{"id":2645927,"date":"2026-08-17T08:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndenying-gods-fatherhood-denies-fathers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:05:08","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndenying-gods-fatherhood-denies-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndenying-gods-fatherhood-denies-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Denying God&#8217;s Fatherhood Denies Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndenying-gods-fatherhood-denies-fathers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the growing trend among some contemporary Christians adn secular individuals to reject conventional notions of god&#8217;s fatherhood, rather describing the divine as nonbinary, gender-neutral, or exclusively feminine. While these ideas may stem from theological misunderstandings-as God is spirit and incorporeal, not limited by human gender-they are frequently enough motivated by political and social reasons aiming to highlight gender equality or challenge patriarchy.The author emphasizes that calling God \u201cFather\u201d is deeply rooted in biblical scripture,notably Jesus\u2019 frequent use of the term,which signifies more than cultural tradition; it reflects an important divine image based on qualities associated with good fathers-trustworthiness,strength,love,provision,discipline,and guidance. <\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights the societal consequences of diminishing the concept of God\u2019s fatherhood, paralleling it with the breakdown of traditional father roles in real life, which can lead to societal chaos, increased behavioral problems, and emotional disconnection. Rejecting God\u2019s fatherhood is portrayed as problematic as it denies a fundamental human need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-god-won-me-over-after-my-dad-abandoned-me\/\" title=\"How God Won Me Over After My Dad Abandoned Me\">paternal figures<\/a>, which impacts our relationship with the divine and with others. Ultimately, embracing God&#8217;s fatherhood is essential for personal well-being and societal stability, as it embodies the natural and divine order designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-double-jeopardy-vortex-i-was-discussing-on-war-room-today-with-natalie-winters\/\" title=\"This is the vortex of double jeopardy that was the topic of discussion on War Room today with Natalie Winters\">foster genuine connection<\/a> and happiness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Among the more aggressive contemporary Christian reconceptualizations of God is denying His fatherhood. Texas state Rep. James Talarico (and the Democrat nominee for the Senate) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/fact-check-god-nonbinary-james-020000313.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has declared<\/a> that God is \u201cnonbinary\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GDOjNFNa5Ss&#038;t=5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred<\/a> to the divine as \u201cHoly Mystery.\u201d Many self-identifying Christians agree, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/02\/08\/god-gender-neutral-church-of-england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arguing<\/a> that \u201cthey\/them\u201d are the best pronouns for the divine. Denominations, such as the Episcopal Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ, allow entire liturgies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalcommonprayer.org\/enriching-our-worship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refrain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/glossary\/inclusive-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from<\/a> using masculine words to describe God, or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/worship_inclusive-language_inclusive-language-covenant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refer<\/a> to him by all types of pronouns. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossroadpublishing.com\/9780824515458\/she-who-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feminist<\/a> theologians pray to an exclusively feminine God.<\/p>\n<p>In a strictly religious sense, this trend, if theologically erroneous, is understandable: Theologians through the centuries have said that God is spirit and incorporeal, and thus He is neither a man nor a woman. In a broader political sense, it is less so \u2014 when feminists and others seek to describe God as \u201cnonbinary\u201d or as a woman, they are less so making a sophisticated theological argument than a ham-handed one about women\u2019 s rights. <\/p>\n<p>Yet regardless of whether we are talking religion or politics, the impetus behind abandoning masculine descriptions of God is misfounded and self-defeating. This is because the theological reasons for calling God \u201cFather\u201d find support in the natural order we all inhabit, and thus to deny His fatherhood is to implicitly deny fatherhood altogether, with disastrous consequences for us all.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Biblical Stupidity of Abandoning God\u2019s Fatherhood<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We should first note that rejecting God\u2019s fatherhood flies in the face of the biblical narrative. As Peter Kreeft argues in his excellent new book <a href=\"https:\/\/book.wordonfire.org\/every-word-in-the-lords-prayer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Every Word in the Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/book.wordonfire.org\/every-word-in-the-lords-prayer\">,<\/a> \u201cFather\u201d was the word Jesus most frequently used to describe God. Across the four Gospels, Jesus calls God \u201cFather\u201d more than 150 times! \u201cAnd if that was good enough for Jesus, it had better be good enough for you,\u201d writes Kreeft.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, when considering how Jesus transcended both his culture and the first century\u2019s understanding of women \u2014 treating them with dignity and respect, giving them an important role in His ministry \u2014 the charge that Jesus using the word \u201cFather\u201d is sexist is demonstrably ignorant and ridiculous. What Jesus\u2019 use of the word \u201cFather\u201d actually means is that human fatherhood is the most important image that we humans have for contemplating the divine. Indeed, calling God \u201cfather\u201d is more than a culturally conditioned, contextually limited element of the Christian faith, but something intended to direct us to something eternally relevant.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What a Good Father Looks Like<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If Christians are supposed to understand God within the prism of \u201cFather,\u201d it\u2019s worth reflecting on what civilizations for time immemorial have understood as the qualities that constitute a good father. Kreeft offers a long list. Fathers are to be trustworthy, meaning that children are able to believe what their fathers tell them. They are to be admired, meaning they possess attributes their children respect, such as hard work, constancy, and experience from life. \u201cWhen a father abandons his children, he teaches them that that\u2019s the way life is; that that\u2019s the nature of reality and therefore also the nature of God,\u201d writes Kreeft.