he Washington Blade, a publication out of the D.C. area advocating rights for sodomites, catamites, and lesbians, has recently
delivered the cheering news that about the only bright spot they could see in the recent anti-gay decisions by the Supreme Court was the
behavior of Justice Souter, an appointee of President Bush. And of course, keeping their eye on what is most important to them, the
Blade noted in their article of "news analysis" that Souter was a "confirmed bachelor," an "unmarried 50-something gentleman from New Hampshire."
They didn't go so far as to say he was cute, but they came pretty close.
Newsweek magazine has reported on the army of evangelical Christians who have been piling into the "therapy" biz. They
quoted psychiatrist Steven Schultz, director of a center in Ft. Worth, as saying, "We use the same teachings and principles as other
psychiatrists . . . But we do it in the context that we're Christians."
Just like the priests of Baal, only different.
A news report tells us that the executive fleet of cars operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency averages 6.2 mpg. This is
one-fourth the federally mandated requirement of 27.5 mpg.
On the other hand, it would be nice if we could get these guys down to 0 mpg. Almost there!
We note with pleasure that The Berean
Call, a newsletter put out by Dave Hunt, quoted R.L. Dabney with obvious agreement
and appreciation. This perhaps indicates a softening of Hunt's stand against postmillenialists.
Of course, it may just indicate a softening toward postmills who died in the last century.
A recent New Jersey law has been challenged in court by the members and pastors of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The law
bans discrimination against sodomites in hiring and firing, and Gov. Florio, who signed the bill, has refused to grant exemptions to
churches and individuals.
Research should begin immediately on whether or not being in the OPC is genetically determined. If so, then they cannot help
their adherence to God's law -- and so should not be blamed.
Speaking of sodomy, an astute reader sent us a clipping from the
The Christian Observer, the official magazine of the CRC (Christian Reformed Church). The article contained the gonadal musings of Dr. Hendrik Hart, a
prominent CRC professor of philosophy, in which he joined the chorus of voices outside Lot's house, demanding . . . No, wait. Got our stories confused. In which he joined in the "growing public call in the denomination to legitimize
homosexual practice." Dr. Hart wants to reinterpret the Bible "with integrity." As he put it, "The church had to do it with slavery, usury, and war; we're just beginning to come through it with texts relating to women; and we are still
deeply involved with it with homosexuality."
We suggest they change their initials to PCRC. Previously-Christian Reformed Church.
Insight magazine reports on the complaint of the
Village Voice concerning Kellogg's Raisin Bran. It seems that there were three white basketball players and two black players on the front of a recent box of this cereal.
This, reasoned the article in the Voice, smacks of racism.
We agree. In fact, we don't think the white guys belong on there at all -- the raisins are all black, and the bran is all brown. The only thing that is white is the milk,
and that doesn't come in the box!
We note that 33-degree Mason, Norman Vincent Peale, was inducted into the [Masonic] Scottish Rite Hall of Honor in September of 1991. It bears mentioning that the apostle Paul was not even a first-degree Mason.
This is just one more reason why we find Paul appealing and Peale appalling.
In a recent ad in Campus Life, Houghton College sought to lure evangelicalism's brightest and best with this . . . "Have the time of your life! Sure you'll study. Probably harder than ever before. But when you just can't think one more great thought -- there's a campus full of great times waiting outside your door. Go for it!
. . . Check out the stables. Take in a varsity game. Grab a pizza. Make some music . . . Go ahead and enjoy yourself.
College should be fun! And while you're at it, you'll get an education . . ."
So someone has finally defined the essence of that elusive thing called higher education -- the epiphenomenon of having fun!
The Berean Call reports that the American Bible Society has released an "MTV-like video of Mark 5:1-20." There is a chant version and a rap version. In one part, Jesus is involved in hand- to-hand combat on a fire
escape with a "shirtless, drooling man with bad teeth."
As Spurgeon once said, it is getting so you can't shake your coat out the window anymore without dusting an idiot.
