E25 - The Anti-Grooming Bill

Grooming has lately become a buzzword as Governor Ron DeSantis signed the historic bill to protect parental rights in education. The House Bill 1557, also known as Parental Rights in Education, is dubbed by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and by proponents as an “Anti-grooming” bill. The legislation, which reinforces parents’ fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children, has drawn national criticism especially among LGBTQ+ organizations. With so much controversy over how early gender ideology should be taught to children, are Kindergartners and Third Graders ready to cope with gender identity and sexual orientation, or is it a path that may lead them to confusion?In today’s episode of the Pod Bless America Podcast, Jim and Dan talk about Florida House Bill 1557 - Parental Rights in Education, how schools are shaping kids' minds with gender ideologies, and how Disney's current leadership is killing the magic.Enjoy!In This Episode01:01 - Florida House Bill 1557: What it is and how it works11:23 - A real-life example of how kids are taught gender ideology in school14:06 - What’s the Washington Post's take on the issue21:24 - How schools are shaping kids' minds with gender ideologies28:45 - How Ohio Bill 616 relates to Florida House Bill 155731:45 - How Disney's current leadership is killing the magic41:48 - How Disney executive management pushes their gender agenda on kidsFavorite Quotes13:16 + 18:42 - "These schools are getting out of control, thinking they can raise your kids better than you can raise your kids. I don't want her coming home at five years old asking me if she can be a boy or asking me what transgender is. I want her to be a kid. I want her to come home. I want her to play with her dolls, or I want her to play with earthworms. Whatever she wants to do, I want her to be able to do, figure it out on her own, and with guidance from me, not the school." - Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.20:15 - "Just because I might not agree with it (gender orientation or sexuality), that doesn't mean I lose my right to parent my kid. That doesn't mean that you as a school, as a government entity have a right to take over raising my child. That's absolute insanity." - Jim Larkin24:04 - "If your kid gets around somebody who's gay, they're gonna be gay. That's not how it works. I believe that it is inside you, that as you get older you decide. But not at age five. They would figure it out. But what I don't need is outside influences in their most impressionable years, pushing this on them" - Jim Larkin25:30 - "Give the parents the right to parent their kids the way they see fit. If you don't see fit to talk to your kids about LGBT issues at five or six years old, that does not make you a bigot. That doesn't make you a bad parent." - Jim Larkin39:19 - "99% of the girls that go to Disney want to be a princess. I am telling you that, I've been there. I've seen it. They wanna go and they want their magical time to be a princess. So, for you (Disney President Karey Burke) to sit there and say, 'well, we're not gonna assume they wanna be a princess". They wanna be a princess." -  Jim Larkin56:14 - "Disney really hurts. They gave my kids a great childhood. There was a lot of magic there, but it's all gone now." - Jim LarkinFollow the Pod Bless America Podcast on GETTREngage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: [email protected]: [email protected] to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts