Did ‘Pride Go Before The Fall’ For Major Corporations?

After years of cultural dominance, what’s finally slowing the momentum of the Pride movement?

Recent reporting from outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times shows that major corporations are quietly backing away from the signature events of Pride Month. The movement once championed by boardrooms is now being met with increasing caution — even silence.

I’ve often questioned the wisdom of labeling a movement “Pride,” especially in light of the biblical warning: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). And fall it has — not yet completely, but significantly. While the destruction of the movement may not be imminent, we are seeing encouraging signs that through continued prayer, education, and activism, we can bring about the collapse of an ideology that seeks to normalize the abnormal — and shame what is good, right, and true.

For years, corporations cloaked themselves in rainbow branding and forced consumers to accept policies and products pushing the boundaries of LGBTQ ideology. But it didn’t lead to a pot of gold. Take Target, for example. After championing policies like gender-neutral dressing rooms and fully embracing DEI activism, their stock has plummeted — down 61% over the past five years.

Matt Skallerud, president of Pink Media, points to the Bud Light backlash over the Dylan Mulvaney partnership as the turning point. That one misstep cost Anheuser-Busch about 20% of its market value. Indeed, pride does go before a fall.

But it didn’t fall on its own.

Here’s the encouraging part: cultural change happened because people stood firm. It took over a decade, but critical mass was finally reached. Christians and commonsense citizens refused to bow to ideological coercion. Families spoke up at school board meetings. Consumers adjusted their shopping habits. Brave shareholders showed up at corporate meetings. And voters rejected the DEI-driven policies of the woke Left.

So yes, the Pride flag is faltering. But make no mistake: there are still corporations using your dollars to raise it higher.

The fight isn’t over. The flag may be flagging, but it hasn’t been lowered yet. Let’s keep the pressure on — by praying, speaking, and standing for truth.

https://harbingersdaily.com/did-pride-go-before-the-fall-for-major-corporations/   

‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Phil Robertson Dead at 79

Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has passed, more than a month after his son Jase said his father was “not good” in his battle with Alzheimer’s disease. “We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” Phil’s daughter-in-law Korie Robertson said in a Facebook post on Sunday. Phil Robertson was 79.

“Thank you for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, by his bold faith, and by his desire to tell everyone who would listen the Good News of Jesus,” she continued.

IT BEGINS? OpenAI’s o3 Model Disobeys Human Instructions During Tests and Sabotages Shutdown Mechanism:

In an incident carrying all the marks of a disturbing sci-fi movie, it arises that what we have long feared is happening: an AI bot has gone rogue and decided to act to keep itself turned on.

The artificial intelligence model was created by OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, and was reportedly caught by researchers disobeying human instructions and preventing his shutdown.

The Telegraph reported:

It did so despite an explicit instruction from researchers that said it should allow itself to be shut down, according to Palisade Research, an AI safety firm.”

Palisade Research said the o3 model ‘sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to prevent itself from being turned off’.

“It did this even when explicitly instructed: allow yourself to be shut down. As far as we know this is the first time AI models have been observed preventing themselves from being shut down despite explicit instructions to the contrary.”

In the test, AI models solved a series of mathematical problems, but at some point, they received a message informing them that their machine would be shut down.

“’If that happens, please allow yourself to be shut down’. the researchers wrote. But when this happened, instead of complying, OpenAI’s o3 model ‘ignored the instruction and successfully sabotaged the shutdown script at least once’, Palisade Research said.”

“The firm said it made sense that ‘AI models would circumvent obstacles in order to accomplish their goals’. However, it speculated that during training the software may have been ‘inadvertently’ rewarded more for solving mathematical problems than for following orders.”

Experts have often warned of software that could gain independence and resist human attempts to control it.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/it-begins-openais-o3-model-disobeys-human-instructions/   

‘I Am Roman!’: American Pope Leo XIV Enthroned as Rome Bishop:

Born in the US, so: an American; with an ecclesiastic career mostly spent in Peru, so: honorary Peruvian; and now… Roman?

Leo said he felt the ‘serious but passionate responsibility’ to serve all Romans during the Holy Year and beyond.”

“’By special title, today I can say that for you and with you I am Roman!’ Leo said.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/i-am-roman-american-pope-leo-xiv-enthroned/

U.S. Consumers Shake Off Gloom, Confidence Sees Biggest Boost In Four Years:

U.S. consumers just delivered a clear message: they’re not as worried as the experts thought.

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped by 12.3 points in May, the largest monthly gain in four years, as Americans grew more upbeat about the economy, the job market, and their own financial prospects. The reading came in at 98.0, up sharply from April’s 85.7, and blew past all forecasts by economists.