Is There a Worldview “Agenda?”

ctf • December 6, 2004

Does this headline sound like a “conspiracy theory” lead in? Well, frankly, it is. The Wise Man wrote in Proverbs

1:10-11a; 13-16:

“My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, … ‘We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, we shall fill our houses with spoil; Cast your lot among us, let us all have one purse,’ My son, do not walk in the way with them, keep your foot from their path; for their feet run to evil…”

It is obvious from the tenor of this passage that Solomon knew there would be those who would seduce his son to an evil way of life. It is interesting how much time they (the enticers) spend on “selling” their product. They sure make it sound as if there are no ill consequences. But Solomon knows different, for later on he says, “But they lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk secretly for their own lives.” (1:18) Keeping this in mind, observe these two accounts of study findings and then ask the above question for yourself: What is the Worldview “agenda?”

First, an article appeared in the September 2004 Pediatrics journal located on the website Pedia Link.org., entitled “Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior.” Without going into all the details, let me sum this study up by saying that they found that those adolescents, ages 12-17, who fell in the 90th percentile of TV sex viewing had a predicted probability of intercourse initiation that was approximately double that of youths in the 10th percentile. Exposure to TV that included only talk about sex was associated with the same risks as exposure to TV that depicted sexual behavior. Wow! This study appears to indicate that adolescents tend to behave according to modeled behavior. How many of you saw this very important finding on the evening news? Or did you see it headlined across the cover of any major news periodical? How many of you have actually heard of Pedia Link.com or knew of the Pediatrics journal before reading this newsletter? Probably not very many.

Two months later, this article appeared in the headlines section of the November 15, 2004 Fox News Channel: Teenage Kids of Same-Sex Parents Fare Well. It seems, according to the article reporting on a study by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health , that children of same-sex couples (at least they didn’t say families) were found to be no different than those of opposite-sex couples. “Regardless of whether they lived with same-sex or opposite-sex couples, adolescents whose parents reported having close and satisfying relationships with them were more likely to have made positive adjustments at school as well as at home.” Furthermore, the study showed that the adolescents, ages 12-18, whose mothers had same-sex partners were neither more or less likely than those whose mothers had opposite-sex partners to report that they were involved in a romantic relationship during the past year or that they had ever engaged in sexual intercourse.

Making every effort to put aside my emotional outrage at what I read, I will propose for you a couple of the issues I logically take with this study, at least as it is presented. To begin with, the study compared the incidence of sexual activity only between those in the study (naturally). However, the parameters of the study group are not defined. In other words, if they were to take the members of their study group from the 90th percentile of the study mentioned above (those who had double the incidence of sexual activity compared to those in the 10th percentile), then the findings will only reinforce a standard of promiscuity as being “normal.” If, on the other hand, those taken from the heterosexual households came from conservative, evangelical, and or homeschooled families – and they then produced the same conclusions, then we have a REAL study of import.

Secondly, the study was to have looked at three areas: romantic relationships, school adjustment, and psychological wellbeing of the adolescents. From a strictly Biblical worldview perspective, we would question any romantic relationship at this age. The current practice of dating and steady relationship has no foundation in the Bible and only prepares adolescents for shallow, non-committed relationships as they enter into marital relationships. So, studying this aspect begins with a benchmark that falls outside of a Biblical worldview. But, I editorialize. In order to establish a base line, necessary for determining deviation from that base line, one must know what is considered normal romantic behavior for an adolescent; if the current culture is used, then that base line could easily fall outside of the lines you and I would consider normal or acceptable. School adjustment I have already dealt with. But the last category, psychological well-being, is the one that makes me laugh. The study was being conducted by individuals who believe that same-sex relationships are psychologically normal! How would we know if these subjects were, indeed, psychologically imbalanced?

