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Jason Salyer's avatar

This is exactly why local communities and churches can’t afford to ignore the online threat landscape anymore. Evil doesn’t always show up at the door with a weapon, sometimes it comes through a screen. The targeting of youth through gaming and encrypted platforms is real and strategic. This is another reason even my 15 year old has limitations on her phone and rarely gets to use it. My other two kids still don’t have phones even with the constant begging.

We need more parents, pastors, and community leaders equipped to recognize grooming, digital radicalization, and the escalation patterns described here. Physical security matters, but digital awareness is now frontline defense.

Thank you for putting this intel out there. Awareness is the first step. Preparedness is the second.

Richard's avatar

Social media is the devils tool.

Gene Dolle's avatar

You are dead on. Most churches are burying their heads in the sand.

Richard's avatar

Agree, it is hard to find a church that preaches the gospel let alone keep you informed on current events.

Donald G's avatar

Right, and in particular, the current events that cry out for a biblical answer - how biblical principles are relevant to current events.

Donald G's avatar

And the big question: why are they doing that, when the church is supposed to have the answers to today's problems?

Travis Knowlton's avatar

Great article thank you!

David Alexander Brown's avatar

You provide a solid foundation for Christians to stand upon in defense of their faith. You empower us to move forward, not only in our faith, but in the absolute need for securing our places of worship to ensure that our freedoms are not compromise because of a few raving wolves Seeking to destroy that which God has proclaimed. Times are getting darker and the men and women of faith that seek to defend all right to worship, need to stand and declare to ourselves, and to the world, we have drawn a line of freedom and worship that will not be crossed by the ungodly and the profane.

I am proud to know you. I will pray for you and your family. I am inspired by what you have done.

Thank you.

DAVIDALEXANDERBROWN

Brandon Wilborn's avatar

While I appreciate the bullet points, do you have any resources or links we could use to conduct a parent briefing or training? Any known counselors with these areas of knowledge in the Treasure Valley?

As a youth pastor, I'd love to equip my parents, but I'm not exactly sure where to start.

Richard's avatar

Once again thank you for the information in keeping us informed, you do a great job. I appreciate all you do, remember your ABC’s and stay frosty. We live in volatile times.

James Allin's avatar

You leave out the important detail that many churches have turned to the left, exasperating this evil problem by espousing woke values. More likely than not, churches with realitivist theology wil tell you you're just being a bigot and that you need to "love without discrimination" or some stupid nonsense like this.

Stan Crane's avatar

That's why it is crucial to stay involved in what our children's role models are, and be involved in even their church lives and activities. Choose a church that does not bend or compromise to the world. Blessed to belong to one now, even though I lost my son's church upbringing when he was young and I was naive to think we were in a good church then. I know better now, and we pray for him continually.

Richard Percival Webber's avatar

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Matthew Peterson's avatar

Thanks for the Intel. 🙏🙏🙏

EDMOND GAUDELLI's avatar

Good to know. Thank you for this information.