Thanksgiving Holiday Thoughts
Holidays are great times to read stuff you normally don't have time for. So that's one of the things I'm doing. Stuff like...
"Ex-Broncos QB Tired of Tebow Prayer Talk"
Turns out Jake Plummer, former Denver QB just thinks Tim Tebow overdoes his public behavior in favor of God. OK, Plummer got as much right to his opinion about Tebow as Tebow has a right to such religious expression.
But a sub-headline in the article states: "Wearing his religious belief openly Tim Tebow continues to polarize." Nothing in the article refers to or explains this headline. The editors stuck it in. If the editors did that gratuitously, shame on them for pushing their anti-Christian prejudice. If Tebow really does polarize (I have no idea whether that's true), shame on anyone who thinks his open witness to Christ is a problem.
"Cross removed at base in Afghanistan"
According to the article, the US Army chaplains manual says you can't have a "permanent" religious display on (or I guess in) an Army chapel (overseas? here in the US?). I suppose that makes sense when you're recognizing all religions are somehow "equal" or some such logic. But here, the soldiers at a remote base in Afghanistan were apparently upset when the chaplain removed a cross permanently erected on the outside tent wall of the chapel. If some soldiers were upset about the cross, that's one thing. But - if the article's correct, a big "if" - the soldiers were upset that it was taken down, shame on the chaplain and the Army. These guys are on the other side of the word in a foreign country, a Muslim country, and they can't have the comfort of their religion, as they see fit? C'mon. Talk about bureaucratic thinking.
There were more interesting stories, but these two capture a growing anti-Christian trend. Whether you're Christian or not, you should be concerned. Christianity brought the following profound teaching to our civilization here in the West - and that includes the U.S. In fact, tt's the foundation of any civilized society in the world. It's best expressed by Richard Maybury in these 17 words:
Do all you have agreed to do and,
Do not encroach on other persons or their property.
Spend a few minutes thinking about these 17 words, and I'm sure you'll understand the point. Then think about how our Christian ancestors came here from Europe and settled this "New World," eventually founding the United States of America. Why would we in any way take any action against or feel animosity towards those who are responsible for the fundamental building blocks of our great country?
"Ex-Broncos QB Tired of Tebow Prayer Talk"
Turns out Jake Plummer, former Denver QB just thinks Tim Tebow overdoes his public behavior in favor of God. OK, Plummer got as much right to his opinion about Tebow as Tebow has a right to such religious expression.
But a sub-headline in the article states: "Wearing his religious belief openly Tim Tebow continues to polarize." Nothing in the article refers to or explains this headline. The editors stuck it in. If the editors did that gratuitously, shame on them for pushing their anti-Christian prejudice. If Tebow really does polarize (I have no idea whether that's true), shame on anyone who thinks his open witness to Christ is a problem.
"Cross removed at base in Afghanistan"
According to the article, the US Army chaplains manual says you can't have a "permanent" religious display on (or I guess in) an Army chapel (overseas? here in the US?). I suppose that makes sense when you're recognizing all religions are somehow "equal" or some such logic. But here, the soldiers at a remote base in Afghanistan were apparently upset when the chaplain removed a cross permanently erected on the outside tent wall of the chapel. If some soldiers were upset about the cross, that's one thing. But - if the article's correct, a big "if" - the soldiers were upset that it was taken down, shame on the chaplain and the Army. These guys are on the other side of the word in a foreign country, a Muslim country, and they can't have the comfort of their religion, as they see fit? C'mon. Talk about bureaucratic thinking.
There were more interesting stories, but these two capture a growing anti-Christian trend. Whether you're Christian or not, you should be concerned. Christianity brought the following profound teaching to our civilization here in the West - and that includes the U.S. In fact, tt's the foundation of any civilized society in the world. It's best expressed by Richard Maybury in these 17 words:
Do all you have agreed to do and,
Do not encroach on other persons or their property.
Spend a few minutes thinking about these 17 words, and I'm sure you'll understand the point. Then think about how our Christian ancestors came here from Europe and settled this "New World," eventually founding the United States of America. Why would we in any way take any action against or feel animosity towards those who are responsible for the fundamental building blocks of our great country?
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