TODAY ON TRUTHS THAT TRANSFORM.
HOW IS MEDIA SHAPING YOUR CHILDREN’S WORLDVIEW AND TAKING
THEM AWAY FROM CHRIST?
AND WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
FIND OUT AS WE PRESENT PART 2 OF OUR BRAND NEW DOCUMENTARY,
BRAINWASHED: THE INDOCTRINATION OF AMERICA’S YOUTH.
ON TODAY’S TRUTHS THAT TRANSFORM.
HELLO, AND WELCOME TO TRUTHS THAT TRANSFORM, A PRODUCTION OF
CORAL RIDGE MINISTRIES.
I’M PASTOR ROB PACIENZA.
OUR KIDS ARE BEING BRAINWASHED.
ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA DELIVERED 24/7 THROUGH THE SMART
PHONE, AND THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE OVERWHELMING THIS
GENERATION WITH A RADICAL, TWISTED WORLDVIEW THAT LEADS TO
DEPRESSION, DESPAIR, AND ULTIMATELY THE DESTRUCTION OF
OUR SOCIETY.
AS PARENTS- AND EVEN JUST AS CHRISTIANS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR
CULTURE- IT’S NEVER BEEN MORE VITAL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT’S
TAKING PLACE AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
ON TODAY’S PROGRAM, WE’LL SHARE WITH YOU PART 2 OF OUR
DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL, BRAINWASHED: THE INDOCTRINATION
OF AMERICA’S YOUTH.
AT QUICK GLANCE, TODAY’S POP CULTURE REVEALS A SEA-CHANGE IN
SO-CALLED FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT.
EVEN THE YOUNGEST ARE FAIR GAME FOR THE RADICAL NEW THEMES
INUNDATING POPULAR MOVIES, TV SHOWS, AND VIDEO GAMES.
AS ENTERTAINMENT TARGETED TOWARDS GEN-Z AND THE YOUNGEST
GENERATION GEN-ALPHA HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DEBASED, EVEN THE
ONCE INNOCENT CARTOON GENRE HAS EXCHANGED ITS WHOLESOME SUBJECT
MATTER FOR MATURE THEMES AND OFTENTIMES INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT
FOR CHILDREN.
MEDIA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR SOUL.
MEDIA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUNG HEARTS AND MINDS.
IN RECENT YEARS, WE'VE REALLY SEEN A PUSH TO NORMALIZE AN LGBT
LIFESTYLE, ESPECIALLY IN KIDS PROGRAMMING.
AND WE'RE SEEING THIS IN COCO MELON.
IT'S NOT IN SEASON 1, IT'S IN SEASON 7.
THESE ARE SHOWS GEARED TOWARDS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 3,
IF NOT 2 YEARS OLD.
WHILE THE PARENTS OF OUR YOUNGEST POPULATION CAN SHIELD
THEIR CHILDREN FROM CERTAIN CONTENT MORE READILY, MAINSTREAM
ENTERTAINMENT OUTLETS TARGETED AT TEENS VYE FOR THEIR ATTENTION
THROUGH EVERY MARKETING TECHNIQUE POSSIBLE.
SO WHEN WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IS IT THAT CHILDREN THESE DAYS
BELIEVE THINGS THAT ARE UNBIBLICAL, LIVE IN WAYS THAT
ARE NOT CHRISTIAN, IT'S LARGELY BECAUSE OF THEIR WORLDVIEW,
BUT WHERE'S THEIR WORLDVIEW COMING FROM?
IT'S DEVELOPED BEFORE THE AGE OF 13.
WHETHER THAT'S MOVIES, TELEVISION, MUSIC, BOOKS,
MAGAZINES, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, VIDEO GAMES, AND THEY’RE
SPENDING SO MUCH TIME ABSORBING MEDIA MESSAGES, THAT LITTLE ELSE
IS GETTING THROUGH.
IN LAST YEARS GRAMMY AWARDS SHOW, SAM SMITH PERFORMED HIS #1
HIT “UNHOLY” WHICH TOPPED THE BILLBOARD CHARTS FOR 35 WEEKS.
AND ALTHOUGH GEN Z HAS LOST INTEREST IN AWARDS SHOWS
ALTOGETHER, THEY CERTAINLY ARE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC.
THE WHOLE SATANIC THING OF THE GRAMMYS LAST YEAR I THOUGHT WAS
VERY INTERESTING.
