See also Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the 10 top stories for 2018 written by the editors at Lighthouse Trails. Listed in order of date posted. 1. Moody Bible Institute—Trying to Hold on to a Biblical Heritage While Riding the Wave of … [Read more…]
See also Part 1, and Part 2 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the Top 10 stories written in 2018 by like-minded ministries (most of whom are also authors Lighthouse Trails represents). In order of date posted (oldest to newest): 1. Biometrics and Big Brother by Roger Oakland – A trend is … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Arial Jao NBC News A central Indiana teacher says his former school district forced him to resign following a disagreement over a policy that calls for teachers to address transgender students by their preferred name rather than their birth name. . … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and not an endorsement of the content or the source. By Camila Domonoske NPR The Boy Scouts program is becoming Scouts BSA in February 2019 to reflect the decision to include young women, the Boy Scouts of America announced on Wednesday. The … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Freedom of religion is being seriously challenged in Canada. Freedom of speech will be next! Christian organizations (perhaps including the Salvation Army, because who knows whether they will sign) which offer charitable programs (after school activity etc.) funded by the government are now required to sign that they will tolerate sins acceptable … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I read your article this morning; the possible block for mailing out this booklet to Canada should not be a surprise, but if anyone here in Canada who has a printer and would like to share this article with others would take the time to highlight the booklet as you have posted … [Read more…]
On January 29th 2018, Lighthouse Trails released a new booklet titled Transgenderism and Our Children, written by LT authors Maria Kneas and Lois Putnam. The booklet describes the transgender issue and how it is affecting children. While the booklet does say that transgenderism is not God’s will for any human being, there is no language … [Read more…]
SPECIAL NOTE: We have been informed by the Canadian government that this booklet will not be allowed into Canada. For our Canadian friends, you can print this or any booklet we have. Scroll to the bottom of this post and use the Green Print button. NEW BOOKLET: TRANSGENDERISM and Our Children by Maria Kneas and … [Read more…]
Looking Back at 2017 At the end of each year, we reflect on the things that have taken place at Lighthouse Trails throughout that year, remembering the accomplishments and blessings as well as the challenges and heartaches. In May of 2017, Lighthouse Trails author Warren Smith suffered a heart attack after a tumultuous 2016 where … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 and Part 2 of our 2017 Year in Review. The following are the top ten out-of-house news articles. These were posted throughout the year for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the content or the source, but we believe the information is important to be aware of. … [Read more…]
By Lois Putnam For whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depths of the sea. (Matthew 10:6) Perhaps, you’ve heard of the Sacramento, California charter school Rocklin Academy where a kindergarten teacher … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network The popular children’s television show “Sesame Street” recently expressed its support for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered persons on its official Twitter page, generating a variety of public response. “Sesame Street is proud to support families of all shapes, sizes, and colors,” it wrote on June 23, posting a … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. By Chris Enloe The Blaze Nearly one year ago, Americans across the country initiated a boycott over Target’s transgender bathroom policy. Now, the company reveals the boycott really hurt the company’s bottom line. On April 19 of 2016, Target publicized their bathroom policy in a blog post. … [Read more…]
By Jardine Malado The Christian Times The Canadian province of Ontario has passed a legislation that has been described by critics as “totalitarian” as it allows the government to seize children from families who do not accept gender ideology. Bill 89, or the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017, was passed by a vote of … [Read more…]
By Garrett Haley Christian News Network MIDDLETON, Wisc. – Hoping to offer a doll that will appeal to both girls and boys, American Girl has unveiled their first ever full-size male doll, which has lead to criticism from a North Carolina pastor who believes the move will blur gender lines and confuse young children about … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: For 15 years, Lighthouse Trails has had the motto “Bringing light to areas of darkness.” One of those areas (which we call our Sensitive Issues) is bringing to light the reality of child sexual abuse. We believe that the sexual molestation of children is part of what we call “the Death Religion,” which … [Read more…]
LTRP NOTE: Posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the source. By Niraj Chokshi New York Times Reversing its stance of more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America said on Monday that the group would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application, paving the … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 Year in Review Editor’s Note: (Listed in order of date posted from January 2016 – December 2016) 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 2 – TOP 10 OUT-OF-HOUSE NEWS STORIES 1/Stunning Statistics: “From Antichrist to Brother in Christ: How Protestant Pastors View the Pope” Christianity Today: More than half of evangelical … [Read more…]
Michael F. Haverluck OneNewsNow.com A Texas judge is expected to decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s new rule that would take effect on New Year’s Day and force doctors to provide transgender medical treatment for children who desire it. The ruling will determine whether the Obama administration will be able to give the LGBT … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON — Nearly 9,000 people added their names to a legal brief this past week in support of a Virginia school board’s appeal of a ruling requiring that it allow a female student who identifies as male to use the boys’ restroom. 8,914 students, parents and other residents from … [Read more…]
By Bob Kellogg OneNewsNow Parents in Minnesota have joined others around the country to fight the U.S. Department of Education and its edict that opens public school restrooms to the opposite sex. Renee Carlson, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, says parents in the Virginia School District formed the group Privacy Matters to fight the … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes and is not an endorsement of the news source writing this. By Erik Eckholm and Alan Blinder New York Times A federal judge has blocked the Obama administration from enforcing new guidelines that were intended to expand restroom access for transgender students across the … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network The American College of Pediatricians (ACP) has released a report stating that it is wrong to encourage children to believe that they were born in the wrong body as there is no scientific basis for such an assertion. The report, “Gender Dysphoria in Children,” was written by Dr. Michelle … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network Ten more states have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its requirement that school districts allow male students who identify as female and vice versa to use the restroom that correlates with their “gender identity.” Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota … [Read more…]
By Washington Post On campuses across America, the Thought Police have a new tool: Bias Response Teams, administrators who crack down on classroom insensitivity. More than 100 US colleges have set up BRTs. The newshounds at Heat Street last week dug up a taste of how it works. A professor at the University of Northern … [Read more…]
By Garrett Haley Christian News Network NASHVILLE – A private university in Tennessee that was founded by the Methodist Church will soon begin covering transgender-related surgeries under its student insurance plans, drawing sharp criticism from a local congresswoman. Vanderbilt University is a private school in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first 40 years of its existence, … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network ATLANTA — The head of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has resigned from her position over her disagreement on transgender restroom use following an experience where her own young daughters became frightened in encountering three large men in the women’s restroom. Maya Dillard Smith … [Read more…]
By Reuters Officials from 11 states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday, seeking to overturn a directive from the federal government that public schools should allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity. Ramping up the simmering battles over contentious cultural issues in America, the states, led by Texas, accused the federal … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network OTTAWA — A bill has been introduced in the Canadian Parliament that would extend the country’s ban on “hate propaganda” to pertain to “gender identity.” Bill C-16 was introduced on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould. “This enactment amends the Canadian Human … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON — On the same day that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education threatened to revoke funding for public schools that do not allow students to use the restroom and locker room that correlates with their “gender identity,” the Department of Health and Human … [Read more…]
