Cooper Stuff Ep. 165 - Campus Craziness w/Alex Cooper

A few months ago, my daughter came on the show to discuss what parents and students need to know going into college. The day the episode released happened to be the first day of her second semester, when the full force of progressive woke-ism came crashing down on her. She is back on the show to discuss how she has been able to be a light in a dark world; how she was able to not use “preferred pronouns”; and what people need to know prior to entering school.
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[@CombatWombatQRF]

What I can gather from this conversation and my personal belief is that a solid relationship with your kids is the best antidote to the woke culture. Coop’s daughter obviously trusted her parents enough to come to them with her questions and knew she would get genuine attention and interest from them.

[@danktankdragkings7117]

Good Morning Alex. I'm sure you already know but your parents are kinda a big deal and you are very blessed to have such a strong biblical man leading your house hold.

[@beckyargueta6941]

I love what Alex said at the end, about not being scared or apologetic, that God's design for masculinity and femininity is beautiful and for our good, and that truly loving ppl is being truthful. I think that's a huge concept for our young adults (and us older adults, too!) to grasp. Thank you for sharing this episode!

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

It’s scary the perverse and twisted thinking that is considered “normal” now. I’m thankful that there’s people speaking out against it!

[@wolfmn26]

The Bible talks about in the end times that society is going to be like this 😖 Right is wrong, wrong is right, etc and it’s only going to get worse ☹️. But the thing to remember is that when society gets like this, Jesus will be coming back soon! What an amazing day that will be ❤

[@matthewl.2920]

@@wolfmn26 People have been saying that every time a society goes down, just cause America collapsing doesn't mean the world is ending

[@JSK91606]

"It's a lie to believe that embracing disorder leads to liberation of the soul"..... brilliant truth here🙏❤️

[@lucasnash2437]

I love that I'm able to look forward to this podcast on Monday to Kickstart the week! The father /daughter duo is awesome! Thank you for sticking to biblical truth, it is few and far between today. Love you guys as a brother in Christ❤️

[@wowitsfrostygames155]

If I ever have a kid or kids I pray to God I can raise them to be like your daughter. She’s a beautiful soul.

[@melaniellamas9824]

Thank you Alex Cooper. I’m in high school and I’m Christian. I had a feminist class that I was forced into. I felt very uncomfortable just like you and I related to a lot what you were saying and I’ll keep your advice in mind for senior year.

[@hunkenjunkthemonkey5352]

What a great episode! I just finished my first year of college too and it is kinda shocking how "tolerant" people and professors are of Christians. I actually got bullied pretty hard by staff for not wanting to put my pronouns on my ID card. Anyways, it is always a breath of fresh air to see young people like Alex stand up for our faith. Also I laughed way too hard at the dog joke!

[@caro19934]

Alex is a wise young woman! Keep shining the light in the darkness!

[@rebeccarausenberger2994]

Can you have Alex at the end of every Semester come on? I hope I am not the only one who feels invested and hopes she comes out of college strong. I had this stuff in one class in college and it messed me up, I can't imagine going in this much depth. It is also nice to see your respectful interactions.

[@mattpeters5542]

Man I feel old. I remember when John announced that Alex was born. Been rocking with Skillet since 2000!

[@Ace_Man_Gaming]

Same here. My mom handed me a Christian music magazine and said I could pick a cd for myself. Saw that cool, aggressive look on the cover of Invincible and chose it. Been one of my favorite bands since, and seen them live several times. They have always delivered the absolute most entertaining live shows. Each one beat the last. I remember this girl being a little baby as well 😮

[@therighteousoutlawrebel]

Best podcast episode! I want more CooperS Stuff! ❤❤❤

[@caro19934]

It's good to hear that your professor was respectful of your beliefs even if they didn't necessarily agree with you.

[@floresflock]

Alex- thanks for your willingness to walk through these situations with us. We as parents and grandparents need to hear and see how best to encourage our kids in this generation.

