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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Oh, you have GOT to be KIDDING me

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Oh, you have GOT to be KIDDING me

via Pyromaniacs by DJP on 3/19/08

by Dan Phillips

In the meta to my previous post, Mike Hall pointed me ultimately to something that had me literally slack-jawed.

Step away from sharp objects, sit down, have your heart-medicine at hand, take a few deep and slow breaths...

...and read this.

You'll see "A Special Note About Easter" which, according to pastor Blake Hickman, came from the First Look Sunday School publishers.

In the letter they explain how — you are sitting down, right? I wasn't kidding. They explain why they are leaving Easter out of their Easter materials. They've decided that the story of the Cross is too violent and disturbing for young children, and the Resurrection wouldn't make any sense without it, so they "are focusing on the Last Supper, when Jesus shared a meal and spent time with the people He loved."

I just... is this Scrappleface? Is this some sort of joke?

See further comments:

Tom Ascol
Tim Ellsworth
Russell D. Moore

Do any of you use this curriculum? Are they barking-mad in other ways as well?

At this point, I run out of post-conversion, sanctified vocabulary. Over to you.

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Monday, March 24, 2008

how to minister

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Petition for California Homeschoolers

I also stole this one from Paul.

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Petition for California Homeschoolers

via approaching North by Paul Fuller on 3/7/08

Please read these 2 articles which describe a California Court of Appeals recently published opinion which baldly states that parents do not have a constitutional right to teach their children at home: San Francisco Chronicle Article Los Angeles Times Article

After reading that, please consider signing this petition which is requesting that "the Supreme Court of California depublish the Court of Appeal opinion".

More information on this ruling can be found at the Focus on the Family website.

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Be With God

I wanted to post about this myself, but my wife did such an amazing post about it, I just decided to re-direct you to her blog.

"Be With God"

What Is Eaten In One Week Around The World

I stole this from Paul

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What Is Eaten In One Week Around The World

via approaching North by Paul Fuller on 2/25/08

Update since original post:
Some friends have asked me where I got these pictures. A good friend of mine, Cory Rintala, emailed them to me. When I was queried about their origins, a little googling unearthed this info: The photos are from a book called "Hungry Planet" by Pete Menzel. You can find out more about his photo essays on his website and through this article from NPR's Michele Norris.

Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07