[Vision2020] public schools & indoctrination
Joshua Nieuwsma
joshuahendrik@yahoo.com
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:18:03 -0800 (PST)
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Donovan,
I find it interesting that you wish to paint me as "frightened" of the concept of a child sharing with a poorer child their gold colored crayon. The question shouldn't be who owns it, though, the question is what do you do with what you own? Do you honor God- which includes lending or giving freely of what you have, thanking Him for the things He has given you as you honor Him by giving? Or do you deny God exists, declare that these underprivileged people over here somehow "deserve" that gold colored crayon since their crayon box didn't have one, and redistribute wealth? The situation seems petty, and it is, but small lies lead to big ones, and so do small principles. No one "deserves" anything, except justice. That is the whole point. Justice doesn't allow for giving, for mercy, for kindness. Justice comes down with the razor edge and divides the "haves"-those who obey from the "have nots"-those who don't. No one does. So we all need reconciling. God's mercy reconciles us i!
n the
right way, His way. And that way doesn't include big vats of school supplies redistributed equally among every student. God blesses some more than others. Some students have more than others. It is the way the world is and no amount of equal sharing will change it.
Mr. Arnold, all this rests upon two presuppositions. Either people are basically good, and so they naturally, directed in the right way, move from crayons to clothing the naked. Or they are basically evil, and will misunderstand the principle behind the giving of the crayon and, if on the giving end, will be angry because the teacher stole from them under the poor excuse of "sharing", while if on the receiving end, they will develop the idea that because they are poor they deserve handouts. Look at much of america today. Government handouts are thought to be a right.
Finally, I would just point out that the most important things aren't "inside" the person, they are outside the person. External standards, not internal.
sincerely,
Joshua Nieuwsma
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<DIV>Donovan,</DIV>
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<DIV>I find it interesting that you wish to paint me as "frightened" of the concept of a child sharing with a poorer child their gold colored crayon. The question shouldn't be who owns it, though, the question is what do you do with what you own? Do you honor God- which includes lending or giving freely of what you have, thanking Him for the things He has given you as you honor Him by giving? Or do you deny God exists, declare that these underprivileged people over here somehow "deserve" that gold colored crayon since their crayon box didn't have one, and redistribute wealth? The situation seems petty, and it is, but small lies lead to big ones, and so do small principles. No one "deserves" anything, except justice. That is the whole point. Justice doesn't allow for giving, for mercy, for kindness. Justice comes down with the razor edge and divides the "haves"-those who obey from the "have nots"-those who don't. No one does. So we all need reconciling. God's mercy recon!
ciles us
in the right way, His way. And that way doesn't include big vats of school supplies redistributed equally among every student. God blesses some more than others. Some students have more than others. It is the way the world is and no amount of equal sharing will change it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mr. Arnold, all this rests upon two presuppositions. Either people are basically good, and so they naturally, directed in the right way, move from crayons to clothing the naked. Or they are basically evil, and will misunderstand the principle behind the giving of the crayon and, if on the giving end, will be angry because the teacher stole from them under the poor excuse of "sharing", while if on the receiving end, they will develop the idea that because they are poor they deserve handouts. Look at much of america today. Government handouts are thought to be a right. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Finally, I would just point out that the most important things aren't "inside" the person, they are outside the person. External standards, not internal. </DIV>
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<DIV>sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joshua Nieuwsma</DIV></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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