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Is California a hopeless, failing state?

Is California a hopeless, failing state? Left-wing lunatics have all but destroyed California, plunging it into a downward spiral of crime, over-taxation, rampant homelessness, and the exodus of the wealthy to other states.

California wildfire with firefighters, tents of homeless people, political leaders and state exodus map
California faces wildfire displacement and homelessness emergencies amid population decline.

Misery is the only bumper crop from two decades of leftist rule in the Golden State. We went from leading the nation in educational standards to nearly the bottom, thanks to Democrats. All leftist policies have given California residents is the most expensive gas in the nation, a weak power grid, and the inevitability of annual wildfires.

All of this is what two decades of leftist rule have produced in the Golden State. What can reverse this decline? We’re talking about over 20 years of leftist rule at the state, local, and federal levels in California, doing nothing but running the state down and driving industry and the wealthy out.

All in all, this state seems like a hopeless case and an impossible situation to overcome.

For ordinary people, California’s problems seem insurmountable. However, with GOD, nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37).

I believe this because there remains a remnant of Bible-believing Christians who haven’t moved out and still inhabit various areas throughout the state. Why is this such a big deal? It’s because Bible-believing Christians possess prayer, the greatest catalyst of change ever created, and many are skilled in it.

Group of people praying outdoors at sunset near a sign saying Pray for California
A group gathers outdoors at sunset to pray for California with the city skyline behind them.

Prayer is more than a religious ritual; it is a direct, intimate conversation with GOD. Please note that when I say skilled, I don’t mean someone with great oratorical talents or the ability to recite scripture from memory. No, a skilled prayer warrior is simply someone who is obedient and has placed their faith solely in GOD.

I believe GOD has placed in our hearts the desire to pray for many things. Perhaps you are that Christian whose heart GOD is calling to pray for the nation, a city, or a state. Or maybe GOD has called you to pray imprecatory psalms against evil. If you are that believer, or even one who has not considered these terms before, I urge you to begin immediately and earnestly. All GOD-fearing Christians living in California need to dedicate themselves to repenting of sin, humbly seeking God’s face, and calling for His mighty hand to revive this dying state.

If you don’t believe me, read 2 Chronicles 7:13-16:

“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

For context, God speaks to Solomon after he has completed the temple, but that does not diminish the power of these verses. Remember, as Christians, we are GOD’s temple (1 Corinthians 3:16), and He dwells within us through the Holy Spirit; therefore, He is just as attentive to our prayers.

Keep in mind that nothing happens without God’s allowance, including the leftist ruination of California. However, we, as Christians — our lives ransomed by Jesus through His death and resurrection — reflect God’s light in the darkness that has permeated California.

Any sins we engage in that have become normalized must be confessed to God and repented of, first and foremost. In this way, God will hear from heaven, forgive us, and heal this state and this nation.

Is California a hopeless and failing state? Only without GOD is it. And we Christians, through prayer in GOD’s will, definitely have a role to play.

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He is risen! He is risen, indeed!

 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”–Luke 24:1-7

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!

The empty tomb is a sublime reminder of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, conquering sin and death for us because of His perfect love.

The world tries to snatch our joy, but cannot. Christians are no longer of the world because of the Christ. Our home is where He sits, heaven.

Let’s get out of that mode of just saying Jesus Christ as if Christ is His last name. Christ is a title . Christ in the greek comes from the word Christos, which means anointed. The title is the equivalent of the word mashiach , or messiah in Hebrew. Christ literally means Messiah, the “Anointed One” of God.

Anoint means covered with sacred oil. When God anoints someone, He chooses that person for a special mission or task. God sent Jesus to save the world from sin and death.

For only the Son of God, unblemished and without sin, could be the final and ultimate sacrifice to satisfy God’s wrath against mankind due to our sin. Jesus ransomed us from Satan and death on the cross.

Jesus arose three days later, defeating Satan and death. Blessedly, we are no longer enemies of God when we accept Jesus, the Christ, as our Lord and Savior. Jesus marks us spiritually with His blood, so God sees us not as sinners but as sons and daughters in Christ.

The empty tomb also serves as a reminder that Jesus will return. It’s not a question of if, but when. We should endeavor to live from this moment forward with that promise foremost in our minds.