[@adrienngemes9813]

Fantastic show and great to hear Alex again❤

[@MrTnatsni]

I pray that one day my baby daughter and I have the relationship that John has with Alex. It is a beautiful example of a Christ-centered father and Christ-centered daughter. I love how she laughs at his jokes and is so honest. Cooper, you ever think of writing a book on Christian parenting? Proverbs 22:6 is so evident here. It is inspiring. Thank y'all and God bless you and your family!

[@alleyb62]

Great conversation. Thanks for sharing. Stay strong!

[@animachristi1406]

Great segment! I want to hear more from Alex!

[@greghutchison4841]

Thanks Alex for staying true to the truth

[@BrD4GOD]

Great talk! Your daughter is a great addition to the podcast! God bless you guys!

[@cheesyllama]

I'm a 34 year old who went to 2 different state/public universities and when I graduated the first time in 2011, and then went back in 2015, I saw a HUGE difference in the culture of the exact same school, and it was so foreign. And it was rampant in the second school I transferred to as well. I don't have kids yet, (just a husband and a cat), but I find your perspective Alex to be invaluable and super helpful in getting a glimpse into stuff that the youth at my church are hearing about that I never did when I was in high school and college. Not only that, I love hearing about how strong and mature you clearly are. You rock! Thank you!!

[@homemademusic7]

John if you haven’t heard of Dr. James Lindsay, please check him out. He is probably the most anti-woke intellectual mind there is out here right now. He is brilliant.

[@joshmckeon8582]

Hey Alex !! and John !!!

[@TreforJones1]

so good. I loved the Mama Bear Apologetics books, they are so helpful for everyone, in particular parents.

[@senttosoar]

Agreed!!

[@michaelmcallister9856]

This woke stuff is getting crazy! So cool to see someone close(ish) to my age (23) standing strong and not falling into this nonsense!

[@j.reesebradley4771]

“Sick kar-ah-tay” 🤣🤣🤣

[@abidingewe2065]

SpongeBob or KungFu Panda ?😂😆🤣🥋 either or both ❣️😅Funny

[@rozrupping5067]

Thank you so much for your music, book and podcast John, they have all been a true blessing in these times!

[@CowboyTay]

Thank you for not charging for awesomeness. You have a lovely family and as a father I really appreciated this information. I hope I do as good of a job preparing my daughter as you have done with Alex.

[@drivinolered5835]

John, you and Corey have done an amazing job of raising an incredible young lady who unapologetically knows who she is in Christ. Thank you for having her on to bring awareness to the indoctrination that is the modern “education”institution. Although I don’t have kids, it’s important to understand the paradigm from which they are drawing their world view and how depraved it is.

[@am.richardson3404]

James Lindsay has three talks he gave in Arizona recently that explain the secret religion as Alex is experiencing it. It's been in the corporate world for the past ten years so it's not starting on the college but big employers influence the college curriculum.

[@nataliareali3214]

What a great episode! This sounds exactly like my college. I used to not say anything when it came to issues like this. But after everything that’s happened and also watching this episode, I want to speak up now.

[@caryroddy9801]

Loved hearing from Alex.

[@lynnbauer1944]

I am so glad you did a follow up episode! Please keep doing them! Your daughter is a beautiful woman following hard after God and it is so encouraging! I love seeing you two interact and just love each other, love God, love his word, and loving people! Thanks for letting us have a glimpse into your beautiful family!

[@gcpsbert7198]

I graduated in 97, thank God. It was bad enough back then, had I gone and had to deal with all this woke garbage, I would have quit. God bless you Alex. You are definitely being a light in the darkness. Watch your step to keep from "Falling Inside the Black".

