Where Has the Truth Gone?

I watched last night the discussion about the revelation that Susan Rice, President Obama's National Security Adviser, had unmasked at least some of President Trump's transition team prior to his inauguration.  Two weeks ago she denied knowing anything at all about the matter, but yesterday she changed her story, although claiming that it was not done for political purposes.  What is interesting, if it was not for political purposes, is that only Trump campaign people were unmasked.  If it were for other purposes, wouldn't you think that some other people would be unmasked as well? 




Senator Paul Rand stated yesterday that Susan Rice should be put under oath and made to testify before Congress.  But here is the problem: Susan Rice has publicly lied before.  Remember those Sunday show appearances after the Benghazi tragedy.  What she stated as truth was found to be a lie.  But they were truth to her.  She can be put under oath, but she will only tell what is truth to her.


Susan Rice and her allies in the main-stream-media are perfect examples of the new reality: there is no absolute truth any longer.  Truth is relative.  Truth is in the eye of the beholder.  Truth is merely personal opinion and personal bias.  Truth needs a stable foundation if it is to be believed.  It needs some anchor point.  Stability is not found with personal whims.  People change, therefore, if truth is based upon a person's opinions, that truth will also change.  Susan Rice will hold to her story no matter how much you place her under oath because she believes the story to be truth for her and, in her opinion, that is all that matters. 




Countless times this past year I have shared with my Worldview Class of high school sophomores and also with my congregation that the only truth to be anchored to is found within the Word of God because it is the words of a God who NEVER changes.  His truth is THE Truth.  So, as a follower of Jesus Christ, I am to let my words always be truthful words.  I am to let my yes be yes and my no be no.  I am to be a person of integrity.  I am to cling strongly to God's Word because it is Truth.  Friends, it is okay to have opinions...we all do with just about everything.  But, don't allow your opinions to become truth statements.  Make sure there is a foundation to those truths.  Yes, I know this is counter to prevalent cultural norms, but it is the biblical way to live.




I want to share with you a story that never made it to the pages or stages of any main-stream-media outlet or newspaper.  The article was written by Todd Starnes and published at the Townhall.com website.  You can find it at www.townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2017/03/22/school-orders-boy-to-tolerate-undressing-with-girl-and-make-it-natural.  Let me share a portion of the article.  But let me warn you that it truly is disgusting.




"A teenage boy was told by his principal that he had to 'tolerate' undressing in front of a female student and to make it as 'natural' as possible, according to a blockbuster lawsuit filed in a Pennsylvania federal district court.  The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by Alliance Defending Freedom and Independence Law Center, alleges the Boyertown Area School District shamed the teenage boy and violated his personal privacy.  They are also alleging sexual harassment.


"'No school should rob any student of this legally protected personal privacy,' ILC attorney Randall Wenger said.  'We trust that our children won't be forced into emotionally vulnerable situations like this when they are in the care of our schools because it's a school's duty to protect and respect the bodily privacy and dignity of all students.'  In the case of 'Joel Doe' - they clearly ignored that duty.


"Last Fall, the teen boy was standing in his underwear inside a locker room at Boyertown Area High School preparing to change for a physical education class.  'He suddenly realized there was a member of the opposite sex changing with him in the locker room, who was at the time, wearing nothing but shorts and a bra,' the lawsuit states.  The boy, along with several of his classmates reported the incident to Assistant Principal, named as a defendant. 


"'Dr. Foley indicated that the legality was up in the air but that the students who mentally identify themselves with the opposite sex could choose the locker room and bathroom to use, and physical sex did not matter,' the lawsuit states.  The teenage boy asked the assistant principal if there was anything that could be done to protect him from the situation.


"'Dr. Foley told Joel Doe to 'tolerate' it and to make it as 'natural' as he possibly can,' the lawsuit states.  As the boy got up to leave the office, the assistant principal allegedly told the youngster to again 'be as natural as possible.'


"Even more disturbing, parents were not told of the school district's decision to let students of one sex use the locker rooms and bathrooms of students of the opposite sex.  'The District's directive to Joel Doe was that he must change with students of the opposite sex, and make it as natural as possible, and that anything less would be intolerant and bullying against students who profess a gender identity with the opposite sex,' the lawsuit states. 


"The young man's parents made an appointment to school leaders and were told that the district is 'all-inclusive.'  The lawsuit alleges that Foley told the boy's parents their son could use the nurse's office to change - if he had a problem changing in front of girls.  Supt. Richard Faidley suggested if 'Joel Doe was uncomfortable changing with those of the opposite sex, or with using the nurse's office, then he could just withdraw from school and be home schooled.'"


Wow!  How much lower can we go morally?  Why didn't those school officials say to the girl that she could undress in the nurse's office?  Or, perhaps it would be better if she was home-schooled?  The answer is very simply this: that would not be politically correct.  Deviant behavior has become acceptable behavior.  That which was considered to be unnatural, is now the new natural; and that which was considered to be natural, is now the new unnatural.  How messed up can we get?  Many of our schools today have become merely laboratories for social and cultural experimentation. 


What is the underlying cause for the problems Joel Doe is experiencing?  Again, the answer is very simply stated: there is no longer any absolute truth.  The absolute truth is this: God only created two sexes - male and female.  But, because we have denied the existence of God, then what God has declared is no longer viable for our consideration.  Thus, instead of two sexes and two genders, there are dozens of genders and there is no connection between gender and sexuality.  In the absence of absolute Truth, all truth becomes relevant, a matter of personal opinion. 


Friends, when I read stories like this and countless others, I can almost see the lines of anger being inscribed upon the face of God.  And I wonder how much longer, O Lord, before your righteous indignation is poured out upon the blatant sinful acts of our age.  And, until that happens, it is our task, as believers in Jesus Christ, to proclaim that Truth as boldly as we can.  Friends, don't waver from the anchoring of your soul in that Truth that has set you free.