Kerby Anderson
Anti-Israel demonstrators have blocked traffic and bridges in many major cities across the country. Climate activists in other countries have also blocked traffic and vandalized priceless paintings and public monuments. These actions have created a societal problem we can no longer ignore.
Tal Fortgang argues that “Blocking the Road is Civil Terrorism.” Whether or not you accept his characterization of these tactics, you will have to admit the problem is getting worse, and poses a threat to decent, law-abiding citizens.
A blocked road or highway can be more than just an inconvenience. Whoever is on the road is prevented from getting to work, picking up kids, delivering packages, etc. A blocked road can prevent an ambulance from getting to a victim or even prevent the ambulance from getting to an emergency for urgent, life-saving care.
The object of blocking roads or destroying paintings isn’t to convince you of the logic and morality of their position. It is to frustrate you so you will call on politicians to give them what they want so you can go back to normal daily life.
Of course, those activists blocking traffic assume that law-abiding citizens will put their cars in park and wait until law enforcement comes. That may not always be the case, if angry citizens decide to take the law into their own hands.
Of course, the activists know they may not even be arrested. Even if they are arrested, they will pay a fine because it is merely a misdemeanor. This election season, you need to ask candidates a question: Isn’t it time to increase the penalty for blocking traffic and bridges? If we don’t, this problem will get worse.

Kerby Anderson
Raising children in any generation is difficult, but the most challenging generation may be “Generation Z” (born between 1997 and 2012). Jason Jimenez writes about Parenting Gen Z: Guiding Your Child through a Hostile Culture. As a fellow parent, he understands that many parents are dealing with uncertainty and doubt as they are trying to raise spiritually healthy kids. This is most apparent with this young generation, who are the most non-Christian generation in American history.
He was on my radio program to offer biblical truths that would be helpful to parents trying to navigate the challenging conversations that influence their children in a secular and polarized culture. In many ways, they differ from previous generations due to the culture in which they live and due to the digital devices in their lives.
He wants parents to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses as they raise this young generation. He also highlights three flawed parenting styles. These are: control parenting which results in a failure to prepare, paranoid parenting which results in a failure to release, and detached parenting which results in a failure to provide.
He also supplies strategies to help parents build a home of love, discipline, and respect. He includes helpful chapters about challenging conversations about sex, gender, depression, suicide, abortion, and racism.
His book provides a helpful balance between the academic (his degrees in apologetics) and the practical. He is not only a worldview expert but the father of four Gen Z children. This is the book I want to put in the hands of parents raising the next generation.