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 an employment-termination
hearing 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.”
†
Though somewhat humorous, today’s
scenario is disturbing. Regrettably, events like this take place on a
daily basis in our 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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