1. I saw an excellent
cartoon the other day where a boy and girl were talking to each other. The boy
asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
The
girl said, “Fired by NBC…”
In
the frame was the headline of a newspaper that proclaimed, “Ann Curry to
receive $10 million to leave ‘Today.’”
I
think the girl had a point. If Ann Curry can eliminate her pride, she is set
for life.
2. I saw this month the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) approved a resolution calling for the
end of spanking in the home, while also promoting legalized abortion. Something
tells me they got it backwards.
3. Did you see that
many scientists are making a big deal of the evidence for the Higgs boson recently?
I am not sure what the Higgs boson is, other than something about giving atoms
their mass. What interests me though is that some scientists are referring to
it as the “God particle”.
4. I was fascinated
to see some of the discussion at the convention of the Southern Baptists a
couple weeks ago in New Orleans. First off: because they elected as their new
president an African-American pastor. Secondly, because they’re now giving
their churches their blessing to call themselves the “Great Commission Baptists.”
Third, because they voted on a proposal by David Platt, a Calvinist Southern
Baptist pastor from Alabama, to eliminate the Sinners Prayer because it was “unbiblical,”
“superstitious,” and “gave many a false assurance of salvation.” Instead, the
SBC voted to affirm the legitimacy of the prayer.
5. I disagree with
the homosexual agenda, but I tip my hat to their lobbyists for their impact on our
culture. The latest example of that is the decision by Marvel Comics to publish
a comic book last month featuring the X-Men superhero, Northstar, marrying his
boyfriend, Kyle. This motivated the rival DC Comics to bring the Green Lantern
character out of his closet. Disagree with the lobbyists if you wish, but I
have never seen such a small portion of the population (those who are
practicing homosexuals) make such a disproportionate
impact on society. Maybe we in Christian churches could learn a lesson from
them on that.
*Thanks to Peter King for the inspiration for this blog's title.
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