A La Carte (03/15)

  • Tim Challies
  • 03/15/06
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Wednesday March 15, 2006

Sports: C.J. Mahaney has some advice for parents (and fathers in particular) regarding teaching their children about sports and sportsmanship. “Playing sports holds great potential for growth in godliness for our sons, but only if we as fathers lead our sons theologically and strategically. I fear that all too often our sons devote significant time to playing sports with little growth in godliness.”

Humor: Al Mohler shoots back at Mahaney with some comments about the Devil. “I have been worried about C.J.’s obsession with Duke basketball…Maybe I have found the answer — fear of the Devil.”

Education: It seems that certain schools in Great Britain will be teaching Creationism as an alternative to Evolution. Now there’s a novel idea! “The subject has been included in a new syllabus for biology produced by the OCR exam board, due out in September.” BBC reports.

Theology: John Hendryx deals with the oft-repeated Arminian parable of the drowning man.

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Re creationism in UK schools it’s not exactly accurate. OCR are not asking science teachers to teach creationism, but students are made aware that there are alternate views as the exams might make reference to creationism. (As far as I can tell it would be in the context of questions such as “Some people think the earth was created in six days. What evidence would you suggest to refute this?”)

Also, there are Christian-based schools that already teach creationism in science I believe - much to the annoyance of atheist parents who have no choice but to send their kids to these schools due to the way state education works over here. Or something. Can’t say I’ve been following it that closely.