he Spokesman-Review of Spokane reports on a proposed ordinance in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho that would give police greater
authority in controlling pit bulls. According to the story, one critic of the ordinance leveled the ultimate objection, calling it "racist."
We need to draw the line against this sort of intolerance
now. Where will it all lead? Unless we come together
now, in a spirit of unity, we will be confronted with the horrible specter of right-wing Irish Setter jokes.
In a recent letter to Christian youth workers, we read this. "Thousands of groups just like yours will simultaneously also be preparing
for their outreach events through this series! Then, together, on March 6, 1993, linked together through prayer and God's power, we will
join perhaps the world's largest evangelistic pizza party via satellite!"
Questions crowd into our minds, one of which follows. This is
perhaps the world's largest evangelistic pizza party via satellite?
There are others competing for the title?
And now this. According to the Conservative Caucus, in May of 1991, the Department of Health and Human Services approved a
grant of $164,508 to Gloria Lockett of the California Prostitutes Education Project. The Center for Disease Control said, in their statement
about all this, that Ms. Lockett "has been Co-Director of COYOTE, the prostitutes' rights organization, since 1986 . . . She has represented
CAL-PEP and COYOTE at numerous AIDS conferences. Ms. Lockett brings to the Project 17 years of experience as a prostitute, including
ten years working as a street prostitute."
And this was under the "conservative" Bush administration. So we figure that after about ten months of a Clinton
administration, conservative Christians will be hotter than a two-dollar pistol.
We have in our possession a bag, made from recycled newspapers, in which Burger King dispenses its wares. On the front is a funky
picture of an earth-like Burger King logo with New Earth Happy
Packaging emblazoned on the front. In a second grader's scrawl we are
informed that this was all done inter alia because they are "trying to make the world a nicer place to eat."
The idea is to save the earth, not
eat it! Vice-president Gore, call your office!
Credenda readers, call Burger King! The bag has
requested feedback on all this (1-800-YES-1-800). Really!
In The Christian
Activist, we read this brief account of the Reformation written by Frank Schaeffer. He said, "The Reformation opened up a Pandora's box of unintended social consequences. This included an unleashing
of the spirit of iconoclasm. The Protestants began by smashing church statues, perceived by them to be idols, and ended by creating the anti-cultural, anti-liturgical Protestantism that has now contributed so much to the
decline of true Christian faith in our culture."
We do confess that as classical Protestants all our editors
are cultural ninnyhammers, and that we do
have trouble maintaining the distinction between praying to a statue and idolatry. We are very sorry for all this,
and we promise to work very hard in trying to be better.
According to a newspaper report, an entrepreneur in Florida is now marketing "Jesus -- The Doll." He is nearly two feet tall, has bright blue eyes, a long white belted tunic under a red robe, and he has a red heart on his
chest. The price of "Jesus -- The Doll" is $29.95. He is the first in a line of dolls from a product line is called Firstfruits. Next in line are a Mary doll, and, of course, God.
Here it is
already! Our first opportunity to be better, rejecting that nasty old Reformation "spirit of iconoclasm." This product line of dolls provides classical Protestants everywhere with a marvelous opportunity to
make up lost cultural ground. This is why Christians are culturally impotent! Not enough God Dolls!
The Moneychanger informs us of a politically-correct move that blew up in some politically-correct faces. Seems that a middle school in San Antonio needed to change its name, having been named after one Jefferson
Davis. Because of modern sensitivities, it was thought the new name should be a "person of color." As a result they decided to rename the school after a deceased black school trustee. His name was S.J. Davis.
The deal done, a curious public did want to know what S.J. stood for. His widow was happy to let them all know: S.J. stood for "Stonewall Jackson."
The Spiritual Counterfeits Project
Journal recently published a critique of Vice-president Gore's book,
Earth in the Balance. Although he admits that ancient goddess religions probably contained some "barbaric
practices," Gore still maintains that "it seems obvious that a better understanding of a religious heritage preceding our own by so many thousands of years could offer us new insights into the nature of human existence."
You betcha. We call upon the vice-president to use his good influence to convene a
real ecumenical conference. At this conference, representatives of these ancient religions could meet with Judeo-Christians to
dialogue through their differences, and to find their common ground. This has been attempted once before at Mt. Carmel, but negotiations faltered when one delegation abruptly departed.