<\/p>\n<p>Fathers are more powerful than their children, meaning they can protect them from threats. They are able to gently but firmly push their children to \u201chigh ideals and high achievements.\u201d They offer love, approval, and emotional care. They bequeath an identity, built not only around morality, but also around culture and tradition. <\/p>\n<p>They are also providers of \u201cstuff,\u201d not only food, shelter, and toys, but all manner of gifts, because they want their children to enjoy life. And, finally, they are responsible for discipline, meaning laws and commandments to be obeyed, as well as consequences and punishments. Even here, however, the point is not tyranny, but to direct children to the fact that self-possession and obeying laws enable their happiness.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Relationship Between Fathers\u2019 Failure and God<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, many fathers are not meeting expectations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/data\/tables\/time-series\/demo\/families\/children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Approximately 25 percent of American children<\/a> live without a biological, step, or adoptive father in the home. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/nvsr\/nvsr75\/nvsr75-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, approximately 40 percent of U.S. births occur outside marriage, meaning right from the beginning, many children\u2019s relationship to their biological fathers is tenuous. <\/p>\n<p>When you add to that the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/divorce-in-decline-about-40-of-todays-marriages-will-end-in-divorce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 percent of marriages end in divorce<\/a>, we have a recipe for societal chaos. Writes Kreeft: \u201cThe disastrous consequences of that lack of good father are so spectacular, so scientifically provable, and so socially destructive in our present culture that only willful ignorance fueled by destructive and dishonest ideology can account for the fact that they are not widely admitted and have become politically incorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It should then not be any surprise that so many Americans are either repudiating God altogether, or redefining Him in terms that dissociate Him from fatherhood and masculinity. What they know about fatherhood and masculinity is decidedly negative, and thus why would they ever honor or worship a divine being who is described in such terms? Moreover, if fathers so consistently \u201csuck,\u201d do we even need them at all? This is a vicious, destructive cycle.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rejecting God\u2019s Fatherhood Will Only Compound Our Unhappiness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nevertheless, humans are hardwired for fathers. Undoubtedly, many dads\u2019 failures to meet the needs and expectations of their children affect how those children will understand religion and God. Yet repudiating God as father doesn\u2019t solve the problem \u2014 it only compounds it. <\/p>\n<p>Like lots of things in life, if you have a bad experience with something, it doesn\u2019t mean that thing is inherently bad and you should forever avoid it. Indeed, in many cases \u2014 from exercising to vulnerable relationships \u2014 avoiding what hurt you will, in the long run, make you <em>more <\/em>unhappy. To grow and mature is to sometimes recognize that something or someone who hurt us was not representative, but a deviation and distortion from what is good and true.<\/p>\n<p>Denying God\u2019s fatherhood, motivated by a misplaced affinity for diversity and inclusion, or perhaps a deep feeling of pain from our own broken or nonexistent relationship with our fathers, results in the unintended byproduct of further disconnecting us from the fact that we all <em>need <\/em>fathers. The data is simply overwhelming: Those lacking father figures perform worse <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23978321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">academically<\/a>; they have <a href=\"https:\/\/collaborate.princeton.edu\/en\/publications\/does-time-with-dad-in-childhood-pay-off-in-adolescence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more behavior problems<\/a> and have <a href=\"https:\/\/ffcws.princeton.edu\/publications\/father-involvement-and-child-behavior-and-cognitive-development-poor-and-near-poor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cognitive delays<\/a>; they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatherhood.org\/championing-fatherhood\/press-release-154-billion-dollar-man-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost American taxpayers billions of dollars<\/a> annually in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-2\/\" title=\"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 2)\">support programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When we reject God as father, we are not only rejecting who <em>He <\/em>is, but what we <em>need<\/em>. That feeling of freedom from authority and \u201cpatriarchal norms\u201d soon descends into a deeper sense of alienation and brokenness, because we are rejecting what we were designed for: true communion with both our earthly and heavenly fathers. We should pray to God as \u201cOur Father,\u201d not only because He <em>is<\/em>, but because doing so reminds us that fathers, in subtle ways often difficult to discern, have a remarkable ability to profoundly and permanently affect who we are.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Casey Chalk is a senior contributor at The Federalist and an editor and columnist at The New Oxford Review. He is a regular contributor at many publications and the author of three books, including the upcoming &#8220;Wisdom From the Cross: How Jesus\u2019 Seven Last Words Teach Us How to Live (and Die)&#8221; (Sophia Institute Press, 2026).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejecting God&#8217;s fatherhood undermines biblical truth and societal stability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":2645928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Untitled-2026-08-13T172006.131.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52749,10248,54131],"class_list":["post-2645927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fatherhood-2","tag-religion","tag-theology-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Untitled-2026-08-13T172006.131.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645927\/revisions\/2645931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}