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California is seeking to take children away from parents who “misgender” them. Let’s pray over today’s state Senate hearing!

From The Daily Signal. recently amended California bill would add “affirming” the sexual transition of a child to the state’s standard for parental responsibility and child welfare — making any parent who doesn’t affirm transgenderism for their child guilty of abuse under California state law.

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AB 957 passed California’s State Assembly on May 3, but a co-sponsor amended it after hours in California’s State Senate on June 6.

Assembly Member Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, wrote the bill and introduced it on Feb. 14. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, co-sponsored it. Wilson’s child identifies as transgender.

Originally, AB 957 required courts to consider whether a child’s parents were “gender-affirming” in custody cases. Wiener’s amendment completely rewrites California’s standard of child care.

AB 957 post-amendment “would include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child,” altering the definition and application of the entire California Family Code.

California courts would be given complete authority under Section 3011 of California’s Family Code to remove a child from his or her parents’ home if parents disapprove of LGBTQ+ ideology.

By changing the definition of what constitutes the “health, safety, and welfare of [a] child,” schools, churches, hospitals, and other organizations interacting with children would be required to affirm “gender transitions” in minors by default—or risk charges of child abuse.

AB 957 could also expand which organizations provide “evidence” of gender “nonaffirmation” to California’s courts.

Because of the addition of “gender affirmation” to the qualifications of California’s standards for “health, safety, and welfare,” California’s courts would now be able to accept reports of gender “abuse” from progressive activist organizations — as long as they claim to provide “services to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.”

In essence, a boy could report his parents to his local school’s Gay-Straight Alliance club or other LGBTQ+ organization, who could then report the boy’s parents for child abuse.

Incredibly, the bill provides no definition whatsoever of what would qualify as “nonaffirming” to a child’s gender.

As Susannah Luthi of The Washington Free Beacon points out, “The bill makes no distinctions regarding the age of a child, how long a child has identified as transgender, or affirmation of social transition versus medical sex-change treatments.”

It remains unclear what law or precedent California courts would be able to cite in determining whether a parent was affirming—much less to define a standard that applies to all situations.

AB 957 isn’t Wiener’s first foray into legislating transgenderism for children. Last year, Wiener authored bill SB 107, making California the first state to establish itself as a sanctuary for minors’ transgender treatments and surgeries. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed the bill into law in September.

In March, Advocates for Faith and Freedom sued Newsom’s administration in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division.

Parental rights advocates and experts lambasted Wiener’s amendment that would upend the California Family Code.

Jay Richards, the Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation, calls AB 957 a “grotesque violation.” (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.)

While more and more European countries pound the breaks on ghoulish gender medicine for kids, California has decided to mandate it. They not only want to make sure that any child with discordant feelings toward his or her sexed body gets fast tracked to cross-sex hormones and sterilizing surgery, state Democrats want to go after parents who might otherwise hesitate. This is a grotesque violation of both children’s and parent’s rights. Decent Californians on the Left, Right, and center should be outraged.

Nicole Pearson, founder of the Facts Law Truth Justice law firm and civil rights advocacy group, condemned AB 957’s unconstitutionality in an interview with The Daily Signal:

This bill makes law that failure to affirm your child’s identity is child abuse. This will be a final, legal determination without any evidence in support, or a hearing with notice or the opportunity to be heard. Assemblywoman Wilson and Senator Scott Wiener are not doctors. They can’t make this determination for every single child aged 0 to 17 in the state and, yet, that is exactly what they’re trying to do here.

If a parent or guardian is unwilling or simply not ready to affirm their 7-year-old’s new identity — as they transition from Spongebob to Batman to Dora the Explorer — they can be found guilty of child abuse under AB-957 if it passes into law.

This is a horrifying bill for children, and for parents and guardians not just in California, but across the country. Gavin Newsom is gunning for president in 2028. If he signs this bill into law, here, it will be headed to every state if he wins.

AB 957 has a scheduled hearing in the State Senate on June 13 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

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(Used with permission. From The Daily Signal. Photo Credit: Getty Images)

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Angela Dubber
June 15, 2023

Father, You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. You will fight for us (the parents in California) and we will hold our peace (Exodus 14:14). There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to help you. And in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’ (Deuteronomy 33:26-27 NKJV). We pray and decree that this evil bill will never be passed in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus. We believe, Father God, that Your Justice will prevail in this area in Jesus’ name we pray.