Yes, we live in this world and our flesh is susceptible to worry and anxious thoughts. Fear only occurs when we take our eyes and thoughts from Jesus .

Let us keep the image of empty tomb as a symbol that we will conquer death, as Jesus did, and spend eternity with our Heavenly Father and His Son, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

God is in control. Nothing is happening in this world outside of His knowledge. One crucial aspect to God’s plan was, and is that empty tomb.

He is risen! Jesus is risen, indeed!

Praise the LORD!

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A tipping point for America

The assassination of Charlie Kirk, I believe, is a tipping point for America. It was also the horrifying culmination of ten days of an ever-escalating picture of the left and its true colors.

Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley College, moments before his assassination

First, the Phillies Karen. A screeching image of a leftist feminist ideology, she invoked the disgust of sports fans and decent people nationwide. This harridan symbolized the left’s unrepentant selfishness, after snatching the home run ball a father retrieved for his son on his birthday. After all, she shrieked, “That’s my ball!”

Phillies Karen a symbol of the unrepentant selfishness of the left.
Phillies Karen screams at Drew Feltwell and his son after Feltwell retrieved home run ball for his son’s birthday.

Next, we saw the left race to condemn the victim while coddling the criminality of a black man. Then, social media backlash and a rebuke from President Trump led to the media finally covering a story they tried to bury– the horrible stabbing murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a beautiful young Ukrainian woman by a savage and remorseless black criminal. This thug had been arrested at least 14 times by police, and each time let go. The black female mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina actually tried to minimize the heinous crime by calling it a mental health issue and blaming society, rather than the vicious monster.

An angry President Donald Trump showing the picture Iryna Zarutska and her murderer

Then, everything escalated last week, for all to see. The far left, has shown it will kill those whose ideas come from a foundation of love and truth.

Taylor Robinson , the alleged 22 year old assassin apparently confessed to the shooting of Charlie Kirk in a chat-room before turning himself in to police. Robinson’s boyfriend who is transitioning into a female has been cooperating with law enforcement officials.

Americans recoiled in revulsion in the aftermath of the murder, as leftist sociopaths gleefully celebrated. However, conservatives are fighting fire with fire and cancelling these ghouls by getting them fired from their jobs.

Charlie Kirk’s mission came from the light and love of Jesus Christ.
God inspired Charlie to speak truth from a Biblical foundation, which changed the hearts of many of those who witnessed these debates. Charlie was able to debate because this was a talent from God. This young husband and father answered God’s call and served willingly, fearless of the cost.

I believe God has used these terrible recent events to show how entrenched evil has become in our culture. When leftists passionately defend wickedness and blame the victims, this is a picture no one can truly wipe from their minds.

More people, including moderate liberals, are sobering up to the fact that Democrats/leftists are a moral cancer to America. What they stand for has moved far beyond mere policy differences to advocating political violence. Patriotic Americans are realizing the Democrat party has no qualms about snuffing out opposing viewpoints by any means necessary.

There is no getting along with this party anymore, and normal people must call out unhinged leftist harangues always. They have gleefully cancelled people, and now the time has come to cancel them. We can personally dedicate our lives to shunning those extreme leftists who justify murder and mayhem.

Shunning can take the form of limited eye contact, withholding friendly banter, and literally showing no emotion during any interaction. Yes, we must certainly pray for the tortured souls of extreme leftists and moderate liberals ( who are complicit by their refusal to condemn the radical elements of their party) that they would accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We must also have forgiveness in our hearts; however, the time has come to symbolically shake the dust from our feet and turn them over to God.

No more throwing pearls before swine. The time has come for praying imprecatory psalms against demonic leftist ideology. After all, what does darkness have in common with light and death, life?
We, as Christians, hate the sin, but Jesus commands us to love our enemies. Love does not mean going along to get along. Love demands drawing a line in the sand.

We cannot change their hearts by playing nice and bearing their hateful rhetoric with an aw-shucks smile. Until these people denounce the murderous hatred on the left and the Democrat Party, they are not worthy of recognition

America is at a tipping point: either the Democrats win or we win. It truly is that simple. They’ve been dominant, as evidenced by their control of the language and pop culture. Up to now, we’ve placed ourselves in a self-imprisonment by not pushing back. We’ve been so fearful about leftists demonizing us as racists, bigots, transphobes, or whatever. Now is the time to stop fearing the mean labels and embrace them.

