"...somewhere, Herod was killing babies." The Beast, by Walter Dean Myers
I firmly believe that there is a merciless, sinister barrage waged against children in America, and one that shames the infamous onslaught of the Nazi Blitzkrieg against England during World War II. The shelling with invisible artillery has all too visible destructive effects, for on the landscape of ideas and spirit lay strewn about the dim glowing-like-cooling-embers souls of our youth. The mowing down of America's young people is taking place irregardless of social station, of ethnic affiliation, or of address; yet I must stipulate that the attacks are, in some places, more accelerated, more exact, more vicious. (We call those places Englewood in Chicago; Compton in Los Angeles; the Bronx, in New York City, and there are countless others.) One can look at the news, especially in Chicago and daily- literally daily- watch and listen to ghastly reports of cold, calculated acts of violence, of depraved, dark deeds of perversion against children. Gang violence, like a determined legion of cancerous tumors within a healthy body marches through our nation's neighborhoods devouring the young in scores in the flower of youth. The most frightening thing is that the multiple waves of vehemence are all intentional, all carefully planned.
The very first, and most important institution under attack by dark cabals is the family. In America, the family has been assaulted as never before. Some of the weaponry used to destroy the family have been innocuous, like healthy ambition, comfort and prosperity. Yet the "big guns" used against the traditional nuclear family have been selfish motives and irresponsible sexual activity by parents, increasingly common drug use and abuse, but in particular, the one that will be the focus in this writing from the life of an actual young man (that I will call "Malcolm") having been a victim of sexual abuse by his very own family member.
When I started my teaching career close to fifteen years ago, I fit the stereotypical profile of the "change the world" teacher, who, in his very first year sought to rid the world of all its ills through miraculous, enthusiastic, competent education. Little did I know how my (outstanding) university had under-prepared me for the tremendously huge challenges reigning in the community that surrounded my school. I quickly learned to adjust; my father had instilled in me a strong work ethic and to be mentally tougher than the toughness of my situation.
"Malcolm" I immediately liked. He had considerable deficits in the areas of Reading and Mathematics and typically used negative behavior and attention as a shield. It was difficult to earn his trust but when I did, he was a pleasure to have in class, all things considered. Over time, even amid an entire group of hard neighborhood roughening, he opened up considerably and allowed me (and a select few of his peers) into what he explained had been a regularity in his early adolescent years. Beneath the veneer of professionalism and calm I was appalled as he shared that he had been molested over a period of six years by an older male sibling. He said that he learned to cope, learned what and what not to expect. He learned to just endure and just try to survive. For him, getting through some days were monumental struggles and inevitably, the deeply-seated pain erupted in sometimes violent fashion.
I did my duty and reported what I knew about "Malcolm's" situation, even though he said that it had not been then-presently occurring. "Malcolm" graduated on time having made great strides, yet intrapersonally, still far behind. Of course, multiple pages more could be written, but the point here is to focus on American children in the cross-hairs of dastardly foes. How could anyone forcibly and repeatedly take the innocence of a child? All over the world- generally speaking- young children are symbols of purity and innocence. It takes a truly blackhearted individual to target a child and hunt them like they are only meat.
In this nation, as the family continues to suffer relentless attack, the children are heavy casualties. The attacks are deliberate and carefully engineered as it is quite apparent that one cannot accidentally molest a child.
"Malcolm" didn't know that he was in the middle of a war- nor did I. Now I know from the pages of the Holy Bible that all of us, especially young people, are under surveillance and assault by unseen forces bent on the absolute corruption and ultimate destruction of mankind. These forces are under the command of none other than Satan, who the Bible says, is "the god of this world" and that
"the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one" (I John 5:19). It must be noted however, that while Satan is powerfully active man, by himself will carry out every single wicked urge he conceives if given enough time and opportunity. As mentioned earlier, one need only turn on the evening news to have bona fide evidence that man, at his core, is basically evil. Not only that, but he's getting worse...
Man, always being spurred on by Satanic influences in the media, music, doctrine, and philosophy is a chief tool in advancing a brutal pogrom against children. And there's something terribly broken, deep within the spirit of man that drives him to crush that which is pure, to find pleasure in tearing down rather than building, losing himself in hedonism rather than possessing peace with godly restraint. Over the years, I have seen so many children wounded and battered in the midst of this bitter conflict and have heard stories and first-hand accounts fueled by copious amounts of drugs and seething eruptions of lasciviousness.
The family must once again become the strong, walled city it needs to be for the protection of children, for within the family children are nurtured, taught, and protected but this can only be done through supernatural means as supernatural devices are used against it. The saving, regenerating power of Jesus Christ is more than sufficient to subdue the filth pulsating in the heart of man for this is what He came to do- He came to transform man from the inside out by giving him a new heart and a new mind through saving faith in His sacrificial, atoning work on the cross for sin. That's the only hope. I have not seen "Malcolm" in many years, but for the hundreds of children I have taught over the years, I continue to pray for them all.
Next in The War on Children will be Part Two: The Scourge
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