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Ian Jenkins and his partners, Alan and Jeremy, were recently named the legal parents of two

children.

The babies were conceived through an egg donor and two surrogate mothers.

The CNN article that tells their story calls them one extraordinary household and could not be more upbeat and

affirming. It clearly advocates for a culture in which polyamory is normal, and any kind of family

should create and raise children in any way they wish. If someone claims in response that God made us male and female,

and that a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, that person would

face charges of being hateful, bigoted, and dangerous to society. Even if that person is Jesus or someone who follows him as Lord.

Yesterday we discussed censorship in the context of Dr. Seuss's books

and focused on one book being criticized for advocating equality

without acknowledging structural power imbalances,

or encouraging young readers to recognize and take action against injustice. I then stated my plan to discuss the worldview behind this movement

in today's podcast. We'll do so as succinctly as possible, then offer biblical and practical responses.

Postmodernism has taught our secular society that truth claims are personal and subjective.

Since, in this view, no one can claim objective or absolute authority for their beliefs,

tolerance is now our highest cultural value. To suggest that

lost people need Jesus, or that the Bible is God's authoritative word, is seen as intolerant and

oppressive. In this context, a worldview called critical race theory has gained enormous ascendancy in our culture.

CRT is influenced by a Marxist ideology that views the world in terms of power dynamics.

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