[@davidsimili1598]

I love listening to your podcast and I think this is a great topic. I am 21 years old and have similar experiences in the school system. Most of my solid Christian friends have deconstructed if not abandoned their faith altogether after going to college. I dropped out of a Christian college after I saw stuff start to change and multiple people changed their gender. After I dropped out I started to look at the origins of the education system. You don't have to go far until you discover names such as Paulo Freire and Herbert Marcuse. When you read their works, you realize that the education system was created to be a parallel counterfeit truth to scriptural truth. Their truth is not the Bible's truth. They use Philosophy (man's created interpretation of the world around them) to justify all of the things they teach in school. I have started to realize that a Christian's place is not in the school system because at it's root, it is man's thinking over God's. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-14: "and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." The system is set up so that most professions are gate kept with at least 2 years of indoctrination just to give you a piece of paper that will decide your future. It is better to become independent and work for yourself rather than be dependent on a company that may force you to bend your knee at any given moment. Christian parents are sending their children into packs of wolves and wondering why their child wants to change genders all of a sudden. If I had a daughter that was encountering men in the woman's bathroom, their would be no way she would be going back to that school. This is not a battle against flesh and blood. It is spiritual warfare. And I see parents sending their kids to the front line all too often.

[@kayhamilton3947]

I love this episode so much. You both are hilarious

[@user-li7df4oq7b]

John 8:32.Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.thank you Alex for being a great women of God and your parents for living your lives for Jesus christ keep speaking the truth and keep sharing Jesus with everyone wining your world God bless.

[@erich7h]

Thanks for sharing love you guys!!!!

[@kendrickconde3332]

I was brought back to the movie God’s not dead and remember how the atheist professor who debated his student. Can’t believe we are living in a world that pushes queer theory like they used to push atheism. Alexandra was blessed when her professor understood her stand on pronouns. I hope more professors handle that situation like her professor did. 🙏🏼

[@kristenlynn1986]

Great episode. Thank you Alex for speaking and sharing your perspective with us. You are so intellectually well spoken and I love how you are not afraid to stand up for the truth and what's right. May the Lord continue to bless you and keep you strong in your faith. Hope to see you on more Cooper Stuff shows! ☺

[@thepatriotsclubjbu646]

This is such good information! Thank you John and Alex!

[@davidsullivan3906]

These topics are really scary when thinking about where our society is going. It's evil and truth is considered evil. Thanks for talking about these subjects calmly cause it's very alarming. To many people may be ignoring this social shift. Maybe we need to realize how bad this really is.

[@WendyWzOpinion]

Detransitioners often say the thing that helped them have the courage to leave the Trans “community” was a friend or family member who refused to feed into the delusion that they were the opposite sex. Alex is 100% correct. Disorder does not free you. The TRUTH, does. And Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. ❤️✝️

[@ctreid87]

I like how she liked her dad's dad joke in the intro!

[@ctreid87]

It's adorable in the entire video to see a young lady laughing at her dad's goofiness. My little girls laugh at my goofiness and this gives me hope that they'll continue to laugh at me when they grow up.

[@hipnclassic3101]

John, if you see this, could you please pass this on to your daughter? (this applies to any parents of college children) I'm a young guy who finished college recently, but only just when campuses started to get overt. I never have been one to "enjoy conflict" (e.g. at home), but I often found myself as one of the very few to stand up to radical professors or ideologies in class. It was nice to hear that Alex talked with the prof(s) one-on-one; that's what I did (not always about the stuff they spouted) and it served to develop a positive rapport with them. If I wanted to go back to college, I would "love" to challenge these profs on their ideologies and stand up for Truth, even if only to cause other students to stand up, too. So, I encourage and implore Alex (and all other Christian students) to simply speak up. God will give you the words to say and will guide you through the conversation that likely will ensue. Don't let stuff slide by. If you don't speak during class, approach the prof afterwards. Please please please do so.

[@googIesux]

YES, it's our love for Him that makes us love His image in marriage, and our love for marriage that makes us hate any distortion of it. Cool vid, She def looks and acts familiar...

[@aidanwithana2982]

17:01 this has gotta be my new favorite Skillet song

[@meganr9637]

I am a college student who has encountered some of this same stuff as a Christian. Something I really get hung up on is how to approach a friend who is transgender about the truth in a respectful way. Like if someone chooses pronouns that are different than their biological gender, I don’t feel right using those pronouns for them because I know it’s not right, but I also want to be respectful to them and show them love. If I straight up tell the that they are wrong and I will not be using those pronouns for them, they will be offended and walk away. Then Jesus’ love and truth can not be shown to them because they are now offended and hate Christian’s even more. I don’t want to agree with them and act like their lifestyle is ok but I also don’t want to pusher them further away from God. I want to be respectful, but also speak truth.