Time to start living the truth and when necessary, speaking truth. We’ve also reached the point of avoiding any association with deranged leftist ideology, including those with those who cannot or will not denounce overt evil.

Guess what? Those who encourage racial strife, defend criminals, celebrate murder, engage in physical violence/destruction, encourage physical mutilation, promote chaos, hate America, and loathe God are the bad guys.

Christians/conservatives do not need to resort to violence because our ideas, based on Godly principles, have the power to persuade since love is the foundation. If that were not true, the left would not have murdered Charlie Kirk. However, we must stop disregarding what the Democrat Party and the left have become and rebuke them thoroughly.

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How far we have fallen

How many times a week do comment to yourself, or others, how far we have fallen as a society? Perhaps this observation is a daily occurrence?

While stopped at an intersection one recent early evening, I noted a lone man in the crosswalk wearing a covid mask. I repeat: he was alone and wearing a mask! Cue head shaking and eyes rolling.

Then, someone sends me this tweet a few days later, ” BRADY BUNCH FAMILY GETS THE MEASLES IN 1969.” Boy, is this video on point. Watch:

What a difference half a century makes. Certainly, there were no such things as safe-spaces or trigger warnings because the culture was, predominantly, mentally tougher 55 years ago.

What caused this change from a culture laughing off once common illnesses, to people now scared for their lives the moment someone coughs or sneezes? I believe it’s America collectively losing the fear of God. I commented on this in my book American Christian: A Treatise of Spiritual, Cultural and Political Discernment. From the chapter titled, “On the Fear of the Lord,”:

“The West has reached the point where it has normalized pathological fear. Perhaps my statement could be construed as over-the-top, but you have only to reflect upon the culture’s obsessive fright over germs (what used to be seasonal maladies, such as the common cold or the flu) to see its accuracy. Fear has crossed from the reasonable to the irrational for an ever-growing number of Americans.” (Bahr, 2023. pg 23-24)

Fear of the Lord does not mean worrying if or when God will smite or punish you for some reason. Scripture actually tells us the fear of the Lord in the beginning of wisdom and, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10).

If the fear of the Lord (whether in reverence, awe, or dread) is the beginning of wisdom, therefore, no fear of the Lord results in folly, stupidity or irrationality; take your pick.

The Brady Bunch clip featured in this piece came from a time when Americans predominately feared God. The Law and Order: SVU clip , replete with dramatic pearl-clutching doom -and-gloom is from our “enlightened” (sarc) modern times.

Need I say more?

My, how far we have fallen.

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Reference

Bahr, Dex. (2023)American Christian: A Treatise of Spiritual, Cultural and Political Discernment. https://www.amazon.com/American-Christian-Spiritual-Political-Discernment-ebook/dp

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Trump’s inaugural speech: “Liberation Day”

“January 20, 2025 is Liberation day” an awesome line from President Trump’s liberating second inaugural speech. Trump’s sincere earnestness and the lack of empty platitudes was a standout.

Video cued to 8:09 , but watch the speech in its entirety.

As President Trump laid out the challenges Americans face, due the abject failure of the Biden Administration, I could not help but think of the level of damage done.

If anyone’s suited for this mission it’s Donald J. Trump. I believe God has appointed him for this very task.

We must cover President Trump with our prayers daily.

Do not become slack. The greatness of this country rests in God-fearing people, not in a single president. Our job is to pray in Jesus’ name for our leaders, families, neighbors and for the United States of America.

God willing, we have four years to get this right so JD Vance can continue for another two terms and his vice president for another eight years after.

What are your thoughts on the speech?

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The eve of a new golden age

Remember as a kid that excitement for Christmas? That’s describes the night before Donald Trump’s inauguration: the eve of a new golden age.

The long nightmare of the Joe Biden Presidency ends tomorrow, January 20th, when President Trump places his hand on the Bible for the second time as the 47th President of the United States. Unlike his predecessor, he will sincerely carry out the text of the oath of office listed below:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

We heard a lot about “democracy” during the last four years, but nothing about the Constitution of the United States. Biden and the Democrats did little to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, choosing , instead, to make a mockery of our founding document.

Who can forget the Covid lockdowns, the intentional opening of the southern border and the weaponization of the Department of Justice against Trump, just to name a few Biden infamies?

