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seducers among our children

Boy Scouts’ Rulings Put Boys at Risk (and “Letter to the Molester” and “What Being Molested Cost Me”)

February 3, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

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…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: boy scouts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Girl Scouts, gregory reid, Homosexuality, laughter calls me, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, the color of pain, transgenderism

Remembering the Children: 46 Claims Filed in 2 months to Catholic Priest Abuse Victims Program

December 5, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: This news story is another reminder that untold numbers of children have been and continue to be sexually abused (and not just in the Catholic Church) around the world. It’s an epidemic that still remains hushed in many cases today. Let us not forget that the power of sexual abuse lies in its … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK! Tagged: catholic church, catholic priests, child sexual abuse, molestation, patrick crough, protecting children, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

Protecting Your Child From Sexual Predators – With Prayer & the Word

September 6, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails cares about children. From our earliest years, we have published material pertaining to child sex abuse. It’s an epidemic in our society and affects even the church. If you are a parent, grandparent, or guardian of young children, please bring yourself up to speed on this issue. By Patrick Crough Patrick … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse Tagged: abuse, Child Abuse, children, CHILDREN AT RISK!, patrick crough, protecting children, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

5 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Kids From Sexual Predators

August 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Investigative Sergeant Patrick Crough I. Communicate. Communicate. Communicate! We must make it a point to communicate with our children every day to learn what is going on in their lives and who they are having daily contact with. Our children are exposed to school staff, counselors, coaches, day care providers, summer camp staff, and/or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse Tagged: abuse, american children, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, parenting, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

From an Investigative Sergeant—Helping Sexually Abused Children: A Calling, A Ministry, and a Mission

March 26, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Patrick Crough (Investigative Police Sergeant of crimes against children and author of Seducers Among Our Children) Jesus wept. (John 11:35) I can’t help but think that Jesus weeps for those little ones who fall into the hands of child predators. I also believe Jesus weeps over the despair and hopelessness we experience as communities … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK! Tagged: Child Abuse, child molesters, CHILDREN AT RISK!, churches, pastors, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

Incest Next ‘Civil Right’? Judge Reprimanded for Suggesting Incest is Legal

July 14, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Garrett Haley Christian News Network SYDNEY, Australia – A judge in southeastern Australia has been partially suspended after he declared that the culture’s acceptance of homosexuality will lead to a normalization of incest. According to a report last week from The Sydney Morning Herald, Garry Neilson is a district court judge in Sydney, Australia. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Homosexuality, Signs of the Times Tagged: australia, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Homosexuality, incest, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

Bill Gothard Responds to Allegations

May 13, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: This is a follow up to our earlier posting, “Bill Gothard Resigns from Institute in Basic Life Principles Under Allegations of Sexual Abuse (And How to Spot the Signs of a Sexual Predator) .” By Warren Cole Smith World Magazine (not to be confused with Lighthouse Trails author Warren B. Smith) More than … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Homeschooling at Risk Tagged: bill gothard, child sexual abuse, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, sexual predators

Bill Gothard Resigns from Institute in Basic Life Principles Under Allegations of Sexual Abuse (And How to Spot the Signs of a Sexual Predator)

March 8, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: On March 7th, Bill Gothard, the founder and president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles resigned from his position in the organization after allegations from over thirty women were made public that Gothard sexually harassed, and in one case out right sexually abused, these women while they were teens or young women. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Homeschooling at Risk, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, Signs of the Times Tagged: bill gothard, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, freedom, greig reid, institute in basic life principles, patrick crough, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, the color of pain

Powerful Radio Interview: Jan Markell Interviews Patrick Crough – Children Who Fall Victim to Sexual Predators & the Story of One Boy

February 17, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

Below are several short audio clips from the recent interview Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries did with Lighthouse Trails author and investigative sergeant Patrick Crough. Patrick is the author of Seducers Among Our Children. We have posted some excerpts from that book below the audio clips. Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the issue … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Homosexuality, Signs of the Times, World in Crisis Tagged: catherine brown, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Homosexuality, Jan Markell, laughter calls me, olive tree ministries, patrick crough, predators, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, Signs of the Times

NEW BOOKLET: 5 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Kids From Sexual Predators

April 8, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

5 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Kids From Sexual Predators written by Investigative Sergeant Patrick Crough is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet  is 14 pages long and sells for $1.50 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, RESOURCES Tagged: abuse, booklet tract, booklet tracts, child sexual abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, patrick crough, predators, print booklet tracts, seducers among our children, tracts

How to Protect Your Child From Sexual Predators – Part 2 – With Prayer & the Word

