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This Father’s Day, we should do more than hand out neckties and grill steaks. We should confront the truth: America leads the developed world in a heartbreaking and preventable trend — the collapse of fatherhood in the home. According to a Pew Research Center study of 130 countries, nearly one in four children in the United States grows up in homes without a father or any other adult present. That is more than three times the global average. And the cost to our society is staggering. America is the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, but when it comes to our children, we are falling short in the most fundamental way.  Children who grow up without a father are more likely to live in poverty, drop out of school, engage in crime, and struggle with emotional and behavioral issues. This is not a theory. These outcomes are well-documented across decades of research. The cancer that is this crisis has been fostered for years as society has normalized the lack of a father’s involvement, especially in the black community. It is about a breakdown in our culture, a turning away from the values that once anchored families. We have abandoned the idea that fathers matter. Government policies in the 1960s, while intended to provide support, ended up disincentivizing marriage and promoting dependence on the state. Nowhere has this been more destructive than in minority communities. In 1965, nearly 80% of Black children were raised in two-parent homes. Today, more than 70% grow up without their fathers. At TakeCharge, we reject the idea that these outcomes are the inevitable result of systemic racism. Often, they are the result of choices — choices made by all levels of our American society that have chipped away at the foundational role of fathers. Single mothers are not to blame. Many are doing incredible work under difficult circumstances. But a child should not have to rely on one parent when two are meant to be present. Fathers are not optional. They are essential. gradyreese. Getty Images. The path forward begins with rebuilding what we have lost. We need to revive a culture that respects marriage, celebrates fatherhood, and teaches boys to become responsible men. The foundation of any strong society is strong families. We must also return to the values that once made our communities thrive: faith, family, education, and personal responsibility. TakeCharge is committed to restoring these values. Through advocacy, education, and direct community engagement, we help families reclaim their identity and purpose. This issue is not limited to any one group. Fatherlessness affects all races and income levels. But the consequences are particularly severe in low-income and minority communities, where the absence of fathers contributes to cycles of poverty and dysfunction. That is why we support solutions rooted in personal responsibility, not dependency. We promote school choice, academic excellence, and the power of free enterprise. We believe the promise of America still works — but only when the family is restored. This Father’s Day, we ask you to do more than say “thank you” to the fathers in your life. We ask you to join a movement to rebuild fatherhood in America. Encourage young men to see fatherhood as a gift and a calling. Support policies that promote marriage and family stability. Mentor a boy who needs a man to look up to. Advocate for cultural change that uplifts the role of dads. Until we address the fatherhood crisis in America, no program or policy will be enough to fix what is broken. Our families depend on fathers who show up, stand firm, and lead with love and responsibility. Let’s make this Father’s Day a turning point. * * * Kendall Qualls is the founder and President of TakeCharge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring Black Americans to take charge of their lives by embracing the core principles of faith, family, education, and free enterprise. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Jesus flipping tables in the Temple is not a permission slip for violent protests.As pockets of Los Angeles and other major cities descended into chaos this week — violent protests orchestrated by leftist agitators angry that the Trump administration is enforcing immigration laws — a meme about Jesus went viral.Jesus didn't torch Roman government buildings, loot businesses, attack Roman authorities, or cause destruction for the sake of chaos.Eventually plastered on the front page of Reddit, the leftist meme depicts Jesus' famous temple tantrum — when he flipped over tables in the Jerusalem Temple courts — and included the sarcastic line with quotes of mockery, "Destruction of property is not a valid form of protest." — (@) The meme, which Reddit moderators later deleted, is clever. But it's also incredibly dishonest.Behind the viral image is a destructive lie: Jesus was a woke political protester who used violence to fight injustice. And if Jesus protested with violence, then violence is a justified form of protest, right?Wrong.Jesus' sacred confrontationFollowing his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple courts and, according to the Gospel of Matthew, "drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the benches of those selling doves (Matthew 21:12-13).You can imagine the scene. An indignant Jesus, days before his execution, drives out merchants and money-changers. Coins clatter to the ground. Tables flip. Animals scatter. Chaos erupts.Jesus even fashioned a "whip" as a protest instrument, according to the Gospel of John. In modern vernacular, it appears Jesus engaged in "civil disobedience."RELATED: Is Jesus a liberal? Democrat senator weaponizes Christ — then condemns himself sedmak/iStock/Getty Images Plus But Jesus was protesting neither Rome nor secular injustice. Rather, he was purifying the Temple, the house of God, the place where God's presence literally dwelt. He wasn't targeting outsiders (i.e., secular authorities) but insiders (i.e., the Jewish establishment) because they had allowed a sacred space to be misused."Jesus' explicit protest is against the misuse of God's house for trade instead of prayer," writes Bible scholar R.T. France in his commentary on the Gospel of Matthew."It is where the trade is being carried out rather than how that is the focus of his displeasure. And that means the protest is directed not so much against the traders themselves but against the priestly establishment who had allowed them to operate with in the sacred area," France explains. "Commercial activity, however justified in itself, should not be carried out where people came to pray, and a temple regime which encouraged this had failed in its responsibility. This was, therefore, apparently a demonstration against the Sadducean establishment."Importantly, Jesus "was not leading a popular protest movement." Instead, the incident is meant to draw attention to Jesus' messianic identity and divine authority, according to France.This is why Jesus quotes from two prophets, Isaiah and Jeremiah:Isaiah 56:7: When Jesus declares, "My house will be called a house of prayer," he is making clear that he is concerned with proper use of the Temple's sacred space.Jeremiah 7:11: When Jesus accuses the Jewish leaders of turning the Temple courts into a "den of robbers," he is accusing the leaders of hypocrisy: While they use pious words to show apparent reverence for God, their behavior proves they do not have proper respect for God's house.The Bible is clear: Jesus was not inciting a riot.On the contrary, Jesus is a prophet who, like the prophets before him, was issuing a prophetic rebuke. It was a moment of divine judgement for Jewish leaders — not a license for modern-day destruction.Not a riotWith leftist violence back in style, the meme went viral because it serves an insidious purpose: Leftists seeking to justify violence want to weaponize Jesus to sanctify their chaos.But there is a world of difference between Jesus' righteous anger and the senseless violence of anti-ICE leftist protesters.Jesus didn't torch Roman government buildings, loot businesses, attack Roman authorities, or cause destruction for the sake of chaos. The Temple courts, after all, technically belonged to Him.Standing in his Father's house, Jesus was confronting the corruption of the leaders responsible for supervising and protecting God's house. In that regard, Jesus was restoring what Jewish leaders had tarnished — not burning it down. Jesus demonstrated a holy anger, and it served a heavenly purpose.Flip your tablesJesus is not a leftist protest mascot. But the meme gets one thing right: We should be like Jesus.We should love what God loves, and we should hate what God hates. We should honor what God honors, and we should always defend God's truth, opposing all attempts to corrupt it.To be like Jesus is not to justify violence and excuse chaos. Instead, it requires pursuing God and his righteousness and, ultimately, following Jesus to the cross.That means, like Jesus, we flip the "tables" of our own lives — the idols, sins, and lies that lead far from God and unto death — and allow God to cleanse and restore us, just as Jesus did to the Temple on his way to the cross.The invitation is not to violence but to eternal transformation. Follow Him, indeed.