I don’t wish want to recount all the unconstitutional actions of the worst administration in the history of the modern era ( if not the history of the United States). Let’s focus on what we’ve achieved.

You made history on November 5. You rose to the occasion and took back the country at the ballot box. In doing so, you destroyed the legacy media and made the Democrat Party the weakest it has been in a generation.

Freedom prevailed because it’s inherent in our DNA. Patriotic Americans are wired to hate bullies and dictators, which is what the Democrat Party has become.

The horror of Biden’s tenure red-pilled millions of Americas, awaking them from their apathetic stupor. What’s been the result? The realization that it’s not only Democrats destroying America, but also RINOs, both forming a Uniparty.

The lightning rod for all of this exposure has been none other than President Trump.

Trump is that rare figure in history who inspires others through courage, love of country and blunt honesty. Witnessing the full weight of government thrown against this man ,via an FBI a raid on his home, Soviet style show-trials, a mugshot, and two assassination attempts, rekindled the fire natural in the hearts of patriots: a visceral hatred of injustice.

The Biden Administration is loathed because of its embrace of lawlessness. However, I thank God for the tyranny of these past four years.

Trump re-enters office more popular than ever because of his winning both the electoral college and popular vote. Unlike 2016, he has an unequivocal mandate to Make America Great Again.

Like Ronald Reagan and George Washington , Trump is the people’s President. Uninterested in power, he’s a man taking office for love of country and the rule of law.

Citizens like you and me lifted up their prayers for God’s blessing and protection over this man. The Good Lord answered because no weapon forged against Trump prevailed. Every corrupt and evil scheme backfired against the Uniparty, strengthening Trump and weakening them, instead.

May we continue to pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, for God’s peace and protection over President Trump, his family , his administration and this nation. Prayer works and is desperately needed for this country. Because of God’s grace and mercy, we are on the eve of new golden age for America.

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Happy New Year and thank You

Happy New Year and thank you. As we begin 2025, I would like to express a heartfelt and sincere thank you for your support of the Discerning Pundit.

Thank you for reading and sharing these columns. It is much appreciated.

To say 2024 has been a whirlwind year is an understatement. With all that has occurred, from the Presidential campaign, to the two assassination attempts against President Trump, to the elation of an election night win, the holiday spirit has, strangely, been the last thing on my mind.

But thank God, Jesus is the source of our joy, and that our Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers. Praise the Lord a majority of Americans re-elected President Trump in a landslide for a total and complete victory.

While God answered prayer, keeping Trump safe and this country from collapsing –despite the best efforts of the Biden Administration-I can’t help thinking the real work is beginning.

America is on the ropes and without a shared Christian moral foundation, too many people are easily seduced by lies and fables. Why else do you think woke, DEI and even the plandemic were able to gain prominence?

Christians must dedicate unceasing prayer for America, Congress, the Supreme Court, the Trump Administration, governors , mayors , legislatures and city councils. On another level, Christians must also launch imprecatory prayers against wicked policies on both sides of the aisle and the puppet masters pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Washington was not only built on a swamp, its environment and politics is a swamp of corruption and waste.

As Trump now sees Washington and politicians in a different light than during his first term, we must also view things from a new paradigm.

First, we no longer have the luxury of complacency. The days of farming out our liberty to politicians , whether “D” or “R” , are over.

Here’s a word to memorize: scrutiny. It means a close watch or examination. This is a word we must always associate with politicians from now and forever.

You might understand it better as paying attention to how these hacks vote, rather than falling for what they say. We must figuratively grab their feet and hold it to the fire.

Before you dismiss me for spouting a cliche, keep in mind this is from a Christian perspective. When talking about fire, I’m speaking of God spiritually burning away every deception keeping us from the truth.

That’s the job of this blog: commenting on current events using a Biblical perspective. My mission is helping you discern truth from deception.

So happy New Year and thank you for your support. May 2025 be the year you take your prayer and study of Scripture to an entirely new level.

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Congratulations, we broke the woke

Congratulations, we broke the woke. On Election Day 2024, you, me and more than half of America said no more to woke politics.

We first started the death by a thousand cuts by refusing to support their propaganda spewing movies and tv shows where their message had the subtlety of breaking wind. Then, we drove a stake in the heart of this Marxist ideology with the re-election of President Donald Trump.