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Frankie Hutchens
June 14, 2023

California’s corrupt governor and lawmakers are a sick society Amon themselves. Sadly, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree particularly with Pelosi family influence. These folk need to remember they work for the GOOD of the people according to the Constitution. When the wicked are in power the people groan.
Good Lord we pray for the hearts and minds of those in leadership over the state of CA be changed to know and serve You rather than their depraved appetites. Thank you for your will be done. In your powerful name. Amen..

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Dennis
June 13, 2023

Rom1:32… those practicing such things deserve death, BUT also
same JUDGMENT for affirming, respecting, promoting, praising, celebrating, encouraging, approving, transitioning, mutilating, damaging, etc…
Rom13… Righteous Government responsibility is to PROTECT and SERVE citizens and punishment on all evildoers, CARRY the SWORD

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    Dawn Mencer
    June 14, 2023

    We pray that our leaders eyes are open from the enemies blinding. Only the enemy causes division in the home and in our country

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Rich Swingle
June 13, 2023

In 1958 the book The Naked Communist identified 45 goals of the Communist Party USA. This is goal #41: “Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.”

Here’s goal #26: “Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as ‘normal, natural and healthy.'”

In my full interviews with Attorney Tricia Lindsay, she talks about how New York State is also doing everything they can to separate children from their parents: https://ifapray.org/blog/liberty-champ-sues-ny-over-quarantine-camps

Lord, set the people free to parent as You lead.

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Christine Stott
June 13, 2023

Dear Lord Jesus Christ, as for these evil politicians in California who are trying to pervert everything that you have set up in the heavens from the beginning of time, I ask that you were destroy their plans, and protect their constituency from these evil rulings.

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Saundra
June 13, 2023

Dear Lord, protect family rights in California. The family is an institution created and blessed by you, Father, and the state is a manmade institution that attempts to defile the family. Break AB 957 apart and protect children from becoming lifelong medical patients to big pharma. Help children to see their identity as a child of God and place the fear of the Lord in the California courts. Amen

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Christine Zirkle
June 13, 2023

Prayer can help but you’re never going to change the minds of these Christian hating zealots! Time to move somewhere else!

Pam Booth
June 13, 2023

Why don’t you pray against forced drugging of our loved ones? This has nothing to do with transgender, it has to do with the people who are medically kidnapped against their will. Pray for their freedom from pills and torture.

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Kurt Wever
June 13, 2023

LORD , YOU are over all the earth. YOU establish government. The hearts of kings as as channels of water that YOU direct at YOUR pleasure. LORD intervene for the children. In faith I call on every angel that is assigned to a child be given greater face time with YOU to protect the children from this evil law. I strike AB957 down. I bind it in the name of JESUS.
I release Genesis 1:27: God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Deliver the children and their parents from the evil one who has conjoured up this demonic malady of gender dysphoria

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American
June 13, 2023

This law is backwards! Any parent who allows their child to be mutilated should be charged with child abuse and serve prison time. The ghoulish “doctors” who perform those surgeries should also be charged with child abuse, serve prison time and have their license to practice medicine revoked.

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Barbara Reynolds
June 13, 2023

Lord Jesus the left is trying to take parents authority to care for their children . We pray against this ungodly law. We need your help Lord.💗🙏🙏🙏

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Dennis
June 13, 2023

Father, our 1st Amendment states, MAKE NO LAW
OR STOP EXERCISE OF…
Exercise is:
GO MAKE DISCIPLES
PREACH THE GOSPEL
BAPTIZING THEM
LAY HAND’S ON SICK
CAST OUT DEMONS
IN YESHUA’S HOLY NAME AMEN AMEN

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MARYANN MAIAVA
June 13, 2023

May the state of California be covered in and affected by the Blood of Jesus covering and surrounding the entire state! We pray for wisdom and revelation knowledge for those in charge to know and understand what the Word of God says in such matters. May they wake up to realize how they are being used to destroy families and the USA! In Jesus Name i pray and thank You, Lord, for Your Faithfulness in this matter!

