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Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.

Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Opus 2013-120: Tax Dollars at Work: Protecting Your Children

We had a faculty meeting on April 1.  It was a very appropriate date for the discussion we had.  We had just returned from “Spring” break (aka Easter Vacation).  The day before the break began we had a fight on campus.  To most people you would just throw the book at the kids involved and get on with life.  Not so in modern, politically correct, anti-bullying, Venus dominated education.  It was a time for soul searching, breast beating and serious contemplation.

One of the tongue lashings we received was about how we as teachers should respond to fights.  The average adult would assume that we were criticized because we did nothing.  Not so.  We were reminded that it is not recommended that we break up fights.  That was bad enough but we were then told we were forbidden from breaking up fights.  Then they said it was district policy for us to do nothing.  Then they really went overboard and said it was state law. 

Can you believe it?  Believe.  In an atmosphere where people are afraid to send their children to school because of the violence, we are being told to do nothing when we see it.  We have serious lack of leadership.  Of course most of these people also believe that Islam is a religion of peace and the real danger to the country are the gun owners who have never broken a law but insist on going to church and marrying people of the opposite sex for life.

Real leadership would approach this in a different way.  They would tell us we would be fired if we did not break up a fight.  They would assure us that they had lawyers on staff who protect us from law suits and cover us if we lost in court.  They would make sure that our backs were covered and tell us to do our job. 

The humor here is in talking about “real leadership.”  The school’s approach is to call the office and if we insist on getting involved to tell the students, “Please stop.”  It was also recommended that we carry whistles.  Brings to mind the statement that when seconds count the police are only minutes away.

homo unius libri

4 comments:

  1. You should have suggested that they "walk softly and carry a big stick!" I bet their blood pressure would have popped their heads right off their shoulders, and those that survived would have charged you with hate speech.

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    1. It might be worth the risk.

      Grace and peace.

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  2. It was appropriate that the meeting took place on April 1st.

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    1. That was kind of the way I saw it. Do you think they meant it as an April Fool joke? Naw. That would require a sense of humor.

      Grace and peace.

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