I’m no prophet, just a concerned patriot typing out these columns on a laptop in his kitchen, but yours truly predicted the beginning of the end of wokeness in this column from January 28, 2023:

You can try to force woke politics down people throats as entertainment, but the public will always speak with their wallets. Threats, fear and intimidation can only get your message so far. After a while people may pay lipservice to get you off their backs, but they will find ways to throw sand in the cogs.

Fear not. For all of its bombast, wokeism will soon be thrown into the ashheap of history as with all Marxist schemes to divide and weaken America.

November 5, 2024 will go down as the election where America said “enough!” Trump’s election broke the the legacy mockingbird media and broke Hollywood. Both came to the shocking realization no one is listening to them anymore.

MSNBC, the tip of spear of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), finds its future and branding in limbo, with its parent corporation , Comcast threatening to spin off this cable network into a new company. With all this, the network’s anchors are negotiating pay cuts. .

That’s right, pay cuts ,not pay raises.

Rachel Maddow, the face of MSNBC, is reported to have agreed to reduce her $3o million a year salary and now MSNBC is in the process of trimming the salaries of biased hosts Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle.

MSNBC anchors Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle

Plummeting ratings mean reduced revenues. That’s capitalism 101 liberals. It means why should the networks pay outlandish salaries if the personalities lose their audiences?

MSNBC has lost more than half its viewers since election night November 5, hemorrhaging 55 percent of its primetime audience. CNN has experienced a 47 percent drop.

You know why this happening, mockingbird media? It’s because you lie. You lie about everything, you even tell the public that what they see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears are wrong (gaslighting).

You are nothing but the propaganda arm for the Uniparty, DIABLO’s and Democrats. A DIABLO (Hat tip : Mark Steyn) is a , Democrat In All But Label Only and describes turncoat Republicans more accurately than RINO (Republican in Name Only).

The victories continue during this holiday season. In an interview with CNN, Joe Manchin (D-WV) has properly labeled the Democrat Party as “toxic” and unrepresentative of the values of the American people.

Like most self-serving hacks , Senator Manchin speaks the truth on his way out where his power is unaffected. Never forget, this guy voted with his party over 90 percent of the time.

Still, it’s an inside baseball report detailing the collapse of the left . Want more evidence of the woke politics dam busting? Check this out.

The Biden Administration has tossed out the proposed Title IX transgender sports rule. The administration has ditched plans to prohibit states from banning transgendered women (biological men ) from participating in women’s sports. According to published reports, the Department of Education has announced it has withdrawn the proposed rule in the Federal Register. Read more about this here.

Courtesy: Newsweek

This news is in addition to major companies scrapping their DEI programs such as Toyota, Walmart , John Deere and Harley-Davidson. Walmart recently announced, according to Newsweek,

“… it plans to stop using the terms “LatinX” and “DEI” in official communications, won’t continue the Racial Equity Center it founded in 2020 and will ban any sexualized or transgender products marketed toward children.“

This is yuuge folks. Sanity is gradually being restored before our very eyes.

However, let’s be clear, just because the left is severely weakened right now, doesn’t mean these Marxists no longer pose a danger to America.

These godless radicals will merely watch and wait for any opportunity to exploit. Never ever forget, leftists are always scheming, plotting and patiently awaiting any opportunity to divide Americans against each other.

Let’s not fool ourselves. Those in the elite upper echelons of globalists are clever and evil people. God-fearing Americans must remain ever vigilant to their machinations if we hope to turn this country back from darkness to light.

To my Christian brothers and sisters, that means daily reading and studying of Scripture and constant prayer. We must be the light on a hill and the watchmen from the tower warning of danger. Christians can only tell the truth when they know the truth.

Let us bask in our victory for now. Again, congratulations, we broke the woke, but now the real work begins.

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Why is “A Charlie Brown Christmas” a holiday classic?

From its first airing on December 9, 1965 this program is an honest to goodness staple of Christmas viewing. Which begs the question, Why is A Charlie Brown Christmas a holiday classic?

The reason is a simple one, it is the first network Christmas special to feature the true meaning of Christmas: Jesus Christ , the Lord and Savior of the world.

Lee Mendelson approached Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, after Coca-Cola reached out to producer Mendelson over their desire to sponsor a holiday special. Mendelson and Schulz came up with a concept interspersing snow, ice skating , and a school play. The program would also incorporate jazz with traditional Christmas carols.

