[Vision2020] Ignorance at its lamest . . .

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of Blog and Mablog at:

http://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-culture/tolle-leg-it.html

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Tolle, Leg It

By Douglas Wilson

In the aftermath of the Obergefell decision by the Supreme Court, a lot of Christian parents are reeling. They know they must do something, but what can they do? The decision was so high-handed, so arbitrary, so insolently rendered, that it would be easy to assume that there is nothing we can do about it down here at street level.

But this is false. There is are many steps we can take, and some of the first ones are steps we must take. Here is one that millions of parents could take in just a small number of weeks — they could pull their kids out of the government school system.

The necessity of doing this has been growing increasingly obvious every year, and now the need for it is open, manifest, and pretty much on fire. What can Christian parents do? If their kids are already receiving a Christian education, they can be encouraged and stand fast — and they can use the opportunity to openly appeal to Christian friends who still have their kids in the government school system. And if they themselves still have kids where their kids ought not to be . . . well, this is the perfect opportunity to bolt. If anybody asks why, a reasonable answer would be anything in the neighborhood of “fire on the mountain, run, boys, run!” This is the reason why all government schools have panic bars on their doors. That clattery shuttery sound you hear is thousands of evangelicals hitting the sidewalk.

There are two reasons for this step, given this Extreme Court decision. If your children remain in the government schools, there is now no legal way for them to be taught any normal view of human sexuality. And, depend upon it, they will be taught the other kinds. And second, they will be taught an approach to civics that sees nothing wrong with the Supreme Court’s juridical putsch here, and that is just as worrisome.

Here are some books that might be able to help. The first two are books that argue for the need for explicitly Christian education. The last two argue for the classical and Christian forms of it, but contain sections that will be helpful in under-girding our understanding of how all education is inherently religious, and therefore must be Christian. Just click on the covers.

So take up these books, and leg it out of there. As the great Augustine once heard, “Tolle, leg it.”

"Why Christian Kids Need a Christian Education" by Douglas Wilson (published by Canon Press)

"Excused Absence" by Douglas Wilson (published by Canon Press)

"Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning" by Douglas Wilson (published by Canon Press)

"The Case for Classical Christian Education" by Douglas Wilson (published by Canon Press)

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What can I say to the self-ordained un-pastor Douglas Wilson but echo the words of Johnny Cash.

Crank it up and sing along to . . .

"God's Gonna Cut You Down"

http://youtu.be/6Bwfm7-uNS4

"You can run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Go tell that long tongue liar 
Go and tell that midnight rider 
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down 
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news 
My head's been wet with the midnight dew 
I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee 
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet 
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet 
He called my name and my heart stood still 
When he said, "John go do My will!" 
Go tell that long tongue liar 
Go and tell that midnight rider 
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down 
You can run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand 
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man 
But as sure as God made black and white 
What's down in the dark will be brought to the light 
You can run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Run on for a long time 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Sooner or later God'll cut you down 
Go tell that long tongue liar 
Go and tell that midnight rider 
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down 
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down"

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
  
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