What my daughter learned at VBS

[helemon]

Its that time of year again. All my kids attended two local VBS programs this past week. My oldest daughter is now in the teenage group. This group is split up into several teams that compete against each other in silly little relay race type games. She told me that on a couple of the teams the boys were cheating and to top it off their team counselor was helping them to cheat. So the lesson she learned this week is that even if someone calls themselves a Christian doesn't mean they are always honest. I think that's a pretty good life lesson.

I went to the end of the week program tonight. I kept thinking of the Dawkins video.:duh

[Born Free]

Its that time of year again. All my kids attended two local VBS programs this past week. My oldest daughter is now in the teenage group. This group is split up into several teams that compete against each other in silly little relay race type games. She told me that on a couple of the teams the boys were cheating and to top it off their team counselor was helping them to cheat. So the lesson she learned this week is that even if someone calls themselves a Christian doesn't mean they are always honest. I think that's a pretty good life lesson.

I went to the end of the week program tonight. I kept thinking of the Dawkins video.:duh
Helemon,

I'd go a little further............

The more noise they make about their Christian/religious ideals, the closer you better watch their preparedness to cheat.

(Didn't you love the guy who reckoned that only God and fear of punishment was keeping him from murdering, raping and pillaging?)

Great opportunity to teach your daughter why not to engage in any belief, activity or group that encourages one to split off; hence the value of always striving to be congruous.

Daryl

[runfromsafety]

I'd go a little further............

The more noise they make about their Christian/religious ideals, the closer you better watch their preparedness to cheat.
I was permanently disenfanchised about Christians ability to apply christian values when as an 18 year old who just got his drivers license I drove past the exit of a Presbyterian Church right as they were beginning to leave. An old guy turned out of the church car park into the street without looking straight into the path of my car.

Another church goer, who identified himself as an elder of the church, promptly took charge and noticing a slightly balding tire on my car threatened and intimidated me to drive away without pressing a claim or he would report me to the police. As a young guy who knew no better I was indeed intimidated and left.

When I got home my father was horrified as my tire was fine and I was blameless even if it wasn't. On returning to the Church there was a wall of silence and nobody there would identify the driver or the elder, both of whom had left by then.

I learnt very early on that christians protect their own and will cheat and lie to do so.

I dont want to brand all christians that way... one of my closest friends is a uniting church minister and one of the finest human beings I have ever met, but these sorts of things happen far too often.

[dogzilla]

What is VBS?

[helemon]

What is VBS?
Vacation Bible School. The kids go and play games and sing songs about Jesus for 3 hours every day for a week then at the end they do a performance for the parents.

[dogzilla]

Vacation Bible School. The kids go and play games and sing songs about Jesus for 3 hours every day for a week then at the end they do a performance for the parents.

Ah. More Christian brainwashing. :duh

Carry on.