I MEAN, THAT WAS APPALLING THE WAY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE JUST
ACCEPT THAT SATAN IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN MAKE FUN OF OR THAT
HE'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE FEARFUL OF.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SATAN IS, THE AUTHOR OF LIES AND
DECEPTION.
THIS YEAR I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING, THE SONG OF THE
YEAR WAS, WHAT WAS I MADE FOR.
IT WAS FROM BARBIE I THOUGHT, HOW TYPICAL OF THIS GENERATION
THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MADE FOR.
IT'S THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE GENERATION.
WHAT AM I MADE FOR?
IT'S LIKE YOU KNOW THE BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER.
YOU'RE MADE FOR GOD'S GLORY.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE, YOU'RE MADE FOR GOD'S GLORY.
POP STARS SUCH AS BILLIE EILISH AND TAYLOR SWIFT STARTED WITH
KIDS AS THEIR FANBASE.
TAYLOR STARTED OFF VERY INNOCENT, AND SHE'S NOT ANYMORE.
IN RECENT YEARS, THOSE SAME LOYAL FANS ARE EMBRACING A
DIFFERENT SIDE OF THESE MEGA STARS.
I AM NOT SURE THERE IS A MORE INFLUENTIAL MEDIUM ENTERTAINMENT
WISE THAN MUSIC. HERE'S WHY.
WHEN YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST, A LOT OF TIMES THOSE KIDS
IDENTIFY NOT JUST WITH THE SONG, BUT THEY IDENTIFY WITH THE
ARTIST ON EVERY LEVEL.
YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING ON REPEAT AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO A SONG
THOUSANDS OF TIMES AND SO WHAT TEENS DO IS THEY IDENTIFY WITH
SOMETHING AND THEY OWN THAT MESSAGE.
GEN Z IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE SIMULATED WORLDS OF VIDEO GAMES-
WHICH IS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT, SLIGHTLY MORESO
THAN SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEIR APPETITE FOR ESCAPIST ENTERTAINMENT HAS GROWN RAPIDLY
SINCE THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS.
GEN Z IS SPENDING TWICE AS MUCH TIME CONNECTED SOCIALLY THROUGH
MULTI-PLAYER GAMING SCENARIOS, INSTEAD OF IN PERSON WITH THEIR
FRIENDS.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM HOW HUMANS
WERE CREATED.
WE WERE CREATED TO LIVE IN COMMUNITY.
AND COMMUNITY DOESN'T MEAN EVERYBODY ON THEIR SCREENS NEXT
TO EACH OTHER.
THAT WE ARE THE MOST CONNECTED PEOPLE OF ALL HISTORY YET WE ARE
AT THE SAME TIME THE MOST LONELY.
42% OF GEN Z CLAIM THEY FEEL DEPRESSED AND HOPELESS, WHICH IS
NEARLY DOUBLE IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS GENERATIONS.
ALTHOUGH THE UNDERLYING CAUSES ARE NOT CLEAR-CUT, THE DATA
SUGGESTS THAT 1/3 OF GEN Z FEELS LONELIER BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY.
IF YOU GET AWAY FROM THE REALLY BASIC THINGS THAT MAKE HUMANS
HUMANS, YOU HAVE REALLY SAD, REALLY ANXIOUS HUMANS.
WHEN WE TAKE CHILDREN OUT OF THE REAL WORLD INTO A WORLD WHERE
THEY'RE JUST ON THEIR SCREENS ALL OF THE TIME, THEY HAVE COME
TO BELIEVE, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT THE WORLD THAT IS PRESENTED
ON HERE IS SOMEHOW BETTER THAN THE ACTUAL REAL WORLD.
IF OUR CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE A WORLDVIEW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
SWAYED BY WHAT THEY SEE IN MEDIA.
THERE ARE SO MANY POSITIVE TRENDS WE'RE SEEING IN THE
MOVIES THESE DAYS BECAUSE THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY,
WE'RE STARTING TO PUSH BACK.
WE'RE SEEING ORDINARY ANGELS THAT JUST CAME OUT STARRING AN
OSCAR WINNER, HILLARY SWANK.
JESUS REVOLUTION DID SO INCREDIBLY WELL LAST YEAR.
SOUND OF FREEDOM DID SO WELL.