On May 20, an enormous transgender pride flag was hung vertically from the summit of Yosemite’s El Capitan by a trans activist group that hilariously calls itself “Trans Is Natural.” The stunt was a protest against President Trump’s “anti-trans” policies, specifically the removal of mentions of “transgender” and “intersex” people from government websites.The leader of the group, a bearded man wearing short shorts and drag makeup who goes by the name “Pattie Gonia,” posted a TikTok from the national park explaining the group’s activism.Allie Beth Stuckey reacted to the video on a recent episode of “Relatable.” “We carry the largest trans pride flag to ever be flown in a national park and unfurled it on the side of El Cap to prove a point: that trans is natural. The Trump administration and transphobes would love to have you believe that being trans is unnatural, but species that can transition sexes can be found on every continent and in every ocean on planet Earth,” he said, displaying an image of clownfish, which are protandrous hermaphrodites, meaning they are born male and can change into females later in life.Allie dismantles his argument with one simple truth: “Humans are not fish.”She reads between the lines of Pattie’s argument: “You see what he did there? He didn’t say ‘transition gender.’”“For a long time the ridiculous and false assertion was that gender and sex are separate — that gender is how you identify and how you manifest your feelings about who you are, and your sex is biological. Now they're just saying you can actually transition your sex,” Allie explains.Except that claim falls immediately flat when you consider that it’s literally impossible to change chromosomes and gametes.Those “can't be transitioned, so even if it is true that other species can transition sex, the question is can humans transition sexes? And the answer is no,” says Allie, which means being “trans” is “actually the least natural thing in the world.”“Gender and sex, by the way, are interchangeable. I don't buy this idea that … how you feel on the inside can oppose biological reality,” she adds, calling it a “religious, philosophical idea that is just not true.”“If something is natural and obvious and observable, you don't have to declare it with a giant flag in a national park — you just don’t.”Funny enough, Pattie didn’t get the declaration he hoped for. Just shortly after the pink, blue, and black monstrosity was hoisted, park officials ordered its removal, citing policies prohibiting unauthorized displays on park land. In less than two hours, hikers and tourists went back to looking at God’s creation — untainted by LGBTQ+ propaganda.To see the footage of Pattie Gonia’s thwarted flag stunt and hear more of Allie’s commentary, watch the episode above.Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

There are mysteries hidden everywhere. That's the essence of Blue Prince, a stunning puzzle game from indie developer Dogubomb that fuses fiendish brainteasers with roguelike randomization. It's also true to real life, as I learned during an expedition with a historian to a medieval church to crack a mystery from a manuscript over half a millennium old. Continue reading How playing Blue Prince IRL solved a real historical mystery MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Blue Prince review, Best puzzle games, Best single-player games

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