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Are You Paying For Atheism?

"Children spend the majority of their waking hours in school. Parents invest a good portion of their life savings in college education and entrust their offspring to people who are supposed to educate them. Isn’t it wonderful that educators have figured out a way to make parents the instruments of their own undoing? Isn’t it brilliant that they have persuaded Christian moms and dads to finance the destruction of their own beliefs and values? Who said atheists aren’t clever?"

Dinesh D'Souza
What's So Great About Christianity

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The Word Made Flesh

I was reading (as I am prone to do) and came across this really good quote. It comes from a book I mentioned in an earlier post a few weeks ago, Your Mind Matters by John Stott. He makes the following statement which I think is pretty awesome.

"For in and through Scripture God has spoken, that is, communicated in words. One may perhaps say that if in nature God's revelation is visualized, in Scripture it is verbalized, and in Christ it is both, for he is "the Word made flesh".

A Great Quote By a Great Writer

If you have never read anything by Mark Steyn, then you need to start reading his stuff. He is a very good writer, with some great thoughts, and always adds in some humor. Here is a quote from a recent article he wrote that I found to be great!

"I'm something of a phobiaphobe. I don't subscribe to the concepts of "homophobia" and "Islamophobia." They're a lame rhetorical sleight to end the argument by denying it's an argument at all: you don't have a political disagreement with me over gay marriage or sharia, you have a mental illness. But don't worry, we can give you counselling and medication and your "phobia" will eventually go away."

Along the same lines, I was watching a talk by Dr. Frank Beckwith where he addressed this issue of "phobias". His example was in relation to when someone called him a "homophobe" during one of his speeches. He responded to that person by saying (paraphrasing), "You know, that's interesting that you would call me that name. If you really look at the word, then it would really mean I have a fear of homosexuals. Thus, if I have a fear of something, I essentially have a handicap. Why would you make fun of me for having a handicap such as my fear of something? Shouldn't you not make fun of me or put me down for my handicap in this area?"

I found this response to be right on target and hilarious. The idea of name-calling is so ridiculous and intellectually weak. If you can't offer a defense of your position, you take the easy way out and just call someone a name. You try and cower someone into your position by calling them a name that is supposed to be the worst thing ever. This tactic is usually implored by most liberals on any issue. If you oppose gay marriage, you are a "homophobe". If you oppose illegal immigration, you are a "xenophobe". If you say anything that has to do with race, you are a "racist". Do anything that might support the male species, you are a "sexist". Oppose anything liberal and you are a right-wing, fundamentalist. Unfortunately, this type of name-calling has infiltrated the church and continued the diminishing of the evangelical mind.

Food for Thought

Today, i went to a fast food restaurant and bought a biscuit.  Yes, it was Saturday morning and I was going to have a little taste of the my childhood memories.  As I was eating my biscuit, I noticed something on the bag.  It read, "Please put litter in its place".  I found this statement to be ironic.  If I really put litter "in its place", wouldn't that be just throwing it on the ground somewhere?  I mean, if I pick it up and put it into the trash can, then it is no longer "litter", but rather "trash".  So, if they want me to put litter in its place, then I should just throw it somewhere outside on the ground.  Do they really mean what they say or did they not really think about it? Hmmmm.  

Just something to think about it.