tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post6691114195356561020..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Huckabee on the Newtown massacreRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-28997599862916298132012-12-18T10:32:18.174-05:002012-12-18T10:32:18.174-05:00Fair enough. Thanks for the reply.Fair enough. Thanks for the reply.Distant Cousinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765621905219905064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-81623858385782708202012-12-17T13:15:47.192-05:002012-12-17T13:15:47.192-05:00i) To begin with, I already said that I thought Ho...i) To begin with, I already said that I thought Hodge somewhat overstated his case. Pay attention.<br /><br />ii) In addition, charity is a limited resource in a way that evangelism is not. A Christian ought to be compassionate about the plight of the lost, for he himself was a lost soul before God saved him. So he should wish to rescue others from the same fate. As such, we ought to be concerned with the spiritual condition of non-Christian kids. We should practice friendship evangelism. We should organize Bible clubs in schools. That doesn't involve major financial resources.<br /><br />By contrast, the demand for charity greatly outstrips the supply. Christians only have so much disposable income. Many Christian families live from paycheck to paycheck. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-89347872968103621592012-12-17T12:56:28.180-05:002012-12-17T12:56:28.180-05:00Why is John Moore’s comment to “just take care of ...Why is John Moore’s comment to “just take care of your own” criticized as “hateful and unchristian,” while B. C. Hodge’s article (A Challenge to Charitable Christians) that states, “But the truth is that Christians need to get a reign [sic] on irrational emotion and realize that giving to that [non-Christian] child means you are letting a child of Christ die instead” is given a link on Triablogue?Distant Cousinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765621905219905064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-37187896270293946552012-12-17T11:17:53.943-05:002012-12-17T11:17:53.943-05:00"Not every family is a Christian family, and ...<i>"Not every family is a Christian family, and you should just relax and accept that."</i><br /><br />He's right. We shouldn't preach the Gospel to that family or teach them all that Jesus commanded. <br />Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-71639621060337118182012-12-17T00:05:02.498-05:002012-12-17T00:05:02.498-05:00John Moore
"You need to stop worrying about ...John Moore<br /><br />"You need to stop worrying about other people's kids and just take care of your own."<br /><br />False dichotomy. The fact that we have a greater responsibility for our own kids doesn't mean we have no responsibility for the well-being of anyone else's kids. Your callous indifference to the plight of non-Christian children is hateful and unchristian. <br /><br />"If a kid doesn't return from school to a Christian home, that's fine."<br /><br />It's not fine for him to have a godless, aimless, hopeless existence.<br /><br />"Not every family is a Christian family, and you should just relax and accept that."<br /><br />You're talking like a fatalist. <br /><br />"Also, you seem to think the public school curriculum teaches spiritual poison, but that's not true at all. Get real."<br /><br />You need to take off your blindfold. <br /><br />"I'm not sitting on my thumbs. I'm fighting now to keep Christian propaganda out of our diverse public schools, but if anyone tries to ban Christianity from churches and homes, I'll fight at your side then. Thankfully we have a strong U.S. Constitution, and there's no realistic threat to free worship. Get real."<br /><br />You will show up on the battlefield after the battle is lost. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-31834878496914691852012-12-16T23:49:59.857-05:002012-12-16T23:49:59.857-05:00Would you have a problem if you saw elementary sch...Would you have a problem if you saw elementary school teachers or librarians reading or loaning books like <i>Heather Has Two Mommies</i> or <i>Daddy's Roommate</i> to kids?<br /><br />By the way, I'm a <a href="http://jacobinmag.com/2011/12/teach-for-america/" rel="nofollow">Teach for America</a> alum. I taught math to junior high schoolers. Likewise my sister was too. In fact, she was one of TFA's leaders. She's still a current educator. So I have a lot of first and second hand experience with public education.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-10197484130791334572012-12-16T23:36:13.035-05:002012-12-16T23:36:13.035-05:00John Moore said:
"You need to stop worrying ...John Moore said:<br /><br />"You need to stop worrying about other people's kids and just take care of your own. If a kid doesn't return from school to a Christian home, that's fine. Not every family is a Christian family, and you should just relax and accept that."<br /><br />Why don't you take your own advice then and mind your own business? Yet you're the one who's telling people what to do or what not to do here. <br /><br />"Also, you seem to think the public school curriculum teaches spiritual poison, but that's not true at all. Get real."<br /><br />So the direct or indirect promotion of secularism, religious pluralism, identity politics, homosexuality, abortion, and neo-Darwinism (to name a few) in our schools isn't "spiritual poison" in one way or another? <br /><br />Just check out what's promoted at some San Francisco Bay Area schools.<br /><br />Likewise, though a bit dated, it's still helpful to check out the late Jacques Barzun's work on education.<br /><br />"I'm fighting now to keep Christian propaganda out of our diverse public schools..."<br /><br />So you're fighting to keep Christianity out of public schools, but you don't fight against keeping secular propaganda out of public schools. I see where your real allegiance is.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-88204859030767186522012-12-16T22:57:41.498-05:002012-12-16T22:57:41.498-05:00You need to stop worrying about other people's...You need to stop worrying about other people's kids and just take care of your own. If a kid doesn't return from school to a Christian home, that's fine. Not every family is a Christian family, and you should just relax and accept that.<br /><br />Also, you seem to think the public school curriculum teaches spiritual poison, but that's not true at all. Get real.<br /><br />I'm not sitting on my thumbs. I'm fighting now to keep Christian propaganda out of our diverse public schools, but if anyone tries to ban Christianity from churches and homes, I'll fight at your side then. Thankfully we have a strong U.S. Constitution, and there's no realistic threat to free worship. Get real.John B. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234524731241646514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-56165377452226746182012-12-16T22:23:39.187-05:002012-12-16T22:23:39.187-05:00John Moore
"It doesn't matter what the c...John Moore<br /><br />"It doesn't matter what the culture thinks. Jesus came to save individuals - not cultures or governments. Christians shouldn't worry about what's taught in schools. They should just continue to teach the Bible in their churches and homes."<br /><br />i) If you think what kids, as a captive audience, are told 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, 9 months out of the year, from age 5 to 18, can't spiritually poison their impressionable young minds during their formative years, then you're just a soft-headed fool. <br /><br />ii) Moreover, a lot students don't have the luxury of returning to a Christian home every day after school.<br /><br />iii) Furthermore, if you just sit on your thumbs, gov't won't allow you to teach your kids the Bible at home or in church. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-7016610301855369752012-12-16T21:41:33.209-05:002012-12-16T21:41:33.209-05:00It doesn't matter what the culture thinks. Jes...It doesn't matter what the culture thinks. Jesus came to save individuals - not cultures or governments. Christians shouldn't worry about what's taught in schools. They should just continue to teach the Bible in their churches and homes. Kids are smart enough to take it all in perspective. You don't need the government to tell you to love God, and you don't stop loving God just because Hollywood makes rude movies. None of this pervading culture is important because the spirit is within you, not out there in the world. Just keep these things in your heart and ponder them in fellowship with other believers.<br />John B. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234524731241646514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-61830701144598954412012-12-16T09:33:29.561-05:002012-12-16T09:33:29.561-05:00I was thinking how God is more real in all that ha...I was thinking how God is more real in all that happens than we are. Although we live by faith, this doesn't make God less genuine who He is. And He has revealed Himself to us in Jesus, through the Scriptures. Thank You Lord.<br /><br />And, Lord, please bless as only You can in this sad situation of children being killed. Amen.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.com