My last point in this article is to point to the source of this report: Fox News Channel. Not exactly Pedia Link.org. By placing this report in a media resource with the influence and prestige of the Fox News Channel, it takes on a much more legitimate ring, to say nothing of the exposure it will receive compared to that of Pedia Link. So, I ask you again: Is There a Worldview “Agenda?” I believe there is. “That which has been is what will be, that which is done will be done, and there is nothing new under sun.” Ecc. 1:9

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Flooded Marine Reptile

By Matt Miles • October 2, 2025

The Flood during Noah’s day was a devastating judgement against the sin and wickedness of the time. Most people focus on what the Lord did as He saved the eight people and animals on the Ark. Yet while they were being saved, the Flood destroyed the earth and left behind some remarkable things. Geology around the globe shows water burial of plants and animals. Many of the animal remains show signs of drowning and then burial. One particular reptile that shows this is the Ichthyosaurus. From what we can understand, water was her home for everything in life, even giving birth to live young. This well designed creature may even help us trust the Word of God when it comes to the history of the Flood. In our Mobile Museum of Earth History we exhibit a research replica of an ichthyosaur called Stenopterygius quadriscissus . She is from Holzmaden, Germany and is one example of hundreds that have been found in the area. The reason we can so confidently state this fossil is a “her,” when we rarely know for sure about fossil animals, is because she is pregnant. She has three babies present with her remains: one under her tail, one in or near the birth canal, and one still inside. Our fossil is in situ, which means the fossil remains in the rock matrix it was buried in. So, the presence of momma and babies are how they were buried and not articulated in some manner after excavation. This is important to show the rapid, watery burial that must have taken place to lock this scene in the fossil record. The Flood trapped organisms all over the world in different life positions. Sometimes the fossils left behind have shown eating, hunting, sleeping, swimming, nesting, or drowning. When it comes to ichthyosaurs around the planet, there is a significant number of females that seem to be pregnant. They have been found in the fossil record on at least four continents. A fair assumption would be that Ichthyosaurs had a certain time of year they mated and gave birth to young, much like sea turtles today that nest from late spring to late fall depending on the region around the world. So it should come as no surprise that we find pregnant ichthyosaurs all around the world as the Flood lasted an entire year. It would have buried the females that were pregnant near their location of habitat. Evolutionists maintain that ichthyosaurs lived tens to hundreds of million years ago and each of the mothers found in the fossil record just died while giving birth. This is difficult to support in a millions magnitude time scale. That would mean every time a disaster happened, millions of years apart, the right conditions existed to quickly bury ichthyosaurs that just so happened to be pregnant. It just might take some “faith” to trust that “miracle” would happen over and over again through eons of time. Or you can have faith that the Word of God’s history is correct with a judgement of man’s sin bringing global devastation through the Flood during Noah’s 600th year of life. The Word of God is trustworthy, with even the fossil record showing us glimpses of historical evidence in support of our faith. I’m so thankful we don’t need blind faith to trust our salvation! Blessings.

Our God Whom We Serve Is Able

By Ryan Cox • October 2, 2025

14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15 …if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” Daniel 3:14-18 In the 6th century BC, three young men stood up for their faith in the one true God, for which someone attempted to kill them. Today, in the 21st century AD, one young man was gunned down for his faith in the one true God. And sadly, Charlie Kirk is not the only one. According to The Esther Project, martyrdom for the cause of Christ is commonplace around the world ( theestherproject.com/statistics ). On average: 322 Christians are killed monthly. 214 churches or Christian properties are destroyed monthly. 772 forms of violence (beatings, kidnappings, etc.) against Christians are committed monthly. 100,000 to 160,000 Christians are killed annually in the 21st century. 1.093 million Christians were martyred between 2000 and 2010. And more than 70 million Christians are believed to have been martyred since the 1st century, with more than half killed in the 20th century alone under communist and fascist governments. And how should Christians respond? Peter wrote, “ if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name ” (I Peter 4:16). Jesus took this a step further; He told us, “ …love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you ” (Matthew 5:44). Now, as Shawn Grant, minister at Kissimmee Christian Church, FL, preached on the Sunday following the assassination, th at may not be what you want to hear right now, but that is what Jesus has told us we must do. Why? So the world will see the difference Jesus makes! The night of and the days after the assassination, businesses did not have to board up their stores. Police and soldiers did not have to be deployed. There were no riots, no property damages, no police spat upon – only tears, prayers, and a witness to the world that Jesus is the answer. So noticeable is this to the world, there were more international press requests for the Charlie Kirk memorial service than are requested for Super Bowls. Within seven days of his death, Kirk’s ministry Turning Point USA had received over 54,000 campus chapter requests. And most importantly, scores of videos of young people considering or even deciding to give their lives to Jesus have been posted to social media platforms.