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Ishtar's sorcery involved the transforming of men into women and women into men. Her temple priests embraced castration as an attempt to rid themselves of the characteristics of the gender in which they were born. These priests were the transsexuals of the ancient world. We should not be surprised that with the rejection of Christianity by the ruling elites, a door would be opened for the resurrection of transsexuality and transgenderism in mainstream American culture. 

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The arrival of June is only weeks away and we are all wondering if corporate America learned anything from last year's painful lesson - that trans activism is the fastest road to financial insolvency. Companies like Target, Anheuser - Busch, Nike and Disney felt the full force of consumer outrage as customers and dollars went racing for the doors. While corporate America seems to be learning the lesson the hard way, the National Association of Evangelicals is lost in a growing cloud of LGBTQ wokeness. All of this insanity finds its source in Ishtar's priests! We'll explain the connection in our podcast today.

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Ishtar's deconstruction of the sexes led to the merging of masculinity and femininity. Our pop culture now features female entertainers appearing wild, unruly, shocking and vulgar. Their male counterparts are often sporting eyeliner, lipstick and other evidence of femininity. And if this was not confusing enough, we are witnessing "Drag Queen Story Hours" in public libraries across America where men wearing make-up, high heels, wigs and dresses read books to children! Transvestites, now called "drag queens," are now the rage. Androgyny is now mainstream.

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Ishtar's goal was the deconstruction and emasculation of men, resulting in the blurring of distinctions between what it means to be male and female. Strong biblical masculinity was increasingly mocked, marginalized and deemed "toxic." Male leadership, whether in public life, the home or popular culture came under constant assault. The God-given instinct in men to protect and provide has been channeled into the virtual world of video games and pornography. When a culture routinely denigrates masculinity, women will be struck with boys who have no incentive to grow up or to assume the responsibilities that come with marriage and a family. That was Ishtar's assignment all along.

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While Ishtar was the goddess of love, allurement and sexuality, she also embodied ferocity, aggressiveness, war and destruction. Other traditionally feminine qualities were missing, particularly those linked to nurturing - gentleness, compassion and empathy. Her sorcery specialized in blurring distinctions and transgressing boundaries. It was her nature to make others into her image - to turn a woman into a man. So, we should expect that the entrance of Ishtar into American culture would manifest with the de-feminization of women. And that is exactly what we are witnessing. 

Today we celebrate our 200th podcast! We discuss the power of a biblical worldview to deliver us from a "fishbowl sized Christianity" into an oceanic perspective of faith. We also highlight the remarkable power of a Christian worldview to foster personal transformation and positive spiritual change in the lives of believers.

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