Was I being naïve again? Recently, I called Michigan’s SB 637 ”a wasteful, GOP-crafted distraction.” The proposed law would, …ENSURE THAT EACH PUPIL IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IT OPERATES IS REQUIRED TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES EACH SCHOOL DAY. I assumed that the legislation was just another tiresome [...]
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Vote for the scariest homeschooling video
Posted in christianity, church and state, education, evangelism, fundamentalism, homeschooling, irony, media, parenting, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged christianity, education, evangelism, fundamentalism, Home School Legal Defense Association, homeschool, homeschooling, humor, memes, parenting, politics, religion, religious word play, school, separation of church and state, skepticism, snark, world of children on April 20, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Did you know that HSLDA is having a video ad contest? I don’t know what they plan to do with the videos or where they hope to air them (Christian TV networks I presume), but you can vote for your favorite video at HSLDA – and/or in my poll below. :D ☠ 1. Old Time ☠ 2. [...]
Weather Excitement R Us
Posted in end times, environment, fundamentalism, science, tagged environment, fundamentalism, huh?, memes, minutia, religious word play, science, Weather on April 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re so easily excited about changes in the weather in Southern California. Even simple rain causes most of us to stop what we’re doing to walk to the window, look out with wide eyes and say, “wow.” So, imagine our excitement lately. About a week ago, we were enjoying beach weather (in the 90′s °F); last night we were treated to a mini-hailstorm accompanied by thunder [...]
The 2011 Homeschool Christian Contests
Posted in bible, christianity, fundamentalism, homeschooling, irony, parenting, religion, religious leaders, tagged Answers in Genesis, bible, christianity, creationism, curriculum, education, fundamentalism, homeschooling, Ken Ham, religion, religious word play, science on March 30, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Dear Christian Homeschoolers, Please don’t get our homeschool conferences confused with the other organization that recently disinvited Ken Ham to an event after he publicly called into question the faith of another Christian vendor. Granted, the names of the two organizations sound similar (theirs is Great Homeschool Conventions; ours is Great American Homeschool Conferences), but, unlike GH events, ours are “Christ-centered and stand for the literal truth [...]
Who To Follow – Part I
Posted in bible, christianity, church and business, church and state, education, end times, evangelism, fundamentalism, homeschooling, homosexuality, media, political figures, politics, religion, religious leaders, rick warren, tagged British Centre for Science Education, California Proposition 8 (2008), Center for Science and Culture, Chalcedon Foundation, christianity, Discovery Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Intelligent design, rick warren, saddleback church, Wedge strategy on March 27, 2011 | 9 Comments »
It’s not often that I agree with evangelical Christians on topics related to religion, but I’m totally onboard with what this young believer from Texas had to tweet last weekend. Every once in a while (but not often enough, apparently), I do check in on Pastor Rick. When I did so this time, I noticed something that piqued [...]
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