[@therighteousoutlawrebel]

Alex!!! ❤

[@tonyaradcliffelovell2487]

"God's ways are reasonable" Amen!

[@noahperkins4820]

Speechless: Controlling Words Controlling Minds *ding* C'mon man!

[@brendajohnson1281]

I am a Proverbs 31 woman

[@meghanmurphy5483]

Hey John why don’t u have son on please what is he thinking when hears ur pod cast. Is on right path in think the same thing about hear his sister deal with this does it make him not want to go to college

[@Tonihaddock]

The Enemy IS. After our children.

[@SKUZNIAR]

Your text to sign up ad on Facebook has gender identity questions. Please choose a different company.

[@bethwarnersullivan5299]

I’m just gonna speak here as a conservative Christian and a vegan … I have been vegan for 10 years and I’ve been a Christian my whole life, although I would say that I was born again after my daughter was born 10 1/2 years ago … she has been raised vegan. My adult children/sons we’re not raised vegan. I’m probably the only vegan conservative Christian that I’ve ever actually met. I think I met one other family online. I just want to say that I don’t believe that animals are completely the same as us BUT, they do feel pain. And what happens in a slaughterhouse on a mass scale is disgusting and disturbing. It’s a breeding ground for disturbed individuals. That’s why I’m vegan. I definitely don’t believe that people should be having sex with animals. They are on no level the same as we are. Haha I’m not vegan, because I believe climate change is a thing because I don’t . I do it strictly because I cannot un see what I’ve seen. And I don’t believe that this is what God intended for animals to have to endure. I guess I just needed to put my two cents in here because I think people should consider the fact that there may be some Christian conservatives who are vegan and I find it unfair to assume that we’re all liberals I love this podcast, and Alex is a genius! I’m so grateful for you and her sharing this information ! My daughter attends liberty University online Academy, and I use a lot of this material to help her understand what God says is right and what God says is wrong . So thank you!

[@fretwireonfire]

Totally agree. I shared my home with a pot bellied pig for 13 years. He was very intelligent and lived his life in the house. He loved music and was capable of planning...understood that the furnace had to be on a few minutes before the blower kicked on, etc. Too many examples to list, but after this experience, it's hard to fathom how anyone can think factory farming or any situation where animals are abused is ok. I do not believe that God intended for us to cause the animals under our dominion to endure the suffering and atrocities of the current meat/industrial complex. Hunting and families raising animals on their own and harvesting them humanely is one thing, but the dairy and meat factories are atrocities for sure. That said, I am as far from liberal as you can get when it comes to everything else.

[@foxsinban7573]

Hey cooper, i would like to know what's your opinion on lgbtq because i didn't really understand your discussion there. I understood that hoole woke-ism thing and so on but you never said a clear opinion and i would like to know this. So to ask more precise I want to know if your accept or tolerant trans gender or nonbinary people or if you support them or if you completely disagree and so? I would be really happy about an answer. Have a nice day

[@Skilletfan]

She looks a lot like Korey, but I can see a lot of you in her, too, John.

[@therighteousoutlawrebel]

And I’m first! 😇🤟🏼

[@ajoy2sing]

You deserve a metal! 😉🙂

[@kendrickconde3332]

🥇

[@ajoy2sing]

​@@kendrickconde3332 😂😂😂

[@Tonihaddock]

I would’ve said my name is Toni haddock and I’m a Christian that would’ve been fun.

[@freedomfighter82]

why is she wasteing time at this university. go to an acredited christian university.

[@senttosoar]

But then she wouldn't have the option to set an example in a non-christian class. Also we wouldn't have this inside scoop on what's being taught and how they're teaching it!