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This image released by HBO shows Eureka, second right, and Pastor Craig
Duke, of Newburgh, Ind., second right, in a scene from the HBO series
"We're Here." Duke�s pastoral duties have been terminated � the result of
a bitter rift surfacing in his Indiana church after he sought to
demonstrate solidarity by appearing in drag alongside prominent drag
queens in the reality show. (Johnnie Ingram/HBO via AP)

Tennessee lawmakers just sent a bill to the Republican governor, Bill Lee,
that will ban drag queens from performing in front of children. And boy
are the drag queens angry.

But let�s hope more states follow Tennessee�s lead, though. This bill �
this ban � is a much-needed injection of sanity in a culture that�s not
only gone crazy, but also, but more so, gone outright abusive and
dangerous to children. It�s called Putting Children First � something
leftists always claim to do. Right?

�This is a commonsense child-safety bill,� said one supporter of SB3,
Tennessee Rep. Chris Todd.

Yes. It is. And it�s one that should be replicated around the nation.
Enough of the lunatic fringe and psychologically damaged and deranged
running the show � running roughshod over norms and normalcies and all
that�s normal. Men dressing as women and parading their half-naked and
sexually charged bodies in front of kids, even prancing for dollars in
some videotaped instances, is called child abuse.

Tennessee lawmakers took action. A handful of other states � Republican-
run states � are considering similar bills. But Tennessee has taken
action.

�The bill, which passed 74-to-19, makes it illegal to host �an adult
cabaret performance� where children may be present. Cabaret performances
are defined as those featuring �topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic
dancers, strippers, [and] male or female impersonators who provide
entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest,�� as the National
Review writes.

Violators face Class A misdemeanors, fines of up to $2,500 and up to a
year in prison. Subsequent violations carry class E felony charges,
between one and six years in prison, and fines of up to $3,000.

Those are actually light sentences considering the abuse factor.

What children see can�t be unseen.

What children learn can�t be so quickly and easily, in some cases, be
unlearned.

Teaching the nation�s youngest, most vulnerable and most impressionable
such sexual moves and grooves � and from a most abnormal, psychologically
deviant perspective � is wicked. It�s evil. It destroys the innocence of
youth. And that, in turn, opens the door for the next generation of
deviancy.

Therein lies the goal of the LGBTQ crowd.

It�s not about acceptance; it�s not about tolerance. It�s about flipping
norms and flipping the middle finger at traditional family and biblically
based values. It�s about tearing down societal standards and bringing
about a new culture that supposedly embraces everything � which is to say,
stands for nothing. Collapse is then imminent.

That is when the leftists who love the LGBTQ agenda will announce their
victory: when society has crumbled to the point of utter chaos and rules
and laws and principles and finer virtues and godly values are
obliterated.

�The intent of the legislation is just to simply say that you cannot have
sexually explicit entertainment � in a public venue where kids might be
present,� said Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, the bill�s
sponsor, as NBC News reported.

The fact that this bill is even necessary shows just how lunatic America�s
culture has become.

� Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on
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