HOLLYWOOD IS GOING TO MAKE MORE OF WHAT WE WANT.
SO AS A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, IF WE SUPPORT THESE MOVIES WITH OUR
MONEY, IF WE SHOW UP TO THE THEATERS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO SEE MORE OF. AND WE’RE SEEING THAT.
WHAT I FOUND IS THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE PARENTS HAVE A LIMIT
ON HOW MUCH MEDIA THERE IS.
SO THEY'LL WATCH A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS, THEY'LL WATCH ALL OF
THE MOVIES; THEY'LL WATCH ALMOST ALL OF THE TV SHOWS.
THEY'LL LISTEN TO A LOT OF THE MUSIC AND THEY'LL CONVERSE WITH
THEIR CHILD ABOUT THE MESSAGES BEING SENT THROUGH THOSE MEDIA
VEHICLES.
MEDIA CAN BE A PHENOMENALLY WONDERFUL WAY FOR A PARENT TO
DISCIPLE THEIR CHILD.
EVERY PIECE OF ART, EVERY MOVIE, EVERY BOOK, EVERYTHING CREATED
PUTS FORWARD SOME KIND OF A WORLDVIEW.
EVERY STORY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT, WHAT
THE RULES ARE THAT GOVERN IT, AND WHAT’S GOOD AND BAD.
NON-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEWS HAVE APPEARED IN MEDIA WITH GROWING
FREQUENCY AS THE DECADES HAVE PROGRESSED.
BUT NOW, WITH THE ADVENT OF INTERNET, WIFI, AND SMART
PHONES, THAT MEDIA IS IN OUR EARS AND IN FRONT OF OUR EYES
NEARLY EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY.
WHERE CHILDREN MIGHT HEAR BIBLICAL TRUTH FOR AN HOUR ON
SUNDAY AT CHURCH, THEY’RE HEARING THAT GENDER IS FLUID AND
THAT SEXUAL NON-CONFORMITY IS BRAVE EVERY OTHER HOUR OF THE
WEEK.
SO WHAT CAN WE AS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS DO?
AND HOW WE CAN HELP OUR CHILDREN BE ROOTED IN A MORE SOLID
GROUND?
RESCUING GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN FROM THE GODLESS IDEOLOGIES THAT
ARE BEING PUSHED ONTO THEM IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
THE CULTURE HAS BEEN INFLUENCING CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS MORE
THAN CHRISTIANS AND CHURCHES HAVE BEEN INFLUENCING THE
CULTURE FOR THE LAST 30-40 YEARS.
BUT AS CHRISTIANS, WE HAVE A DUTY TO INFLUENCE OUR CULTURE.
SCRIPTURE TELLS US THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE POWER TO CHANGE
THE DIRECTION SOCIETY IS HEADING.
GOD IS CALLING US TO FAITHFULNESS WITHIN THE CULTURE
RIGHT WHERE HE HAS PLANTED YOU.
GOD WILL QUALIFY THE CALLED AND EVERYONE'S CALLED, EVERYONE HAS
A GIFT.
I BELIEVE THAT IN MY HEART, YOU MIGHT NOT BE THE VOICE, BUT YOU
MIGHT BE SOMEBODY BEHIND THE SCENES.
GOD KNOWS.
GIVE HIM YOUR YES, BECAUSE HE IS CALLING ALL OF HIS PEOPLE RIGHT
NOW TO PROTECT HIS CHILDREN.
AND EVERYBODY HAS A PART IN THIS.
THE CHURCH MUST TAKE A STAND AND OPPOSE THE MARXIST, SOCIALIST
IDEOLOGIES THAT ARE BECOMING ENGRAINED IN THE CURRENT
EDUCATION SYSTEM.
WE MUST OPPOSE RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGIES.
WE MUST STAND FOR LIFE.
WE MUST TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO STAND FOR TRUTH IN THE FACE OF
OPPOSITION.
PARENTS NEED TO BE INVOLVED, THAT ALSO MAY MEAN THAT YOU NEED
TO GET INVOLVED LEGISLATIVELY.
