Announcements
SYMPATHY: to Becky and Bud Duelley at the loss of her mom, Lilly Byrd, on Thursday, June 17. Funeral Services were held this week in Davidsonville, MD.
THANK YOU: Dear Pastoral Staff and Members of Church of the Open Door, Oh what a joy to be in God’s house with you yesterday on my trip east! Pastor Shutt for your message; Pastor Aaron for the “Helpful Armor” message; Pastor Brian for welcoming me to sing in the choir; and all else for your loving greetings to make me feel so welcome! Thank you! So grateful to have worshipped with you all! With Love in Christ, Carlene Thomas
DEAF BIBLE STUDY: has resumed on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in Room 104.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES: All Sunday School classes resume on July 11.
DEACONS: Please pick up your packets at the Welcome Center.
From My Heart
In James 3:15-18, we are told there are two types of wisdom. There is a wisdom from above and there is a wisdom that is generated right from the very bowels of Hell. There is a Godly wisdom and there is what James calls a “worldly” wisdom. I want to show you how this worldly wisdom is being used as a tool to split and divide our country.
We are hearing about an ideology today called “Critical Race Theory.” It is being pushed by the liberal left-wing Democrats with as much effort as they can muster. The dangerous side of this teaching is in the indoctrination of our children. School Boards, nation-wide, are advocating for this to be taught in the public schools!
What is Critical Race Theory? It is an idea that is based on the intellectual framework of identity-based Marxism. Since the 1990’s this teaching was only heard in universities and colleges, but since the “radicals” have taken over all three branches of our government, it has suddenly become mainstream thought in our public institutions. It is being taught in our government’s human resources departments, in the military, in teacher training, in school curricula, and in public policy frameworks. In other words: it is being pushed everywhere!!!!
The main principle of this teaching is the idea that “white people” are the problem. The Department of Homeland Security told their people that “white employees were committing microinequities and have been socialized into oppressor roles.” The Treasury Dept. held a training session, telling staff members that “virtually all white people contribute to racism, and that they must convert everyone in the federal government to the ideology of antiracism.” The Sandia National Laboratories, which designs America’s nuclear arsenal, sent white male executives to a three-day “re-education camp,” where they were told that “white male culture” was analogous to the “KKK,” “white supremacists,” and “mass killings.” They were forced to renounce their “white male privilege” and write letters of apology to fictitious women and people of color.
The founder of this ideology revealed his end game when he asked for the federal government to establish a new “Department of Antiracism.” Then he said, “In order to truly be antiracist, you also have to be anti-capitalist.” In other words, identity is the means and Socialistic Marxism is the end! With these folks, there is always an end! And Socialism is their end game!
The inmates are truly running the asylum! Guard yourself from this teaching!
Pastor Norris
Hospitalizations
Pam Hamburg - Carroll Hospital Center Room 421S
Jay Weyant - Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Building, PCC Unit, Room 5A South