Lee Mendelson

Most importantly, Schulz wanted a reading of Christ’s birth by Linus. Despite reservations by Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez of controversy. Schulz insisted, “If we don’t do it , who will?”

Charles M. Schulz

We think of America in the early 60’s as being more conducive to Christianity, when in fact very few Christmas television programs, then, featured any substantive reference to religion.

Bill Melendez

Besides the reading of Luke 2, the show was historic for featuring child actors for the voices of the Peanuts gang. Melendez supplied the only adult vocal, voicing Snoopy. Jazz musician Vince Guaraldi composed the memorable soundtrack for the cartoon .

Vince Guaraldi

After screening the finished show, CBS network execs hated it: the pacing, the child voice talent, and the story. Problem was, they were committed to the time slot. The promos were out and Coca Cola was the sponsor.

Mendelson thought they had a flop on their hands and figured it was going to be one-and-done. But then the reviews came in and the rest is history.

As mentioned earlier, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz insisted this special must put Jesus in the spotlight which was literally done when Linus, under a spotlight, recited Luke 2 :8-14 after Charlie Brown asked about the true meaning of Christmas.

Did you catch Linus dropping his security blanket when he recited “Fear not”? Watch it again, it’s like a subtle mic drop.

Why is A Charlie Brown Christmas a holiday classic? It’s because of that sincere and touching Linus reading of Luke 2. That Linus monologue is why this cartoon is a tradition to families nearly 60 years after its original broadcast .

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!

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Dear Santa, evil is not funny

I know this commentary is a little late, but I have to rant on the newest holiday movie, Dear Santa. I will open my diatribe with, Dear Santa, evil is not funny; even if it’s a holiday movie starring Jack Black as Satan.

A little aside. What’s with Jack Black?

Jack Black in Nacho Libre

He starred in one of my top 20 all- time favorite movies, Nacho Libre and knocked that character out of the park. He was also great in School of Rock and the crude comedy, Shallow Hal.

But now, blasphemy? Really, Jack?

Dear Santa features the humorous antics of the prince of darkness, and is proof positive that Hollywood is so morally compromised it can no longer make a heartfelt Christmas movie,

Why is a movie featuring satan, titled Dear Santa? Well the plot goes like this, a dyslexic kid writes a letter to Santa , but places the letter “n” in the wrong place, resulting in the mail going to Satan.

Get it? Satan appears and ha-ha, hijinks ensue.

Oh, did I mention this is a holiday movie aimed at 10-13 year -olds? Does anyone find this disturbing, Hollywood mainstreaming the devil to pre-teens?

Anyway, the point of this post is not to give a review. It’s to ask why , during the season where we celebrate the birth of Jesus, is there a Christmas movie featuring the father of lies?

Oh c’mon Dex, it’s just a movie playing for laughs. Don’t you Christians have other things to worry about? After all, Santa isn’t even real.

That’s true, Santa Claus isn’t real, but satan is certainly no imaginary creation. Satan, is not some crazy-eyed short man with a grizzled voice espousing one liners for cheap laughs.

Jack Black as “Satan” in Dear Santa

The Bible writes of Satan as a thief who does not come except to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Satan is the author of sin, the personification of all that is evil in the world. You name it– murder, rape, incest, pornography, child and adult sex trafficking, war, genocide, violence, robbery, anarchy– the devil created it.

But in Hollywood’s eyes, Satan is comedy fodder. Irreverent, crude and powerful; he’s the ultimate bad-boy.

Unfortunately, nothing is good, funny or sympathetic about satan, and any attempt to humanize this malevolent being is pure foolishness . But that’s Hollywood, always trying to subvert what is good and dumping obscene amounts of money to humanize nefarious characters as “misunderstood.”

What do you expect? Lucifer is the god of Hollywood and while there are some strong Christian and conservative actors, they are few and far between and, mostly in the closet. Most everyone else bows the knee and gladly sells their soul for fame.

Dear Santa is currently streaming on Paramount + and the reviews are from mid to abysmal . So it looks like Hollywood’s latest effort to remove Christ from Christmas is like most of their content in last few years: a flop.

You think they’ll learn and make something more in tune with the holidays next year ? Nahh, probably not.

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