Pride Month: How to survive
This article was originally published on CViE’s website and has been reproduced here with kind permission. You can find the original version here
In recent years, the rising tide of Pride month has been a growing issue and concern to Christians who seek to live according to the authority of Scripture. The promotion of all that is contrary to the Bible and how we are commanded to live has proved to be one of the most contentious and difficult issues to stand against. It seems that each year, educational institutions and employers fall over each other to promote the ideology surrounding the gender issues which prevail in our society.
This is an attempt to arm all who fear the Lord with guidance and principles to follow. Articles have been grouped according to need and we trust will provide a useful, factual range of information and opinions. It has been our experience in recent years to encounter those who have asked for advice on how to deal with specific situations.
Situations have been varied. One family faced a difficulty when their child was asked to design a poster promoting Pride in their secondary school. Another parent faced a dilemma when their child was asked to dress in rainbow colours to mark a ‘diversity celebration’ week in June. We have heard of others, too. Facing up to these challenges are heart-wrenching for those of us who wish to live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. We mourn the day in which we are found where things are celebrated and honoured by governments around the world, the promotion of which is an abomination to our Creator and our Lord.
The atmosphere for pupils, parents and employees can be oppressive in these dark times. We are commanded to show kindness and respect to all, yet also to let love be without dissimulation (hiding your thoughts or feelings). Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. (Romans 12:9) We can readily empathise with all of you who have children in schools and who have to make a stand against these things. It is especially difficult to find the right words in explaining to our children about these things which dishonour the Lord and go against all we believe in. Also included are some articles for those in employment who find it increasingly difficult to comply with the demands made to recognise wrong principles.
Tempered with this is the need to show a right approach when we have to speak out. We recommend the final podcast in this article, which is a timely reminder that we should show a loving and gracious approach in all our dealings. We must all pray for courage and the right words to speak, at the right time, balancing faithfulness with a loving spirit in standing for right things. Speaking the truth in love. (Ephesians 4:15)
We could not have imagined that the rise of extreme ideological views would have become so commonplace in our day. As with so many things that sadden our hearts, we can recoil from doing anything and retreat into the background. In seeking to be salt and light, we pray for a gracious and faithful attitude in all our dealings as we confront the challenges we face.
Advice for those in the workplace
These links are provided with school staff in mind, who face these issues ‘on the front line’ and will be helped by practical counsel.
The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska outlines what employees’ and employers’ rights are.
The politically motivated content in many schools is leading many across the country to believe that LGBT content is required in all schools, but the government has been forced to confirm that this has never been required in primary schools.
If you have ever felt concerned about school Rainbow celebration days and related teaching permeating through much of the curriculum these days, you may benefit an interview with John Denning, Education Officer at the Christian Institute.
Advice for parents of children in school
These links are provided for parents in the hopes of alerting and equipping for responding to what is planned at your school.
Head of Education Steve Beegoo alerts parents to the reality that many schools mark or celebrate Pride in June – and explains what they can do about it.
Izzy Montague explains to GB News’ Andrew Doyle how her son was forced to take part in a school’s LGBT Pride parade when he was just four years old.
Does the radical Christian call to love all God’s children regardless of their LGBTQ+ identification demand our silence or even our affirmation of the ever-growing Pride movement that occupies our streets, shops, and inboxes for the month of June?
Six reasons that clarify why ‘pride’ and an LGBT lifestyle are unbiblical. Amid all the confusion, the Church must stand clear on these issues.
General articles
These links touch on general principles and the worldview approach that a Christian will bring to these matters. ACT does not necessarily endorse all content.
Almost all Christians face similar questions in their workplaces and schools, being required to affirm things they don’t believe and speak or act in ways that make them ethically uncomfortable.
Taking pride in one’s sexual identity—indeed, even considering sexual desire to be an identity—would seem at best pitiful and at worst a deep perversion of what it means to be human. Yet, here we are. And we should not underestimate the power of what it signifies.
The Pride Movement has nothing to be proud of
The LGBTQI+ movement is defined by self-destructive hedonism, sexual grooming of children, and an intolerance that seeks to coerce opponents into subjection.
Communications Officer Rebekah Moffett speaks with Keith Waters to catch up on his case and get his advice on what churches can be doing during ‘Pride month’.
Pride is the quintessential human sin, and always leads to more sin as we arrogantly think more of ourselves and less of God and his revealed Word. Our culture, and those “Christians” who want to join in celebrating sin, would do well to heed the warnings in the Word of God.
While society can live with a few misappropriated words and phrases, the adoption of the rainbow by a small group of people causes disquiet or even consternation to many Christian believers.
The Christian Institute has produced a series of short videos that debunk the myths surrounding what schools can and can’t do in the name of equality and human rights.