Living Stones Series: First Published in All Around Old Bridge Publication – June 2024

In a recent article, author Eric Metaxas shared how the "Silence of American churches echoes that of 1930s Nazi Germany." He cited that 3,000 of the 18,000 pastors in Nazi Germany were supportive of Adolf Hitler's rule, while approximately 3,000 greatly opposed it. Was the silence of 12,000 pastors a substantial contributing factor to why the Nazis prevailed and killed 6 million Jews and 5 million others? Perhaps they thought politics was not the business of the church. Antisemitism today has swept through our major universities. Where are the voices against this in the church now?

In addition, how many of the 60 million babies aborted since the 1970s would still be alive, raising families of their own, if so many believers were not silent or convinced it is merely a political issue? Where are the Christian voices objecting to the indoctrination of children in the religious cult of gender identity couched in terms of "inclusive teaching" (www.itsnotinschools.com) in our public schools?

In the face of the greater evils today, there is a need for more extraordinary courage. Whether antisemitism, abortion, or vulnerable and impressionable school children led down paths of confusion and chaos about their identity, we need the courage to speak the truth in love. Why did 32 million Christians not vote in the last election? Silence means consent! "To him who knows to do good, and does not do it, to him it is sin," James 4:17 states.

Get informed, stand up, and show up! Be strong and courageous! There are many depending on it!