In a story that should send a chill down every parent’s spine, three Texas teenagers—just 14, 15, and 16 years old—now sit behind bars after allegedly attempting to murder their own mother. Their motive? She shut off the internet.
This horrifying incident didn’t happen in some distant, war-torn land. It happened in Houston, Texas—right in the heart of the Bible Belt. And yet, it’s a symptom of something deeper, darker, and devastatingly American: a nation drifting dangerously far from its moral compass.
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the three siblings coordinated a premeditated assault on their own mother after a disagreement over Wi-Fi access. When authorities responded to the March 23 call, they discovered a chilling scene. The teens had reportedly grabbed kitchen knives and chased their mother through the house and into the street. She was ultimately struck with a brick. Their grandmother tried to intervene but was knocked to the ground.
Miraculously, both women survived. But the damage goes far beyond bruises and broken trust—it’s a symptom of something spiritual. Something cultural. Something this country refuses to face.
These weren’t hardened criminals. These were children. Children who were raised in a culture that worships screens more than Scripture, where parental authority is mocked, masculinity is vilified, femininity is distorted, and discipline is dismissed as abuse. This was not just an attack on a mother—it was the manifestation of a moral vacuum.
We have raised a generation with more access to porn than Proverbs. They know TikTok better than the Ten Commandments. They’re addicted to validation, not virtue. And when the dopamine drip of their digital life gets interrupted—even for a moment—they lash out with stunning violence.
What happened in that Houston household is not an isolated incident. It’s the predictable outcome of a society that’s severed its ties to faith, family, and common sense.
We no longer teach children to honor their father and mother—we hand them iPads and let social media raise them. The family dinner table has been replaced by isolated bedrooms lit by the glow of smartphones. And schools, where once children learned truth and morality, now obsess over pronouns, victimhood, and secular humanism.
The fruits of this cultural rebellion are rotten and dangerous. And unless we as a nation repent and rebuild—starting in the home, in the church, and in our communities—these stories will only become more frequent, more violent, and more tragic.
This country doesn’t need more screen time. It needs more Scripture. We don’t need more apps. We need more fathers. We need faith restored, families rebuilt, and respect for authority renewed.
Three children now face serious felony charges. Their mother—who was only trying to impose boundaries and raise them right—will never forget the moment her own flesh and blood turned against her. And a grandmother, likely raised in an era when kids said “Yes ma’am” and went to church on Sundays, now bears witness to just how far we’ve fallen.
If we want to see healing in our homes and hope for our youth, it’s time to get back to what works: God, family, discipline, and love rooted in truth. Because without that? America won’t just lose the next generation—we’ll lose the soul of our nation.