THE REASON WE ARE WHERE WE’RE AT IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW AND BY THAT
I MEAN DARK TIMES, LGBTQ AGENDA, TAKING OVER OUR CHILDREN,
SATANIC TEMPLES PUTTING SATAN CLUBS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS,
THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING IS BECAUSE CHRISTIANS HAVE
STEPPED BACK FROM POLITICS BECAUSE THEY DON’T THINK THEY
BELONG THERE OR THEY DON’T THINK THEY SHOULD SERVE THERE AND I
DON’T SEE THAT AS BEING A BIBLICAL TRUTH.
I THINK CHRIST WANTS YOU TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT IN WHATEVER
AVENUE YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A SKILL SET IN AND THAT INCLUDES
IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN HOW IMPORTANT LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE OUT OF
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SCHOOLS AND WITH PARENTS.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY CHANGED PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE ON THOSE
RACES AND RAISED MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO HOW IMPORTANT THOSE
LOCAL RACES ARE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S THE GOAL OF WHAT I CALL THE SECULAR
PURITANS WHO BELIEVE THE STATE IS THE ROLE FOR EVERYTHING, WELL
THE FAMILIES ALSO GETS IN THEIR WAY.
SO THIS NOTION OF THE INSTITUTION OF CHURCH, THE
INSTITUTION OF FAMILY, THESE THINGS ARE THREATS TO THEIR
ABILITY TO CONTROL HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THESE THINGS.
SO WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED BY THAT.
BUT IF YOUR CHILDREN REALLY MATTER TO YOU, IF YOUR CHILDREN
ARE PRECIOUS TO YOU, YOU CANNOT HAND THEM OVER TO SOME OF THIS
NONSENSE.
PARENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOCIETAL AND EDUCATIONAL
BRAINWASHING OF OUR YOUTH HAVE CHOICES, THE BIBLE ULTIMATELY
GIVES PARENTS THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATING
THEIR CHILDREN.
AND FOR AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CHRISTIAN PARENTS, THAT HAS
MEANT GOING OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM OF THE SECULAR REGIME.
IT'S GREAT THAT WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY
CHOICES, NOT JUST PUBLIC SCHOOL, BUT PRIVATE SCHOOL AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME KIDS WHO PUBLIC SCHOOL IS THEIR ONLY
OPTION.
AND WE CAN'T ABANDON THESE KIDS.
THAT IS NOT OKAY.
BUT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AS PARENTS WITH THE SCHOOLS SO THAT
ALL KIDS ARE BETTER OFF.
SO I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AS A PARENT IS TO BE
INVOLVED IN YOUR KIDS' EDUCATION AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, PAY
ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS, GO TO THE SCHOOL
BOARD MEETINGS, PAY ATTENTION TO THE CURRICULUM, PARENTS HAVE A
RIGHT TO GO IN THOSE CLASSROOMS, GO LET 'EM KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING.
RIGHT.
TALK TO YOUR CHILD MORE THAN JUST HOW YOUR DAY WAS.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN, WHAT WAS GOING ON?
AND IF, AND WHEN YOU FIND THAT THEY'RE LEARNING CERTAIN THINGS
THAT ARE COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU WANT TO INVEST AND POUR
INTO YOUR CHILDREN, HAVE THE GUMPTION TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT,
THEY'RE NOT YOUR CHILDREN, THEY'RE MINE.
AND WE ARE GOING TO REAR OUR CHILDREN TO NURTURE AND
ADMONITION OF THE LORD AND NOT CEDE THEM TO A SOURCE OF
INSTRUCTION THAT IS DIRECTLY HOSTILE TO THOSE OBJECTIVES.
WE HAVE MORE PARENTS THAN EVER CONTACTING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
OURS SAYING, WHAT DO I DO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO
AFFIRM GENDER IDENTITY CONFUSION.
I THINK AS CHRISTIANS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE FISH SWIMMING
AGAINST A CURRENT BUT WE CAN STILL BE AGENTS FOR GOOD AND IT
STARTS WITH TEACHING OUR CHILDREN WHO THEY ARE IN LIGHT
OF WHO GOD IS.
IN DOING THE RESEARCH, WHAT I'VE FOUND IS THAT MOST CHRISTIAN
PARENTS HAVE NO PLAN AT ALL FOR THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF
THEIR CHILDREN.
THE GREATEST THING I CAN DO IS DEUTERONOMY 6 WITH MY CHILDREN.
FIRST, LOVE THE LORD GOD WITH ALL MY HEART, SOUL, AND MIND.
AND THEN RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN THE WAY OF GOD TO DISCIPLE THEM,
TO INOCULATE THEM AGAINST THE VIRUS OF INDOCTRINATION AND
DOCTRINES OF DEMONS IN THIS WORLD.
WE ARE SEEING HOW VITALLY IMPORTANT IT IS TO TEACH OUR
CHILDREN HOW SOUND THEOLOGY WHERE SCIENCE, CLEAR THINKING,
AND HISTORICAL EXAMINATION ACTUALLY POINTS US TO JESUS
CHRIST.
WE BELIEVE THE BIBLICAL RECORD IS THE HISTORICAL RECORD IS THE
TRUE RECORD.
JESUS ROSE AND SHOWED HIMSELF TO HIS FOLLOWERS AND TO MORE THAN
500 PERSONS.
AND THE WITNESS OF THAT TRUTH IS CENTRAL TO THE GOSPEL MESSAGE.
HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD TRIUMPHANTLY WITH ALL AUTHORITY
IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH GIVEN TO HIM.
HE ASCENDED TO THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER WHERE EVEN NOW
HE LIVES TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR US.
AND HE IS COMING AGAIN.
TO CONSUMMATE THE KINGDOM TO GIVE GLORY TO GOD.
THERE’S NOTHING THAT CAN COMPETE WITH THE GOSPEL, PERIOD
FULL STOP.
THE GOSPEL’S THE ONLY THING THAT HAS THE POWER TO BREAK THROUGH
AND TRANSFORM, THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BREAK THROUGH AND
TRANSFORM, IT’S OUR ONLY HOPE AND WHEN WE START ACTING LIKE
IT’S NOT THEN WE’VE COMMUNICATED SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE.
IF WE DON'T STAND FIRM ON OUR FAITH, WE WON'T STAND FOR
ANYTHING, SCRIPTURE SAYS.
IT TAKES COURAGE TO STAND.
IT TAKES COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE
ARE TELLING YOU IT'S WRONG.
THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN NEED THEM TO STAND
UP AND SAY, THIS IS TRUE, AND YOU WILL NOT CROSS THIS LINE.
IT’S ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR PARENTS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE,
DECISIVE ROLE IF WE ARE GOING TO BRING UP OUR CHILDREN IN THE
NURTURE AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD, RATHER THAN IN THE SECULAR
LIES OF A CULTURE THAT IS GROWING IN CHAOS.
THERE ARE BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRIES THAT ARE USING EVERY
MEANS AVAILABLE TO UNDERMINE YOUR CHILD’S TRUST IN GOD’S
WORD.
THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED INSIDE THESE INDUSTRIES HAVE SEEN IT
FIRSTHAND- LIKE JEANNIE ORTEGA, WHO WORKED IN THE POP MUSIC
INDUSTRY AS A TEENAGER AND EXPERIENCED ITS DARK SIDE.
SINGER AND SONGWRITER JEANNIE ORTEGA’S SONGS HAVE BEEN
FEATURED IN MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS AND TV SHOWS.
SO I WAS ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD WHEN I REALIZED THE IMPACT OF MUSIC
AND HOW MUSIC HAD POWER TO SHIFT HOW I WAS FEELING.
I WAS VERY SAD LITTLE GIRL, VERY SAD, ANGRY LITTLE GIRL, AND I
NEEDED SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR.
AND I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC.
IT HIT ME THEN I WANT TO BE A SINGER.
I WANT TO HELP OTHER YOUNG GIRLS FEEL BETTER.
THAT WAS REALLY MY MOTIVATION.
JEANNIE’S DAD ENCOURAGED HER TO START WRITING SONGS AND AS A
YOUNG GIRL, SHE SANG ANYWHERE PEOPLE WOULD LISTEN.
AFTER A CAB DRIVER HEARD HER SINGING TO A TUNE ON THE RADIO,
HE ASKED HER FOR A CASSETTE RECORDING OF HER SINGING.
SINCE HE ALSO WORKED AS A LIMO DRIVER FOR MUSIC EXECUTIVES, HE
PROMISED HE’D GIVE HER CASSETTE TO ONE OF HIS HIGH-POWERED
CLIENTS IN THE CITY.
AND MUCH TO HER SURPRISE A FEW WEEKS LATER, JEANNIE RECEIVED A
CALL FROM A MUSIC MANAGER.
