Pulling Down Strongholds

 

By Gretchen Garrity

Two events happened within the last 48 hours --one local and one in Minnesota. No doubt everyone has heard of the deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota. A disturbed young man who identified as transgender shot through the stained glass windows of the church while children from grades Kindergarten to 8th were at Mass. The BBC article said Robin Westman was obsessed with killing children.

The transgender agenda has made deep inroads into our culture by those who desire to overturn the existing cultural and political landscape. The ideology is destroying lives, as one can see with the tragic event in Minnesota and elsewhere. 

Our library has many books that seek to normalize the transgender agenda among our children and teens.

The second event, a monthly meeting of the Christian County Library Board of Trustees seemingly went off without a hitch. The meeting lasted just over an hour. The Board heard the first reading of a revision of the bylaws and policies that detailed the deletion of any mention of the Marxist-oriented American Library Association (ALA). One of the citizens in attendance, MSU professor Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk, abruptly left in the middle of the meeting. It apparently so disturbed her that she wrote an impassioned opinion piece on her Facebook page some hours later.

The matter of citizens praying during the public comment portion of the meeting was a major issue for her. She writes,

"First, I DO, absolutely, 100% find it offensive when people “pray” at public meetings when the INTENT is to spark outrage or some dramatic response. Why? Because PRAYER, in all its intent, is NOT A WEAPON. It is NOT God’s words for YOUR usage as you see fit. If the INTENT is merely to anger others or to incite some negative response, then I find it offensive on two levels: 1) It didn’t work, obviously; and 2) intention—so removed from God’s love—in this case, makes the act of prayer akin to using the Lord’s name in vain—to swear. To do that, THAT is offensive because it is done deliberately."

The professor apparently has special powers to discern the intent of the citizens who prayed. She claims it was to spark outrage. Why would someone be outraged by the Lord's Prayer (watch HERE, forward to the five-minute mark)?

Public prayer in the United States is free speech. It has been ongoing since the founding of our nation. Prayer belongs in the public square.

And contrary to her assertion, prayer is a spiritual weapon. Scripture speaks to that in almost endless ways from both the Hebrew Scriptures and throughout the New Testament. For instance:

• Isaiah 54:17 states, "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me," declares the Lord."
  
• In Luke 10, we read, "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
• And in Ephesians 6, Paul writes, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil... For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places... Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit..."
• Here is 2 Corinthians 10, "For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
• Christ Jesus says in Matthew 18: "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven."
•  Psalm 91 is a powerful spiritual weapon, ending with God's promise, "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him..."

To the professor prayer is illegitimate if not done in the way and the venue she approves. I suspect Ms. Dudash-Buskirk knows somewhere in her inner being that prayer does indeed work. And if she was honest with herself she would admit the "effectual fervent prayers" of a large number of citizens has changed the tone and direction of the Christian County Library. In fact, the professor continues to make several theological errors, stating that loving your neighbor (in this case the little children) is allowing "them their free will."

What sane parent allows their minor children free will to harm themselves? We know that the ALA and its comrades in the publishing and education business desire children to be "free" of the legal and moral constraints of their parents. A clear statist, Dudash-Buskirk is exercised that parents have the right to curate their children's reading material.

As a college professor at MSU, she has free reign to influence your college-age students, and I am sure she does a bang up job of it. But, the Marxists/Socialists/Communists) want your little children, too. There is a saying among the depraved: After eight, it's too late. It applies here, too. Indoctrinating children through early sexualization is a potent weapon of the devil.

Dudash-Buskirk, knowing that her political ideology is at odds with her professed Catholic faith, attempts to indict Christians for being bigots, white supremacists and so on. She writes, "Take your FAKE “Christian” so-called “prayers” out of my face, shove them down deep so you have something to keep you warm at night, because the row you people are hoeing? Well, I hate to tell you, Sweet Cheeks, it is LONG, it is HARD, it is COLD, and it IS LONELY. You are on the wrong side of history: the “white hats” never restrict library access to anyone, the GOOD GUYS do not act AGAINST the BASIC RULES of these United States"

 

It’s always Jesus that these psychotic killers fixate on. Not Mohammed, not Buddha, not Krishna.

Because the demons know there is only one real God in the world opposing them. pic.twitter.com/qkoVfT8h5X

— Megan Basham (@megbasham) August 27, 2025

Dear Ms. Dudash-Buskirk, protecting children from evil by restricting their access to transgender ideology and obscene books is not being on the wrong side of history. Indeed, I tremble for her at the misrepresentation of God's Word that is laced throughout her Facebook posts.

If she was interested (and trust me, she isn't) in actually presenting the truth of the Scriptures and of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, she would NEVER suggest that protecting children from danger was anti-Christian. Instead, she subverts the truths of Christianity in service to her politics. The politics of the Left are a contributing factor to the demons that drove Robin Westman to kill Catholic children and then himself. If Dudash-Buskirk had knowledge of the demons driving her ideology, she might be able to see past the lies and form a coherent perspective. Instead, she is unstable, halting between two opinions.

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In fact, Dudash-Buskirk claims the Christian County Library as her territory:

"If YOU do not like libraries that follow the rules of the American Library Association, THEN GET OUT of my library.

If YOU do not like when people take your “transparency” for what it is: Blatant biggotry [sic], then GO ELSEWHERE.

If YOU do not like that freedom of assembly and speech protects your rights AND THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, please, find somewhere that you are comfortable."

The Christian County Library belongs to every citizen in the county. A majority of citizens have spoken, and they do not want smut and dangerous sexual ideologies available to children and teens. For her own peace of mind, Professor Dudash-Buskirk must come to terms with that. The books she wants available to ALL CHILDREN, will NOT be available to ALL CHILDREN. She does not have the right to dictate what others' children will be exposed to.

The professor goes on to suggest that limiting access to sexually explicit and age-inappropriate books is limiting "the ability of people in my community to feel safe in their libraries..."  To her, this is making "it hard for children to learn about other cultures, other people, and sometimes even themselves because YOU think YOU KNOW what is BEST for MY CHILD?"

 The over-the-top rhetoric is not helpful. It does not add to any possible civil discourse. Instead, the accusations, ad hominem attacks and incivility discredit the professor and her false arguments.

The battle against Marxism/Communism/Socialism is a spiritual battle. This ideology is the religion of Satan. They use the ritual of de-moralization of children as a tool to forward their spiritual revolution against God and Christians. These are ancient tactics that have been "churched up." There is nothing new under the sun.

 

Dudash-Buskirk is twisting Holy Scripture to suit her political ideology. In a follow-up post that references the Minneapolis child murders, she urges outrage against "bigotry and hatred." Note she is not outraged that a pernicious transgender ideology so disturbed and destabilized a young man, that he eventually let demons direct his actions. Do listen to Robin Westman. I would advise being prayed up before listening. It is chilling.

Here's the journal video I grabbed from Robin Westman's YouTube channel before it was deleted (original YT URL was https://t.co/92fFDkhShP): pic.twitter.com/3dVVMOusDJ

— James McDaniel (@JamesMcDaniel) August 27, 2025

 There are many spiritual forces at work in the world, including in Christian County. The library is one of the battlefields. Keep praying. If prayers didn't work, those who are in rebellion to God (whether they admit it or not) would not care if we screamed them from the rooftops.