Several Christians have been in the news lately for taking bold, principled stands. Of course, their courage has consequences, but I hope that it also serves to convict and inspire others to boldly step out and stand up for our values.
The first is the Christian family of Laken Riley, who was murdered because of this administration's failed and immoral open borders policies. Her family could have grieved in private. But after Laken's death, they wanted people to know how strong her faith was and how much she loved America.
When Biden ignored Laken's death, her parents boldly stepped out and called out the failure of this administration to keep us safe.
The second person is Riley Gaines, a young Christian lady who is taking on radical transgender ideology. She gets death threats. She has been assaulted. But she is standing firm. Why does she speak out and take this abuse?
In an interview, Gaines said she had been planning to go to dental school to become an endodontist. But she added, "I quickly learned that the fastest way to make God laugh was to make plans for myself."
Gaines knew that she had to drop everything and follow the calling God laid on her heart to be a voice for female athletes against men pretending to be women. She said:
"I'm done competing, this is not about me. . . This is bigger than just sports -- the changing of the language, words that apply to women, the silencing of women's voices. . .
"When you see the bigger picture -- looking at how universities, corporations, even political officials, are denying objective truth -- we're living in a George Orwell dystopian novel where they're telling us to say that 2+2=5 and we all know it's not 5."
The third individual is Steve Nikoui. He's the Gold Star father who stood up during the State of the Union address and yelled, "Remember Abbey Gate!" That's where his son, Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, and 12 other soldiers were killed during Biden's disastrous, ill-conceived retreat from Afghanistan.
He was arrested and faces 90 days in jail. Why did he do it? He didn't plan it. He said, "It was like the Lord convicted me. The Holy Spirit got in me," and he knew he had to defend his son.
These Americans love Jesus and love America. Each one, in their own way, is fighting to save our country and defend our liberty.
I don't know where they attend church. It would be interesting to find out if their pastors are clearly explaining to their congregations what their responsibilities are as Christians in a nation built on the revolutionary idea that our rights do not come from any man or government, but from God.
More pastors should be taking similarly bold stands the way Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. did during the Civil Rights movement.
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