By Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon
Another day, another tragic story. A mentally ill young man, claiming to be transgender and full of anger and hatred, shot up a Catholic school in Minnesota before taking his own life.
As usual, progressives rushed to politicize this heinous crime. Governor Gavin Newsom of California, who desperately wants to be president someday, blamed Republicans for not banning guns. The fact that this shooting occurred in a blue city in a blue state, and was perpetrated by a deranged man with “Kill Donald Trump” written on his gun, doesn’t matter to Newsom’s anti-American agenda.
Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, who is fighting for his political life against an even more radically leftist challenger, mocked Christians by claiming the prayers of the children who were injured and killed did not stop the shooter.
Absolutely disgusting.
The truth is, America faces an epidemic—not of guns or prayer—but of young men and women who are taught to hate God, hate nature, and hate their own bodies. I remember when we used to tell children they are loved just the way they are. Today, we have an entire media industry convincing children that they need drugs and surgery to become who they were meant to be.
They are taught that the confusion, isolation, uncertainty, and insecurity all children experience in the transition to adulthood are actually signs that they were born in the wrong body, while a greedy industry stands ready to exploit them.
Idaho is fortunate that we had a brave young woman named Chloe Cole visit a couple of years ago, sharing her heartbreaking story of being convinced at a young age that she was really a boy. Her therapist recited the lines he had been taught, telling Chloe’s parents that she would undoubtedly commit suicide if they did not enable her delusions.
Chloe underwent a double mastectomy at age 15.
When Chloe realized the truth—that she really was a woman, exactly as God had made her—it was too late to undo the damage this ideology had done to her body and her mind.
Thankfully, Idaho lawmakers heard Chloe’s story and acted. They passed one of the first laws in the nation protecting children from drugs and surgery designed to mutilate their bodies in the name of transgenderism.
Yet thousands of children like Chloe across America are still subject to a media environment that encourages irreversible harm. Like the young Minnesota murderer, they are filled with rage, and some have unfortunately taken out that rage on innocent children.
You know what? I’m going to pray for those who were killed and injured, no matter what Jacob Frey or the Democrats say. And I’m going to pray for an end to this evil ideology that devours the bodies and souls of American children.
About Dorothy Moon
Dorothy Moon was elected to serve as the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party in July of 2022, and reelected in 2024. Moon served three terms in the Idaho Legislature as State Representative for District 8. Moon’s career in public service has focused on the advancement of individual liberties and reducing the size and scope of government.