SO I WAS FROM THE GHETTO IN BROOKLYN, AND THEN I WENT TO
HOLLYWOOD AND SIGNED TO A MAJOR LABEL, AND DISNEY WAS THE HEAD
COMPANY OF THE LABEL.
FROM THE AGE OF 13-16, I WAS BEING GROOMED TO BE THIS SEXY
KIND OF BAD GIRL.
THERE WAS THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF MY LIFE, WHICH I HAVE
TO SAY IS FRIGHTENING WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT NOW.
PURPOSELY EXPOSED TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONVERSATIONS BY HER
HANDLERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, JEANNIE WAS ALSO SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED WHILE SINGING IN A SOUND BOOTH.
SHE’S GRATEFUL HER PARENTS TAUGHT HER HOW TO DEFEND
HERSELF, BUT RECOUNTS THE PERNICIOUS SEXUALIZATION THAT
TOOK PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE INDUSTRY, MY PARENTS JUST REALLY
WANTED MY DREAMS TO COME TRUE.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS REALLY BEING EXPOSED TO.
I WAS GENUINELY BEING BRAINWASHED ABOUT MY SEXUALITY
AND HOW I SHOULD OWN IT AND EXPLORE IT.
AND I WASN'T EVEN AN ADULT YET.
I WAS STILL A LITTLE GIRL.
AS A TEEN, JEANNIE ALREADY HAD A HIT SINGLE ON THE BILLBOARD
CHART’S TOP 25, PROVING HER TO BE A YOUNG BREAKOUT TALENT ON
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO RELEASE HER DEBUT ALBUM FEATURING HER
POP CHART HIT, SHE FACED THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE
MAINSTREAM MUSIC INDUSTRY.
MY ALBUM COVER, I WAS TOLD TO WEAR A LITTLE TINY T-SHIRT WITH
FISHNET STOCKINGS AND THAT'S IT.
AND I WAS AN UNDERAGE YOUNG GIRL AND FELT SO UNCOMFORTABLE.
I CRIED THAT DAY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
JEANNIE’S DEBUT ALBUM QUICKLY REACHED THE #1 SPOT ON THE
BILLBOARD’S TOP HEATSEEKERS CHART AND SOON AFTER, SHE WENT
ON TOUR AS THE OPENING ACT FOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC STAR
RIHANNA.
AND IT WAS AFTER THE RIHANNA TOUR, I CAME BACK HOME AND HERE
I AM THINKING I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I JUST DID AN INCREDIBLE TOUR, BUT REALITY WAS STILL REALITY.
NOTHING HAD CHANGED AT HOME.
AND THERE WAS A BIG BLOWOUT.
AND I FOUND MYSELF, AGAIN, NOT WANTING TO BE HERE.
I HAD SUCCESS.
I DID BECOME A SINGER.
I BECAME FAMOUS.
PEOPLE WERE SINGING ALONG TO MY SONGS.
BUT THE ANGER THAT I HAD BEEN TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM, THE
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS THAT I WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE, THEY WERE
STILL THERE.
I FOUND MYSELF AT A CROSSROADS.
AND GOD IS SO GOOD, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT.
I DID EVERYTHING THAT I EVER WANTED TO DO.
I HAD EVERYTHING THAT I EVER WANTED TO HAVE.
AND SOMEONE RANDOMLY CAME UP TO ME AND INVITED ME TO CHURCH.
IN THAT CHURCH THAT DAY, I ENCOUNTERED THE PRESENCE OF GOD.
GOD CAME AND MET ME IN A WAY THAT I KNEW HE'S HERE.
HE'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE.
THAT'S WHY I'M STILL HERE.
SO AS MY HEART JUST BECAME CONSUMED WITH JESUS I BEGAN TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
MY AHA MOMENT WAS WHEN I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T SAY GOD
IN MY SONGS.
I KNEW THAT WHEN I WAS BEING SILENCED AND I WAS BEING TOLD I
COULDN’T DO CERTAIN THINGS, I COULDN’T SAY CERTAIN THINGS AND
THEY WERE POSITIVE THINGS AND TALK ABOUT GOD AND JESUS AND
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS REALLY WRONG AND
I ALSO KNEW THAT I WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
I HAD LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE APART FROM GOD.
SOON AFTER JEANNIE STARTED SHARING HER FAITH IN CHRIST,
SHE WAS DROPPED FROM HOLLYWOOD RECORDS LABEL- A SUBSIDIARY OF
THE DISNEY MUSIC GROUP.
I LOST MY RECORD DEAL, I LOST THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE
EVERYTHING, BUT GOD WAS THERE LIFTING ME UP, REMINDING ME THAT
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN ALL THESE THINGS THAT I
THOUGHT WAS IT.
BUT I LOOKED UP AND NOW I HAD A PURPOSE.
JEANNIE TOOK 3 YEARS OFF SOLELY TO PURSUE GOD, ATTEND CHURCH,
AND BE DISCIPLED IN HIS WORD.
SHE LATER MARRIED PASTOR RENN LAW, AND CONTINUES TO CREATE AND
WRITE SONGS HONORING THE LORD.
AFTER 3 MISCARRIAGES THEY HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A MIRACLE BABY
BOY AND A FOSTER DAUGHTER.
JEANNIE AND RENN LEAD MOST HIGH KING MINISTRIES WHERE THEY
MINISTER ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH MUSIC AND TESTIMONY
OFFERING HOPE AND REDEMPTION IN JESUS CHRIST.
WE WANT TO STAND ON THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD.
RECENTLY JEANNIE LAUNCHED A PODCAST CALLED TRUTH BE TOLD
AND IS CURRENTLY RECORDING HER LATEST CD TITLED LETTING GO.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THOUGH THAT NOW WITH SPIRITUAL EYES, I CAN
SEE WHERE GOD ALWAYS WAS THE GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT I HEARD IN
THAT SONG WHEN I WAS SUCH A LITTLE GIRL AND WANTING TO END
IT.
GOD WAS THERE.
YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN HEARD, HE DIED ON THE CROSS TO SHOW YOU
YOU’RE HIS EVERYTHING, ‘CAUSE IN YOU THERE’S WORTH, AND YOU ARE
MORE THAN THE HURT, SUCH A PERFECT DESIGN, YOU WERE
CREATED TO SHINE, SO DON’T EVER FALL IN LINE.
HI, I’M JENNIFER KENNEDY CASSIDY.
AS YOU’VE BEEN SEEING ON THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM TODAY, THERE IS
A CONCERTED EFFORT UNDERWAY TO INDOCTRINATE YOUR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN IN A HARMFUL WORLDVIEW THAT’S CONTRARY TO
CHRISTIANITY.
WE PRODUCED THIS PROGRAM, BRAINWASHED, TO HELP PARENTS
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AND PUBLIC EDUCATION HAVE WORKED TO INUNDATE YOUR CHILDREN WITH
CULTURAL LIES AND FALSE IDEOLOGY.
TRANSGENDERISM, SEXUAL CONFUSION, DEPRESSION, AND A
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AS YOU’VE JUST SEEN, OUR CHILDREN ARE DELUGED WITH
IDEOLOGY THAT’S CONTRARY TO BIBLICAL TRUTH.
CHAOS HAS BEEN THE CULTURAL RESULT.
AND IT’S ALL BY DESIGN- THE WORK OF THOSE WHO WISH TO
REVOLUTIONIZE SOCIETY AND REMAKE IT WITH NEW BOUNDARIES AND
DEFINITIONS.
IT’S UP TO YOU AND ME, AS PARENTS, TO GUIDE OUR CHILDREN
IN THE TRUTH AND PROTECT THEM FROM LIES.
WE ARE NOT THE FIRST CHRISTIANS TO LIVE IN A CULTURE THAT’S
HOSTILE TO OUR FAITH.
SO WE CAN TAKE COMFORT THAT WHILE THE OBSTACLES ARE MANY,
THEY ARE NO MATCH FOR THE LIVING GOD.
SO BE ENCOURAGED TO ACT.
AND AS THE APOSTLE PAUL WRITES,
I’M PASTOR ROB PACIENZA.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM.
IF YOU’RE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US IN PERSON
FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY MORNING AT CORAL RIDGE.
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AND NOW HERE’S A LOOK AT THE NEXT TRUTHS THAT TRANSFORM.
WE’RE NOT AT WAR WITH PEOPLE,
WE’RE AT WAR WITH IDEAS.
THAT'S NEXT WEEK
THIS HAS BEEN A PRESENTATION OF CORAL RIDGE MINISTRIES