Cultural Influences
Negative Cultural Influences on Youth
- Secular Education System: Schools and universities promote a worldview that removes God from the equation, leading young people to embrace moral relativism (no truth) and nihilism (no meaning in life).
- Social Media and Technology: Platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube shape young minds with distorted views of success, identity, and self-worth, often increasing anxiety and depression.
- Entertainment Industry: Movies, music, and TV shows often glorify immorality, violence, and rebellion, influencing youth to adopt ungodly behaviors.
- Political Indoctrination: Many young people are taught socialist and progressive ideologies that undermine biblical values, replacing faith in God with faith in big government systems.
- Peer Pressure and Cancel Culture: Fear of social rejection causes youth to conform to the latest cultural trends rather than stand firm in their faith.
- Weak Church Engagement: Many churches fail to provide a strong countercultural message, leaving youth without spiritual guidance to navigate these influences.
Recent Blog Posts
Exploring the Crisis, Solutions, and the Path to Revival
WHAT IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY? [CRT]
By: Larry De Young
Critical Race Theory is being taught in American universities and is causing the white race to get terribly upset. Every problem is now blamed on the white MALES
PASTORS AND POLITICS
By: Larry De Young
Is it true that a pastor should not talk about politics? The Marxist meme – separation of church and state – has given the pastors an EXCUSE to NOT talk about politics, thereby allowing the Marxists to TAKE OVER. They have taken over politics, education, university, media, publishing, etc. because our Evangelical pastors say NOTHING. Ben Dunson clarifies why it is important for a pastor to preach on important moral and political issues.
JUNE 14 CHAOS
By: Larry De Young
It appears that downtown Los Angeles is burning. The anarchists are trying to stir up as much chaos as possible and trigger the emotions of people who are angry at the police and Trump’s removal of dangerous illegal aliens.
Father's Day
By: Larry De Young
Today is June 15, Father’s Day. In the past Father’s Day was a very important day as we honored our fathers and all they do for us, in providing leadership for their families.
CAN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEARN ITS 2024 LESSONS?
By: Larry De Young
Right now, the Democratic Party is trying to figure out why it lost. Why did they lose so many men to Donald Trump. Younger Gen Z men went to Trump is a large move.
THE DISTURBING FACTS ABOUT GLYPHOSATE AND AUTISM
By: Larry De Young
While researching for my two books on depression I am writing I ran across this information about the health crisis among our children and the role of glyphosate. It has been discovered that Parkinson’s, learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and many other diseases are linked to glyphosate.
DOES RELIGIOUS PRACTICE LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF DEPRESSION?
By: Larry De Young
Psychiatrists like Sigmond Freud and Albert Ellis argued that religious practices made mental health problems worse. However, this argument was NOT based on rigorous large-scale studies as have been done since the 1980s.
3 Yale Professors Flee to Canada
By: Larry De Young
Three YALE professors, Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder, and Jason Stanley, have fled to Canada because they are protesting the policies of Donald Trump. They are upset that Trump is investigating Yale University. He is cutting off funds to universities that allow antisemite violence. Trump is using the federal government to cut off funds, just like Biden used the FBI to attack patriots.
ARE TRUMP FOLLOWERS PROPAGANDIZED?
By: Larry De Young
Over the last 8 years the radical Democrats have been calling Donald Trump a liar, a narcissist, a propagandizer, and a dozen other epithets. They are claiming that Donald Trump is an expert at converting his followers into a cult, by propagandizing them.
General Sun-Tzu and his war against the church.
By: Larry De Young
We can apply the ideas of Chinese General Sun-Tzu and his book, “The Art of War,” to the failures of our Evangelical leadership. You can find these at: . www.brainyquote.com/authors/sun-tzu-quotes
Our pastors must address the meaning of life with our youth.
By: Larry De Young
David Shapiro discusses many alternatives including returning with a new Christian narrative about the meaning of life. He argues “that a Christian narrative of meaning must be easy to understand, clear in explanation, and widely spread via communication networks.”
Aristotle describes the failing leadership of our pastors.
By: Larry De Young
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
Our pastors have lost their mantle to preach the gospel.
By: Larry De Young
Seth Gruber [pro-lifer] mentioned a statement made by Pastor Jack Hibbs in a speech at the TPFAITH convention, where he said...
Evangelical Crisis
By: Larry De Young
Since the late 1990s, church attendance in America has been decreasing. At the same time, the gospel has been watered down to an easy-believe gospel of “accept Jesus who loves you.
Finding Meaning in Our Lives
By: Larry De Young
People find meaning in life in different ways, depending on their experiences, values, beliefs, and what they care about most. Here are some of the most common sources of meaning:
HISTORY IS ABOUT TO REPEAT ITSELF
By: Larry De Young
America will celebrate our 250th Anniversary in 2026. However, our nation is in great danger of not going beyond 2032. While I am a great supporter of Donald Trump, and his “Golden Age,” we must not forget to review our history.
Most Common Mental Illnesses In Youth?
By: Larry De Young
Anxiety Disorders – This includes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias. Anxiety is the most prevalent mental health issue among young people, often leading to excessive worry, fear, and avoidance behaviors.
When should you walk away from an adult child with mental illness?
By: Larry De Young
Walking away from an adult child with mental health issues is an incredibly difficult and personal decision. It’s not about abandoning them but recognizing when continued involvement is damaging to your own well-being. Here are some signs that it may be time to create distance or establish boundaries:
The Five Cs of Mental Health: Building a Stronger Mind and Soul
By: Larry De Young
Understanding mental well-being is essential for a fulfilling life. The Five Cs of Mental Health—Connection, Coping, Control, Competence, and Compassion—are key principles that foster emotional resilience and psychological strength.
Fatherless Children Are Being Destroyed
By: Larry De Young
One-third of the children of America do not live in a home with their fathers. Fatherless children have resulted in a total failure of our society. Throughout this book we will see how the father in the family has been under attack.
A message to our pastors
By: Larry De Young
In my book, I am addressing the issue of WHY our pastors and top leaders got deceived by the Left, and why they have lost their courage to stand up for truth. There are long-term historical, church history
Should pastors speak about politics?
By: Larry De Young
The separation of church and state has become an excuse for pastors to avoid discussing politics, allowing certain ideologies to take control in various areas of society.
The issue of tolerance
By: Larry De Young
Our pastors have allowed the idea of "tolerance"—accepting all false ideas as virtues—to persist in the minds of our church youth, without pushing back from the pulpit.
Reasons for the collapse
By: Larry De Young
Our American culture and society are in total chaos and division because the Marxists are trying to overthrow our country.
Church preachers so afraid.
By: Larry De Young
This first book is for the Evangelical church in America. It is a call for Evangelical pastors, elders, and men to stand up for biblical truth.
Our youth Crisis.
By: Larry De Young
It is important to realize that the pastor cannot do everything. October is Pastor Appreciation Month.
How to restore our courage
By: Larry De Young
The main purpose for this book is to expose the root causes of the failure of COURAGE in American Evangelical men and their PASTORS.
Why there is a division in the evangelical church
By: Larry De Young
In this book I am attempting to explain WHY this conflict over cultural issues is occurring and to bring about UNITY within the church, once we understand what is happening.