey of his parental rights.
"She is also seeking to require him to pay for the child's visits to a transgender-affirming therapist and transgender medical alterations, which may include hormonal sterilization starting at age eight," the report continues.
James' mother has taken him to see a transition therapist who diagnosed him with gender dysphoria. However, the therapist notes that James prefers to be called "Luna" when he is with his mother, but prefers to be called "James" when he is with his father.
Eyewitness accounts support Jeffrey's observations of James preferring to be a boy.
"Based on the three occasions I've spent time with him, I'd say he acts and looks unmistakably like a healthy six-year-old boy… I am praying for James, an average six-year-old boy, a sweet-natured, intelligent, lovable and at this point particularly vulnerable young man, caught up in a titanic clash of worldviews," Bill Lovell, the senior pastor of Christ Church Carrollton said.
James' case is not the first and it won't be the last. The American Academy of Pediatrics published finding that more children are beginning to use "non-traditional gender terms" to self-identify. Some parents are even allowing their children to choose their own gender.
Dr. Michelle Cretella, executive director of the American College of Pediatricians, telling children they were possibly born in the wrong body "disrupts the very foundation of a child's reality testing."
"If a child can't trust the reality of their physical bodies, who or what can they trust?" she asks in a Daily Signal video.
In the meantime, friends of the Younger family have started an online campaign called "Save James." They ask people to raise awareness and pray for James. They have even created an intercessory guide to lead people in how to pray.
Sarah Scott, who is one of the people behind "Save James" told CBN News, "Pray for wisdom for all those involved. Pray that their mother will have a change of heart."
She added that, "Gender isn't about likes and dislikes. It's how God made you."
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VIDEO: Israeli Soldier Reveals Who's the Real Culprit Behind Gaza's Suffering - Israel Today
VIDEO: Israeli Soldier Reveals Who's the Real Culprit Behind Gaza's Suffering
Thursday, November 29, 2018 | Israel Today Staff
Life in the Gaza Strip isn't easy these days. And the mainstream media would have you believe that Israel's wholly at fault.
But, during the 2014 Gaza war, Israeli soldiers operating in the coastal enclave encountered unbelievable abuse of the civilian population by Gaza's Hamas overlords.
Rather than turn a blind eye and complete the mission at hand, these soldiers put their own lives at risk to rescue and protect Palestinian Arab civilians in Gaza.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
WHEN YOU NEED HELP - Pastor Abel Oyewale, Nigeria West Africa
Pastor Abel Oyewale, Nigeria West Africa
WHEN YOU NEED HELP
"And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression." Deuteronomy 26:7
Deuteronomy 26:6-9
6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
9 And he hath brought us into this place and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
MESSAGE
Without question, every man or woman born into this world needs help at one point or the other. Knowing what to do when the need for help arises is a factor that differentiates victors from defeated people. A fellow ends up being defeated and frustrated simply because he or she could not access the help needed to overcome the challenges of life at the appropriate time. I pray that help will come to you speedily this season in Jesus' Name.
Another factor that causes defeat is that some people don't even know when they need help. This is a serious situation. They move in circles on the same spot, thinking that they are making progress. You need to continually examine whether you need help so that you don't end up wasting precious time struggling alone. If God is ministering to you to be a ministry helper, don't hesitate to obey Him.
Another factor that causes defeat is that some people don't even know when they need help. This is a serious situation. They move in circles on the same spot, thinking that they are making progress. You need to continually examine whether you need help so that you don't end up wasting precious time struggling alone. If God is ministering to you to be a ministry helper, don't hesitate to obey Him.
Another thing you need to do when you suddenly realize that you need help is to know where the help will come from. In today's Bible reading, while under affliction and oppression, the Israelites correctly identified the LORD God of their fathers as the sure source of their help. After you have identified the unfailing source of help, the next thing you must do to secure your needed help is to connect yourself to that source and abide by the principles of that source.
For example, if you have identified God as your surest Source of help, Deuteronomy 28:1-14 should be your guiding principle. You should not allow anything to derail you - not even the world with its technological advancements and 'modern' way of doing things, because many civilizations have come and gone, but God and His principles remain unchanged (Hebrews 13:8). In John 15:4, Jesus Christ told His disciples:
For example, if you have identified God as your surest Source of help, Deuteronomy 28:1-14 should be your guiding principle. You should not allow anything to derail you - not even the world with its technological advancements and 'modern' way of doing things, because many civilizations have come and gone, but God and His principles remain unchanged (Hebrews 13:8). In John 15:4, Jesus Christ told His disciples:
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.”
Moreover, you must look up to God in prayer for the fulfillment of His promises like Daniel did in Daniel 9:1-3. When you do this, you, you can be sure that the testimony in Psalm 34:5 will become a reality in your life. It says:
“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.”
May God bless you all in Jesus Christ Name. Shalom.
Pastor Abel Oyewale
Nigeria
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