Baptist Press
By Scott Barkley, posted January 31, 2024 in Culture, Human Trafficking, Mental Health, Social media
WASHINGTON D.C. (BP) — In a dramatic moment, Mark Zuckerberg turned during a Senate hearing today and apologized to families whose children have been victims of online sexual exploitation through platforms such as his.
The moment came as the Meta CEO was grilled by Josh Hawley (R-MO) at the hearing that included chief executives from TikTok, Snap, Discord and X (formerly Twitter).
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, during questioning by Laphonza Butler (D-CA) also apologized to families of children who died after purchasing drugs over Snapchat.
“I’m so sorry that we have not been able to prevent these tragedies,” said Spiegel.
Social media is the primary determiner for a mental health crisis among young people, said a Youth Risk Behavior study last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“I have been watching the research on teenage mental health, especially women, for some time,” IMB missionary and longtime New Orleans Seminary counseling professor Kathy Steele told BP the at time. More Here
The majority of Americans are blinded from the truth, just 4% of us have a Biblical Worldview.
Why is the World full of evil?
“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts” Eph 4: 17, 18.
The Scriptures call the mind of the natural man “blinded” 2 Cor. 4:4, “depraved” Romans 1:28, “corrupt” 1 Tim. 6:5, and “unspiritual” Col. 2:18. The natural mind thinks from a humanistic, sin-debased viewpoint. The viewpoint of the flesh directs its thoughts. The sinful mind is under the control of Satan and can never please God because it concentrates on things of the world and not things of the Spirit. The natural mind walks the road of hopelessness and self-destruction.
“People die every day without Christ, and we’ve got the answer. … Don’t just talk about evangelism. Do it.”
–Dr. Stephen McQuoid