The Gun on the Bible on the Desk
In the beginning God created…
Genesis 1:1
Nicole walked into the pastor’s office to tell him two
reporters from the New York Times were
here to see him. That’s when she noticed the handgun lying on his Bible. Bemused,
she asked, “Is that for our two guests?”
Following her line of sight, he smiled. “It’s a thought,” he
teased, in light of the reason the reporters were here. They’d come to interview
Pastor Ron and one of his parishioners.
Jack Newbrook, a science teacher at the local Middle School,
had been embroiled in employment-termination hearings for more than a year
following the school board’s demanded that Jack remove all religious symbols,
including his Bible, from his classroom. Jack had removed everything but his
Bible, sighting his First Amendment right to leave it on his desk as long as he
didn’t teach from it. Terminated without pay pending the final ruling, the hearings
had just passed their first anniversary. It had been a long battle.
As Pastor Ron locked the gun in his desk drawer, he explained
to Nicole how the gun had come to be there. “I bought it from my brother-in-law.
He was in town so he dropped it off to save me a trip.” Then on a mischievous
note, he added, “But the Bible stays where it is. And if they mention it, I
might just unlock this drawer.”
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Though somewhat humorous, today’s scenario is disturbing. Regrettably,
events like this take place daily in public schools across America because
the immoral-minority hates the sight
of the Bible. To impose their ideology they must discredit it, part and whole,
and are currently working toward that end by attacking “In the beginning…” with
Evolution.
Satan is patient. He’s been around for millennia. A few short
generations mean nothing if he can attain his objective. He’s fine with baby
steps as long as the silent-majority
passively play spectator, unwilling to engage in the controversy. Because given
time without opposition, he’ll get what he’s after.
What will we do—or perhaps it will be our grandchildren—when
they come to our homes and demand that we remove all religious symbols,
including our Bibles?
Prayer
“LORD, may I not be ashamed of my life’s purpose
as a Christian, to influence the world for Jesus Christ. Amen.”
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