[Vision2020] Ignorance at its lamest . . .

[Debi Smith]

amazing that only doug (via his publishing "house") has the ability to 
write to the subject. Kinda scarey up in Christ Church....
debi R-S

On 6/27/2015 5:29 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> Courtesy of Blog and Mablog at:
>
> http://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-culture/tolle-leg-it.html
>
> --------------------------------------
>
>
>   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 <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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