One modern example is gender-confused characters appearing in video games.
Whether the intent is to directly reach youngsters or simply appease people living in unbiblical lifestyles, the results are still the same. "Transgender ideology" is getting forced more and more on the whole of society as the norm. 
Many times in today's video games, it is with no warning. Players may just happen upon a character who seems different. One such game: Hogwarts Legacy.
As it's filled with fantasy and magic, Harry Potter is also controversial because the characters associate with witchcraft.
But now, Hogwarts Legacy -- a spinoff prequel of sorts to Harry Potter -- takes the controversy to another level as it features a gender-confused character in its storyline: a man who still sounds like a man, but is dressed as a woman. Players learn more about this character's backstory as the game continues.
Changing traditional culture is what some in the entertainment field see as their mission, says Ed Vitagliano, the executive vice president with American Family Association.
“I think it's obvious that for, at least some creators of entertainment, they see this as a tool to change culture. So, when they include transgender or homosexual couples, for example in games, it is part of what they perceive to be their calling.”
That “mission” has radically altered the landscape of video games. The games come with intent far beyond entertainment, Vitagliano says. This isn’t like Pong or Pac-Man.
“Christians have to be very careful now. These are not the days of harmless games that serve as entertainment to help whittle away spare time in the summer or after school. These can become vehicles for ideas and ideologies to invade the minds of those who play them, whether they're children or adults."
Super Mario Too
Another example is Super Mario Brothers.
You would probably have never guessed the pink dinosaur Birdo is widely considered a male identifying as a female.
The manual for the original Super Mario Bros 2 game said his real name is Ostro. It says he thinks he is a girl and would rather be called "Birdetta."
Vitagliano said parents find themselves at a great disadvantage, especially as the kids become teenagers and would rather play with people besides their parents.
“They don't know what is going on in these games. They don't know what kind of ideas are being presented to their kids without their knowledge, and the nature of a teenager is if they're having fun playing with their friends, in the context of video games, they don't want to tell their parents when ideas are in those games that might lead the parents to ban them from playing the games."
Another game called "Tell My Why" released in 2020 features a main character that is a female identifying as a male.
Other examples to name a few, according to thegamer.com, include Vivian from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Claire Russell from Cyberpunk 2077, Lev from The Last of Us Part 2, and Nocturne from Baldur's Gate 3.
Vitagliano said parents may have to do some research on games before they buy them for their kids.
“The Bible says that ‘bad company corrupts good morals,’ and the fact is when kids play a lot of video games, those games become like company. They become like friends that they hang out with, and the principle remains. Those bad ideas in the games, if they occupy a lot of time, for teenagers, even, those are going to corrupt good morals and lead kids astray."
Editor's Note: American Family Association is the parent organization of American Family News Network, which operates AFN.net.
