Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance (TAMA) has hosted Taylor’s only Christmas Parade for years. TAMA’s Christmas parade has never and still has absolutely no requirement for participants to be Christian or religious. Businesses, organizations, religious or government schools, political organizations, private groups, individuals, etc. who have participated have never been subject to any religious test. There have been no Christian or religious theme requirements for floats and for 2022 that all remained completely unchanged.
TAMA has had many participants who would very much disagree with Biblical and traditional beliefs and that is perfectly fine. That is no problem. All are welcome to participate. However (and here’s the rub), as an explicitly Biblical organization, in 2022 TAMA took steps to ensure that no participant’s display explicitly contradicted what the entire organization is built on—the Word of God. This of course means that a float promoting or celebrating divorce, drunkenness, abortion, or theft would have been rejected along with the float celebrating sodomy and other sexual immorality.
Last year, 2021, Taylor Pride, a recently formed group that exists in part to promote unnatural sexual practices and gender dysphoria in children and youth, made it into the parade due to an unfortunate oversight on our part. The fact that their application had no mention whatsoever about men in drag is beside the point. The group known as Taylor Pride, with two transvestites, should never have been allowed to participate and put their promotion of gender dysphoria and sexual perversion on display in public, to families who had no prior warning about what was coming.
TAMA’s view of “family-friendly” is perfectly in step with what was the plainly-accepted and agreed-upon definition up until about 5 minutes ago. On the other hand, up until about 5 minutes ago, the idea of gaudy transvestites being put on public display during a parade which celebrates the Biblical event of Jesus Christ being born into this world to save sinners like us, would have understandably been unthinkable to any reasonable person.
If sexually explicit and exploitive groups like Taylor Pride are included in a public event, families with traditional and Biblical values are being discriminated against—they are being excluded. It is true, those families can choose not to come to those so-called “inclusive” events where their values will be assaulted and their children will be subjected to grotesque and sexual displays. In other words, their choice is, “give up your beliefs and accept and affirm the new sexual ethic where anything goes, or don’t, and be excluded from participation in the community.” The present solution that Taylor’s wayward city council has chosen is not of inclusion, but of excluding, discriminating against, and punishing the traditional and Biblical views that made America a great country.
“We had two drag queens on our float last year,” said Rodgers. “Very appropriately dressed and very appropriately performing. Very age-appropriate and family-friendly drag queens in general.” This is a quote from the “pansexual” president of Taylor Pride. Ms. Rodgers is insistent on putting grown men preforming drag and transvestites in front of children. For two years running now, in our little town, she is responsible for organizing pre-teen children to join transvestites in preforming drag on the same stage at the same show where all ages are invited and encouraged to attend.
Take note that Denise Rodgers doesn’t label herself a bisexual, someone who is attracted to men and women. She identifies as “pansexual” which is synonymous with “omnisexual” which is defined as “expressing sexuality in all its forms.” Is this really an accurate description of Ms. Rodgers’ identity? Are there no sexual forms out of bounds for Mrs. Rodgers?
Since this child-grooming group held their first event, Christians have opposed it and we have sought to ask each of our participating councilmen, as well as any organizers who would speak to us, if they were approving of this kind of sexuality where, by its very definition, no sexual expression is denied. Bestiality, pedophilia, incest, necrophilia, you name it, *all* (pan-/omni-) forms of sexual expression are included and meant to be proudly celebrated.
Christian, many of us are being deceived (maybe even by our pastors) into believing that there is a neutral stance that must be taken in order for all to get along, and in order for us to effectively love our neighbors. In reality, there is no neutral stance; anyone who tells you there is, is either lying to you or is a blind guide. Christianity must be preferred in society, by all, because it is true. Non-believers won’t agree with this. So be it. But if You know Truth and He has set you free, then to deny this preferred status is hateful.
You may want to sit out and pretend that we can rise above this spiritual fight and “just love.” And certainly we are called to love, so consider this: Children are being groomed and irreparably harmed. Loving these defenseless neighbors, these functional orphans, means calling this abuse what it is, and as salt and light, exposing it, while doing everything in our power to suppress it and dissolve it. That is loving your neighbor.
Loving the sheep means hating the wolves (Psalm 97:10, etc.).
As Christians, we are to seek first the Kingdom of God. This doesn’t mean pie-in-the-sky religion. It means praying and believing what Jesus taught us to pray (Matthew 6:10), “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.” Did you catch that? “On earth, as it is in Heaven.” On earth! We are not waiting for Heaven. We are to believe Isaiah’s prophecy has come true (Isaiah 9:6-7).
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
Lay down your life now for the joy of the eternal Kingdom. If you don’t, you may find one day when you stand before your Maker that He may in fact give you what your beliefs and behavior actually demonstrate you want. You want to cower in the shadows now? You may find yourself in the darkness then. You want to build your own kingdom now? You may find yourself outside of His Kingdom then. You fear man now? You may find that you actually have no fear of God then. You want to save your life now? You will lose eternal life then (Matthew 16:25).
This isn’t some kind of threat, it is the fact. You are either for Christ or against Him (Luke 11:23). There is no neutrality. Christian, you must pick a side.
Taylor Pride is a dangerous and demonic grooming organization that is obsessed with sexualizing children whether they fully understand and acknowledge it or not. The City of Taylor, and every pastor in town should now and will eventually condemn Taylor Pride for what it truly is. Evil.
Prohibiting Taylor Pride from the Christmas parade is not brave, it is common sense and decent. Bold and faithful Christians must and will continue to go much further in our opposition to this evil with you or without you. Christians will not give up and we will not lose in the end.
Jesus Christ, who was born into this world 2,000+ years ago, reigns now as the King of kings and Lord of lords. The outcome isn’t in question. Jesus is King. We win. Believe it. Proclaim it. Stop cowering to the darkness and let us repent of our fear. Let us repent for hiding the light. Stop shrinking back to preserve and conserve. It is time to be salt and light in this present darkness!
If your shepherds are doing nothing but equipping you for Heaven, if they are telling you that loving your neighbor involves preserving your own personal peace and affluence at the precious expense of future generations and the purity of the gospel, they are liars and cowards. They are guilty of scattering and devouring the flock. They are hirelings and the wolves are coming. Leave, run, and find bold shepherds who are faithful to the Word of God and faithful in the fight.
The future of our community may be a negative world for Christians and so we must repent of our sin and cry out to God for reformation and revival and when we do, He will hear us and heal our broken town. It is time to repair the ruins. So take up your trowel in one hand and your sword in the other because it is time to build and fight.
For the King,
Caleb Paul Ripple
P.S. If you have read this far and are convicted to do something. Start now by praying and repenting for your own sin and the sin of your family. If you would like to reach out and talk to me, I would love to be of any assistance I can.