January 24, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Patrick Crough (author of Seducers Among Our Children, Lighthouse Trails, 2012) Click here to read Part I: The Internet Raising a child has never been more treacherous than it is right now, and it is only getting worse. I grew up during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, when the youth turned the social system … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Defending the Faith, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, The Word of God Tagged: child sexual abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, patrick crough, prayer, predators, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, the bible, the gospel, the word

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW – Part 5 – “TOP STORIES COVERAGE ON “CHILDREN AT RISK”

December 29, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Note: Some have asked why Lighthouse Trails has always included a category “Children at Risk” when our ministry focus is exposing the truth about the New Spirituality. We have determined, over the course of several years of researching, that certain elements fit within the scope of the “New Age/New Spirituality.” Each of these elements has two … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Transgenderism, Transgenderism, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: abortion, Child Abuse, evolution, gay marriage, Homosexuality, mysticism, occultism, patrick crough, pedophilia, sandusky, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, summer camp, tom white, toys, violence, Voice of the Martyrs, VOM, Yoga, young life, youth groups

“Body found in Colorado is that of missing girl Jessica Ridgeway, authorities confirm”

October 13, 2012 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: It is a heartbreaking co-incidence that the very day Lighthouse Trails released Ret. Police Investigator Patrick Crough’s book Seducers Among Our Children, the 10-year-old girl from Colorado who went missing on October 5th, was found murdered. Perhaps more than any other time in history, children in our world are in grave danger. The continuing rise of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, Signs of the Times Tagged: Child Abuse, colorado, crime, jessica ridgeway, murder, patrick crough, pornography, seducers among our children, sexual abuse

Sandusky Convicted of Child Sex Abuse – Lighthouse Trails To Address Issue of Child Abuse in New Book

June 24, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On June 22nd, former Penn State University assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse, from abuse that took place over a 15 year period (as the video news clip below describes). Lighthouse Trails has been an advocate for children since our inception, when we released Laughter Calls Me in 2003. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Pornography/Sexual Abuse, The Lisa/Isabella Miller Case Tagged: american pyschological association, Child Abuse, gregory reid, jerry sandusky, laughter calls me, patrick crough, pedophilia, seducers among our children, sexual abuse, the color of pain

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  • “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” March 26, 2023
  • Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer March 24, 2023
  • Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” March 24, 2023
  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism March 16, 2023
  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children March 15, 2023

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  • “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 26, 2023 at 1:11 pm

    “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” By Harry Ironside That in me ye might have peace. (John 16:33) How long it takes many of us to learn that peace is found in Christ alone. We seek for it everywhere else, but seek in vain, until at last, disappointed, disheartened, and distressed in soul, we come to the Lord Jesus, and lo, at ... [Read more...] The post “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer We want to bring our readers’ attention to numerous reports presented by John Lanagan, the director of The Word Like Fire blog. The reports are documented exposés on the co-founder of the highly popular Bible Project, Tim Mackie. The Bible Project began in 2014 and was created by Tim Mackie and his friend Jonathan Collins. ... [Read more...] The post Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” LTRJ Note: The following news release from 4 Winds USA is posted for informational and research purposes. Press Release by 4 Winds USA World Athletics (Track and Field) [track and field’s governing body] has banned transgender athletes. Additionally, they decided that intersex athletes will have to keep their testosterone levels under 2.5 nanomoles for at ... [Read more...] The post Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 16, 2023 at 2:25 am

    “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism LTRP Note: The following is a response to our recent post, “Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory.” By L.B.S. (Canada) To me, as a former Catholic, Calvinism is just a “protestant” form of Catholicism.  Catholicism has the pope as the final authority—Calvinism has John Calvin to define and direct the supposed ... [Read more...] The post “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 15, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father Rob Hoogland since first learning about it in 2020 (see links below). Below is a recent interview coming out of Canada. Because of Canadian laws and a gag order against Mr. Hoogland publicly speaking up, you will not hear his name mentioned or his face ... [Read more...] The post Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 13th Update: Thank you to all the people who responded to this special request for Kevin Reeves through donations and also through those saying they were praying for him. Today, Kevin wrote a beautiful letter to all of us and brought us into his heart and life during this time. If you would like ... [Read more...] The post Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 11, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory In 2018, Lighthouse Trails published Bob Kirkland’s book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Over the last number of years, the editors at Lighthouse Trails have grown increasingly troubled and dismayed to see how Calvinism has and continues to infiltrate today’s Christian churches, ministries, and colleges. If you do not understand what Calvinism really teaches, it ... [Read more...] The post Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 10, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry and does at times post articles by secular news sources to bring to light to events happening in our world. Regardless of whether the source of our material is secular, Christian, or religious, we encourage our readers to ... [Read more...] The post “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s ... [Read more...] The post Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 3, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day By Maria Kneas And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem with fear all of my life. My dad was sent home ... [Read more...] The post Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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