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Kimberly Greene
June 13, 2023

Father, we declare Righteousness over the state of California and command every evil spirit to be bound in Jesus Name the name above every name! Amen

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Barbara Janicki
June 13, 2023

For years age requirements have been accepted for many things, 16 to drive a car (after passing a test) 21 to purchase/consume alcohol, 18 to vote and sign contracts, and quite interestingly I think 25 years old before you can rent a car and before driver’s/car insurance cost goes down. This has been based on “the science” that the brain continues to develop, especially frontal cortex, until the age of twenty-five. We have always referred to the teenage years as years of angst, self discovery, constant change, the ups and downs of emotions and thoughts that accompany puberty. We have never before let children make life altering, life long impacting, irreversible decisions – it would be unthinkable to place such a burden, of such a consequence laden decision upon a child. This is the true child abuse – not protecting our children from themselves (which parents normally do) not protecting them from social media and this resulting social contagion, – children change their minds about the food, music, clothes, friends, activities they like constantly as they change and grow – we don’t give them the choice to play in the street when they are young, not wanting them to be hit by a car. We insist they play ball or whatever in the safety of the yard. (after 18, if they choose to play in traffic, that’s on them – but we’ve gotten them safely to 18 and maybe by now they are able to see the danger of playing in the street for themselves)
Destroying the healthy bodies of children with puberty blockers, hormones and surgery is criminal not to mention life altering and irreversible. We have never treated children like adults before, for good reason. The threat of suicide is often used as coercion but what about suicide post hormones and surgery? That data is suppressed, we don’t hear the stories of regret as the victims of these surgeries mature. Their voices are being silenced. (Cloe is one who is speaking out) Never before have we asked children to make adult decisions – we don’t consult our children on finances, our spending, our careers, – we seek guidance from other adults. Why now would we let our children dictate their health care when they are not equipped to make these kinds of life long impactful decisions? Clearly laws like this one in California are designed to create division in families, take away parent’s rights, destroy the nuclear family, confuse and sterilize a generation of children by doing irreversible harm to their bodies and their minds and their lives – taking away their God given identities and attempting to replace that with some state created persona dictated by all the available options of different, made up, man made “genders” and identities. Lord, help us! You created each one of us perfectly, You are the Potter, we are the clay. We are Your masterpieces, the world is trying to convince us we are junk and that we need to remake ourselves in the image that we come up with. Pure rebellion and idolatry. Please give us Your wisdom in how to save and protect our children from this evil that seeks to destroy them, body, mind and soul. Our children are being deceived like Eve in the garden, led to believe You do not have our best interests at heart. Let Your truth expose all the lies upon which this transgender ideology is built and let it collapse under the weight of Your truth. Please save us from ourselves. Only Your truth can set us free. Change the hearts of those in the medical community who would perform these unnecessary surgeries on healthy bodies – convict them of this evil and may they speak up and become protectors of children, who when young need to be protected from themselves because they think as children. (“When I was a child I spoke as a child . . . ) May this evil be turned away from our children – may we repent and cease our rebellion thinking we can create ourselves better than You already did. May we remember “we are wonderfully and fearfully made.” and “all God’s works are wonderful” – Psalm 139:14 – http://www.mtothe5th.wordpress.com

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Susan CC
June 13, 2023

Isaiah 43:11 I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

Sovereign-ONE possessing supreme power; ONE who exercises supreme authority

John 8:43-44 Why do you not understand what I am saying?…You belong to your father, the devil …He was a murderer from the beginning… there is no truth in him…he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Peter 3:8-9  … With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise… but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith.. not from yourselves; it is the gift of God… we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life…

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Instruction on Prayer
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A1-7&version=HCSB
…God our Savior wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth….

Dear Lord and God, as I pray against this evil plan in CA, I continue to pray for all children in the devil’s crosshair. You are CREATOR, SOVEREIGN, REDEEMER, SAVIOR, please rise up over the men and women who are promoting the devil’s agenda. Your Word says he is a murderer and liar Father, let them realize who he truly is. Your Word also says, You want everyone to be saved. I am praying with my whole heart that You will bring these men and women to foot of the Cross to receive Your Mercy and Grace. Salvation is YOUR gift Lord, may it run like wild whitewater throughout this legislative body. This is for YOUR Glory Father and the good of the children of California. I pray this over the government of the US and all the nations. Let our children go! I pray, I pray, I pray, this and so much more in the Name above all Names, Jesus Christ. Amen

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Rose
June 13, 2023

Lord Jesus Name Above All names, please intervene and Stop this insanity. Lord, bring a spirit of conviction upon those who write school curriculum, and they Repent , I pray they have a Damascus Road Experience, in Jesus Name 🙏.

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    Susan CC
    June 13, 2023

    “Lord Jesus Name Above All names…”

    Yes and amen Rose!

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