The etymology of the word deceive means “to ensnare” or “seize.” When people believe lies, they are essentially being thrown into a trap. As prisoners of deceit, they become confused and irrational. The truth, however, can always set the captives free.

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The first lie told by the Left this week is one that’s utterly disturbing because it involves a teacher from a New York school district who was caught “promoting online pornography as art.” Even more shocking is that the parents were not notified that their children would be viewing the very inappropriate pictures.

Porn Labeled as Art

Parents Stephanie Boyanski and Jessy Roberts were shocked to discover that their seventh-grade children “were assigned to visit an unvetted website containing graphic sexual images as part of an art project.” Moreover, the pornographic images were displayed by the teacher on a Smart Board in the classroom, but the students were directed to respond in a “mature” manner. If it weren’t for the parents who happened to discover the obscene content on their child’s school laptop, the issue might not have been brought to light.

Distorting the Truth

The teacher at the center of the incident would not take responsibility and instead blamed the IT department. Additionally, the parents were not allowed to meet with the instructor to voice their disapproval. District representatives tried to deflect the issue, using creative wording that stated that students had “come across inappropriate content,” making it sound like it was all an accident.

The American Center for Law and Justice did not accept the school’s ruse. They explained, “This wasn’t an accident. Students viewed this explicit material repeatedly over the course of approximately two weeks, for a graded assignment. No parental notice. No opt-out option. No filtering of graphic content. No alternative assignment. One of the students involved is a survivor of sexual assault. This assignment triggered traumatic memories, and this student is now in counseling as a direct result of the school’s actions.”

The Left was quick to defend the teacher’s actions at the local school board meeting. “The president of the teachers’ union mobilized teachers to attend the meeting in ‘solidarity,’ canceled after-school activities to ensure staff attendance, and distributed ‘Fact-Over-Fiction’ pins–an unmistakable message aimed at parents.”

Porn Cannot Be Tolerated in Our Schools

The ACLJ is not giving up, even in the face of woke educators. “We are demanding a formal reprimand in the teacher’s file, a clear policy barring teachers from showing sexually explicit content to children without parental notification, mandatory parental consent and opt-out procedures, and district-funded counseling for students traumatized by the assignment.”

The Left wants parents to stay out of public-school classrooms so they can push their own agendas and values on children. The truth is that parents MUST stay alert and involved in their children’s education, from kindergarten all the way through college. We must not allow wokeism to brainwash the next generation of parents, leaders, and influencers.

Parents Are Fed Up with Public Schools

The second lie told by the Left this week ties in with the first one mentioned because it highlights the reason why many parents are taking their kids out of public schools. The Left insists that public schools are excellent educational institutions that challenge students academically and teach them to be critical thinkers. But American parents are not buying it. In fact, in 2024-2025, homeschooling has become more popular than ever, increasing at an average rate of 5.4%.

An article posted by Reason explains, “Angela Watson of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Homeschool Hub wrote earlier this month, ‘This is nearly three times the pre-pandemic homeschooling growth rate of around 2%.’ She added that more than a third of the states from which data is available report their highest homeschooling numbers ever, even exceeding the peaks reached when many public and private schools were closed during the pandemic.”

Interestingly enough, these numbers likely underestimate the growth of the homeschooling phenomenon because not all families follow registration requirements in every state. Pre-pandemic, the homeschooling population stood at about 3% of students in the United States, but now it’s close to 6%. “This isn’t a pandemic hangover; it’s a fundamental shift in how American families are thinking about education,” Watson emphatically states.

Left is Clueless about Why Students are Leaving

Many “progressives” believe the mass exodus of students from the public school system is due to an aging population, demographics, and less immigration. They simply will not address the giant elephant that’s been staring them in the face for years. Parents are tired of liberal curricula, woke teachers, and gender ideology.

Americans want their kids to have an honest, wholesome, rigorous education that focuses on core academic subjects, not liberal political agendas. We must continue praying that our public schools, teachers, and school districts will get back to basics.

Tennessee Democrat Thinks Men Can Have Babies

The third lie told by the Left this week revolves around Tennessee Democratic congressional candidate Aftyn Behn. A newly released video showcases Behn claiming that men can give birth. “I think we have, as birther–women who can give birth, men and women who can give birth–we can maybe leverage that as collective bargaining. We can really leverage collective bargaining when it comes to having children in this country. And so, for example, I’m not going to give birth until the United States government concedes A, B, C, D,” she suggested.

Behn Bashes Motherhood

Behn, who refers to herself as a “birther,” is saying that she will only give birth if her demands are met by the government. But this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her liberal rhetoric. A recording of Behn speaking about motherhood illustrates her disturbing worldview.

“My therapist always asks me to transcribe my dreams when they happen, and the recurring dream I’ve had is standing up in a cafeteria full of women—I don’t know why I was there or whatever—and saying, “I don’t want children. I want power!” and just screaming it at the top of my lungs. 

And for someone who grew up with my mother telling me never have kids because you’ll have to give up a lot, you’ll have to sacrifice professionally, which is what she was saying. And where I am now with seeing the consequences and the ramifications of women having kids and being in the political field and what they’re able to achieve, because we don’t offer—you know, it’s like the political field hasn’t met the challenge of working moms. They really haven’t.

But also the deeply patriarchal structures that these women are involved with because they’ve chosen marriage and they’ve chosen to raise children. And I think in the South, it’s incredibly difficult to shake those, especially if you’ve grown up here, and that’s all you’ve been told is the definition of success. The metric of success is how many kids you have, the square footage of your house, and where your kids go to school.”

 The Left sees motherhood as a burden rather than a blessing from God. Their support of abortion makes their views crystal clear. Aftyn Behn needs prayer because she is confused and deceived. She refuses to acknowledge that women are not “birthers.” They are mothers whom God has endowed with a treasured gift.

Lord Jesus, the Left never takes a break when it comes to spreading lies. You, however, are the author of all truth. Help us be wise and discerning as we tackle each and every deception.

These are just a few of the lies the Left told this week. How are you praying?

Angela Rodriguez is an author, blogger, and former teacher who studies the signs of the times, as well as the historical and biblical connections between Israel and the United States. You can visit her blogs at 67owls.com and 100trumpets.com. She is also the author of Psalm 91: Under the Wings of Jesus and Hallelujah’s Great Ride. Photo Credit: Danny Butlin-Policarpo on Unsplash.