Rooftop Revelations: Pastor warns too many young people have sunk their beliefs into DEI

There's no such thing as an absence of belief. Even nihilism, the meaningless of life is a belief. Or as Bob Dylan once saying, you're going to have to serve somebody. Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're going to have to serve somebody. What has become clear to me over the years is that these young Americans have increasingly embraced a dangerous belief, the ideology of DEI. Hello, America. I'm Pastor Corey Brooks. From the South Side of Chicago to the nation's capital. This is rooftop revelations. Many of you know me as the rooftop pastor. I recently spent 343 days living on top of a roof through Chicago's cold and heat to bring awareness to the violence and to raise money for this much needed Community Center that you see being built behind me. And because the many donations from Americans just like yourself, we are raising the needed funds for this glorious leadership and Economic Community center. We ain't nothing less than the full transformation of Chicago's most violent block, whole block into opportunity block. Here we discuss issues local to national from the streets to the Capitol. For you who have been on the journey with us, welcome back. And if this is your first time watching Rooftop Revelations, we're glad you're joining us for this latest edition of Rooftop Revelation. I believe in the American dream, and I always have. Yet sometimes I feel like I'm swimming against the current, even drifting backwards. I spend my days passing one of the most notorious blocks on the South Side of Chicago, a block that was named after Odell Perry, a slang gang banger. The old block youngsters here have every reason to believe they will follow the path appearing. They're surrounded by failing schools, violence of every kind, drugs, prostitution, and politicians who routinely disbarge the American Dream while deepening my people's dependency upon the government. That is why I try every day to bring the American Dream into the darkest corners of my neighborhood. When you tell a child, even the most disadvantaged one, that you believe in him or her and their abilities to rise, however high they wish, their eyes lighten up. It's like giving life. And when I tell them the rags, the richest stories of past Americans who achieve their dreams, they begin to feel part of the America and her possibilities. Yet sometimes I wonder if I'm the fool here to pursue good faith in the world singly, drowning in bad faith. I recently read a series of polls that mark profound disparities between Generation Z and Baby Boomers. Shouldn't be surprised since we've known for decades that the younger generations have been drifting away from the values that are the bedrock of America. Only 32% of Generation Z describe themselves as patriotic, a deep decline from 76% of the baby boomers who do so. 33% of Generation Z said America was the best place to live, as opposed to Baby boomers, 66%. When it came to having children, a dismal 23% of Generation Z favored that, whereas 52% of baby boomers were in favor. Perhaps the most disturbing, consistent for me, especially because I'm a pastor, is that only 23% of Generation Z believes in God, down from 52% for the baby boomers. What I see in these polls is a lack of belief in America and God. But here's the thing. There's no such thing as an absence of belief. Even nihilism. The meaningless of life is a belief. Or as Bob Dylan once saying, you're going to have to serve somebody. Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're going to have to serve somebody. What has become clear to me over the years is that these young Americans have increasingly embraced a dangerous belief, the ideology of DEI. A recent Forbes article stated that 83% of Generation Z said they consider an employer's commitment to DEI before committing to the job. That's 60% more than those who believe in God. The fundamental problem with this DEI ideology is that it is unamerican and it is often done in the name of helping the very people in my community. But how is this dividing us into the oppressed versus the oppressors? Or dividing values like merit or being on time as white supremacists values helping us who are trying to get off the bottom of society? How is transforming our society from 1 ground and inequality of opportunity to the equity of outcomes beneficial to us? We know that this is preening and virtual sickening by these young Americans, but it would be a mistake to dismiss this as youthful folly. Far too many of them have chosen to embrace a belief system grounded in the immutable characteristics we were born with, and to defend the absurdities of their beliefs. They must other America make her an enemy. They believe they must work for our great nation's downfall. And they have succeeded greatly. But that is why I would never give up the fight for the American Dream on the South Side of Chicago. I have no choice but to fight to give in. It's to hasten that already rapid decline of my people. I fight on every day. I counsel young couples on the importance of marriage and children. I pass to them in the belief in God, the Almighty power that has given the weakest of us great strength and the most sinful of us a new fine path, and the work in life and purpose in life. I stress to my youth from an early age the importance of credit so they may one day do something their parents and grandparents never did, buy a house. I tell them to believe in America despite her many flaws, for without this belief, what else is there? Anarchy, tribalism, nihilism. I tell them when they believe in America that that is when they will see opportunities begin to open up before their very eyes. And when that happens, the sky is the limit. But they first must believe in America and begin to dream their own dreams. This has been rooftop revelations. Thank you for tuning in. God bless you and God Bless America.