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I Am Jazz—continued from previous page
Fearing harsh reaction to their sto-
ries, two Rocklin parents anonymously
went to Fox News’ Martha MacCallum
to tell of their children’s reactions to the
academy incident. The first parent told
how her daughter, after being present at
that kindergarten reading, while bathing
caught a reflection of herself with her
hair slicked back, and tearfully cried she
had changed into a boy. The other parent
told how her daughter (now a first grader)
on the play ground greeted the “trans
girl” that had been presented in the
kindergarten that June day, by his
male name and was promptly rep-
rimanded by the principal for “mis-
gendering his new name.” 4
In sum, Christian parents must
be active at their schools, be informed
of transgender issues, be able to talk with
their own children, be into the Word so
as to be able to stand for truth, and be
into prayer for their children, family,
and schools.
I AM JAZZ—TEACHER’S RESPONSE
Christian teachers too must prepare
themselves for the time that they will
be required to read such a book as I Am
Jazz. Do your research now. Prayerfully
prepare for a coming day when one must
either comply with the godless demands
of the public schools or leave one’s job. As
Daniel of old, in whom was found “an
excellent spirit,” one must stand up, and
as the old song “Dare to Be a Daniel” chal-
lenged: “Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand
alone!, Dare to have a purpose firm! and
Dare to make it known!”
In today’s world, “a conservative up-
stander” will be bullied. Bullied by
whom?—By the school systems and by
pressure group organizations such as the
Human Rights Campaign. How is this
done?—By taking away your rights to
stand up for your beliefs and by labeling
you with all kinds of names. And as some
do “shouting you down!” One such emi-
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nent doctor, Dr. Paul McHugh, now 85,
has been maligned and mocked and called
a “transphobe.” Why is this? Of “trans-
gender” children, Dr. McHugh dared
to write such things as this: “Misguided
doctors at medical centers . . . have begun
to treat this behavior by administrating
puberty-delaying hormones to render later
sex surgeries less onerous—even though
the drugs stunt the children’s growth and
risk causing sterility.” 5
I AM JAZZ—YOUR RESPONSIBILITY—BE AN
UPSTANDER, NOT A BYSTANDER!
Whether or not you have children or
grandchildren in the public school, you as
a Christian must stand firm in your con-
victions. Whether or not the transgender
agenda has yet to come to your school
or your school system, you as a Chris-
tian must not be a bystander! Get busy,
become familiar with the transgender
movement, and be an upstander*—that
is one who is not afraid to stand up for
a cause—the cause of little children of
whom our Lord Jesus said in Matthew
18:6: “But whoso shall offend one of these
little ones which believe in me, it were bet-
ter for him that a millstone were hanged
about his neck, and that he were drowned
in the depth of the sea.”
* Upstander: (Wordnik) A person who
stands up for something, as contrasted to
a bystander who remains inactive. (Urban
Dictionary) A person who stands up for
his or her beliefs.
Some have called Jessica Herthel, the
co-author of I Am Jazz and champion
of LGBTQ causes, an upstander or one
who is unafraid to go it alone to stand
for a cause—the cause of transgenderism.
Christian, are you an upstander for the Lord
Jesus Christ?
Today, determine you’ll be ready with
answers no matter what you are told to do.
We need to wake up! The transgender
agenda is already being practiced in
some schools and is soon coming to
schools nationwide. For the sake of our
children, we cannot be apathetic; we
must stand up for truth. Remember
Paul’s admonition in Ephesians 6:10,
11: “Finally, my brethren, be strong in
the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil.”
Woe unto them that call evil good,
and good evil; that put darkness for
light, and light for darkness; that
put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)
You may visit Lois Putnam’s blog at http://
whputnam00.blogspot.com/.
ENDNOTES
1. http://jessicaherthel.com/
2. http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/03/im-
pediatrician-transgender-ideology-infiltrated-
field-produced-large-scale-child-abuse/
3. http://www.washingtontimes.com/
news/2017/sep/19/school-defends-transgender-
lessons-kindergartners/
4. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=3DPTqzb8dLE
5. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/
lgbt-activists-slam-the-most-important-
psychiatrist-of-the-last-half-centur.
November/December 2017